101 in 1001

101 goals to complete in 1001 days. I loved the idea...probably a little too much. Several months ago when I found this idea I was immediately interested.


I wanted so badly to do this that I threw a list together very quickly. I still like the idea, but when I look at my list I question why certain things ever made it to the list.

So for now I'm calling it quits. I want to take my time and actually think through my list. I want things that are meaningful and relevant. Some of my goals are that way now, but there are several that I'm not happy with.

I guess I could just replace the current "bad" items with new ones. I've considered that option, but I think I would rather just call it quits for now.

So until further notice my 101 in 1001 has been put on hold.

Going Rogue

I finally finished reading Going Rogue by Sarah Palin tonight. I've been wanting to read a biography. It also happened to be #71 on my 101 List.

I feel like I've been reading this book forever. It has taken me longer than it normally takes me to read a book. It just isn't the kind of book I normally read. I prefer novels over biographies. And if I'm going to read a biography I prefer one that isn't full of politics.

Yes, I knew that Sarah Palin was in politics, therefore politics would be in this book. I guess I just wanted more personal stuff. But then again for her politics is personal.

I'll confess that before I married my husband I knew very little about politics and what was going on in DC. And I do mean very little. When I voted for George W. Bush back in 2004, I still knew very little. I don't mean to say that I feel like I made an uninformed decision. I'm just saying I wasn't all that into politics.

But, I'm married to a man who loves history. A man who is likes to stay informed. A man who watches Fox News nightly. A man who has taught me more about government and history in our 6 years of marriage than I ever learned in elementary school, high school, and college combined.

I am not claiming to know everything there is to know when it comes to politics. I'm not even claiming to have a strong understanding of all. I'm just simply saying that I'm more informed today than I've ever been.

I believe what I believe and you aren't going to change my mind. I do not like to debate politics with people. This is going to sound blunt and mean, but some people are just too dumb to argue with. While I will openly share with you my thoughts and beliefs, I do not see the point in arguing about it. This is where my husband and I differ. He will argue with you until he is blue in the face. Then he'll argue with you some more. :)

Either way, I liked what I knew of Sarah Palin which made me want to read her book. Now, you can like Sarah Palin or you cannot like her. You can think she is qualified and should run for president in 2012 or not. It doesn't matter. Like I said, I don't argue. That is not what this post is about. And if you want to argue, well please keep your comments to yourself.

After reading Going Rogue, I will tell you this, I respect Sarah Palin. I enjoyed reading her book. I learned a little on how the campaign trail works. I was shocked at the stories she told from the campaign trail. It made me feel like Senator McCain's staff beat themselves.

Enough said. I'm not trying to debate here. I do recommend Going Rogue to you. It's an interesting read. And who knows, you might learn something like I did.

With that being said, I'm ready to dive into a novel now. I have a closet full. Thinking I might just close my eyes and pick one.

What are you reading right now? Any suggestions?

Christmas Part Three: The Weavers

After presents and cinnamon rolls with my parents and brother it was time to head back to the Rock.

We got home in time to sit and breathe for a few minutes before packing up another load of presents and some more food. Then it was off to Jill's with Christmas with all of Andrew's brothers and sisters as well as his Mom and Dad.

For whatever reason, I didn't take any pictures at this gathering. Let me give you a mental picture. It starts with Mom and Dad Weaver. They have six children, all of whom are married. That's 14 adults. They also have 12 grandchildren. Lots of people and even more gifts.

When I tell people that we don't draw names but that everyone buys for everyone they are in shock. I guess to the average family, that does seem like a lot of gifts. I think people automatically think about the money that is spent. I don't think there is one single member of the family who truly worries about this. We all love buying for one another. It is a small way to show one another how much we love each other.

The Weavers do things differently when it comes to gifts. Growing up, no matter which side of the family I was with, we always took turns opening presents. WE started with the youngest and worked our way up. The Weavers, however, do not do this. The eldest Weaver child, Chris passes out gifts and you just open them as you get them. Now I completely understand why they do this... it would take awhile for 28 people to open gifts individually. But I hate that it is total chaos because you never know what everyone gets. I like to watch everyone else open gifts and this free for all style makes it difficulty to do that.

