A lil Late but....59 Things to Do in 2009

I stole this Idea from a fellow blogger I love, Curios Villager . She did 109 Things to do in 2009 but after discussion with my Beloved, we decided to only do 59 so we would take it more serious and actually do it.

So here is my list:

Take boys to the zoo 1x a month till membership ends at least
Read 6 substantial, non frilly, non vampire books
Contact and go to SARRC
Have all packing done by April 1st, minus necessary items ( We are moving mid April)
Find a creative project for self and see it through to the end
Potty Train the boys Aidan by summer Evan by Dec
Get back into Chore routine for 8 weeks straight
Bake 1 thing new each month (not from a box)
Walk Aidan to and from school 1x a week
Do 1 craft project with the boys a month
Set and do a spacial play time with the boys 1x every 2 weeks at least (ie Play doh, Crayons, Paint Ect)
10-15 min a day each child doing a learning activity (mon-fri)
Sign up for and read vocab word of the week
Talk with a stranger (mom) at the park
Take boys to the park 1x every 2 weeks at least
Go on a picnic as a family
Have a WoW Free week as a couple (not replaced with mindless reading or tv)
Learn to play chess
Buy a lunch for a homeless person
Get into the habit of always using the cloth bags for shopping
Drink a max of 1-3 cokes a week
Take a walk everyday for a week
Meditate everyday for a week
Stay off the Internet for 48 hours
Have a Family TV free Week
Click on the hunger site everyday for a week
Drink 8 Glasses of water everyday for a week
Make something on Instructables.com with the kids
read a chapter book to the boys during the day time
Do something Special for my parents
Write a letter to my Father in law
Write a letter to my my sister in laws (all 3)
Write a letter to my grandma in law (both if i can find addresses)
Write a letter to my papa
Write a letter to my Auntie J
Write a letter to my Congress person
Take boys to feed the ducks
Figure out a way to help mom
Cheer up dad even if for just 1 day
Establish a family game night 1x a month
Volunteering at least 1x for Autism
Start a dance class
get back into photography (start with digital)
Do some kind of exercise 3x a week 15 min a day
Make a new dinner 1x a month
Cook a special Breakfast
Make home made Valentines with the boys
Teach Evan to say some thing ie ( I love you)
Label all the toy boxes
Drive up to the mountains w/ or w/o hubby
Spend a few days alone in CA at Auntie J's
Make something from the sneaky chef cook book
Spend a whole day alone with Mom and Sister
Send out Birthday Cards this year
Get into a follow for at least 1 whole week a healthier morning/night Hygiene routine
Teach kids and enforce to drink and eat in kitchen only
Teach Evan to dress himself
Teach Aidan to write his name
Get our Wills Done

A Re-Introduction of Me

I am 29 years old, but I will be turning the big 30 in about 6 or so weeks. I am a Scorpio. I am married and we will be having our 5th Anniversary in less than 2 months. We have 2 children, both wonderful boys.
Aidan, is 4, has autism, and is doing great. We still have a lot to learn together and the next year is going to have alot of changes and work, to get ready for kindergarten.
Evan will be 2 in Dec, he is so SO different from his older brother it amazes me at times. He still doesn't talk too much, and that is causing us some concern. But all other areas he has developed just great. He has a bit of a temper, but then can be a sweet lil darling cuddle bug as well.

I am trying to get on top of my life, to live a less stressful, less cluttered, cleaner, healthier life. I am making progress minus the healthy part. I seem to be gaining weight and it is kinda dragging me down. Also financially things suck big time, but I am trying not to let that get me down to much.

The house is looking good and is manageable, I am having less and less issues getting rid of things. Except the boys toys, I have a hard time with those still.

I have Incorporated the Flylady way into running my house. I don't do it exactly like they say but I used it as a guideline that suits me and mine.

