100 things I wanna do in 2008

1. Get closer to God through prayer, bible study and worship

2. Lose 40+ pounds

3. Potty train my son

4. *Maybe* get pregnant (still up in the air on that one! )

5. Clean out my storage room…FINALLY!

6. Did I mention LOSE 40+ pounds

7. Finish reading through the bible

8. Go to Saturday night prayer at *least* once a month

9. Pay off credit card! (Done-3/2008–line of credit too!! YIPPEEE!!!)

10. Get more organized–a place for everything, everything in it’s place

11. Keep in touch with friends better

12. Don’t forget anyone’s birthday!

13. Organize all Alex’s clothes that are too small

14. Have a garage sale in May!

15. Get rid of Mr. McKitty

16. Save money every month-hopefully to have $2000-5000 in savings by the end of the year

17. Plan menus each week and stick to them

18. Use a cleaning schedule

19. Clean up the backyard

20. New porch on the front of the house

21. Have a date night with Franz at least once every other month!

22. Find a teenager to babysit Alex that is trustworthy

23. Get a job working at the plant for outages (done-started 1/14/2008)

24. Start Christmas/Birthday shopping early

25. Work out at LEAST 4 times a week

26. Be better about drinking at least 64 oz. of water a day

27. Eat less

28. Stop online shopping

29. Read some books (not just of the board variety!)

30. Take Alex new places

31. Cancel all our credit cards, but ONE for emergencies!

32. Have friends over for supper one or two times a month!

33. Bargain shop more

34. Start using coupons

35. Wean Alex from nursing (when we are both ready)

36. Blog more

37. Try new recipes

38. Do more home cooking and less processed meals

39. Declutter 1500 things

40. Keep growing my hair out

41. Finish bathroom by Alex’s room

42. Paint and set up craft/school room upstairs

43. Buy Alex a bed

44. Buy new dining room set

45. Paint our bedroom

46. Paint Alex’s old room

47. Finish trim on flooring upstairs

48. Buy new/used car

49. Budget–and STICK to it!

50. Spend less time online

51. Be more involved in church

52. Do less online shopping

53. Organize photos–print more

54. Finish Alex’s scrapbook, and start on 2nd year

55. Learn to sew

56. Visit mom’s class before her school closes

57. Teach Alex his letters (done–can say his ABC’s and point them all out!  March 2008)

58. Teach Alex his numbers (he can count to 14! March 2008)

59. Work on more sign language with Alex

60. Watch less T.V.

61. Go to the State Fair

62. Go camping

63. Have a fun family outing once a month!

64. Have weekly family night

65. More family prayer

66. More family bible time

67. More bible time between Franz and I

68. Keep house clean

69. Learn how to use my camera more effectively!

70. Take lots of great pictures

71. Take Alex outside as much as possible in the nice weather

72. Take life slower and enjoy it more

73. Clean the windows on the house! (Blech!)

74. Clean the screens on the house! (double Blech!!)

75. Get rid of old fridge

76. Donate more of our stuff to EF or goodwill

77. Keep storage room clutter free once it is cleaned out!

78. Write more letters! (the old fashioned way! I LOVE snail mail!)

79. Work on grocery planning, send Franz to do it! (he is SOOOO good about STICKING to the list!)

80. Cut out pop (we don’t drink much, but we drink more than we need to!)

81. Eat more fruits and veggies!

82. Volunteer somewhere

83. Make a few new friends ( I made new friends working the outage! YAY!!)

84. Get more involved with my SAHM friends (I know we can all get lonely and need adult time!)  (Starting Mops in March!)

85. Go to at least ONE movie in the theater

86. Go through clothes and get rid of ones we don’t wear- DONE January 2008

87. Sell some stuff on eBay/craigslist

88. Find a set of pots and pans for mom to buy me for Christmas

89. Get rid of Pablo’s brother (don’t ask!)

90. Go bike riding with Alex

91. Start having “school” with Alex

92. Pray for my family more

93. Pray for Franz more

94. Pray for Alex more

95. Pray MORE!!!!

96. Buy a potty seat for Alex -DONE 01/09/2008

97. Put high chair in storage

98. Try to find a way to make money at home…babysitting or other ideas

99. Visit Seattle

100. Get closer to God through prayer, bible study and worship