This week I want to set our minds on setting some goals for next year, whether personal, for the whole family, or for school.

Before I get to 2009’s list, I want to share the list from 2008 and what got accomplished on it.

Get into God’s Word everyday. I was able to do this some of the year! It really was neat because I kept a journal with my Bible so I could write down passages that were intriguing to me or that I wanted to remember!

Talk with God daily. I really learned this year that we can’t just pray to God, we have to TALK with him and have a conversation with Him. I am really glad how I did it this year, but I am going to do it even more in 2009!

Be a better example. This will never be complete! but I hope that this past year I have been an example of Christ to everyone I know!

Work on my shortcomings. This too will never be complete as I am human! but God is still working with me on them!

Finish high school. Which I completed this past May! WOOT!

Get a laptop. Got my BEAUTIFUL Dell Vostro 1500 for Graduation!

Get the wireless network set up. That was so fun to learn how to do in February.

Sell the Horses. While they are gone, we didn’t get our money from the person who bought them.

Lose weight and get in better shape. I am not sure about any change on this one!

I want to see my Great Grandpa and Grandma saved. In September we found out that they really did know what salvation was and had prayed and asked forgiveness for their sins! HALLELUJAH!

I really want our house finished. While it isn’t finished yet, it is on its way and so very close to being complete! 7years is a long time!

Learn CSS. I have learned this, but not mastered it yet!

Learn Photoshop CS3. Same thing! Working on it!

Scrapbooks caught up. Oh… and another year behind. I didn’t even get my scrapbooks out! I would really love to though!

Learn to play guitar. Unfortunately I still don’t know how to play!

Become a better seamstress. Never took the time to learn this year!

Here are my 2009 goals so far:

Get into God’s Word everyday.

Talk with God daily.

Work on all my short comings.

Get on a schedule and stick to it better.

Lose weight and get in better shape by exercising everyday!

Read and accomplish The Love Dare. (I won from Art of Eloquence!)

Buy Fireproof the movie. (Comes out January 26th! WOOT!)

To see Growing In Grace Magazine in print form!

Help the widows and fatherless I know.

I want to learn Spanish, Hebrew, Sign Language, PHP, and CSS fluently.

Learn to play the guitar, piano and maybe the drums.

Learn to sew better! I want to learn to sew better so I will be able to
teach my girls how to sew really well.

Learn to crochet and make special things for my family.

I would like to make myself a new quilt. I made one in 2005, and it was my first time sewing so its not the best.

Master Photoshop CS3.

Learn more about photography and become a better photographer!

Get my scrapbooks caught up to present date!

I am sure I will be adding to it as the year progresses and I grow. I am really looking forward to the coming year! I know God will be doing amazing things in my life and I am fired and ready for them!

If you would like to join the Homeschool Memoirs, visit Homeschool Memoirs Meme. I hope to see you there!
Love, Prayers and Blessings,

Thanks for stopping by “Daily” at the “Planet”!!

©AmandaDixon2008

This week I would you to share how chores are done in your home. How you order your day with school and getting housework done. How do you decide which chores should be done by which child, of which age? I’m looking forward to hearing them!

Laundry… I take care of ALL the laundry! It is a big task too in our family of 10. My loads usually consist of: towels, rags, darks, whites/lights, cloth diapers, and Lillie’s/Mine. I usually wash all those loads everyday too, so that is 6 loads a day. Not to mention lately we have had big comforters that need washing a lot too. So I wash them all, dry them, hang dry the cloth diapers, fold them, and put them away!

Bathroom… Since our laundry room is in the bathroom right now I usually clean the bathroom when I do laundry. I clean the counter and faucet, clean the mirror, pick up the floor, pick up the stuff in the shower, straighten up the shelves, and fix the towels, sweep the floor, then mop the floor.
I also wipe down the washer and dryer and organize the laundry detergent shelf. I do all this about twice or three times a day.

Menu… I make up the menu, the grocery list, and make sure its all within our budget of $180 for 11 people. Sometimes its a little hard, especially since we buy almost all organics, but God sure stretches our dollars! Grocery… I go grocery shopping every week on Tuesday. It usually takes me about 2-2 1/2 hours to do all the shopping. We shop around to get the best prices.

Errands… I am the only one who goes places. Mama and Jocelyn are homebodies and since Mama and I are the only ones with licenses, I go run errands for everyone. I usually run errands for animal feed, Dr. Pepper, library movies and books, and anything we would need from Dollar General. I usually just go down to Podunkersville to get stuff, but occasionally I will go into the City for things, but we usually just ask Dad to grab stuff that we can’t get from Podunkersville on his way home from work.

Besides those chores I also cook dinner, clean the living room, kitchen, and parlor, I wash dishes, and more… chores never end do they!

If you would like to join the Homeschool Memoirs, visit Homeschool Memoirs Meme. I hope to see you there!

Be looking this Friday for a giveaway! I am pretty excited about it!
Love, Prayers and Blessings,

Thanks for stopping by “Daily” at the “Planet”!!
©AmandaDixon2008