Make a list Monday (MaLM) - Resolutions, Goals and To Dos

I was going to add to this before I posted it and then promptly forgot. So here it is, 2 days late.

I'm not sure that resolutions, goals and to dos for the year all have unique and recognizable features. However, they mean different things to me. My resolutions are generally "big" things that I want to change about myself or my life. My goals are generally smaller, yet still very important things. I do have a list of to dos for the year. They are more like things I want to do or get done, but don't really have the weight of a resolution.

Does this make sense or am I just trying to get out of the pressure and guilt (because I never get all my to dos done and it never bothers me:)?

So here is a list of my 2008 to dos.
1. Organize my scrapbook stuff (again)
2. Start a yearly scrapbook for each of my kids (and perhaps a baby one for my 4 year old, ha)
3. Sew a cover for my glider
4. Sew nightgowns for my girls
5. Get a bike and ride it
6. Get Dawn in piano lessons and maybe dance lessons along with Rachel
7. Get fabulous patio furniture
8. Dream about getting a pergola over my patio, maybe really get one
9. Write in a journal
10. Read the Joseph Smith manual for church
11. Plan out a new flower bed and fill in the old ones
12. Make SURE kids all get swimming lessons
13. Go to Newport Beach
14. Go to Yellowstone
15. Use my new library card at least once a month

Christmas 07 -- a recap

The tree

Making our gingerbread house on Christmas Eve. (A little tip for you, make it fresh and then eat it the next day while it still tastes yummy!)

Our version of the nativity

Christmas morning, youngest to oldest

The only thing that salvaged Santa's gifts to Andrew -- chocolate!

Taking turns opening presents

Pink flowers are the prettiest

I love pink. I can admit it. It is my favorite color, along with blue.
I love this picture by Samantha Lamb.

My tummy is beeping

"Mom, want to feel my blood in my tummy beeping?"

"Sure." I feel his tummy and sure enough, his tummy is beeping.

"See. It's beeping."

Aren't kids cute.

Beautiful Blog

I just found the greatest blog, A Room Somewhere. Leslie is the guest mom on Design Mom this week. I checked out her blog and I must admit, I have now looked back clear through June! I pretty much love everything she does (a little much Project Runway perhaps). I usually put new blogs in a test blog folder because some I really like at first fizzle out. But this one is going right in favorites!

Go check it out.

Beautiful homes

Here are a few pictures that I love. I don't know where I got all of them unfortunately, but they inspire me.




Absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com




I really love homes filled with light. They feel airy, warm and happy to me. I need to make my own house more like these. Could I just swap my kitchen straight over with this last pic? I promise I'd do my dishes more faithfully.

A new nativity for 2008

Perusing blogs right now is a little funny. I'm kind of done with Christmas at this point, you know, really ready to move on. But every one's blogs are full of Christmas stuff. Well, I found this hand carved German nativity (as well as other things) from katiedid. They are pricey and beautiful!

You should check out the website. It is full of beautiful things like this pyramid. I've always wanted one. Some day.