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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Visitors?

I see I'm getting visitors but no one is commenting or posting. Strange. Anyway... just popping on quickly. We took the girls to the parade today and they had fun but spent most of their time in the van LOL It was pretty cold out. I took them tobogganing this morning and we were out for an hour but they had a blast. Darn it, two outdoorsy girls. Figures. I rather stay inside.

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101 Things That Make Me Happy

1. Lee

2. Being married to Lee

3. Taylor, Melody, Ariana and Joshua (I love each equally)

4. My sister and my Niece

5. My Mom and Grandparents and brother

6. Coffee

7. Judge Judy :)

8. Tucking my kids into bed at night and giving them a kiss

9. Actually remembering a show I like to watch is on - I usually forget.

10. Reading a good Romance Novel

11. Warm sunny days

12. The kids sleeping in :D

13. When Lee shaves his face nice and smooth

14. When I get home and the kids go running to me to give me hugs yelling "Mommy!!!!!"

15. The cat laying next to me at night purring her heart out

16. When I come home and Lee has laundry folded and dishes done

17. When there is money left over at the end of the month

18. Looking at pictures and videos of the kids when they were little

19. Going on a vacation

20. The kids going away for a few hours to Nanny's

21. Cake. I forgot about cake. That should be up near coffee!

22. Having a good hair day

23. When the dishes in the dishwasher are actually clean

24. Going downstairs and seeing there is no laundry in the dryer to fold

25. The phone ringing late at night and it's Lee seeing how I'm doing

26. Not killing my strawberry plant through the summer

27. Looking at new purses but not buying them

28. Productive Mondays

29. Sitting cross-legged at my computer with the coffee table pulled right up to the couch - this bugs Lee so much!

30. Mall walking with my sister

31. My watch with three alarms a timer and a counter

32. Skiing

33. The kids actually eating and liking what I've cooked for them LOL

34. Going shopping with Taylor

35. Saying "don't you wiggle your bum!" and the kids wiggling

36. Various times out of the blue when Josh, Anna or Mel want to snuggle and watch TV

37. Doing the budget and paying the bills

38. Getting compliments on how well behaved the kids are when we go out

39. Exercising. Sometimes :D

40. Getting a bill in and it being less then I thought it would be

41. Getting a phone call from an old friend I haven't spoken to in a while

42. Looking at houses - not that we can afford a new one, but it's fun to look

43. The scale saying I've lost weight

44. When people compliment me on looking young!

45. The kids all actually napping

46. Planning my garden for the summer

47. Helping other people

48. Going through the Tim Horton's drive-thru and Ariana saying "Double Double" cracks me up

49. Knowing that if I don't pick them up Timbits they won't be horrible about it.

50. Getting a great deal on something

51. Planning something. Anything. I just love to plan things.

52. The kids playing quietly without the TV on

53. "Gank you!"