Either way, Christmas with the Weavers is lots of fun. I wish I had some pictures to show you just how fun it is.

After almost everyone had left Jill's, Andrew and I joined in a game of Bananagrams. Alex received the game for Christmas. It is like a fast paced Scrabble. I had never played before, but I love word games. I must say, I dominated the game. That means I LOVED this game. I think it is my new favorite game. Andrew and I will definitely be purchasing this in the near future. I'm alwasy up for a game where I can beat him. There aren't vey many games out there where I can beat the husband.


Weaver Christmas continued onto Saturday. We gathered at Andrew's Uncle Kevin and Aunt Sandi's house for more Christmas. This Christmas involved the Weaver clan, plus Uncle Kevin & Aunt Sandi, Grandma and Grandpa Mc, and Andrew's cousins. For the past two years, we have done some caroling at this particular gathering. We don't go anywhere, we sit in Uncle Kevin's house and sing. Now... I'm sure all the Weavers just LOVE this. You see all the Weavers can sing. It comes from singing around the piano has children. And yes they really did that.

However, I'm a Weaver by marriage. I did not grow up singing around a piano every night after dinner. I cannot sing. At least not well. I enjoy singing at Uncle Kevin's. I really do. But it can be a bit intimidating to a married in Weaver. I just try to sit away from the others and sing really quietly. :)

I only hope that one of the Weavers will be willing to teach my children how to sing, because I do love to hear Andrew and his siblings sing together. It is a beautiful sight and sound.

We also had some gingerbread house creations at Uncle Kevin.

Saturday night Andrew and I went bowling with three of our nephews and Andrew's parents. I was really hoping to meet one of my 101 goals. I originally wanted to bowl a 200 but the husband has convinced me that that goal isn't very realistic, so I've lowered it to a 150. Either way, no such luck this night. Maybe next time.

Here are a few pictures from Uncle Kevin's and bowling.

Wrestling Christmas

Christmas is officially upon us here in the Weaver House. Festivities started on Friday night. We had a few friends over for a Christmas party. There wasn't really anything Christmas about it other than the paper plates and napkins. :) We just wanted to spend time with friends that we don't see as often anymore. We ate lots of food and played some Farkle, Uno Attack, and In a Pickle. Los of laughs, primarily by the men. They giggled like little girls all night.

Saturday we woke up and headed north to the hometown of my father-in-law. We gathered in a church fellowship hall to eat with Andrew's aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Saturday afternoon, Andrew and I went our separate ways. I went to watch my little brother experience a dream come true. I think I've told you before that my brother wrestles. He has watched and loved wrestling since he was like 10. We always thought it was a phase that he would outgrow like The Power Rangers. We were wrong. I don't think he watches it like he used to but that might be because he is actually doing it now.

He wrestles every Saturday night as Seth Sabor. This past Saturday, Seth Sabor got a special tag team partner. He teamed up with Jerry the King Lawler. Now, if you don't have any idea who that is, you won't understand this. I'm pretty sure Lawler has been wrestling longer than my brother has been alive, which is 22 years. He is in the WWE. He's a pro. Trust me, it is huge that Seth got to tag team with him.

It was a very neat thing to see my brother standing next to and then wrestling with the King. I was just beaming the whole time because I knew that for Seth, this was something he thought he would only dream about.

Lawler, being The King, always wears a crown. It sits on the announcer's table when he is wrestling. It is his trademark item. After Seth got the pin and won the match for them, Lawler put the crown on Seth. He did a good job of staying in character, but I'm pretty Seth was about to explode with excitement.

I got some great pictures, but I don't want to share them with you yet. I want him to see them first. I'll post some after Christmas.

Speaking of which, I can't believe Christmas is practically two days away. In just a couple of days we will be celebrating with my family and then with Drew's fam.

All of the presents have been bought and most of them wrapped. I will finish wrapping tomorrow.

I realize that I still haven't posted any pictures of our Christmas decor. Maybe I will get that done tomorrow. We'll see. My to do list for tomorrow is pretty long.
I still want to show you our Christmas card as well.

