While John and I have slacked a bit on the resolutions, we have made a conscious effort to be present within each day Don't get me wrong, we are still performing our resolution tasks, we've just let go of the every day needing to pull the strip of paper. We'll come up with spontaneous resolutions for that moment or the next day. I love how close this has brought us all.
Just this week, I have sewn Scarlett a gorgeous new dress and printed a mermaid doll pattern. I have had pictures printed and framed, picked out outfits for our family photo shoot in July, picked out two new recipes: strawberry cupcakes and cinnamon graham crackers, and started a push-up challenge for John and me.
There have been homemade bubbles, Scarlett cooking dinner with us, mommy doing headstands, trying new wines, not drinking wine, daddy doing somersaults, Emmett walking (not a resolution, but pretty cool!), cleaning out of craft cabinets, tantrums being hugged out, nights in bed without children (for an hour or two any way), and so many other great activities.
Our grocery budget has been raised from $400 a month to $100 a week. Since we have paid down all other debt (except student loans), we allowed ourselves a little extra on the grocery front. We are also starting college funds for both children this week. We are finally at a point financially where we can breathe a bit. That being said, we are not loosening our belt at all. We want to buy a house here in Savannah as soon as the two-year-after-a-short-sale window is lifted. We are saving like crazy so that we can do that.
We never did restart our trash service. We still recycle just about everything except for a bag of trash every 2 weeks that goes to the dump.
The whole "No Wine Mon-Wed" thing lasted about two days. bahahaha. We enjoy wine with dinner. As long as we can fit it in with the budget, we will continue to drink it!
We have decided against starting Scarlett in a preschool come Fall. She will be three in August, and while she would love to play for three hours a day three days a week, I don't feel as though she is lacking enough in social interaction to warrant preschool. She sees friends and plays almost seven days a week, normally with several friends at a time. We can re-evaluate the situation this time next year.
As I mentioned before, Emmett is walking. He took his first steps at 9.5 months and is now fully cruising. He stood up in the middle of the room without assistance yesterday for the first time. He still falls and looses his balance often, and forget about shoes. I cannot believe my little man is walking. Where did my baby go?
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