101 in 1001

Today is day 365 of my 101 in 1001 effort. I read about this project on a blog last fall. It immediately appealed to me (being addicted to lists of any kind) and on December 1, 2010 I began my attempt at completing 101 items in 1001 days.

As of today I have completed 15 items. I have 27 items in progress. Yippee!

Along the way I have had to revise a few of my goals. I also get discouraged with thinking I'm not progressing fast enough. Then I stop and remember that I have 1001 days to complete all of this. Not just one year.

So, today I look ahead at the 636 days I have left. I'm excited to see what will get completed in the weeks and months ahead. And I'm celebrating what I managed to accomplish in the past 365 days. I am thoroughly enjoying this project. Sometimes I find myself thinking about what will could might be on my next attempt at 101 in 1001...

(You can track my progress by clicking on the "101 in 1001" tab at the top of my blog)

A Look Back... Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving at Katie's was wonderful! We met some members of Gabe's family we haven't met before and enjoyed catching up with his folks. Sunny was surprisingly calm for the day. She did a great job of paying attention to each and every person and didn't cling to anyone. I was impressed with her social skills! Other than missing JD and Janel dreadfully, it was a terrific day.

look who's standing!

 

Skye likes to pull Sunny's hair

so now Sunny doesn't like to be by her

they're giving each other the "evil eye"

Zach, Skye, Sunny, me, Thunder

Roberta and Katie

Gigi and Skye

Ashley, Zach, Gigi, Skye

Gramps and Grammy with the Grands

Jessica, Skye, Papa Carl

Uncle Danny and Robert watching the game

Cody, Gabe, Papa John

Happy Thanksgiving

We are so blessed!

Let's make an effort today to concentrate on those we love (instead of what we're gonna buy when we go shopping at midnight).

Let's pause today to thank God for the blessings He bestows on us daily.

Let's focus on all we have to be thankful for.

Let's have fun and relax!

Happy Thanksgiving

How To Shoot A Photo - Take One

Me: Say "Merry Christmas"

Sunny: Merry Christmas! (turns to look at Christmas tree)

Me: Say "Merry Christmas"

Sunny: Merry Christmas! (turns other way to look at Christmas tree)

Me: Say "Merry Christmas", but don't turn around!

Sunny: Merry Chri... CHEESE!

Me: Say "cheese"

Sunny: Cheese!

Katie had to run an errand, so she took Sunny with her and left Thunder with us for an hour. He is the

most handsome boy!

My Sweet Skye

Saturday we went down to Mesa to visit Zach, Ashley, and Skye. I hadn't seen their new apartment yet. It's so huge! They have so much more space than they did in their one bedroom unit. We went shopping at Tempe Market Place, ate lunch at California Pizza Kitchen, and then did a little more shopping.

After leaving them, Dan and I ran over to Attic Needlework shop. I bought some patterns, and some thread. Santa bought me a pair of scissors and a needle keep for my stocking. We had a fun time!

Skye is getting so grown up. She can crawl now! She also can pull herself up into a standing position. I guess it won't be long until she can walk. She is so sweet. I'm amazed that she's so friendly with us since she doesn't see us very often. I always like it when we can work things out to see her more than once in a relatively short amount of time. We'll see her on Thursday so that will be good.

our official eight month photo

me with my baby and his baby

"ok, that's enough pictures, Grammy"

"no really, I mean it! I'm done."

This Week at Grammy Daycare

This week I had both kids on Monday & Tuesday. I'll let the pictures do the talking...

Singing "E-I-E-I-O" with Clifford

Camping out with Clifford, Mickey, Minnie

Hanging out with Gramps

Chilling out

Sunny and Gramps eating pretzels while Thunder enjoys afternoon snack

Our official four month photo

SSMT #22

Wow, has this year flown by. Here's my pick for the 22nd verse to be memorized. Yes, they're getting shorter and shorter... hmmm. Guess that's all my little brain can handle. However, no matter their length, the verse represents something I need to have emblazoned on my brain.

Wait for the LORD;
   be strong and take heart
   and wait for the LORD.
Psalm 27:14