I am slowly and I do mean slowly learning and practicing more wicca. I am doing my best to listen to my high self. But I have self trust issues that block it a lot :(

I am an Obama support or, I can't say he is my perfect choice, but for the most part he is in line with what I would hope for this country. I am not a debater, (usually) I can't sprout facts, quotes, or statistics to support my choice. Honestly a good deal of it is based on my gut or just what I feel in an instinctual way. Also I listen to my Beloved alot, but then make my own decision and no we do not always agree, and if we do many times it is for different reasons.

Ok I think that is a good general catch up. Talk to you soon.

I am Baaaack...Muhahaha

So I am going to try this again. I am sorry that I just kinda stopped for a while. There were no inspirational words trying to get out of my head. There really aren't any now either, but I feel I need to try. I am slowly getting on top of things again in my life so I wanted to add this to the lists of accomplishments I am making.

So far I have stopped drinking coke but 1-2x a week, I have started and pretty much kept up with a household cleaning/chore schedule. This Sat will be the 4 week mark for it :) It may not sound like much but it is a pretty good feeling. I also have been cooking real meals more, like from a recipe book. It is fun and so far nothing has sucked.

Aidan has started back to pre-school for the school year. We still have some attention and running issues but his language is getting better. The potty training is at a bit of a stand still, I think his lil bro may beat him to it, but they maybe the motivation he needs. Evan is not really talking too much. I am trying not to worry since almost all his other developmental goals are met, but I can't help a lil worry. But I figured I will wait till Dec at his 2nd Birthday to really stress.

With the financial industry and things being already tight before we have all but decided that we are moving in with my parents when our lease is up in May. I can see many good things coming from this and I know it won't be perfect but I am not gonna create any negative feelings about it. At least I can stop thinking of ways and things we need to improve this house or how to afford a new couch and other household things.

I miss my sister, spending an evening with he 2 nights ago kinda made it sink in just how much. My dad is grumpy lately, he hates how much money is bad for everyone, and now it is even hurting him.

Well that is my small update for now. I will do more later. I will try and keep in touch more.

Been Busy Reading

I found this new, great and affordable way to get more books to read. It is Called Paper Back Swap.com, they also have cd, and dvd swaps as well:)
I have swapped over 81 books in the last few months and it only cost me shipping. I was able to get all the rest of the books in a 16 book series, I never thought i would because we cant afford it and there are no used book stores in the lil town 20 miles outside of Phoenix I live in, and with 2 children 3 and under I just can't make it all the way into the city and into a book store. You can even print prepaid shipping wrappers, wrap it up with tape and drop books in the mail. It is wonderful.


and if you do decide to join and give it a try not only is membership free, but you will help lil ole me get more credits as well :) So thank you in advance. Happy Reading:)

I love to read!!!!!

...but I don't always have time, or the strength to keep my eyes open, or sometimes even the focus power. My reading kinda goes in phases, I will read every possible moment for a month or too,ll and then, i will barely be able to get into a book. Even if it is one I know I love.
I don't alwasy read the most quality of books, and I do have a small vampire fetish. So if you know any good Vampire books let me know !!!
Right now I am ready for a 2nd time, The Tale of the Body Thief, By Anne Rice. I am into it but my time/energy doesn't quiet let me get too far. I actually looked forward to a dr appnt so I would have to wait and have a chance to read :P Nuts huh?

Anyways the point of this is to share a blog I found, where there are contests to win books, woot!!!

A current contest has 2 very intersesting books to be won.

Funk

Warning: This post is just a form of release with no plan what so ever, just me writting because I don't know what else to do.


I am in a funk today. A state of depression or something. Not a place I really want to be, but I kinda don't care to find the energy or what not to pull myself out at the moment.

All that progess I was making is at a stand still if not a slow avalanche. Today was suppose to be the day to get on top of things again.

That didn't happen. and for some reason, that is not really anyones fgault really, No body can make me happy today, EVERYONE is irritating me and I just want them all to shut up or go away.

