My Word…

I had two different words on my mind when this word popped in my head:

CHOOSE “to select from a number of possibilities”

CHOOSE the Right

CHOOSE a positive attitude

CHOOSE to be productive

CHOOSE NOT to be offended

I was inspired a couple weeks ago, when we had a lesson at church during Relief Society that came from President Thomas S. Monson’s talk “The Three R’s of Choice” from the October 2010 General Conference (Priesthood Session). He talks about various aspects of choice and put them into three categories: the right of choice, the responsibility of choice, and the results of choice, hence the three R’s of choice. I really enjoyed his perspective. He ended his talk by saying “…may we be filled with gratitude for the right of choice, accept the responsibility of choice, and ever be conscious of the results of choice.”

I hope I can be more aware of the choices in front of me and do a better job this year with my attitude and being a good example to my family.

I’m also choosing to attempt Project 365 again this year {a picture each day for the year}. Hopefully I’ll get farther than I did 2 years ago. LOL! If you want to follow along, you can check out my Project365 blog HERE.

Did you choose a word to center your goals around this year?

If you want ideas for a word, go HERE.

Gym, Conference & Project 365

Went to the gym today! YAY ME!!! Didn't go all December and probably most of November. I can totally tell. UGH! Must work off holiday treats that are stuck to my hips & waist, plus more. Even though I was tired and wanted to go home right after we got there, I feel better knowing I got something done that's good for me.

Parent-Teacher conferences today. I actually enjoy going to these. The kids are doing GREAT and I LOVE hearing wonderful things from the teachers, plus seeing what projects the kids are working on.

Speaking of projects...I finally have my album put together for my Project 365. WOOHOOO!!! I signed up for Hobby Lobby's online newsletter & received a 40% off coupon {for ONE regular priced item - one coupon per customer per day - don't you just love those special rules?}. So, I printed several and told my Mom about it too. She printed more than me. LOL

We went to Hobby Lobby together Friday after the kids got home from school and again on Saturday to make an exchange plus get a few extras. We decided to take advantage of our fabulous coupons and regular priced items and get a good deal on them. We each went thru different cashiers, then switched and also sent Felicia thru the lines to get each of our items using our coupons. It took forever (as Hobby Lobby usually does) but it was WORTH it!

Look what I finally have completed (well organized so I can begin)!
It's my album for all my photos for my Project 365 that I'm doing this year. I even started printing my pictures & put them in my album! I'm so EXCITED!!!! You can see my photos HERE.

Well, gotta go. Kids getting out of school and have conferences soon!

Feelin' Loved

THANK YOU for ALL the wonderful birthday wishes & gifts, cards & e-cards!!! They all mean so much to me!!! I'm feelin' the LOVE ♥

I had a great birthday! It actually started the night before {get your mind outta the gutter}.

After the kids went to bed, Ben & I stayed up til 4am rocking the challenges on Rock Band 2. Ben's gettin' pretty good with those drums! Guitar is my fave!! {on medium}

Got the kids to school, then Ben & I were so tired & cold, we went back to bed. I guess rockin' out late the night before will do that to ya! hahaha

Received several fun phone calls. Our internet & phone kept turning off & on throughout the day. Darn Cox! Oh well, finally got fixed. So I missed a few calls but got some messages & emails from friends wishing me happy bday! Thanks!

Went to a late lunch at Chili's with Ben & Anson. Our waiter didn't see us for a little while, so when he finally did, he was majorly kissing up to earn his tip. It was nice to have a waiter really working for his tip. {we gave him a nice one} He also gave Anson a coupon for a free kids' meal next time we come. YAY!

Picked up the kids from school & headed to Sam's Club for some much needed groceries. There were churros & hot dogs after the shopping, but the day isn't complete without a kid meltdown. That made for a FUN ride home. NOT!


But the evening ended well because I had tickets with friends to see "The Lion King" at ASU Gammage! And some of the gals {in our big group} couldn't make it, so several ladies brought a daughter. Last minute, someone else couldn't make it, so Felicia joined me too! It was a fantastic night out! And the play was AMAZING!!! The stage, costumes, acting & singing - all PHENOMENAL!!! LOVED IT!!!


Oh, one more tidbit...I've decided to do Project365 this year. I've heard about it before, and I'd like to do it too. I REALLY wanted Becky Higgins' Kit of the Month 'Project 365' but it sold out in mere minutes. The site crashed & they had major technical difficulties, so anyway, didn't get it even though I really tried. Oh well. My Mom and I are shopping around and figuring out how to make our own cute albums to organize all our photos. In the meantime, I've started a 2nd blog to share all my photos in one place. If you want to take a peek, go HERE! {FYI-On Becky's blog, she decided to do her own album by weeks, so she started a couple days early so she would have Sun-Sat. I started early too in case I decided to go that route. Once I get my own album started, then I'll decide if I want to print my Dec 28-31st pics.}

Are you doing Project 365? If you are, I'd LOVE to see your photos too!