A review from my previous post from new years
1. Germany was Amazing
2. Love our new home
3. not exactly a 4 runner but an even better new to me Durango which is indeed amazing in every way especially my seat heaters
4.oh how I love that it only takes 6 step to bring groceries in
5. a dishwasher, I can't explain in words how much my dishwasher has improved my life and still can't believe I hand washed for 8 long years
6. I still need to make a sign that says NO KIDS ALOUD and probably replace the door with one of those half door type things so they can see me they just can't come in or maybe a 3/4 door so they cant climb over it either. but oh how my family has enjoyed all the amazing things I can make now in half the time since I can leave them out and come back to it after little one's bed times
7. sadly my seeds blew away and we didn't have enough time from settling in to prepare the garden this year but next year for sure
8.learning how to make new things every week from scratch, so far the kids favorite is home made yogurt now I just need to perfect my granola techniques to pair them together and my next adventure will be home made bread from freshly ground organic wheat as soon as I can get my hands on a wheat grinder
9.Haven't made much improvement on the hot body department still working on that one probably will be well into next year too.
10.still working on Aslynn learning how to use the potty hopefully this summer will be the perfect time for her to decide how awesome it is
11.our conversations usually go something like "why did you just hit your brother?"
"because" while shrugging her shoulders and looking so sweet and Innocent
or "I don't want to" to pretty much anything I ask her to do
12.now that we have the piano I just need to learn how to play
13.I've given up on my children sitting still and quietly some kids do and some kids don't so far mine don't
14.love love love telling the kids to go play outback
15.fireplaces looks great still looking forward to actually using them it will be amazing to hang Christmas stocking by the actual fire this year
16.happily combing hair and tying bows
17.to my surprise Billy has been to church with us every single Sunday except one that he had to work, and actually enjoys it
18.Family time was great while we had but now that Billy is back in school we don't get to enjoy it very often (only two more years of single parenting)
19.still working on the homemaking goal although I have improved quit a bit on the housekeeping front my home is now clean the majority of the time
20. Now I'm all clean that I have a normal size bathtub
so the next 6months to do list is to work on having a hot body, learn to play the piano, do the dishes every day, preparing the garden for next spring, and helping Ashlynn find her love of wearing underwear and not peeing in them
Hey Mandi, have you tried Flylady? I've heard it's really helpful in keeping on track with housecleaning and dishes and all that. People swear by it!
ReplyDeleteMy mother is actually a "master gardner" (no really, she is. Aside from her Biology degree, she took a "master gardening" course so now she can write articles in newspapers and magazines). If you have questions about starting your garden, let me know. My mom is a total nerd about gardens.