1. Take a family photo each month.
2. Do a 52 week portrait project. (Weeks 10-13)
3. Get a 'big girl' job.
4. Make a dinner for a family who is going through a tough time. | We made 2.
-One for an elderly couple who go to our church. They have been incredibly kind to us with all of our heartaches and we wanted to thank them. The husband also has Alzheimer's and we know what it is like to care for someone suffering from that disease.
-The other dinner was for my grandparent's neighbor. They have also been incredibly kind to us over the last few months, especially when my grandfather passed away. The wife lost her father a week ago so we wanted to help provide them with a warm meal.
5. Plan a family trip.
6. De-clutter my bedroom. | (Under the bed)
-I cleaned off the top of my desk. It had piles and piles of stuff. Next up is the desk drawers (2). Those haven't been clean in years.... (February)
7. Clean/de-clutter my closet.
8. Read a least 1 book a month. | I read 5 this month. The first 2 were slightly similar as in there was a relationship between a granddaughter and her grandmother and there are a lot of secrets. And then the other 3 were The Hunger Game Trilogy. I can't believe I read the entire thing in 5 days. That is a record for me. Wow!
-The You I Never Knew by Susan Wiggs (January)
-The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks (January)-The Help by Kathryn Stockett (February)
-Summer House by Nancy Thayer | It took me a while to get into this book, but once I got to the last third I couldn't put it down. And now that it is over, I miss the characters. And you know when it is a good book when you miss the people in the story.
-More Than Words Can Say by Robert Barclay | Oh me goodness I could not put this book down. I read it in 3 days, well kind of 2 since I started it late one night, and finished it 2 days later in the morning. This one is definitely going in my favorite books collection. I highly suggest you go read it!
-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins | To be honest I really had no desire to read this series. My friends keep talking about how good it was, but I didn't listen. Then one day I saw a movie trailer that caught my attention. I thought it looked like such a good movie and wanted to make sure I caught the title. The Hunger Games. Oh, great. Looks like I'll be reading that in the near future.... During a trip to Wal-Mart I picked it up. The book was done 2 1/2 days later.
-Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins | I started this book later in the day after I finished the first one. I pretty much finished it in one sitting. (2 to be exact b/c I started it at night and only got through 1/2 of the first section. Then read the other 2 1/2 sections the next day.) It took a little while to get into, but it definitely ended with a bang.
-Mocking Jay by Suzanne Collins | Once again, another good book. It became a little too si-fi for me. I'm a visual person and I got lost trying to imagine what what going on.
9. Try 3 new recipes each month.
-January (2)
-February (2)
-Chicken Rice Casserole | This isn't a new recipe to my family, but it was the first time I've ever made it.
-Tortellini with Peas and Ham | One of my new favorites! A church member brought us this a while ago and I loved it! Had to get the recipe. We've had it many times since, but this was the first time I've made it. So stinkin easy!
-Fried Chicken with Fat Gravy | I've made this before, but it has been a while. I had a refresher course :)
-January (2)
-February (2)
-Chicken Rice Casserole | This isn't a new recipe to my family, but it was the first time I've ever made it.
-Tortellini with Peas and Ham | One of my new favorites! A church member brought us this a while ago and I loved it! Had to get the recipe. We've had it many times since, but this was the first time I've made it. So stinkin easy!
-Fried Chicken with Fat Gravy | I've made this before, but it has been a while. I had a refresher course :)
10. Do 3 projects in my craft list. (It is February and I've already completed this, so I'm going to add 3 more to my list, making it 6.)
- Paper Hearts (January)
- Decorative binder clips (February)
- Card book (February)
- Reusable calendar | I made a calendar template on my computer and printed it off on decorative paper and put it in a frame. All ready to write on with a dry erase marker. So simple.
11. Finish watching 'Best Picture' oscar movies. (I actually didn't start my 2011 list until March so I am still catching up on the 'Best Picture' oscar movie list.)
To stay on track I have to watch 5 movies a month. February I watched a lot of movies so I only had to watch 3 this month....And I only watched 2. Guess I have to add an extra one next month.
