Happy 2007!!

Happy New Year! This year will be better than the one before! While last year could have been better, it was most definately not a "bad" year. Just a bit stressful.

In 2006 we experienced the following:

• The start of high school with our eldest.
• Which led to the struggle for independence, insolence, and the like
• Mom's first Alternative Rock concert - FOB (Fall Out Boy, for the ininitiated)
• A diagnosis on our youngest's travails - Autism
• Intro to ESE Preschool
• Gaming extraordanaire for our middle child.
• Finally, a break from Yu-Go-Oh!
• Skyrocketing gasoline prices, which have cut dramatically into our budget - still working on getting that one resolved.
• The beginning and demise of Tupperware consulting. More money and time than it is worth.
• The adoption of our 3 year old German Shephard - to a home where someone is home all the time. Thus, he gets the time and attention he deserves.
• A new transmission for the Honda
• A piano! (Given to us by dear friends who no longer use it.)
• Moving my office from one building to another at work.
• Tighter purse-strings.

As for 2007, my hopes are the following

• Our youngest get a verbal vocabulary of at least 5 words with ASL vocabulary of at least 25 words.
• Our eldest improve her grades to warrent buying a $120 pair of soccer cleats and that ever-touted driver's permit.
• Our middle continue his goal to become a vet, which means continuing A-B Honor Roll through the school year.
• Husband becomes more money-savvy.
• We get our finances on track and complete some home-improvement opportunities (namely the hall bath, a sun room, painting the kitchen and installing a chopping block, painting the master bath, and maybe, just maybe, wood floors).
• I lose 25 lbs, gaining more physical acuity.

As for my personal 2007 Resolutions:

• Maintain a workout schedule of 4 days a week
• Lose 25 lbs this year
• Bead enough items to participate in a craft fair in October
• Better relationship with my husband
• At least one trip to Dallas and one trip to Las Cruces
• Better relationship with God - prayer, read bible, find a church home for the whole family, etc.
• Financial stability

I hope everyone who reads this has good intentions for the new year and that each and every one of us accomplish at least two of our intentions.

Happy New Year 2007!!