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It's that time of the year

Here's to a Happy New Year and resolutions for 2009

time for resolutions, words, challenges and goals.  I myself have several in mind that I want to begin or repeat from last year.

• I love the project 365, it is a wonderful way to look back at your year and remember some of the details that happened throughout the year.  I know I missed a few days in picture taking and I'm okay with that, I think I still captured the essence of the project and plan to continue this one in 2009.

• Ali Edwards one little word, that one I fell off the wagon big time with in 2008 but do plan to choose my word wisely and live by it in 2009.

• Oh the dreaded weight loss seems to be a part of my goals, challenges and resolutions over and over again!  that's why I think those of us (who have this goal) can relate so well to Cathy Z and her post about weight loss.  And while I'd like to lose 10+ lbs, its something that I've talked about all of 2008 and done nothing about. 

• Scrapbooking... I'm happy with what I have accomplished this year but  yet I still found myself trying to complete projects at the last minute for Christmas gifts.  This year I would like to make a project a month that will be a gift.  Even if its a layout a month for family, after 12 months you've got a great gift...

• De cluttering my house - this one I already began and plan to continue though the year.  A friend of mine told me once that every time you bring something new into your house, you should be taking something out.  Now I know I haven't been following that rule, but do plan to in 2009

• Obviously reading 100 books in 2008 did not work out for me, but the fact that I read almost 50 books and have them written down is a great accomplishment to me.  I think my new goal will be to reach or surpass 50 in 2009.

Year in REview with project 365

I'm thrilled with the project 365 that I did this year and plan on doing it again next year.  What a fun way to look back at a year that flew by so quickly!  While I may have missed a few days here and there, I still believe it captured our year in photos quite well.   Although I haven't completed December yet, I wanted to post what I've completed.

January

• high temps for January this year
• started remodeling family room
• ordered new furniture
• LOST was back

February

• Disney
• Sea World
• Universal

March

• Chelsea's 18
• blizzards
• Longaberger trip
• lots of reading
• Chelsea gets new car

April

• Senior pics for Chel
• visit Aunt Sue
• check out Kent State
• Michigan trip

May

• Career Center dinner
• Chelsea's senior prom
• Camping season begins
• Diane's wedding shower
• New lawn mower for Joel
• New furniture in family room

June

• Chelsea's commencement
• Tony's play
• Diane's wedding
• strawberry picking
• celebrating birthdays
• landscaping

July

• Cedar Point
• Birthday Parties
• Jersey Boys
• graduation party
• Dark Knight
• County Fair

August

• Chelsea leaves for band camp
• ipod touch
• Mac computer
• Chel's widsom teeth
• Chelsea starts school
• Zach starts school
• magazine out
• remodel/move Zach's room

Sept

• Air Show
• Remembering Joe
• Camping
• New stairs on deck
• Kent football games

October

• Chicago
• Pumpkin patch
• Michigan trip

November

• Election
• Christmas shopping begins
• Bertram Inn Crop
• Kent last game blizzard
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas card photo shoot

December

• Toy drive (xbox for Metro)
• Michigan Christmas parties
• Cookie exchange
• gingerbread decorating party
• Zach got his tooth shot out in airsoft war

Breakfast and the movies

So we got to visit with friends this morning that are in town from Florida.  It seems with everyone's crazy schedule they were down to their last day here only having breakfast available to get together.

This afternoon I am meeting up with friends to go to the movies.  I've wanted to see The curious case of Benjamin Button since I first saw the previews of it.  So I hope it lives up to my expectations?

What a Wonderful Christmas

but I'm glad to be moving on...

Looking forward to a Happy New Year

Christmas Eve was spent at Deb's and is always a fun evening that we spend playing games along with eating and opening gifts.  the white elephant game always proves to be quite fun and this year I decided to sit it out so I could capture the fun that is shared on film.

 

Christmas Day we did our usual Christmas breakfast which everyone came over for and then spent the rest of the day relaxing and watching movies.

Right now I am between battling a major pest on my computer, for which the pest is winning and a major infection in my gum/tooth of which I found myself in horrible pain and had to call the dentist for some meds.  I guess I shouldn't have put off that abscess in my tooth until a later date?

Merry Christmas

Hope you have a fun and relaxing day

Letter X - Xmas

 

Photo a day

Letter W - Wrapping

 

Letter V - Vixen

on my front porch

Photo a day

Letter U - Utopia

Okay not sure how much it has to do with Christmas but this was the view this morning when I came home from working out at the rec at 7:30 in the morning

It finally happened!

After months of picking out cars and having one road block to another, we finally drove home our new car today.  I didn't even want to comment about it until I was home with it.

They say things happen for a reason and apparently the problems with the first two cars were meant to be. 

It all started back in March when Chelsea got her car.  We were talking then about trading mine in since the miles were getting up there and we were still early in the lease.  Then in August we started looking since the rebates on the 08 were pretty good, but with one thing after another here we are in December finally driving home the new car.

And as Zach and I found out today - Let me just say heated seats are AWESOME!  That was one of the incentives from the dealer trying to work with us to find us the right car with the options I wanted at the right price. 

Ways to wrap a gift card

I spent the better part of this weekend coming up with creative ways to give a gift card.  It is such a simple gift I wanted to add a handmade touch to.

Here are some of my gift card packages

 

Photo a day

 

Letter T - Tinsel

A new favorite that has come back in the last few years

 

Letter S - Santa

One of my recent Santa finds in Michigan