You would think it is pms, but it isn't, unless there is a post-ms instead of a Pre-one.

My head hurts, my stomache is upset, I barely ate or drank, and what I did had no good taste to it.

The bed though, the bed sounds wonderful....I have been so tired for no real good reason and everyday I want to go back to bed, but today it was like calling to me.

So I hope that this helps me get over this funk, and lets me get up, take my son to his therapy in the morning, go take care of what ever needs to be taken care of in town, then come home and get this place in gear.

Oh my goodness it is 7pm, wow time flys when you arent doing anything.

I have to accomplish something, I have been mean to my poor Beloved today. He has taken the brunt of my mood, better him than the kids, but it still isn't fair.

I am gonna go drink some water, stretch, clean up the mess of gold fish the kids madee, and figure out a more detailed plan for dinner.

On a side note we find out this Friday if my son gets into the preschool which will be a great thing for him. :)

Catching Up

So I haven't (once again) blogged in awhile. I want to I had this very special blog planned in my head but never found the time to get it out. Now it is fading from my head and won't ever be the same.

My oldest son, on Feb 15th was diagnosed with Autism. I had a blog planned centered all around that. But the raw pain is leaving me now and I am not sure the same words will come out that I originally had planned, but I will write that blog, hopefully with in the next 3-4 days.

I had 1 tooth pulled Monday and the one next to that has a root canal. It was the best way to spend our money and get all the work I need done to all the teeth that need it. So I have been on vicodin and these steroid pills for 4 days now and I haven't been myself. Plus I haven't really been eating and I had icecream today which was like the 1st sugar i have had in 4 days and between that and the vicodin i was feeling pretty good, I wasn't making much sense but it sure felt good :)

My youngest son had his 15 month check up today. He is in good health, small bit of congestion, and has a few teeth coming in. The Dr had him get his MMR 3 months early due to the Measles outbreak in San Deigo they are afraid will travel here to AZ. I was assured that the immunizations were mercury free, I had been very concerned and doing a fair bit of research on that. I had planned on post poning the shot till 2 years old, but with this measles thing that has come up, i decided my only real concern was the mercury and that was no longer a factor. But the idea of skipping it and watching my baby boy suffer through measles made it a no brainier. I guess he has a big head and is a lil tall for his weight, not sure that really means anything. He lost weight and thinned out once he started walking, so I was just glad he had gained weight again.

I have been spending alot of time online with a good friend, who lives in San Deigo, there had been times in my life I wasn't just sure how good or close the 2 of us were or would be, and was kinda sad because I knew what potential we had, and we seemed to drift apart or just get distracted by our own lives alot. But we have bonded alot lately and i am so very happy. She is even coming to see us and we get to meet her lil man. It will be a fun week with 3 lil men running around.

My kitten is missing, again, he was missing for about 3 days but he came home. Then a nameless person had my son let him outside and we haven't seen him since, it has been 5 days now and my heart is breaking. He is so good with the kids and so gentle and loving, I miss him so.

I have been dong alot better in my daily life, keeping up with house work and such. I have been accomplishing goals and it has been very very nice. There will be a lil bit of recovery needed after this week of pain/drug induced laziness, which i had hoped a lil that Beloved would be better at picking up slack, but he is having sympathy tooth pains or maybe they really are real too :P plus picking up the slack is not his strong suit in the 1st place, but sicne i was so caught up on House hold stuff there wasn't alot of room for things to pile up, Yay. My next plan is once i have gotten back on top of things then i may start trying to work some walking time into my new daily routine.

Ok well that should just about catch you up, sorry about the long rambling. I am good and I can see top of the mountain, just a few more rocks and climb and we will be there. It feels great already. I know that there will some day sooner or later be more hills and mountains, what would be the point if there wasn't more lessons heading our way, but this particular one has given me the strength training i needed to be able to tackle those a lil bit better now.