I have really been slacking on updating this but have been doing pretty good at crossing things off the list! I just looked at the dates and realized I am a few days shy of having two years to finish them still so I feel like having 28 things crossed off already is awesome! Now I just hope to keep up the pace and maybe I'll even finish early:) Here's what I've been busy with lately:
5.Catch up Jaxton's baby book
15. Catch up Bentley's baby book
Since we announced that 95.
Have at least one more kid is in progress I decided I better get moving on the baby books I do have before I add more kids to the mix! I finally went through and printed all of the pictures I needed for both boys' books and got them all put together. It feels great actually having them caught up for once and their scrapbooks are within a month of being caught up also so I'm doing pretty good for now!
12. Reconnect with an old friend.
This has to be one of the ones I am happy to have accomplished. Rachel and I went years with not talking or barely talking here and there but lately we talk quite a bit. It is so nice to have her back and have someone I can tell anything to! I missed her and on the couple of occasions we have had the chance to hang out for a bit it's almost like we were never apart (except for the fact we talk about what happened while we were lol)
24. Go a full day without using my phone.
Before we moved back from Florida I actually went a while without my phone. Since it was through an employee account and I was no longer with Sprint it was shut off and I didn't get another one until I was back in Iowa. It was tough but at the same time it was somewhat nice to be disconnected for a few days. We still had Toad's phone in case of emergency though so we weren't without.
45. Do a random good deed for someone I don't know.
I always like to help people out when I can but usually it's more for people I know. A couple of weeks ago someone on BG needed a phone and couldn't afford one. I happened to have an old one from the carrier she used sitting around. Since I knew I'd never use it again anyway, instead of giving it to the kids I decided to go ahead and send it to her at no cost to her. Normally I would have tried to make a couple of dollars off of it since I'm broke but since I've had people help me out at times also I didn't charge and also paid the shipping. It's nice to be able to help out others sometimes! I know it doesn't sound like much but to her it was very helpful.
55. Go to a casino.
On the way back from getting some stuff from Florida, Toad and I decided to take a break from the long drive and stop at a casino along the way. I had never been to one before so that is why it was on my list. We of course didn't have much money to spend but it was fun to check out the place and have a little break. I have horrible luck so I wasn't surprised to lose my money right away. He lasted a little longer and could have come out ahead but had to keep going and ended up losing also. It was fun while it lasted at least!
77. Read all of the Harry Potter books.
I had read the first four of them in middle school so I started from the beginning again and read all seven this time. Sadly it didn't take me too long to do so because I have been on a reading kick lately. It was interesting to compare the books I hadn't read to the movies though! There are so many differences between them that it's fun to go back and watch the movies again and point them all out.
Other than the above I've mostly just added a few more books to the list and spent a lot of time with the boys!
