Sunday, December 2, 2012
Saturday, December 1, 2012
December Goals
I'm not going to go crazy with goals for this month as I want to enjoy the Christmas season.
But there are a few things that I do need to take care of, beyond the usual getting ready for Christmas stuff.
1. Sew curtain for laundry room
2. Work out. I know that as the weather gets colder I won't be motivated to run. I haven't been in almost 3 weeks and my clothes is starting to feel a little tight. Not good. Luckily our local community center has a daytime membership for $200/year or $16/mth. Pretty good deal. I don't like running on treadmills but I do like the ellipticals and some of the other machines.
3. Start teaching the kids Danish. We're going this summer and while most of my family speaks English well, my cousins' kids don't speak it yet. They'll have more fun if they can communicate on a basic level. It's hard though cause I have yet to find any resources to use as teaching tools, so will just have to make it up as I go.
4. Go through my Pinterest Recipes To Try and Desserts and try to make a bunch of new things. Some I have purposely been saving for this time of year, others I just haven't gotten around to.
That's really it.
But there are a few things that I do need to take care of, beyond the usual getting ready for Christmas stuff.
1. Sew curtain for laundry room
2. Work out. I know that as the weather gets colder I won't be motivated to run. I haven't been in almost 3 weeks and my clothes is starting to feel a little tight. Not good. Luckily our local community center has a daytime membership for $200/year or $16/mth. Pretty good deal. I don't like running on treadmills but I do like the ellipticals and some of the other machines.
3. Start teaching the kids Danish. We're going this summer and while most of my family speaks English well, my cousins' kids don't speak it yet. They'll have more fun if they can communicate on a basic level. It's hard though cause I have yet to find any resources to use as teaching tools, so will just have to make it up as I go.
4. Go through my Pinterest Recipes To Try and Desserts and try to make a bunch of new things. Some I have purposely been saving for this time of year, others I just haven't gotten around to.
That's really it.
Kicking off December
As I mentioned yesterday my husband and daughters went to the tree lot to sell trees last night. They left around 630 and figured they'd stay an hour. They ended up coming home after 9pm. They had sold a lot of trees and the kids mostly ran around with their friends and made s'mores. They came home sticky with tree sap and marshmallows and some pine fronds and cones that had fallen off some of the wreaths, and definitely in the Christmas spirit.
After they went to bed I did some Christmas shopping on-line and finished organizing all my pre-Christmas gifts.
The kids were all excited this morning to go down and check their stockings for the first Pre-Christmas gift. As has become the tradition for the first day, they each got a Christmas calendar. I just get a paper one with pictures as my parents usually send the chocolate ones. Those haven't arrived yet but I'm sure the kids won't mind catching up when they do arrive ;)
This morning I hung our wreath, and we are going to our first Christmas party this afternoon - our neighbor's annual open house. Part way through the party I have to take Little Reader to a birthday party. After that my husband and I are going out with some friends and then we have a holiday brunch tomorrow.
A busy weekend but fun.
After they went to bed I did some Christmas shopping on-line and finished organizing all my pre-Christmas gifts.
The kids were all excited this morning to go down and check their stockings for the first Pre-Christmas gift. As has become the tradition for the first day, they each got a Christmas calendar. I just get a paper one with pictures as my parents usually send the chocolate ones. Those haven't arrived yet but I'm sure the kids won't mind catching up when they do arrive ;)
This morning I hung our wreath, and we are going to our first Christmas party this afternoon - our neighbor's annual open house. Part way through the party I have to take Little Reader to a birthday party. After that my husband and I are going out with some friends and then we have a holiday brunch tomorrow.
A busy weekend but fun.
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