Sunday afternoon seems to be the best time for me to post on my blog. I like writing and hope that I can improve my writin' skills through this blog. I have been thinking a lot about my goals and the lists that I am making a regular part of this blog and how they will impact my life.
I have seen some things that I am going to commit to and make a part of my new years resolutions. First, I am going to be a part of the 52 books in 2010 group. I joined a group in 2009 but it was more to follow what they were doing than to do it myself. I am going to do it myself this year and am looking forward to the challenge. Second, I just saw another group on facebook that is a lot smaller but pretty cool. It is the 100 pushups for 100 days group. I saw a video of a guy doing it and it seems pretty intense. Wish me luck.
The main part of this weeks post is about the projects that I am working on over the winter. This week was the DOG HOUSE! It was a lot of fun to build and yes, I know, we dont even have a dog. We are going to take care of that hopefully for Christmas but if not then for Eastons birthday. I got the plans from Ron Hazelton, they are great and pretty easy.
Next is some shelving for Haley in the crawl space for the food storage and holiday decorations. Then, I will be doing a chicken coop. That is right, we are going to get chickens. I plan on getting about 6-8 this spring and then we might increase the sixe of our flock depending on how it goes. After the coop, I will be doing shelving and a work bench in the garage as well as a mulch barrel and a fence around the garden. I will post about each project as I complete them.
Easton and I had a heart to heart today about what his jobs will be when we get the dog and chickens. He is going to feed, water, clean the poop, and get the eggs. We'll see how long that lasts. It will be good for him though.
I am thankful for:
11. This week. I love the holidays and I even am almost done with hanging out Christmas lights (but we wont be turning them on until after Thanksgiving)
12. Paying tithing. Each year tithing settlement is a great time to take an accounting of how well we are living the gospel.
13. So many temples so close by. Another that I set earlier this year is to attend the temple once per week. It is going well but I can do better.
14. My hands. I had a blast making the dog house and am excited about the other projects coming up.
15. Power tools. That would have been awful to cut all that wood with hand tools.
16. Electricity. To make the power tools work.
17. Being a daddy. Haley and I teach Eastons primary class and today we talked about being thankful and when I asked what every class member was thankful for, Eastons answer was, "playing football with my daddy". There is not a better feeling in the world than to be loved by your children.
18. Those who fight for our freedom. My brother-in-law, Homer, is signing up for the National Guard this week and I talked with him about it last night for quite a while and it helped me appreciate even more the sacrifices that are made so that we can enjoy our freedoms.
19. My testimony of the Jesus Christ. Christ is my savior and Joseph Smith restored his true gospel on the earth. I know that is true.
20. Max Hall, Harvey Unga, Dennis Pitta, and Jan Jorgensen. Max broke the all time career wins, Harvey broke the all time carries and all time rushing yards, Dennis broke all the records for tide ends at BYU, and Jan broke the all time tackles for loss in the MWC. Good victory yesterday fellas, congrats and GO COUGS!
Some of my 1,000 goals are:
11. Beat every member of the Paxman family at "Settlers of Catan".
12. Win a game of "Cash Flow 101".
13. Run a "Cash Flow 101" club with at least 500 members.
14. Wake up at 5:45 for 90 days in a row to form the habit.
15. Own a horse for every member of my family.
16. Own acreage for the horses and other animals.
17. Have a helicopter pad in my back yard for the commute.
18. Own the helicopter that parks on the pad in my back yard for the commute.
19. Have a golf cart that takes me out to the helicopter in the morning and back in the afternoon.
20. Attend a baseball game at every major league stadium in MLB.
What books would you recommend I add to my list of 52 for the year?
What are you thankful for during this season?
What are some of your goals?
Thanks for posting.
I have seen some things that I am going to commit to and make a part of my new years resolutions. First, I am going to be a part of the 52 books in 2010 group. I joined a group in 2009 but it was more to follow what they were doing than to do it myself. I am going to do it myself this year and am looking forward to the challenge. Second, I just saw another group on facebook that is a lot smaller but pretty cool. It is the 100 pushups for 100 days group. I saw a video of a guy doing it and it seems pretty intense. Wish me luck.
The main part of this weeks post is about the projects that I am working on over the winter. This week was the DOG HOUSE! It was a lot of fun to build and yes, I know, we dont even have a dog. We are going to take care of that hopefully for Christmas but if not then for Eastons birthday. I got the plans from Ron Hazelton, they are great and pretty easy.
Next is some shelving for Haley in the crawl space for the food storage and holiday decorations. Then, I will be doing a chicken coop. That is right, we are going to get chickens. I plan on getting about 6-8 this spring and then we might increase the sixe of our flock depending on how it goes. After the coop, I will be doing shelving and a work bench in the garage as well as a mulch barrel and a fence around the garden. I will post about each project as I complete them. Easton and I had a heart to heart today about what his jobs will be when we get the dog and chickens. He is going to feed, water, clean the poop, and get the eggs. We'll see how long that lasts. It will be good for him though.
I am thankful for:
11. This week. I love the holidays and I even am almost done with hanging out Christmas lights (but we wont be turning them on until after Thanksgiving)
12. Paying tithing. Each year tithing settlement is a great time to take an accounting of how well we are living the gospel.
13. So many temples so close by. Another that I set earlier this year is to attend the temple once per week. It is going well but I can do better.
14. My hands. I had a blast making the dog house and am excited about the other projects coming up.
15. Power tools. That would have been awful to cut all that wood with hand tools.
16. Electricity. To make the power tools work.
17. Being a daddy. Haley and I teach Eastons primary class and today we talked about being thankful and when I asked what every class member was thankful for, Eastons answer was, "playing football with my daddy". There is not a better feeling in the world than to be loved by your children.
18. Those who fight for our freedom. My brother-in-law, Homer, is signing up for the National Guard this week and I talked with him about it last night for quite a while and it helped me appreciate even more the sacrifices that are made so that we can enjoy our freedoms.
19. My testimony of the Jesus Christ. Christ is my savior and Joseph Smith restored his true gospel on the earth. I know that is true.
20. Max Hall, Harvey Unga, Dennis Pitta, and Jan Jorgensen. Max broke the all time career wins, Harvey broke the all time carries and all time rushing yards, Dennis broke all the records for tide ends at BYU, and Jan broke the all time tackles for loss in the MWC. Good victory yesterday fellas, congrats and GO COUGS!
Some of my 1,000 goals are:
11. Beat every member of the Paxman family at "Settlers of Catan".
12. Win a game of "Cash Flow 101".
13. Run a "Cash Flow 101" club with at least 500 members.
14. Wake up at 5:45 for 90 days in a row to form the habit.
15. Own a horse for every member of my family.
16. Own acreage for the horses and other animals.
17. Have a helicopter pad in my back yard for the commute.
18. Own the helicopter that parks on the pad in my back yard for the commute.
19. Have a golf cart that takes me out to the helicopter in the morning and back in the afternoon.
20. Attend a baseball game at every major league stadium in MLB.
What books would you recommend I add to my list of 52 for the year?
What are you thankful for during this season?
What are some of your goals?
Thanks for posting.
What an awesome wife you have that she would be okay with you building a dog house for a dog you don't have yet before you build shelves for food storage. We'll have to talk some more about the Christmas thing. I'm thankful for you and all your hard work so I get to be a full-time Mommy. Thanks honey, love you!
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