The New Year

Just quickly for record purposes....Preston slept through the night on the 30th and again on the 31st! He slept from about 11:30 or 12 until about 5:30 or 6 both nights! That's like 6 hours of sleep! I wasn't prepared for it, so I woke up approximately every 2 hours (freaking out) to check on him. I kept thinking there must be something wrong. He was just snoozing away peacefully. I need to relax!

Now, on to the New Year! This was my first New Year's Eve off in probably 4-5 years. I can't even remember the last time I was home for it. This year I was able to stay with my family. Jared, Josh and Caile snowboarded all day...so they were a bit tired that night. We went to dinner and just relaxed. My husband thought we'd do something fun, but it all kind of fizzled. Peyton wanted to make clock cookies to eat at midnight....a little idea he stole from "Max and Ruby". So at about 11:00 we made some sugar cookies and decorated them. Only a few actually looked like clocks...the rest were random designs that the kids felt like making. It was fun though. We lounged in the family room....reading books, watching t.v. When the New Year came we didn't even watch the ball drop, or do the countdown. I think I was busy finishing the last of the cookies. Suddenly Jared said, "Happy New Year!" He gathered the kids and they all went outside to yell "Happy New Year!" to all of the neighbors. When I made it outside, there were fireworks everywhere. Even a few that probably shouldn't have been out there. It was a good show for us though! Josh decided to dig out our stash of fireworks left over from 4th of July. Our next door neighbors and their kids came out to watch our fireworks too. It was fun. It wasn't a spectacular show....and I was freezing....but that's part of the fun! I feel bad that I was tired and not over enthusiastic. The kids had fun though....and we ate our clock cookies before going to bed. I wish I had the frame of mind to take pictures! I didn't even get one! We have the memory though :)

For the new year, we always try to come up with some wishes or goals to accomplish. This year was a little bit hard for me. It's hard to come up with things to wish for when you feel like you already have everything you've ever wanted!

My husband and I decided for us:

1. Budgeting is a very important goal. It's hard to make a budget because my income changes...depending on how much I'm on call. Also Jared only gets paid once a month from one of his jobs, then every 2 weeks from his other job. We've attempted it before and it got really complicated. We just have to bite the bullet and do it! Jared is the one who got us started on paying things off...now he seems the most resistant. I have to figure out how to get him excited about it again!

2. Organization! That one can be tough. We had that goal last year...and it did get better. I've said this before, but when you basically live out of boxes for a few years, it's hard to get things in order. We still have boxes full of stuff in the basement that I have no idea what to do with! It's not just organizing things, it's organizing time also. With a new baby in the house, we are having to change our whole schedule around and figure out new ways to manage.

3. Be happy! Not that we aren't "happy", it's just easy to get caught up in the mundane things in life. Go to work, come home, clean the house, take the kids to school, help with homework, feed the baby, go to bed, etc. We have it as a goal to make those little things count and find happiness in even the simplest things. I hope this one works out...it would be nice to feel happy all the time...or most of the time! :)

Well, I would throw weight loss/getting healthy in here...but usually it's just a futile effort. Then I just get depressed because it was a goal I didn't reach. So, lets not go there! Maybe if the "happy" thing works out, the weight will come off all by itself :)

Happy 2010 everyone! We wish for nothing but the best for all of our family and friends this coming year!