I have more I want to blog about, but I don't want this post to be forever long. So I will save the rest until another day.


**Edited to Add

I just completed my first goal in my 101 in 1001. All my blog post now have labels! Whoohoo!

Give me your eyes...

So I'm home in bed again today. Feeling better than yesterday, but still yucky. I felt like I needed to stay away from people one more day. I don't want to make anyone sick.

Anyways.... I managed to get out of bed this morning long enough to drive through McDonald's for breakfast. On my way home, I saw a woman about my age with a little girl on the side of the road. They had a flat on their van. They were both pacing around their van. I drove right past. As soon I was past them, I realized I should stop and help.

Now... I know that I can't change a flat. I know the basics of how-to, but I've never done this and wouldn't trust driving on a flat tire that I put on the car.

But I did have my cell phone. The way they were pacing made me think that she was as clueless as I would have been in that situation.

I turned around and went back. I asked if she had called anyone for help. She had family on their way and thanked for me for at least stopping.

So off I went. I will confess that I felt so good about stopping. It was so easy to do and yet showed someone that there are still kind people in this world. She made the statement that most people just blow by without caring.

I will admit that the reason I stopped was pretty selfish. One of my goals on my 101 list is to help a stranger 101 times. I thought, "That's one more thing I could mark off." Type A personality? I think so.

On my way home, a verse came to mind.

And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’ Matthew 25:40

I began to wonder how many opportunities like this one I let slip by because I don't have my eyes open. How often do I just walk past someone and never consider what I can do to make their day a little bright?

Sadly, probably more often than not. I made the goal of helping 101 strangers for selfish reasons. But now I'm looking at that goal in a different light. I want this goal to be a way to draw closer to Jesus. I want to have his eyes. I want to see people the way He sees people.

As Christmas is quickly approaching, people are getting busier and busier. The crowds are getting bigger and bigger. The traffic... thicker and thicker. Patience... less and less.

I personally love all of the above. However, some people don't. Some people get angry very quickly because of the above. What a perfect time to show people the love of Christ. To show people that Christmas is about so much more than buying the perfect present.

My prayer this Christmas season is to keep my eyes open. To have the eyes of Jesus. To see people the way He does. To purposefully look for ways to help those around me.

Free Rice & Locks of Love

I have officially gotten somewhere with my 101 list. And I must say, it feels good. One of my goals is to donate 101,101 grains of rice at freerice.com. I stumbled onto this website this past summer. I thought it would be a great way to offer students some extra practice and help serve others.

Basically the way it works, you pick a subject and answer questions. For every question you answer correctly 10 grains of rice get donated through UN World Food Program. As for the subjects you can choose from art, geography, english, math, language, and science.

I have to admit that I enjoy doing the language. I work on my Spanish. It is fun to see what I remember from my two semesters of it in college.

Within a matter of minutes, I answered enough questions to donate 1,450 grains of rice today. It is a super easy way to help others.

If you have an extra five minute go check it out.


I've also started working on my goal to donate my hair to locks of love. It's been awhile since I've had a hair cut, so I guess I started on this one months ago.

I have to be honest. This is a goal I'm not sure I will meet. Having 10 inches of hair to donate means my hair has to get LONG!! I just don't know. We'll see how it goes.

Here is my list now. Things in bold italics are things I'm working on now. Things that are marked through like this are things I've accomplished.

Just for Fun:
1. Complete a 365 photo project.
2. Paint a piece of pottery at the local pottery store.
3. Go to a Razorback Game in Fayetteville.
4. Bowl a 200
5. Buy a tent.
6. Have 10 girls’ nights. (0/10)
7. Go ice-skating
8. Blog every day for a week using only pictures.
9. Go to a concert.
10. See a musical/play.
11.Learn to crochet.
12. Crochet a scarf.
13. Visit Mr. Madison at a Newark (Cedar Ridge) basketball game.
14. Host 10 Give-A-Ways on my blog. (0/10)
15. Go to the drive-in with my parents.
16. Do a jigsaw puzzle (at least 500 pieces).
17. Go fishing with my Daddy.
18. Visit a state I’ve never been to.

