January

Made burp cloths for a friend at church who adopted a little baby girl. 

Took my girls to the nature center, there was a story, met a snake, and did a little craft.

Snow! 

I was pulling them around when my neighbor came by and made a sled train, that seemed much more fun than just being pulled by mom!

Jeanie lays her clothes out before school and it creeps me out. Like she's been raptured and I was left behind! 😱

Would you look at that, white boys CAN jump!

A much needed date night.

Had to switch the girls' beds around again. Lucy fell out of bed twice in the last week, so now she gets the toddler/child bed (the one with rails, but it is wider and longer) and Jeanie goes back to her toddler bed. Thankfully she didn't mind. 

My new car got delivered. The one in the back!

Sadly, I don't really like it, but maybe I'll get used to it. 

This little fox was "reading" to a bear at the library. So cute. 

 

December recap

Catching up on our busyness of last month:

Fun at a friend's house for a playdate. 

Got a new car, instantly it broke a control arm on the way back home, and has been getting fixed for WEEKS as it was holiday time and needed parts, and the one repair man had pneumonia. Hopefully it will be done soon.

A fun girl's night!

Caught my two sweet girls sharing a bed one night, that prompted the final end of the last baby in the crib.

2 "big girl" beds!

Meanwhile my current car had a pouring of radiator fluid from it while I was in a store. We had to be rescued by Doug, and a new radiator hose put on, much to Doug's frustration of needing the specific make and model part, not just the part you could get at autozone.

Christmas happiness :)

 

2025 Goals

 Bring on 2025!!

I love the inspiration a new year brings. Although, this year I still have a lot of carryovers. Nothing like a good check-list to get me motivated.

Marriage Goals:

- Complete the Love & Respect workbook with Doug. I want to get back into doing this, it should be so easy to do this on the weekday when I work, when I really don't feel like doing much more when I come home after work.

- Date nights 1x a month.

- Do The Husband Project. 

- Pray consistently for Doug and our marriage. 

- Finish reading Cherish together.

Mothering Goals:

- Complete the Parenting from Surviving to Thriving workbook together. 4 more chapters to go!

- Continue "Monday Momming" prayer check-ins with Liz. 

- Be better with menu-planning/grocery shopping to save time & money

- Figure out a way to eek out more one-on-one time with each kiddo

Faith Goals:

- Finish BSF. 

- Read through my Intentional Word Bible. (I got 1/12th through in 2024.)

- Family Service Projects

- Do several mini devotions thru my Bible app, ones I've got saved are: 

Work Goals:

- Finish off my 100 pack of index cards with writing 2 flashcards per shift: 1 drug and 1 disease/condition to study up on. 

- Look into getting involved with the new Nurses Union.

Personal Goals:

- Use the harp lessons from my 40th bday. 

- Sign up for German lessons

- Gratitude lists

- Find a way to bring in some extra income

- Read more of my book pile:

(and maybe re-read a few of my favorite child-raising ones too as we are in a difficult season right now! But that stack is shrinking, so I've made some progress last year!)

Fitness Goals: 

- At least 2 Keto Challenges.

- Maintain weight and BMI under 24.

- Complete a 5k or Fun Run of some sort

- Heal up my diastasis recti, I thought I'd healed it in PT, but seems to be cracking open again

Not resolutions, but hopes: 

- More photos in our photo travel map (aka more trips... we are going to Florida in March, and plan to go to Pennsylvania, and up to the U.P. this summer. So that'd only be one "new photo" place, but still looking forward to them anyway.)

- Rental property/ and/or Move.

I look forward to all 2025 holds, I pray I can grow deeper in my relationship with the Lord, and also grow more in love and caring and (ungriping) service to my husband and family.