January Round-Up

The idea for my monthly round-ups comes from Katie the Scrapbooking Lady. It's a great tool to recap what you're doing each month.

1. What books and/or magazines did I read this month?



- not finished with this one yet - it's not clicking with me


2. What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month?
   
   
   
   Johnny and I continued watching "Heroes" on DVD. As a family we watched the animated - but not particularly for kids - movie "9," and loved it.
   
   
3. What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends?
   
   
   
   We went to Disney! It was a wonderful week.
   
   We also had friends over for dinner and then family and friends over for fondue.
   
   
4. What gifts did I give and/or receive?
   
   
   
   
   
   Lovie and her friend Traci redocorated Grace's room and surprised her when we returned from Disney. It was an absolutely lovely transformation from a baby nursery to a young lady's room.
   
   
5. What special or unusual purchases did I make?
   
   A large purchase was our 6-day tickets to Disney.
   
   
6. What illnesses or health concerns did I have?
   
   Rose had strep and Christopher continued his battle with croup, which lingered as a cough for about a week.
   
   
7. What were my accomplishments this month?
   
   Being able to help my father go to some tests and x-rays in preparation for sugery. I was happy that we could re-arrange schedules and such for me to carve out 2 days to go there.
   
   Pulling off a trip to Disney.
   
   
8. What were my disappointments this month?
   
   
   
   We had to say goodbye to our sweet cat Cleo, who has been with us for the last 13 years. I wrote more about that here. I really miss her.
   
   We had a hard time getting home from Florida due to an intense snow/ice storm, and we ended up staying in hotels for 2 extra nights. I didn't like adding the cost or inconvenience, but it kept everyone safe.
   
   
9. How did I do on my goals for the month? (Or any current short or long term goals)
   
   Between snow, illness, and Disney this was not a very productive month for work or school. However, the trip was wonderful and really made some fabulous memories.
   
   
10. Anything else noteworthy to include?
    
    We had some really wonderful meals at Disney. We ate at the Biergarten, our favorite German buffet at Epcot, and Boma, a wonderful African buffet at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. We also ate at Japan in Epcot and in Frontierland at Magic Kingdom (fish n' chips place).
    
    

Layouts I made this month:

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