54. Garage Saleing (shoot, is there an 'e' there?)

55. Realizing we haven't gone through a lot of diapers this week and have lots left over

56. Visiting my Grandma

57. Doing a big dinner for our families

58. Baking and decorating cakes - I really want to take a class

59. Ceramics

60. My girls sitting in their dresses. Right now Mel is wearing her "coconut" dress and Anna is in her yellow dress

61. Purple. Yep, purple makes me happy

62. When the kids are all together and they are being quiet instead of running and screaming.

63. Laying in the grass

64. Pushing my kids on the swing

65. Going for a ride in the car and letting the girls tell me which way to turn

66. Going to playgroup on Fridays

67. Running

68. Joshua skipping through the movies we put on

69. People commenting on the kids necklaces

70. Everyone sleeping at naptime :D

71. Finding my strawberry plants still alive after the winter in the garage.

72. The kids playing outside yesterday and Melody playing with her shadow

73. Remembering to take a book back to the library before it's overdue!

74. Hugs from Taylor after not seeing her for a few days.

75. The kids actually zoned out watching a favourite tv show

76. Planning how to decorate the kids bedrooms

77. Getting started to do Foster Care Relief

78. Planning a party

79. Fluffy puppy dogs

80. Josh learning new words and mimicking and repeating

81. Bringing Lee home chocolate from work

82. Laying in the sunshine

83. Meatloaf

84. Changing a poopy bum which isn't a bad one LOL Guess what I just did!

85. Taking the kids to a fair

86. Anna with her thumb in her mouth telling me she's Carisa and me saying Carisa doesn't suck her thumb

87. Going to clean something and seeing it's already been done

88. The kids going down our little slide backwards

89. Seeing the Canada Geese flying back home in the spring

90. Window shopping for new things like a new chair

91. Reading my cookbooks

92. A thunderstorm at night and none of the kids waking up

93. New glasses

94. Seeing a new work schedule and not working many days but having lots of hours

95. Getting paid more then I budget for

96. Lee being happy at his new job

97. Reading a story during the day and all the kids sitting on my lap with me

98. A clean kitchen

99. Not missing garbage day!

100. Calming one of the kids who are upset and having them say they love me after.

101. Sunny days after days of rain.

101 in 1001

Health

1. Get to a stable 140 pounds with diet and exercise

2. Drink 1 glass of water every day (0/1001)

3. Take 15 minutes for “me” time 30 times (1/30) (told DH I was taking 30 minutes for a bath Feb 9-Heaven!)

4. Eat out once a month or less

5. Eat breakfast daily for a month (0/30)

6. Take a vitamin daily for a month (0/30)

7. Do 30 minutes of cardio 3 times a week for a month (3/12)

8. Do strength training 3 times a week for a month (0/12)

9. Enter and finish a 5km run

10. Clean out drawers and closet of clothes that don’t fit

11. Drink water only for 30 days –not consecutive (0/30)

12. Get a complete check-up with a doctor including knees

Personal

13. Have 3 nice pairs of jeans that fit well

14. Colour my hair every 6 weeks – mark on calendar

15. Get a manicure 3 times (0/3)

16. Finish Taylor’s scrapbook

17. Take a cake-decorating class

18. Write a short story

19. Wear a skirt once a week (0/120)

20. Buy a locket and have a picture of the kids in it

21. Write 101 things that make me happy

22. Do my hair once a week

23. Restart Flylady and follow directions

24. Try Sushi

25. Keep a one-sentence journal for 365 days (0/365)

26. Teach kids the Our Father and Hail Mary – say them at bed

27. Do Yoga before bed 60 times (0/60)

28. Go to church once a month (0/32)

29. Get pictures printed for girl’s Baptism albums

30. Change name for SIN

Financial

31. Start cutting Lee’s hair again

32. Make diapers

33. Have $2,000 in savings

34. Get Will’s done

35. File all paperwork after bills are paid

36. Go two weeks without spending ANY money

37. Buy produce from a farmers market

38. Put $5 a week into savings

39. Get copy of credit report

40. Donate to an Angel Tree every year (0/3)

41. Use Royal account only for properties

42. Pay ourselves from properties

43. Pay for person behind me at drive-thru if they let me in 2 times (0/2)

44. Go over budget with Lee bi-weekly (0/65)

45. Use reusable bags for groceries weekly

46. Get a carwash from kids for a charitable cause

47. Return book to library before I get fined 3 times (0/3)

48. Leave a 50% tip to a waitress that goes above and beyond

Home

49. Finish laundry room in basement

50. Buy a nice bed set

51. Make cook-ahead meals once every month

52. Clean out from under the stairs in the basement

53. Have a neat and organized office area

54. Clean out all drawers

55. Get pictures photo shopped and printed

56. Change all flooring in condo

57. Go through all boxes from my Dad and de-clutter

58. Back up all files on computer

Spouse

59. Do something nice for Lee every day for a month

60. Have a candlelight dinner once a month

61. Take the kids out so Lee can watch a football game

62. Ride in a Limo

63. Go golfing with Lee

64. Kiss Lee every night before we go to sleep

65. Visit place we were married at on our anniversary (0/3)

66. Do a wedding scrapbook

67. Kiss Lee in the rain

Work

68. Finish Budget Spreadsheet

69. Apply to Fanshawe

70. Finish a course

71. Update my resume

72. Apply to become an apprentice Electrician

73. Keep work at work-home at home

74. Don’t gossip

75. Ask for what I’m worth in pay

Family

76. Bake cookies with the kids once a month

77. Get a family picture yearly (1/3)

78. Paint and decorate kids’ rooms

79. Finish a 365 project (0/365)

80. Write a letter to each child on their birthday (0/12)

81. Send Christmas cards every year (0/3)

82. Dress the kids up nice and take them to the theatre

83. Send a random letter to people I love 4 times (0/4)

84. Go look at Christmas lights every year (Victoria park or Pinafore Park) (0/3)

85. Visit my Grandpa at his nursing home 3 times (0/3)

86. Have a spa day at home with Taylor, Melody and Ariana

87. Give a massage to Melody and Ariana after their bath with lotion 6 times (0/6)

88. Go skiing with Taylor

89. Plant a container garden with the kids

90. Read a book to kids before bedtime

Fun

91. Go on a vacation for a week

92. Go for a weekend in Vegas with just Lee

93. Take a painting class

94. Knit a pair of slippers

95. Build a snowman family every year with my kids (0/3)

96. Have kids make a teddy bear with me by hand

97. Start a mother-daughter quilt with Taylor

98. Go camping in tents

99. Host a cookie-swap every year (0/3)

100. Make ice cream at home

101. Build a huge sandcastle in the summer at the beach

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