Another year down. Doesn’t 2012 sound unreal to you?
This is going to be a big year for us, I can feel it. For one thing, I have joined in an exciting challenge on a forum. It’s a spin off that huge thing 1001 in 2012 – which I would never attempt in a million years! Instead we are focusing on 36 things to do in 366 (this year is a leap year!). I really don’t feel comfortable sharing the whole list here, because not just friends read the blog. If you’d like to know what I’m doing in detail, I will email it to you if you comment about it and make sure to include your correct email. 
Here is the bones of it though!
1. Get the kitchen/laundry area/pantry organized
2. Change boys’ rooms and master bedroom back
3. Make a menu, Implement and STICK TO IT.
4. Work on songs to get a full lullaby album made
5. Complete freezer meals
6. Get little boys potty trained ( Jamin is almost there! Jace has just started )
7. Get HA stuff shipped!!!!!!!
8. Divvy up tax check, buy those items
9. Decorate DOWNSTAIRS
10. Paint in most rooms
11. Me – shower each day before doing anything else
12. Ceiling lights (with or without fan) in following rooms (need brother to help):
13. Get legal things done
14. Get all major appointments set
15. Purpose to NOT use computer until at least one chore is completed!
16. Organize shed
17. Blog at least once a week
18. Take a photo of each child at LEAST once a month (more hopefully!)
19. Have Jeremiah ready for 3rd grade math by the end of the school year
20. Get to church at least 80% of the time and be ON TIME
21. ^ Which means work on making sure boys are more healthy
- make sure kids and I take vitamins
22. Be the best wife I can be
23. Be the best Mama I can be
24. Go out on a date with hubby 1x a month, have home dates 3x a month
25. Go out as a whole family 1x a month
26. Have a family game time 2x a month
27. Let the kids help with cooking/baking more
28. Focus on THANKFULNESS in everything
29. Read my Bible DAILY
30. Lose at least 24 lbs in the year (but more is better)
31. Memorize at least one verse per Month with the boys
32. Get some digital scrapbook pages made – at least one per month per boy, so four per month.
33. Have the kids trained with Accountable Kids program by 2013
34. Put home videos to discs in order
35. Drum up business with websites
36. Get the garage cleaned out and organized
The boys are getting SOOOOOOO big. Jace is such a big rotten menace it’s not funny! I mean it’s like he has 25 hands. But he’s still cute as a button. His smile can melt anything. He is also a great hugger and snuggler so no one can stay upset with him for long. Jamin is almost totally potty trained. He even went two nights being totally dry! Unfortunately he woke up this morning wet. 
So he has to start over (I told him he can wear undies to bed if he wakes up dry every morning in a week). He is on vacation from Speech class, so I’m working extra hard with him at home on speaking correctly. He’s doing great! Josiah is having a really good week for the most part. He is listening and focusing pretty well. He’s drawing a lot this week too. Jeremiah is back at the daily grind of school! He’s having some attitude issues, but nothing awful. It’s been kind of interesting to see how all of them are reacting to my new “rule” of no t.v. or computer until at least ONE chore is done. I was expecting them to be really awful about it, but they have actually been pretty good about it! What a blessing! I know it helps when I hold myself to the same standard, so I’m a better example.
Well I hope you have a wonderful start to your year! I’d love to hear your resolutions, or just your new plans, if you’d like to share.
God bless you and yours! <3