The Husband and Me:
19. Send the husband a loving text/note/email every day for a month. (0/31)
20. Take a trip for our wedding anniversary.
21. Go camping with the husband.
22. Make a video of me and the husband and/or dogs once a month. (0/33)
23. Go to the Memphis zoo with the husband.
24. Get pregnant.
25. Have dinner made for the husband when he gets home 101 times. (1/101)
26. Take photo booth pics with the husband.

Liberty Belle & Liam Bailey:
27. Give the Liberty & Liam a bath once a month for a year. (0/12)
28. Trim Liberty & Liam’s nails every two to three weeks for a year. (0/24)
29. Walk Liberty & Liam every day for a month. (0/31)
30. Teach Liam to shake.
31. Find a recipe and make homemade treats for Liberty & Liam.

Home Improvement and Organization:
32. Buy a new comforter.
33. Clean out hall closet.
34. Clean out my closet.
35. Make back-up disc of all the pictures on my computers.
36. Hang curtains and paint kitchen. (Curtains are up)
37. Transfer our wedding video to DVD.
38. Go through mail as soon as I get it for a month. Trash the trash and put away the important stuff (0/31)
39. Get rid of 101 things I don’t need. (0/101)
40. Clean and organize the garage (with the husband’s help)
41. Make or buy art for the guest bathroom.
42. Buy new towels for our bathroom.
43. Get the drawing Seth made framed and hung in my room.
44. Buy baskets to organize Drew’s clothes in the closet.
45. Don’t let the dishes pile up by washing them every night for a month (0/31)
46. Don’t let the laundry piling up by doing it twice a week for a month. (0/15)
47. Clean out the “junk” cabinet in the kitchen
48. Make the bed every time I’m the last one up for a month.

Work:
49. Be at work by 7:30 every day for a week. (0/5)
50. Read a book related to teaching.
51. Lay out my clothes the night before for a week.
52. Keep gradebook up to day for 3 months. (0/3)

Scrapbooking:
53. Finish 1st year of marriage scrapbook.
54. Create Liberty’s first year scrapbook.
55. Create Liam’s first year scrapbook.
56. Submit a scrapbook layout to a magazine or some sort of competition.
57. Complete Patter’s Scripture Challenge 2.
58. Create a paper bag album.

Because it’s not all about me:
59. Send birthday cards to family members on time.
60. Pay for the person behind me in drive-thru (but not during the month I’m not eating out).
61. Participate in the Angel Tree program.
62. Spend a weekend with Luke doing what he loves.
63. Spend a weekend with Livvy doing what she loves.
64. Give $5 to a charity for every goal I don’t complete.
65. Inspire 3 other people to make their own list. (If you participate because of this blog, let me know please)
66. Donate 101,101 grains of rice at freerice.com (3,100/101,101)
67. Give10 random gifts to my coworkers. (0/1)
68. Grow out my hair and then cut it all off to donate to Locks of Love. (Last hair cut 07/25/09)
69. Perform 100 random acts of kindness for strangers (0/100)
70. Share Christ with someone.

Books and Movies:
71. Read a biography
72. Read all unread books in my personal library.
73. Acquire all seasons of Gilmore Girls on DVD.
74. Watch every movie that is currently in my Netflix queue (0/141)
75. Create and maintain a list of books I’ve purchased for my future children.
76. Buy one book a month to add to my future children’s library. (1/33)
77. See 10 movies in the theater. (0/10)
78. Buy Party Central and get it signed by the author.
79. Buy 10 Disney Movies to add to my collection. (0/10)

Just for Me:
80. Go one month without eating out. (0/31)
81. Stop biting my nails.
82. Write down something I am grateful for every day for a month with no repeats. (0/31)
83. Memorize two Bible verses every month for a year. (0/12)
84. Get up without hitting snooze for a week. (0/5)
85. Wash my face every night for a month. (0/31)
86. Spend 5 days a month without TV or computer for a year. (0/60)
87. Go to the dentist without calling Andrew while crying afterwards.
88. Watch the sunrise 10 times. (0/10)
89. Identify 101 things that make me happy. (0/101)
90. Find out my blood type.
91. Shave everyday for a month. (0/31)
92. Attempt to learn enough html to make my own blog header.
93. Get a mani/peti.
94. Get my oil changed on time.
95. Make dumplings.
96. _________ every day for a week. (Personal)
97. Have all my Christmas shopping finished before December.
98. Walk/Run every day for a month. (0/31)
99. Try one new food each month for a year(0/12)
100. Buy a calendar and put all family and friends’ birthdays and special occasions in it.
101. Organize all of my blog posts with labels.

