Week in Review: Easter!


Happy Easter, everyone!  Our Lenten Challenge is coming to a close.  How did everyone do?
 
Weekly Goals (week of April 1)
* Complete 2 honeymoon scrapbook pages
* Work out 3x  FIVE times.  BEWM! 
* Complete April menu   
* Make monthly grocery shopping trip to Aldi
* 3 Acts of Service for Jean
* Weed the garden
* Bake sheep cupcakes for Easter Egg Hunt
* Make a batch of dog food
* Complete all daily Lenten Bible Readings (via YouVersion)
* Finish Janice & Kevin's baby booties, start a scarf for the NSA Live Auction in July, start the sock's mate, start and finish at least 3 dishcloths for Sarah D Finished 4 dishcloths, in addition to a few other projects



 
 
                      April 2012 Menu                                                                             Baaaaaa!


Lenten Changes
(things I'm refocusing during the Lenten season)
* Complete all daily Lenten Bible Readings (via YouVersion) on time
* No snacking! 3 modest meals a deal with nothing solid in between. Also, no meat on Fridays. I kind of petered out on this . . .

* Actively speak Jean's 'Love Languages' (Physical Touch & Acts of Service) more often and more effectively


2012 Resolutions & Goals (the 'big-ticket' items I/we would like to accomplish this year)

* Buy a home 
On Monday, 4/9, we found a home that we fell in love with.  Our mortgage guy says that it is a 'fit' for us financially, and we're hoping to see it in person (more than just walking around the property and peeking in the windows) soon!
* Move to my parents' town (hopefully we can kill two birds with one stone for #1 & 2!)

* Conceive our first child
We are nearing the end of our testing for infertility treatments, and will soon need to make the decision if this is the next step for us.
* Scrapbook our wedding

* Scrapbook our honeymoon 

* Learn to crochet
* Learn to knit socks

Lent may be over, but there are still 8+ months left of 2012, so check back often and we cross items off the list!



Week in Review: April 1

It's the last week of Lent!   Lent is often a time of year when people give up certain foods or habits, or add practices to refocus certain habits.  Given its timing, just a few weeks after making New Years resolutions, I've tried to use this time to solidify those resolutions into everyday habits.  Here's how it went this past week, and what I have coming up this week: 
 
Weekly Goals (week of March 25)
We were out of town for my birthday this past weekend, so the list was a little short :)
* Make a trip to Scrapbooks Plus
* Work out 2x 
* Work on April menu  
* 3 Acts of Service for Jean
* Complete all daily Lenten Bible Readings (via YouVersion) I fell behind the first two days we were out of town, but quickly caught up on day 3
* Finish Janice & Kevin's baby booties and pullover baby sweater, finish (start!) a scarf for the NSA Live Auction in July, start the sock's mate. I finished the sweater, and started/finished another blanket
* Prepare food/treats to take out of town with us


 
                      Overall, not a bad birthday!


Lenten Changes (things I'm refocusing during the Lenten season)
* Complete all daily Lenten Bible Readings (via YouVersion) on time
* No snacking! 3 modest meals a deal with nothing solid in between. Also, no meat on Fridays.   Yeeeaaaah, not so easy on vacation
* Actively speak Jean's 'Love Languages' (Physical Touch & Acts of Service) more often and more effectively


2012 Resolutions & Goals (the 'big-ticket' items I/we would like to accomplish this year)
* Buy a home 
* Move to my parents' town (hopefully we can kill two birds with one stone for #1 & 2!)
* Conceive our first child
* Scrapbook our wedding
* Scrapbook our honeymoon 
* Learn to crochet
* Learn to knit socks


Weekly Goals (week of April 1)
* Complete 2 honeymoon scrapbook pages
* Work out 3x 
* Complete April menu   
* Make monthly grocery shopping trip to Aldi
* 3 Acts of Service for Jean
* Weed the garden
* Bake sheep cupcakes for Easter Egg Hunt
* Make a batch of dog food
* Complete all daily Lenten Bible Readings (via YouVersion)
* Finish Janice & Kevin's baby booties, start a scarf for the NSA Live Auction in July, start the sock's mate, start and finish at least 3 dishcloths for Sarah D