729/1000 miles

I rounded out December adding 66 miles to my tally.  And that includes a few days where my Fitbit was in the bottom of the clothes basket.

This gives me 729 of my 1000 miles it's possible I actually hit the 1000 with my inconsistencies but we'll never know.  What I learned about trying to track my steps this year was if you want to track them you have to wear and charge the Fitbit.  

Additionally on months where I made a more of an effort to remember I averaged around 2-3 miles per day which isn't necessarily amazing but I would have been on track to hit the 1000 steps if I had met the 3 miles a day.  

Moving forward I don't plan to track it at the same level or really try and stay on top of wearing my Fitbit regularly (it's not my jam).  I do hope to work on running again after the new baby comes even if it's slow and not long distance.  Jones likes to go out and the park is like 5 blocks.  

2015 List - Finished

Woot I finished 31 items.  I feel pretty good about this especially considering I started another 7.  That might be the record for me. Tracking in my phone seemed to be good toward keeping track of progress too.  

1. Weekly Devotions - Considering this done.  I didn't really track it.

2. 1st birthday party - Done

3. New van/suv - Bought

5. Monthly Family photos take 2 - Done

6. Visit Kathleen in BG - Visited

7. Finish my 52 books - Done.

9. Make a log cabin quilt - Done.

10. Finish Sushi Quilt - Finished

12. Update the photo wall - I added 6 photos however I actually bought frames and prints but haven't put them up yet.

13. Buy/make new wallet - Lynley bought me one. 

14. Take a jones and mommy class - Done Swimming Lessons

15. See the fireworks - Done

17. Play date x 4 jones - 1 Done, 2 Done, 3 library, 4 birthday play. 

20. Celebrate Lita's Wedding - DONE

21. Finish main bath remodel - DONE

22. Make jones a national park book - Done

23. Visit a national park - Done - we actually went to several by default in CO.

24. Burford and Co Trip - Part 1, Part 2

26. Complete 5 craft projects - Done

28. Return unused work equipment - done.

29. Download some new music - 3 songs exactly.  Being on a budget not so fun for music collections

31. Use the garage gym - I used the treadmill twice, and the weights once.  I technically consider this done.

37. ________ with JJ - facetimed, went for walk, dinner, considering this done.

38. _______ with Momo - fill in the blank with any number of things went to church, cooking, glamour shots, shopping etc etc.

39. Take Jones to the Children's Museum - Done

43. Find a bedside table for Dustin - Done

46. Activity with Jayda - Complete

49. IMQG Quilt Retreat - Feb 2015 Done.

50. Make an advent calendar - Done.

51. Go swimming - Done.

52. Make a new list - Done.

Started - 

I started 7 items but didn't quite finish them off. 

19. Try 12 new recipes - 7 recipes done.

27. Finish year one baby book - added 4 pages.

30. 1,000 fit bit miles (providing it works again) - In Progress I think once I tally the last few weeks I'll be around 735.

32. 12 FaceTime Dates with Jono and LoLo - maybe we did 6-8. 

33. Finish my improv quilt - I pieced half the top

34. New project with Thea Block of the Month - I did 6 blocks I may stop with the  6 

45. Write 200 gifts in my gift journal - I started the year with 88, ended it with 198 I need to work on this.

Fail -

Didn't finish these ones at all really. 14 whoops.

4. Finish new capsule wardrobe - I bought literally like 3 pairs of pants and two tops all year however I also am pregnant so this didn't happen.

8. Brunch at Milktooth 

11. Photobomb - spaced this

16. Jones and Co Family Vacation

18. Paint my bedroom

25. Start a family map

35. Colorado with Lita

36. Antiquing and Thrifting with Alicia and Schreve 

40. Make Pop Tarts

41. Take Dustin to Fogo

42. Create a traveled map for Jones

44. Bubble family date 

47. Buy a new staple dress - I only bought a bridesmaid dress and I don't plan to wear it again.

48. Send Some Random Packages

December Family Photos

This months photos were all about Christmas.  We did lots of Christmas activities in Decemeber and I remembered to take family shots even if it was just selfies.  This rounds up the photos of us from this 2015 I think I may print these all in books.  

At the zoo.

In our giant Christmas bulb.

At the tree farm.

At the children's museum.  I love that jones looked! 

2016 - 52 Goals

This year it's been more of a challenge to come up with goals.  It's not that I don't want to achieve things it's more that I want to be realistic.  2015 was a pretty suck year so this year I wanted to be real about what I wanted to do but I wanted the items on my list to be REALLY attainable.

Here is my list and I'll be back in a day or so do share my 2015 recaps.

1. One Second Everyday (see link http://www.1secondeveryday.com/ Dustin and Kathleen are also playing along).

2. Add a baby girl to our family. -  Hello Thea

3. Monthly Family Photos Take 3.

4. Make Pretzel Bread.

5. Go to Worlds Largest Yard Sale

6. glamour Shots with Kathleen.

