March Round-Up

I follow Katie the Scrapbooking Lady's routine of "rounding up" the month. You can read more about it here.

 

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

Much of this month was spent finishing the behemoth, Under the Dome. Also, I didn't quite finish Diamond Age - just couldn't get totally into it.

2. What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month?

3. What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends?

• I went to an awesome crop (fundraiser for boy scouts) - it was lots of fun!
• I chaperoned a lovely 5th grade trip to the nursing home - it was very heart-warming. 
  
• We enjoyed a St. Patrick's Day party with family and friends (it's a kid party). 
  
• The Cub Scouts bridged to Boy Scouts - that was a nice ceremony. 
• We went to the Academic Dinner at school, which was delicious and lots of fun. 
• The boys went on a "survival camping" at Rag Mountain and us girls stayed at Grandma and Grandpa's and visited the Petting Zoo.
• We stayed busy with 2 birthday parties, scouts, drama practices and roller skating.

4. What gifts did I give and/or receive?

• Just gifts for friends' birthday parties. 
  

5. What special or unusual purchases did I make?

• I bought a crop pass and cropped all of one Saturday - it was lots of fun and supported the boy scouts.
  
• We purchased some items for the nursing home baskets. 
• I went shopping at a friends' vintage store and bought lots of fun vintage items to decorate with for Easter and in my scrapbooking room.

6. What illnesses or health concerns did I have?

• The kids had a round of croup/colds that canceled some of their activities.

7. What were my accomplishments this month?

• I taught Junior Achievement to the 3rd grade class over 5 weeks.
• We participated in the Weecycled Wardrobe Consignment sale. It happens twice a year. I did a fair amount of working prepping, tagging, and entering clothing, toys, and some furniture. We did decide to get rid of the crib, dresser, and changing table. We made about $145, which means we sold  about double that. I love depositing that check, because it means our things went to bless someone else's home and we decluttered our own.
• I learned how to do heat transfer and rhinestones with my silhouette and made the girls on I some pretty cool shirts.
• Christopher and Grace earned their scouting Catholic medals and were awarded them at the scout mass at school.

8. What were my disappointments this month?

• Christopher was particularly disappointed to miss a cub scout trip to the science museum, and I was upset that yet another thing had to be missed thanks to respiratory problems.
  

9. How did I do on my goals for the month? (Or any current short or long term goals)

• Trying to integrate exercise into my life - it's easier in the warm weather. Still wearing a pedometer most days and trying to hit 10,000 steps. Weight is holding steady but not going down (love to lose 5 pounds). 
• We mulched a great deal of the yard in preparation for hosting Easter and the spring/summer season. It felt so good to get things done outside!
  

10. Anything else noteworthy to include?

Rose lost her first tooth this month, on March 18th! She was so excited for the toothfairy to visit.









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No digital layouts this month.