Spiritual
1. Start my day with 15 minutes of Quiet Time 5x weekly
2. Read 1 book per quarter on spiritual growth topics & write book review on blog
3. (Pursuit of God (AW Tozer), Divine Conspiracy (Willard), Presence of the Holy (AW Tozer) and The Jesus Challenge (Wright))
4. Have a 24 hour spiritual retreat
Financial
5. Cancel all credit cards except college card
6. Get a card that will accrue frequent flyer miles
Wife
7. Keep office desk tidy
8. Get sufficient rest to be a good evening companion
9. Keep family room tidy to provide a restful evening retreat
10. Plan overnight getaways quarterly
11. Plan vacation to British Columbia for 2009
Personal & Family Health
12. Eat breakfast everyday
13. Get fitted for running shoes at Fleet Feet
14. Buy running shoes
15. Complete the couch to 5k program by April 15, 2008 (begin by January 15, 2008)
16. Run a half marathon by 12/08
17. Make Noah’s babyfood
18. South Beach induction starting 1/7/08
19. Sit ups nightly
20. Take kids on a walk 4x weekly
21. Take a ballet class
Mom
22. Upgrade family schedule quarterly (done 1/5/08)
23. Continue to refine mom binder to include shopping lists
24. Write in kids’ journals annually in March
25. Upgrade chore charts biannually in January and July
26. Read 2 books per year on parenting (books for 2008-Shepherding A Child’s Heart by Ted Tripp and The Mom Walk: Keeping in Step with God’s Heart for Motherhood) and post reviews on my blog
27. Finish baby scrapbooks (1 every 6 months)
28. Plan family fun nights 1x monthly
29. Purchase, read, and implement “Managers of Their Chores” by July 2008
30. Plan a trip to Washington, DC for Hannah & one parent
31. Incorporate kids into dinner prep
32. Develop kid birthday cabinet
Homeschooling
33. Attend Valley Home Educator’s Conference in Modesto
34. Finish Well Educated Mind fiction reading list
35. Plan a field trip to the Exploratorium (Spring 08)
36. Plan a field trip to the Railroad Museum (Summer 08)
37. Visit the Crocker Art Museum 1x year
Hobby
38. Finish Dad scrapbooks by August 08
39. Blog family updates 1x weekly
40. Sort photos into chronological order
41. Attend/host scrap nights 4x year
42. Scrap newborn photos and frame
43. Learn to play chess
44. Plan a young marrieds scrap night to Green Tangerines in Roseville
45. Make advent pockets (bookmarked in favorites) for Christmas 08
Extended Family
46. Visit Granny Bridges in Petaluma 1x year
47. Invite Nonni & Poppi down 4x year unrelated to an event
48. Visit Granny June in Portland
49. Plan a Kendrick Family Reunion for Spring 2008
Home
50. Paint dining room, ceiling of entry, & niche in entry (summer 2008)
51. Play grocery game 2x month
52. Subscribe to the Sunday Regional Bee
53. Get curtains for master bedroom
54. Get curtains for library
55. Get curtains for girls’ room
56. Get valances for boys’ room
57. Get inspiring verse for wall of library
58. Plant bulbs in front
59. Plan & plant veggie garden for summer of 2008
60. Plan & plant privacy plantings in backyard spring 2009
61. Freeze/can produce from garden
62. Get a library book box
63. Learn how to make good soup
64. Repair sewing machine
65. Donate incomplete quilts to Dorcas quilters
66. Embroider pillowcases for kids
67. Monogram pillowcases for us
68. Vacuum family room everyday
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