7. Make quilt for baby Thea.

8. Finish a quilt from the unfinished pile.

9. Quilt for guest bed.

10. Gift a quilt. - Done.

11. Make a dress.

12. Buy Jones rain boots. - Done.

13. Traveled Map.

14. Dolly Parton Pinterest project night.

15. 12 dinner parties (friend nights).

16. 4 play dates - 1 Museum, 2 Museum Again, 

17. Make 6 pies.

18. Finish baby Thea's Room. - Done

19. Research the vagabond idea.

20. Take aunties and uncles to the children's museum with kids.

21. Monthly family dates.

22. Purge kitchen

23. Start a 529 account for Baby Thea. - Done

24. Robins wedding. - Done.

25. Sign Jones up for a class. - Soccer

26. Visit JJ.

27. Help Lita with her list.

28. Make cookies with Jones. - Done

29. 5k.

30. Make and Eat 10 unique salads. - 1 Spinach Twist, 2 Popcorn, 

31. Go on 12 dates with Dustin. -1 Fogo, 

32. Visit 8 new to us playgrounds.

33. _________ with Jono and Lo.

34. _________ with Schreve and Alicia. 

35. Clean the craft room.

36. Give to the Mission.

37. Family Vacation.

38. Visit Indiana State Police Museum.

39. Build back up the savings.

40. Paint Master Bedroom.

41. Update the back bathroom.

42. Continue hosting small group.

43. Make Thea a stocking.

44. Update jones's baby book.

45. Make Thea a baby book.

46. Make a 2016 playlist.

47. Visit a National Park. - Done.

48. Add photos to the photo wall.

49. Get toys in living room organized.

50. Pick "one little word" and/or year theme. - Here and Now

51. Paint the front door.

52. Make a new list.

2016 - 52 Goals

This year it's been more of a challenge to come up with goals.  It's not that I don't want to achieve things it's more that I want to be realistic.  2015 was a pretty suck year so this year I wanted to be real about what I wanted to do but I wanted the items on my list to be REALLY attainable.

Here is my list and I'll be back in a day or so do share my 2015 recaps.

1. One Second Everyday (see link http://www.1secondeveryday.com/ Dustin and Kathleen are also playing along).

2. Add a baby girl to our family. -  Hello Thea

3. Monthly Family Photos Take 3.

4. Make Pretzel Bread.

5. Go to Worlds Largest Yard Sale

6. glamour Shots with Kathleen.

7. Make quilt for baby Thea.

8. Finish a quilt from the unfinished pile.

9. Quilt for guest bed.

10. Gift a quilt. - Done.

11. Make a dress.

12. Buy Jones rain boots. - Done.

13. Traveled Map.

14. Dolly Parton Pinterest project night.

15. 12 dinner parties (friend nights).

16. 4 play dates - 1 Museum, 2 Museum Again, 

17. Make 6 pies.

18. Finish baby Thea's Room. - Done

19. Research the vagabond idea.

20. Take aunties and uncles to the children's museum with kids.

21. Monthly family dates.

22. Purge kitchen

23. Start a 529 account for Baby Thea. - Done

24. Robins wedding. - Done.

25. Sign Jones up for a class. - Soccer

26. Visit JJ.

27. Help Lita with her list.

28. Make cookies with Jones. - Done

29. 5k.

30. Make and Eat 10 unique salads. - 1 Spinach Twist, 2 Popcorn, 

31. Go on 12 dates with Dustin. -1 Fogo, 

32. Visit 8 new to us playgrounds.

33. _________ with Jono and Lo.

34. _________ with Schreve and Alicia. 

35. Clean the craft room.

36. Give to the Mission.

37. Family Vacation.

38. Visit Indiana State Police Museum.

39. Build back up the savings.

40. Paint Master Bedroom.

41. Update the back bathroom.

42. Continue hosting small group.

43. Make Thea a stocking.

44. Update jones's baby book.

45. Make Thea a baby book.

46. Make a 2016 playlist.

47. Visit a National Park. - Done.

48. Add photos to the photo wall.

49. Get toys in living room organized.

50. Pick "one little word" and/or year theme. - Here and Now

51. Paint the front door.

52. Make a new list.

2016 - 52 Goals

This year it's been more of a challenge to come up with goals.  It's not that I don't want to achieve things it's more that I want to be realistic.  2015 was a pretty suck year so this year I wanted to be real about what I wanted to do but I wanted the items on my list to be REALLY attainable.

Here is my list and I'll be back in a day or so do share my 2015 recaps.

1. One Second Everyday (see link http://www.1secondeveryday.com/ Dustin and Kathleen are also playing along). - Finished

2. Add a baby girl to our family. -  Hello Thea

3. Monthly Family Photos Take 3.

4. Make Pretzel Bread.

5. Go to Worlds Largest Yard Sale

6. glamour Shots with Kathleen.