101 in 1001

I stumbled onto this goal oriented project through another blog. To be honest, I've looked at so many people's list, that I don't remember where I first found it. Either way, I thought it was something I wanted to. Basically, you create a list of 101 goals to be completed in 1001 days. I'm starting today, December 7. This means I must finish my list before September 3, 2012. That seems so far away, but I know it will be here much quicker than I anticipate.

Here is my list.

Just for Fun:
1. Complete a 365 photo project.
2. Paint a piece of pottery at the local pottery store.
3. Go to a Razorback Game in Fayetteville.
4. Bowl a 200
5. Buy a tent.
6. Have 10 girls’ nights. (0/10)
7. Go ice-skating
8. Blog every day for a week using only pictures.
9. Go to a concert.
10. See a musical/play.
11.Learn to crochet.
12. Crochet a scarf.
13. Visit Mr. Madison at a Newark (Cedar Ridge) basketball game.
14. Host 10 Give-A-Ways on my blog. (0/10)
15. Go to the drive-in with my parents.
16. Do a jigsaw puzzle (at least 500 pieces).
17. Go fishing with my Daddy.
18. Visit a state I’ve never been to.

The Husband and Me:
19. Send the husband a loving text/note/email every day for a month. (0/31)
20. Take a trip for our wedding anniversary.
21. Go camping with the husband.
22. Make a video of me and the husband and/or dogs once a month. (0/33)
23. Go to the Memphis zoo with the husband.
24. Get pregnant.
25. Have dinner made for the husband when he gets home 101 times. (0/101)
26. Take photo booth pics with the husband.

Liberty Belle & Liam Bailey:
27. Give the Liberty & Liam a bath once a month for a year. (0/12)
28. Trim Liberty & Liam’s nails every two to three weeks for a year. (0/24)
29. Walk Liberty & Liam every day for a month. (0/31)
30. Teach Liam to shake.
31. Find a recipe and make homemade treats for Liberty & Liam.

Home Improvement and Organization:
32. Buy a new comforter.
33. Clean out hall closet.
34. Clean out my closet.
35. Make back-up disc of all the pictures on my computers.
36. Hang curtains and paint kitchen.
37. Transfer our wedding video to DVD.
38. Go through mail as soon as I get it for a month. Trash the trash and put away the important stuff (0/31)
39. Get rid of 101 things I don’t need. (0/101)
40. Clean and organize the garage (with the husband’s help)
41. Make or buy art for the guest bathroom.
42. Buy new towels for our bathroom.
43. Get the drawing Seth made framed and hung in my room.
44. Buy baskets to organize Drew’s clothes in the closet.
45. Don’t let the dishes pile up by washing them every night for a month (0/31)
46. Don’t let the laundry piling up by doing it twice a week for a month. (0/15)
47. Clean out the “junk” cabinet in the kitchen
48. Make the bed every time I’m the last one up for a month.

Work:
49. Be at work by 7:30 every day for a week. (0/5)
50. Read a book related to teaching.
51. Lay out my clothes the night before for a week.
52. Keep gradebook up to day for 3 months. (0/3)

Scrapbooking:
53. Finish 1st year of marriage scrapbook.
54. Create Liberty’s first year scrapbook.
55. Create Liam’s first year scrapbook.
56. Submit a scrapbook layout to a magazine or some sort of competition.
57. Complete Patter’s Scripture Challenge 2.
58. Create a paper bag album.

