2010 Goals

Ever since last night I have been thinking of the goals I want to make for this year. I don't want to make them to ambitious & set myself up for failure so lets hope I can accomplish all of them. If not all, then hopefully most of them.

1. Loose at least 20 lbs
2. Be a better example to my husband by doing the following:
- Have family home evening once a month
- Invite him to church more often
- Reading the Bible or Book of Mormon as a family 4 times a month
3. Attend the Temple regularly (monthly after I can get away for 4-6 hours at a time)
4. Start completing the ordinances for Corey's family
5. Continue to research Corey's ancestry and update family search records & PAF.
6. Become more active as a mother with Cayden & Casey
7. Become more patient with my children

I know some of these will be more easier than others, but I am up for the challenge this year!

Inspired

I am in such an awesome ward! Our RS activities committee had a great program tonight. It was about "Being the woman God needs me to be".
It started out with my friend Sara talking about setting goals & reaching them, then an awesome performance with such talented singers & it ended with my friend Tess talking about "Celestial University". I can't wait to sign up!

So it got me thinking. I never set new years resolutions or goals at the beginning of the year. That's going to change. I'm going to sit down & really think about things I want to accomplish this year. From going to the Temple to do my families work to finishing scrapbooking projects I have had for years. I am so excited to do this. So my next blog will be what I want my goals to be for this year. I hope I can accomplish them!!

Adjusting to having 2 kids

So 2009 left with a bang! We had a great year. Having our daughter at the end was the highlight. I was lucky to have Corey stay home with us for a while & then my mom, his mom & my sister Karen helped out. When it was finally time for all my helpers to go back to work I was terrified. How was I going to keep my Cayden busy while taking care of a newborn. Casey didn't latch on (like her big brother) so I pump & feed. Every 3 hours I need to pump for 15 minutes & feed her which usually takes 15-30 minutes. Cayden is so active & I was nervous on how I was going to keep him busy while I was busy with Casey. He gets very rambunctious (spelling?) when he is not getting the attention. We had our cats running for their lives while the "monster" or "vampire" chased them. He would look at me & through something across the room, of course only when I was pumping so I couldn't get up. So 5 weeks into having a new sister he is starting to calm down. I realized movies & Caillou are a great distraction. He has never watched so much tv/movies ever. I realized I can't feel guilty about it because it won't last forever. Pretty soon we will be able to do more activities. Thank goodness for play group on Thursdays!