7. Make quilt for baby Thea. - Finished

8. Finish a quilt from the unfinished pile. - Finished

9. Quilt for guest bed. - Done.

10. Gift a quilt. - Done.

11. Make a dress.

12. Buy Jones rain boots. - Done.

13. Traveled Map. - Done

14. Dolly Parton Pinterest project night.

15. 12 dinner parties (friend nights).

16. 4 play dates - 1 Museum, 2 Museum Again, 

17. Make 6 pies. - 2 Finished

18. Finish baby Thea's Room. - Done

19. Research the vagabond idea.

20. Take aunties and uncles to the children's museum with kids.

21. Monthly family dates.

22. Purge kitchen

23. Start a 529 account for Baby Thea. - Done

24. Robins wedding. - Done.

25. Sign Jones up for a class. - Soccer

26. Visit JJ.

27. Help Lita with her list.

28. Make cookies with Jones. - Done

29. 5k.

30. Make and Eat 10 unique salads. - 1 Spinach Twist, 2 Popcorn, 3 Avacodo Egg

31. Go on 12 dates with Dustin. -1 Fogo, 

32. Visit 8 new to us playgrounds. Partially Finished

33. _________ with Jono and Lo.

34. _________ with Schreve and Alicia. 

35. Clean the craft room.

36. Give to the Mission.

37. Family Vacation.

38. Visit Indiana State Police Museum.

39. Build back up the savings.

40. Paint Master Bedroom.

41. Update the back bathroom.

42. Continue hosting small group.

43. Make Thea a stocking. - Done.

44. Update jones's baby book.

45. Make Thea a baby book. - Started

46. Make a 2016 playlist.

47. Visit a National Park. - Done.

48. Add photos to the photo wall.

49. Get toys in living room organized.

50. Pick "one little word" and/or year theme. - Here and Now

51. Paint the front door. - Finished

52. Make a new list.

Craft Project 6 - Dinosaur accessories

I made this necklace holder for Kathleen for Christmas.  Super simple Dinos painted gold mounted on a spray painted mini pallet.  The hardest part was finding the right sized dinosaurs.  I got these at family dollar.

I had already previously made her this toilet paper holder there's no toilet paper on it but it goes on the neck.  It was super easy as well I just mounted this Dino on a plague mount and sprayed it all gold together.  Lynley ordered the dinosaur online we had a hard time finding one with a long enough neck that wasn't like $30 (what's up with pricey plastic dinosaurs?)

And then there was this guy.  Cut a hole in his back also painted.

18 Months of Jones

This month we were a few days late but jones did get to wear his Christmas sweater.  He didn't really want to have his photo taken he wanted to play.  But I don't blame him.  Something to note last December he wore these same pants and they were long now they fit perfectly! He has some massive thighs back then and cloth diaper bubble butt.  

Dear Jonesy -

At 18 months you are a barrel of fun.  You are full of hugs and smiles and jibber jabber.  

You are starting to do things that you shouldn't to test our rules and it's hard to give timeouts and stick to No, but we are working on it.  

You weigh 26 lbs 10 oz according to the U.S. postal scales.

I think you are about 32 inches tall but I am not sure - I haven't finished your measuring ruler.

You love to dance and have some new moves picked up at school "we all fall down" and "chicken dance".

You also learned to walk backwards and March at school and sometimes we march from room to room at home.

You know so many new words I have lost track of them.  But I love when you repeat a big word I didn't know you knew.

Christmas is super fun with you and we are proud of how you do each activity.  And get excited for things.

Daddy took you on daddy Jonesy date to the chuckecheese and you had a great time.

Daddy is very excited when you greet him when he comes home from work.

Daddy also is noticing that you play him because he gives in to you.

Mommy sees you learning new things daily.

Mommy and you talk about the new baby coming soon.

Sometimes you seem to understand like you told daddy the baby was in your belly the other day & sometimes you tell him mine.

Mommy and you have been working on projects and you get very excited when I break out supplies.

Keep growing our little boy you are such a joy.  

Love mommy

PS.  mommy also made you this sweater considering it craft project 5!  

Craft Project 4 - ornaments with Jones

Jones and I actually did three seperate ornaments as a craft project.  The first one was this baking soda dough.  jones absolutely loved doing these he wanted to put more and more beads into them.  Several of them cracked when drying but we still gave them away. 

We also made ornaments from Popsicle sticks.  He painted or colored them with markers.  Then we added sequins, and ribbon.  He loved doing the sequins and ended up adding many sequins to his belly.  

We also made a cutout ornament that was already to be decorated.  But I didn't photograph it before it was given away.  This was probably joness least favorite one to make it had foam stickers you added to it and he wanted to just stack them on top of each other.

Anyhow it was fun to make projects with jones and I was very impressed by his ability to get what I asked him to do. 

Christmas Cards

Considering this done.  I do have about 10 in my car that still need stamps and a few that need me to add to a little Christmas goodie package and get to the Post Office (which I am hoping I accomplish today.). But I did get them done.  I was hoping for a good "Christmassy" photo to use but then none of our random selfies seemed right so I needed up going with a photo from the fall that Amy took for us.