Happy New Years! While 2011 came with some challenges, it was a good year. I have some big goals for 2012 and hope that I will be able to accomplish them all and then some!
A few of the top goals:
* Learn how to use a lawn mower and keep my yard looking nice
* Keep the stupid fake woodpecker birds from eating giant holes in my house
* Lose 43lbs
* Cut down the stupid crab apple trees in my backyard (which also requires me to feel comfortable with a chainsaw)
* Let people know how much they mean to me and how much I appreciate their friendship
* Improve my ability to ignore/block/avoid negativity and negative people
* Make something BIG happen :)
I spent the day with Alexis and had a great time. She slept in until 10:30 this morning so between that, a nap and a regular bedtime, it was kind of a short day. She loves talking and learning new words. One of her favorite games is playing the online alphabet game with zoo animals. It is so funny to hear her try to make all the sounds. We had to make a quick run to Target to use up the rest of my flex card. I saw a bag of party beads on one of the end caps as we were getting ready to check out and since Alexis loves necklaces, I couldn't pass them up. I opened them up as soon as we got home and she played with them for quite a while. I came over to take her picture and told her I loved her party beads. She started walking around the house with all 20 necklaces on saying "Party! Party!". And those are the moments I love about my life. I am thankful that I have my daughter and so many great things in my life. Whenever I start to feel bad about things and feel a pity party coming on, I think about how blessed I am to have Alexis, feel her hugs, hear her giggles, and experience the love in my life that I think can only come from being a parent. There are some things in life that just make it all worth while :)
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