Here are a few things that I have learned this year:
1. Staying Home with the family is better than you think.
2. Keeping your house clean 24/7 is not fun.
3. Having a clean home feels good.
4. Scrambling to make your house look clean in 30 minutes is near to impossible with
3 kids!
5. A house that has 3 kids will never look like a model home!
6. Being sick is simply NO FUN AT ALL!
7. H1N1 is aweful; especially when your whole family has it!
8. Getting your passport and losing weight to go to Can Cun only to find out that you can't go because of the Swine Flu makes me mad!
9. Having Regan come home for lunch since his office was 5 minutes away was wonderful
10. Having a Kindergartner at school for a half a day is a good thing.
11. Selling your house is stressful!
12. Redbox is a wonderful invention!
13. Clearplay could be a wonderful invention if it just would not break down all
of the time.
14. Having splash pads and a "community beach" is a great thing for kids in the
summer!
15. I decided that I did NOT miss the day after Thanksgiving shopping madness!
{Black Friday no more!}
16. I need to find more time to scrapbook!
17. It is not fun to take your kindergartner to the bus stop when it is 7 degrees!
18. I am excited to move!
19. Hard times make you stronger!
20. Forgivness is ESSENTIAL!
21. You can't trust everyone-sometimes even your friends!
22. Vacations are pretty much a must!
23. Vacations with out your kids are sometimes a must as well!
24. Teaching 15 violin students with 3 kids at home is hard!
25. My $75 Kodak Camera is such a let down!
26. Regan scored MAJOR points by getting me a new Canon camera!
27. I need to play more with my kids!
28. I love jamming to my ipod!
29. Cleaning your house when jamming to your favorite tunes isn't that bad!
30. Your family will always be there for you!
31. It is important to have good girl friends to talk to!
32. It is wonderful to have a great baby!
33. I really need a toy room in our next house!!
34. Keeping carpets clean with 3 kids is hard!
35. The magic eraser is my new best friend!
36. Playing in an orchestra is therapeutic.
37. Playing in an orchestra with your sister is so much fun!
38. Enjoying the last year of my 20's wasn't as great as I thought!
39. Practicing the hymns before playing the organ in church is essential!
40. Even when you are a mom of 3, you still get embarrased!
41. Even when you are a mom of 3, you still can get hives!
42. Facebook is interesting.
43. Having your kids have good friends is a huge blessing!
44. Teaching violin lessons for 10 years was a good thing for me!
45. Retiring temporarily from violin teaching will be a good thing for me!
46. I missed boating with my friends this year!
47. Scratches on your wood floors and dings in your walls are inevitable with 3 kids!
48. Going to Walmart without kids can be quite an enjoyable experience!
49. I am going to miss my Friday Night Babysitting Co-op more than I know!!
50. Freezer Meals are pretty much a must for me!
51. I miss my Grandpa Anderson & Papa a lot!
52. I need to read my scriptures MORE!
53. I need to take some quiet time for myself everyday-even if it is 5 minutes!
54. I LOVE to decorate!
55. I am so excited that 2009 is over-time to start off 2010 the right way!
56. I am going to miss having friends that I trust watching my kids!
57. I love doing bulletin boards at Riley's school!
58. I realized after volunteering in Riley's classroom that I really miss teaching!
59. I love having a free day when dieting!
60. Good Exercise Music is essential to a good workout!
61. The Biggest Loser is my FAVORITE Show-so inspiring!
62. I want to work out with Jillian Michaels one day!
63. I miss my friend Britta who moved to California!
64. I love girls trips-revitalizing!
65. I LOVE family vacations!
66. I want to become a wedding coordinator!
67. I love playing with my quartet at weddings!
68. I love that my kids like playing the violin!
69. I want to complete my children's book and get it published in 2010!
70. I have learned a lot more than 70 things, but this is a start!
2009 was a hard year for me, but I am ready for 2010 to come so I can work on being a better mom, wife and person! Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of things to be grateful for, but let's just say that I am ready to move on to a new adventure and am excited for the start of a new year-a new beginning!
Brigid and Thresholds
1 year ago
3 comments:
I loved your Christmas card. It was the first one we got- how you have the time to make the card and get it out before the rest of us even have time to think about Christmas cards i'll never know. Good luck with selling your house.
That was fantastic to read! Good job on your list of things you've learned in 09. : ) What a fun idea... I might steal it.
Hey there! I couldn't agree with you more than really about all of them! I enjoyed everyone. I had to laugh because the biggest loser is my favorite show and I want one work out from Jillian too! How FUN would that be. I appreciated your testimony SO much on Sunday. I wish I could have found you afterwards while I was there for a short visit to a great ward! We can make toffee any time! :)
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