Review Extravaganza 2013 Week 4

The year is quickly coming to a close and it is the final week of the 2013 Review Extravaganza.   It has been so great reading all of your recaps of the year, I have even found a few new bloggers because of this.

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You can still join in this week and just recap the entire year if you would like.  Also this time- you will have until Friday the 3rd to link up for this final review as this is a busy week for most.

When you do recap, you can enter to be one of the two winners of over $600 in prizes!  (See all of the prizes and the rules here).

 So spread the word and join in remembering 2013.  Also, this week we thought it would be fun to share your goals and hopes for 2014.

October

I reflected on the fact I might not like it when all my kids go to school, enjoyed a wonderful General Conference weekend with so many great inspirational quotes and talks,

I wrote a post to my oldest when he turned 9 and later shared about why his cake made me sad

I got to see my best friend and roommate from college when her family stopped by on their way to Disney

Had such a great time and met so many awesome ladies at the SoCal Blogging Social

My in-laws came to visit

And I may have had a birthday and shared my birth picture

Then of course there was Halloween

November

Ryder struck back, I poured my heart out about when the Green-Eyed Monster got me, and ended up discussing my daughter's hair at parent teacher conferences,

This is bed head- never this bad when she goes to school

We had a potty-training miracle-i.e. he finally peed on the toilet for the first time

Poured my heart out again about finding Peace in Life

Reflected on what I would do if I lost it all and recounted my memories of the tornado that destroyed my town

I got on a soap-box and told why kids can do hard things, especially if we expect them too

My brother and his family came to visit and Alex turned 7 (on Thanksgiving) and I remembered to ask her the birthday questions right before she went to bed

December

I shared our Thanksgiving week in pictures

The Review Extravaganza began!

Had a very tragic week when one of my son's classmates was hit and killed by a car while walking home from school.

Photographed my church's living Nativity

Got all dressed up went to my husband's work party

Finally took pictures for our Christmas card (which I may be mailing out-cough- tomorrow)

Participated in Old School Blogging and told you why my three trees makes me more like Martha at Christmas
Photographed two newborns this month, including this sweet girl

Finally told about our Utah Reunion trip, that happened in July in 3 parts 1, 2 and 3.

Saw Santa at our church Christmas party

Went to Knotts for probably the last time this year

Celebrated Christmas Eve (more to come about that later)



Then of course yesterday celebrated Christmas (more on this later too)


Including the present that brought tears to my eyes

It really has been a great year; with some definite highs and lows but I love looking back and realizing that the good times really do out-weigh the bad.

Last year on the final week of the Review I shared my 5 goals/wishes for this year, here were last years' 5:

1 Have the laundry put away before I go to bed everyday (don't faint Eric).  Failed-Did so-so with this, but not every day
2. Read my scriptures every day- Failed, need to do better with this
3. Do a Time for Tots day at least once a month-Failed- didn't do one :(
4. Have a weekly menu planned for at least 48 weeks of the year- Failed probably did about 30 weeks
5. Run another 5K- Failed didn't run at all

Wow, that was a bit depressing.  Here are my 5 goals for 2014, fingers crossed I will do better.

1. To Get on a good cleaning schedule and stick to it
2. Read 30 books
3. Do a Time for Tots Day at least once a month (until Ryder starts preschool)
4. Get the business end stuff of my photography business all in order
5. Participate in the instagram photoaday challenge every day

What are your 5 goals for the year?  Remember lots of time to join in this week.




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