Because it’s not all about me:
59. Send birthday cards to family members on time.
60. Pay for the person behind me in drive-thru (but not during the month I’m not eating out).
61. Participate in the Angel Tree program.
62. Spend a weekend with Luke doing what he loves.
63. Spend a weekend with Livvy doing what she loves.
64. Give $5 to a charity for every goal I don’t complete.
65. Inspire 3 other people to make their own list. (If you participate because of this blog, let me know please)
66. Donate 101,101 grains of rice at freerice.com (0/101,101)
67. Give 10 random gifts to my coworkers. (0/1)
68. Grow out my hair and then cut it all off to donate to Locks of Love.
69. Perform 100 random acts of kindness for strangers (0/100)
70. Share Christ with someone.

Books and Movies:
71. Read a biography
72. Read all unread books in my personal library.
73. Acquire all seasons of Gilmore Girls on DVD.
74. Watch every movie that is currently in my Netflix queue (0/141)
75. Create and maintain a list of books I’ve purchased for my future children.
76. Buy one book a month to add to my future children’s library. (0/33)
77. See 10 movies in the theater. (0/10)
78. Buy Party Central and get it signed by the author.
79. Buy 10 Disney Movies to add to my collection. (0/10)

Just for Me:
80. Go one month without eating out. (0/31)
81. Stop biting my nails.
82. Write down something I am grateful for every day for a month with no repeats. (0/31)
83. Memorize two Bible verses every month for a year. (0/12)
84. Get up without hitting snooze for a week. (0/5)
85. Wash my face every night for a month. (0/31)
86. Spend 5 days a month without TV or computer for a year. (0/60)
87. Go to the dentist without calling Andrew while crying afterwards.
88. Watch the sunrise 10 times. (0/10)
89. Identify 101 things that make me happy. (0/101)
90. Find out my blood type
91. Shave everyday for a month. (0/31)
92. Attempt to learn enough html to make my own blog header.
93. Get a mani/peti.
94. Get my oil changed on time.
95. Make dumplings.
96. _________ every day for a week. (Personal)
97. Have all my Christmas shopping finished before December.
98. Walk/Run every day for a month. (0/31)
99. Try one new food each month for a year(0/12)
100. Buy a calendar and put all family and friends’ birthdays and special occasions in it.
101. Organize all of my blog posts with labels.

101 in 1001

Here is my working list. You can see how I'm doing as of today.

Things in bold italics are things I'm working on now.Things that are marked through like this are things I've accomplished.

Just for Fun:
1. Complete a 365 photo project.
2. Paint a piece of pottery at the local pottery store.
3. Go to a Razorback Game in Fayetteville.
4. Bowl a 200 150
5. Buy a tent.
6. Have 10 girls’ nights. (0/10)
7. Go ice-skating
8. Blog every day for a week using only pictures.
9. Go to a concert.
10. See a musical/play.
11. Learn to crochet.
12. Crochet a scarf.
13. Visit Mr. Madison at a Newark (Cedar Ridge) basketball game.
14. Host 10 Give-A-Ways on my blog. (1/10)
Francesca Battistelli CD & Miracles by Karen Kingsbury
15. Go to the drive-in with my parents.
16. Do a jigsaw puzzle (at least 500 pieces).
17. Go fishing with my Daddy.
18. Visit a state I’ve never been to. Oklahoma

The Husband and Me:
19. Send the husband a loving text/note/email every day for a month. (0/31)
20. Take a trip for our wedding anniversary.
21. Go camping with the husband.
22. Make a video of me and the husband and/or dogs once a month. (2/33)
23. Go to the Memphis zoo with the husband.
24. Get pregnant.
25. Have dinner made for the husband when he gets home 101 times. (10/101)
26. Take photo booth pics with the husband.

Liberty Belle & Liam Bailey:
27. Give the Liberty & Liam a bath once a month for a year. (1/12)
28. Trim Liberty & Liam’s nails every two to three weeks for a year. (0/24)
29. Walk Liberty & Liam every day for a month. (0/31)
30. Teach Liam to shake.
31. Find a recipe and make homemade treats for Liberty & Liam.

