2011

I see so many blog posts in my list on my Reader tonight looking back at 2011.  I've been thinking about what was on my goal list I made at the beginning of this year and had to go back and take a look.  In the past I've revisited my goal list periodically through the year here on my blog but didn't do that this year for whatever reason. 

So looking back at my goals, I see there wasn't that much on the list and most of it has been accomplished.  I don't know that we are totally unpacked.  There are still random boxes in the garage that need to find a new place.  It is such random stuff and I'm not sure what to do with it so it's stayed in the tubs against the wall.  As far as the SHE system, I started the cards but never got that complete.  I've pretty much kept up with the basic ideas of it in my head.  I don't have a set day that I clean the tubs but I do it regularly.  I had forgotten the goal of finding new places to volunteer.  It has been such a blessing to me to be able to volunteer at Caleb's school and have two areas where I am needed there. 

This has been a blessed year for our family.  We have faced many changes with our move and my husband's new job position.  I feel we have learned a lot and enjoyed the changes that have happened.  I am thankful for the new friends we have made here.  I am thankful for the memories we made as a family, like our fun trip to Colorado.  I am thankful for Caleb's school and the teachers he has had.  I am thankful we have been healthy.  I am thankful for the many answers to prayers we have seen this year both in our family and in the lives of friends/relatives.

As Caleb said tonight before bed Gooooooodbye 2011! 

Have a day of blessings!

Are you making changes?

Hello to the first Monday of 2011! Everyone has been talking about their goals, plans, and resolutions. I find it interesting to read the goals that others make. A new year is a way to make a fresh start on areas you want to improve in your life and make some changes. This may be your physical body, relationships, finances, or spiritual life. As we close one year and turn the calendar to a new one, there is just something about January 1 that feels like we’ve been handed a clean slate. For some reason it feels easier to make changes on January 1 than on May 3 and so many of us do just that.

If you would like to read the rest of my devotional, please visit me over at Laced with Grace. Also, be sure to check out the January scripture desktop provided in the sidebar.

Have a day of blessings!

Thinking about 2007

I would consider 2007 a wonderful year for our family. I was thinking back over this year and looking through my journal to remember some of the things that happened. Here are some of the highlights I found.

JANUARY:
--We got DSL instead of dial up.
--We had several days of ice so JMP was home with us most of the week.
--Somehow I hurt my neck (in my sleep, how crazy is that!) and it gave me some problems for a couple of weeks.
--The sad news of little Catie's death. I "met" her family through Audrey's Umbrella. I cried and cried when I found out she'd died.


FEBRUARY:
--A funny thing Caleb said to me: I told him I was going to exercise. I asked him what he would do while I was exercising (meaning what activity he wanted to do for a little bit) and his answer was "laugh."
--We celebrated my 28th birthday. My boys got me a Kitchen Aid mixer. I was surprised!

MARCH:
--JMP turned 28 this month. We bought him a new office chair. Caleb will still talk about the UPS man bringing Daddy's chair.
--We went to Austin with JMP. Before we left we had to have a tire changed because of a flat. When we were nearly home another tire had a flat. JMP changed it with the help of a man who stopped. Caleb and I walked across to the side access rode. He of course had to pee when we were out there, which was a first for me to do with him!

APRIL:
--We had snow on Easter. It was so beautiful and I got pictures of Caleb in the bluebonnets.
--In national news there was the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech.
--Two of my buddies from AU died this month.
--We had a garage sale and Caleb had his own bake sale to raise money for the Light the Night walk.

MAY:
--We had fun going to our local farmers' market. Caleb was excited about this just like I was.
--I resigned my position on the local private school board.

JUNE:
--We celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary.
--We vacationed in San Antonio. I got strep throat on the trip too. I don't think I'll ever forget that.
--We started volunteering this month (I think it was in June!) at the food pantry.
--Caleb took swimming lessons for the first time.

JULY:
--We went to the 4th of July parade, which is something else Caleb still talks about.
--We went to VBS at church.
--My 10 year high school reunion was this month. I thought it was a success and I enjoyed seeing my old friends.

AUGUST:
--Caleb had two Bob the Builder birthday parties...one with friends from church and one with family.
--I finished an online class for continuing ed. credit.
--I got a clothesline.

SEPTEMBER:
--We went to the West Texas fair in Abilene.
--I participated in my first Beth Moore Bible study called "Breaking Free."
--Our family had a reunion.

OCTOBER:
--We visited family in Lubbock one weekend.
--JMP and I went to a Casting Crowns concert.
--Caleb was a big truck for Halloween.
--Our family walked for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in memory of Peepaw.

NOVEMBER:
--Caleb got sick in the night and threw up. It was the first time he'd done this. :(
--Thanksgiving
--We rang the bell the first time for the Salvation Army at the end of the month.

DECEMBER:
--We made a gingerbread house at the library.
--I had my first fender bender.
--We enjoyed a fabulous Christmas together.

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