- Hamlet
All the King's MenThe Greatest Show on EarthMarty | Short, cute, and sweet.Around the World in 80 Days | Not sure how this movie made Best Picture, especially with much better movies in this year....The butler guy was pretty funny though.Lawrence of ArabiaOliver | I think I was more into learning about the people who played the characters than the actual movie. But it wasn't bad. It's always nice to see a musical receive a Best Picture Oscar. Doesn't happen too much anymore.- Midnight Cowboy
Patton- The Godfather Part II
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Rocky- Gandhi
Out of AfricaThe Last EmperorA Beautiful Mind- The Artist
12. Watch 'Best Actor' oscar movies.
- Emil Jannings-Last Command
- Warner Baxter-In Old Arizona
- George Arliss-Desraeli
- Lionel Barrymore-A Free Soul
- Wallace Berry-The Champ
- Charles Laughton-The Private Life of Henry VIII
Clark Gable-It Happened One Night- Victor McLaglen-The Informer
- Paul Muni-The Story of Louis Pasteur
- Spencer Tracy-Captains Courageous
- Spencer Tracy-Boys Town
- Robert Donat-Goodbye Mr. Chips
Jimmy Stewart-The Philadelphia Story | A chick flick that won an oscar....I'll take it!- Gary Cooper-Sergeant York
- James Cagney-Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Paul Lukas-Watch on the Rhine
Bing Crosby-Going My WayRay Milland-The Lost WeekendFredric March-The Best Years of Our Lives- Ronald Colman-A Double Life
- Laurence Oliver-Hamlet
Broaderick Crawford-All the King's Men- Jos Ferrer-Cyrano de Bergerac
- Humphrey Bogard-The African Queen
- Gary Cooper-High Noon
- William Holden-Stalag 17
Marlon Brando-On the WaterfrontEnerst Borgnin-MartyYul Brynner-The King and IAlec Fuinness-The Bridge on the River Kwai- David Niven-Seperate Tables | Not too bad. Simple story.
Charlton Heston-Ben Hur- Burt Lancaster-Elmer Gantry | Kinda weird. Especially at the end...
- Miximilian Schell-Judgement at Nuremberg
Gregory Peck-To Kill a MockingbirdSidney Poitier-Liles of the FieldRex Harrison-My Fair Lady- Lee Marvin-Cat Ballou
Paul Scofield-A Man for All SeasonsRod Steiger-In the Heat of the Night- Cliff Robertson-Charly
- John wayne-True Grit
George C. Scott-PattonGene Hackman-The French ConnectionMarlon Brando-The Godfather- Jack Lemmon-Save the Tiger
- Art Carney-Harry and Tonto
- Jack Nicholson-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Peter Finch-Network
- Richard Dreyfuss-The Goodbye Girl
- Jon Voight-Coming Home
Dustin Hoffman-Kramer vs. Kramer- Robert De Niro-Raging Bull
Henry Fonda-On Golden Pond- Ben Kingsley-Gandhi
- Robert Duvall-Tender Mercies
F. Murray Abraham-Amadeus- William Hurt-Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Paul Nweman-The Color of Money
Michael Douglas-Wall StreetDustin Hoffman-Rain Man- Daniel Day Lewis-My Left Foot
- Jeremy Irons-Reversal of Fortune
Anthony Hopkins-Silence of the LambsAl Pacino-Scent of a WomanTom Hanks-PhiladelphiaTom Hanks-Forrest Gump- Nicolas Cage-Leaving Las Vegas
- Geoffrey Rush-Shine
Jack Nicholson-As Good As It Gets- Roberto Benigni-Life is Beautiful
Kevin Spacey-American BeautyRussell Crowe-GladiatorDenzel Washington-Training DayAdrien Brody-The PianistSean Penn-Mystic RiverJamie Foxx-Ray- Philip Seymour Hoffman-Capote
Forest Whitaker-The Last King of Scotland- Daniel Day Lewis-There Will Be Blood
- Sean Penn-Milk
Jeff Bridges-Crazy HeartColin Firth-The King's Speech- Jean Dujardin - The Artist