Home Improvement and Organization:
32. Buy a new comforter. 3/7/10
33. Clean out hall closet. 2/9/10
34. Clean out my closet.
35. Make back-up disc of all the pictures on my computers.
36. Hang curtains and paint kitchen. (Curtains are up and chair rail ordered)
37. Transfer our wedding video to DVD.
38. Go through mail as soon as I get it for a month. Trash the trash and put away the important stuff (0/31)
39. Get rid of 101 things I don’t need. (5/101)
40. Clean and organize the garage (with the husband’s help)
41. Make or buy art for the guest bathroom.
42. Buy new towels for our bathroom.
43. Get the drawing Seth made framed and hung in my room.
44. Buy baskets to organize Drew’s clothes in the closet.
45. Don’t let the dishes pile up by washing them every night for a month (0/31)
46. Don’t let the laundry piling up by doing it twice a week for a month. (0/15)
47. Clean out the “junk” cabinet in the kitchen (2/9/10)
48. Make the bed every time I’m the last one up for a month.

Work:
49. Be at work by 7:30 every day for a week. (0/5)
50. Read a book related to teaching.
51. Lay out my clothes the night before for a week. (5/5)
52. Keep gradebook up to day for 3 months. (0/3)

Scrapbooking:
53. Finish 1st year of marriage scrapbook.
54. Create Liberty’s first year scrapbook.
55. Create Liam’s first year scrapbook.
56. Submit a scrapbook layout to a magazine or some sort of competition.
57. Complete Patter’s Scripture Challenge 2.
58. Create a paper bag album.

Because it’s not all about me:
59. Send birthday cards to family members on time.
60. Pay for the person behind me in drive-thru (but not during the month I’m not eating out).
61. Participate in the Angel Tree program.
62. Spend a weekend with Luke doing what he loves. (2/28/10)
63. Spend a weekend with Livvy doing what she loves.
64. Give $5 to a charity for every goal I don’t complete.
65. Inspire 3 other people to make their own list. (If you participate because of this blog, let me know please)
66. Donate 101,101 grains of rice at freerice.com (65,998/101,101)
67. Give 10 random gifts to my coworkers. (0/1)
68. Grow out my hair and then cut it all off to donate to Locks of Love. (Last hair cut 07/25/09)
69. Perform 100 random acts of kindness for strangers (7/100)
70. Share Christ with someone.

Books and Movies:
71. Read a biography (Finished 01/27/10)
Going Rogue by Sarah Palin
72. Read all unread books in my personal library. (6/41)
73. Acquire all seasons of Gilmore Girls on DVD.
74. Watch every movie that is currently in my Netflix queue (5/140)
75. Create and maintain a list of books I’ve purchased for my future children. (2/20/10)
76. Buy one book a month to add to my future children’s library. (1/33)
77. See 10 movies in the theater. (1/10)
Alvin & The Chipmunks The Squeakel
78. Buy Party Central and get it signed by the author.
79. Buy 10 Disney Movies to add to my collection. (2/10)
The Hannah Montanna Movie (Christmas Gift)
Up (Christmas Gift)

Just for Me:
80. Go one month without eating out. (0/31)
81. Stop biting my nails.
82. Write down something I am grateful for every day for a month with no repeats. (0/31)
83. Memorize two Bible verses every month for a year. (0/12)
84. Get up without hitting snooze for a week. (0/5)
85. Wash my face every night for a month. (0/31)
86. Spend 5 days a month without TV or computer for a year. (0/60)
87. Go to the dentist without calling Andrew while crying afterwards. (12/28/09)
88. Watch the sunrise 10 times. (0/10)
89. Identify 101 things that make me happy. (18/101)
90. Find out my bloodtype
91. Shave every other day for a month. (0/31)
92. Attempt to learn enough html to make my own blog header.
93. Get a mani/peti.
94. Get my oil changed on time.
95. Make dumplings.
96. _________ every day for a week. (Personal)
97. Have all my Christmas shopping finished before December.
98. Walk/Run every day for a month. (0/31)
99. Try one new food each month for a year(2/12)
Corn
Smoke Sausage
100. Buy a calendar and put all family and friends’ birthdays and special occasions in it.
101. Organize all of my blog posts with labels. (12/22/09)