Just finished The Midwife's Apprentice. I've got a couple other books from the library to work on my Newbery goal, since I can't seem to get focused enough to start anything else right now!!
Way to go! I promise I am going to join you guys, it is my goal...:-). I have been swamped with Steals and Deals right now but once things slow down, I'm with you guys!
1. Paint curtain rods & get new window treatments for living room 2. Paint baseboards throughout whole house 3. Scrub/paint doors in house 4. Lose 50 pounds 5. Re-evaluate healthy weight goal once #4 is complete: place here 6. Exercise a minimum of three times per week, 30 minutes each time (0/429) 7. Consolidate all credit card debt 8. (#7)Pay down to 50% of beginning total at consolidation 9. Pay off my medical bills 10. Pay off Xander’s medical bills 11. Put curtains up in Kat’s room 12. Make curtains for boys’ room 13. New window treatments for master bedroom 14. Paint master bathroom 15. Fix /replace master bathroom cabinets / wall 16. Get plants for dining room pot shelves 17. Re-caulk tubs & toilets 18. Read ALL Newbery winners (15/88) see list 19. Attend the temple, on average, at least once a month (0/33) 20. Attend a session at three temples I’ve never been to before 21. Study the entire Book of Mormon and keep a study journal 22. Start or join a book club 23. Start a Mommy-and-Me book club with Katerina 24. Write and send a note, on average, at least once a month, to a new person each time. (0/33) 25. Build a flower box and plant flowers outside the kitchen window 26. Back up computer onto an external hard drive 27. Install cupboards under television 28. Get Photoshop Elements 7 and learn to use it 29. Scrapbook 2008 30. Go through all old photos: organize and scan keepers and toss the rest 31. Scrapbook Mitchell’s baby book 32. Scrapbook Katerina’s baby book 33. Scrapbook Xander’s baby book 34. Get a new camera 35. Learn how to use Quicken 36. Build up emergency savings (2 months) 37. Clean out master bedroom closet 38. Make matching quilts for boys 39. Volunteer in Mitch’s classroom monthly (0/24) 40. Volunteer in Katerina’s classroom monthly (0/24) 41. Create an FHE box 42. Clean out computer file cabinet 43. Create a logical, workable system for filing necessary papers 44. Write a will 45. Organize life insurance; upgrade 46. Organize recipes into a usable binder 47. Get a complete physical, along with all pertinent blood work and tests 48. Give 10 “just because” gifts 49. Get “Moms Make It Better" published 50. Sew a dress for Katerina 51. Teach Mitchell and Katerina to use sewing machine 52. Read 10 books out loud with one/both/all of my children (1/10) 53. Pour patio slab in back yard 54. Re-seed grass in front yard 55. Figure out backyard landscaping and install 56. Learn to prune rose bushes properly 57. Replace bushes /rose bush in front yard 58. Teach Mitchell how to work the washer and dryer to do his own laundry 59. Replant flower garden by front porch 60. Go to Disneyland 61. Visit San Diego at least three times (0/3) 62. Plan out preschool one month in advance for three months (0/3) 63. Track all spending for one month and create a budget on paper 64. Go on a bike ride with the kids at least once a month (0/33) 65. Boo! four families at Halloween 66. Do the 12 days of Christmas anonymously for another family 67. Learn to knit 68. Take a vacation--just me and Jeff 69. Go to dinner and a movie all by myself 70. Host a formal dinner party 71. Have a Club Eleven party with my kids 72. Write in a personal journal weekly for six months 73. Make a list of 10 things I am really good at 74. Make a list of 20 things I genuinely like about myself 75. Acknowledge with (at the very least) a birthday card all of the people on the birthday list for one whole year 76. Clean out garage 77. Make a new recipe/dinner once a month (0/33) 78. Run a mile without stopping 79. See a Broadway-caliber musical that I’ve never seen (like Wicked or The Lion King) 80. Climb a tree 81. Start actively recycling, using the bins 82. Make, gift and store a batch of jam 83. Inventory and organize existing food storage 84. Increase food storage by 25% 85. Learn to make bread 86. Teach Mitchell and Katerina to make bread 87. Have an up-to-date 72 hour kit made for each member of the family 88. Go camping using only our 72 hour kits 89. Go camping five times (0/5) 90. Become a better visiting teacher 91. Read 4 financial books (0/4) 92. Read 4 religious books (0/4) 93. Study (class or book) handwriting analysis 94. Throw a random holiday party (i.e. arbor day or secretary’s day) 95. Tie a new quilt for Jeff 96. Go on a picnic 97. Deep clean carpet throughout entire house 98. Play in the park for an afternoon with my kids (not just supervise their play!) 99. Paint a picture on canvas (take a class?) 100. Replace carpet in living room 101. Keep a journal of 101 in 1001
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Way to go! I promise I am going to join you guys, it is my goal...:-). I have been swamped with Steals and Deals right now but once things slow down, I'm with you guys!
people adore that book!
Im just finishing some trash (but fluff Ive adored. The American Wife) and it's next on my list!
So what did you think of the book? Do you recommend it?
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