Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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