New Year's Resolutions

Do you do New Year's Resolutions??

I do. Although it is hard to keep them all the time, I think resolutions are a great way to keep yourself on track and to motivate to be better all around. 

I'm going to share mine today....NO judgement okay? :-)

1. Work out 4 times/week - schedule it into the week so there are no excuses. 

2. Keep PRN work to 2 times a week. - I need to not let work over take my time. 

3. Start couponing again - I have a good collection of food and such, but I'm aiming at being frugal. 

4. Attend LDS Temple once a month. 

5. Save ______ by the end of 2012. If I make this goal, we are going to Europe!! :) 

6. Sod Yard and make a garden (I want carrots, tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, and zucchini)

Now it is your turn! Make some New Year's resolutions and see what happens! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  

Projects at the Jones'

Buns has 4 weeks vacation between the Fall Term and the Winter Term. He has taken this opportunity to do things around the house that we have been meaning to do...pretty much since we bought the house. 

First off....finishing the baseboards!! When we bought the house, we ripped off the old baseboards and cut and placed new ones. However....since we did not have an air compressor or nail guns, we were not able to actually nail them to the wall. Although most of the boards stayed up or were propped up by furniture, there were several boards that kept falling down and that got annoying after a while. :( 

So...Buns used his new Christmas present to nail the boards in, and then he caulked all of them. The boards on carpet he caulked the top and sides and in the kitchen and bathroom he caulked the top, sides and bottom. Here are some photos (taken with my phone before I got my new camera):

Nice right?? I think he did a great job and he wouldn't really let me help him so he is getting all the credit. I came home one day from work and it was all done. 

I am proud of the work he did with the baseboards, but I am even MORE proud of the next project he did! 

Behold.....THE ATTIC.....dum dum dum....

First the door.....

And open......

The BEFORE picture....The rafters are really low to the ground and so I have to duck to get around, but in between the rafters Buns and I can stand upright. To the left, you cant see it, but there is a whole other space around that corner. He also installed lighting for both the doorway and the back area. 

The AFTER!! Buns put in extra supporters for all the floor below laying it all down. At first I was not comfortable with standing up and putting my full weight on it, but now I feel better and the whole thing is really sturdy. 

With ALL our crap in it. There is still A LOT of room left.

The baby furniture is all packed up in there now along with the mattress. Those mattresses are twins so this should give you an idea of how much room there is. Again, there is a whole section to the left around the corner that we can use too. Pretty much everything except the Air Conditioning units is up there now and we still have room to spare up there and now our home is so much cleaner and more useful. We actually have a guest room now and my office has only the commonly used stuff in it! 

What a great way to start the New Year!! 

Life in the fast lane....!!

Wow....what a past few weeks... Christmas was incredible! My hubby is amazing and I am so excited to show you all the greatness that is my husband.

I took off the Friday before Christmas and the Monday afterwards. We stayed in town and had our own little personal Christmas. Here are a few pictures of that day!

From Ashley!! Perfect for me! I placed it above my TV. It practically sums up my life motto. 

Buns got this from his dad. It has been such a fun toy!

My new toy, a space heater. :) May seen funny for some, but I have been wanting one of these forever! It gets SO cold in the morning since we keep the thermostat almost off at night.  

Buns' new toy! He has been asking me for an air compressor for a long time. I found a great one at a great price on Black Friday and so I snatched it up for him. He has found a ton of uses for it and has used it a ton the past couple of weeks. 

Santa got me this! It looks pink, but it isn't. It is red and LOVE it! It is big and the hook handle is so classy to me. :) 

ALSO, Santa got me a NEW CAMERA! Unfortunately Santa is on a budget and so it is not a DSL camera, but I got a new small digital camera for blogging and documenting anything I want. I love it! All the pictures you will be seeing from now on will be taking from that camera. 

After opening presents, we went to the Christmas Day sacrament meeting and then the afternoon was filled with talking to family on Skype and playing with our new toys. We then went to Christmas dinner at our neighbors home. It was such a nice dinner and the family is such great neighbors and we are blessed to have them as neighbors. 

So that was our Christmas! Nothing fancy, but a fabulous Christmas for us! 

One more day!

Just one more say until Christmas! Life has been going by so fast this month, I can't believe it. Tomorrow is going to be lovely and I will make sure to blog all about it afterwards. :) Until then, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!!!

Holidays!!!

Can I just say that this time of year is my absolute favorite. It makes me smile! The best part is the food AND.... presents! So.... Here is a recap.

Thanksgiving:

I had to work that day at the hospital. It was actually a really busy day. Buns and I were invited to our neighbor's home for dinner and I almost didn't make it. :) They made a wonderful dinner and it was great to spend time with their family.

Afterwards Laurie (neighbor) and I went Black Friday shopping!!! It was fabulous too! We left about 8 and were back before midnight! AND we got everything we went for. It was actually one of the best BF experiences I have ever had. I got all the Christmas presents I wanted plus a little something for myself that I tucked under the tree. Not going to tell! :)

And now it is CHRISTMAS TIME! My pretty tree with all the sentimental ornaments on it is up and in front of the window. We have lights on the house (ghetto-stylish) and presents are all packaged and ready to be shipped, and my days off are all planned.

Buns just got done with school and so he has a 4 week break. We have projects for the house that need to be done before January. Bun's dad is hopefully coming for a visit after the first of the year. Excited to share! Happy holidays!!