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Looking forward to 2010!  Happy New Year!

Resolutions, habits or changing things.   They say for a new habit to form you need to repeat it 
You can read more about 6 changes here and figure out your 6 things.
Here are my six of which I plan to implement one at a time by focusing strongly on one of the changes.
Work out and running - I want to continue this habit of running and exercising.  I have a goal of 500 miles in the year to...

Movies I saw in the theater 2009
Monsters VS AliensUpThe ProposalMy sister's keeperThe ugly truthJulie and JuliaThe hangoverTime Travelers wifeThe blind sideUp in the airOut on DVD
confessions of a shopaholicHe's just not that into youNew in town
Books read in 2009
Out stealing horses by Per PettersonKentucky Rich by Fern Michaels (currently reading)The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks The middle...

My goals for a better 2010
Read 50 booksI got closer this year and plan to make my goal in 2010
Photo project for year I've done Project 365 for two years now, need something new/different
Run 500 miles  got this one from Jill and I think it will be a great way to track my running
Reuse, Recycle, Reduce wasteusing recyclable bags or paper
Reduce debtset up a plan for paying of debt one bill...

Grateful - sometimes I have a hard time saying it out loud...why?  Well, the Christmas before we lost Ryan I remember sharing with my mother in law how happy I was, how I literally felt so happy that I feared something bad happening and just 2 months later we lost Ryan.  So for the past 17 years I almost cringe after speaking of my happiness or being grateful for anything, for if I do I may jinx...

 Running  14 races
Medina half marathoncleveland half marathonlightning bug 5kMedina twin sizzler 10k 
 
 
 
 

at Christmas time but be thankful year round for the gifts you receive.  ~Lorinda Ruth Lowen

 Sam made all of the kids scarves
What a wonderful Christmas we shared with family this year. But it always comes and goes so quickly!  By the evening of Christmas all of the kids gifts were put away and there was nothing under the tree!

 Our Christmas morning ritual - start with the stockings
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So much on my mind and so much I want to do...
For starters I want to organize my house.  Doesn't that always happen after Christmas? That must be why so many organizational bins are on sale at Target, because after the hustle and bustle of Christmas we are now ready to simplify our lives!  I know I am!
I'm going to start a room at a time, actually a theme at a time really.  Like starting with...

Reflecting on the year that has almost come to a close, lots of fun memories, great vacations and lessons learned!  Wow, time sure does fly!
  
Christmas pictures to come...

it's the best time of the year...

 
 Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!