I didn't do as well as last month but still made progress.
Home Improvement
1) Build shutters for the windows in the front of my house -
I measured for them.
2) Paint the shutters, outside trim, and outside doors -
Need to get going on this
3) Plant lavender in front of the house -
Done.
4) Do window treatments for family room, dining room, kitchen, Shanley's room, and the master bedroom -
I hung the drapes in the family room. No other progress here.
5) Paint/stain the back deck -
Need to get going on this one too
6) Paint the master bathroom -
no progress
Family
1) Plan a special date with Kevin once a month -
did!
2) Spend one-on-one time with each child every month (away from the home) -
did it!
Social
1) Have 2 game parties for adults this year -
one so far this year
2) Host 2 special FHEs with other families this year -
one so far this year
Physical
1) Lose 20 pounds -
Yikes! Bad month! I gained 4 pounds between camping for several days, Easter, a couple of huge family get togethers, and a girls' retreat. Getting back on track right now. Total weight loss = 10 pounds.
2) Climb Mount Timpanogos -
summer
3) Run a marathon and a half marathon -
Ran the half already and am training for the full.
Mental
1) Make sure 1/3 of what I read is uplifting (spiritual, classical, best-book type stuff) -
have done this
2) Write a book -
Slacked a bit on this - only wrote an additional 950 words this month. Total word count to date = 9941.
Spiritual
1) Spend 1 day a month in the temple -
did not spend an entire day there in April
2) Go to 3 new temples -
no new progress (still 2 of the 3)
3) Read the New Era and the Ensign every month -
done in April
4) At the end of every day, record the hand of God in my life for that day
- Did much better at recording in April.
Overall - I am doing okay. I should probably kick things up a notch though I feel that every day is a marathon of busyness.
The group really had a blast Saturday night at the dance despite being extremely tired. 6 of the 8 are on the track team and spent all day Friday and all day Saturday at the BYU Invitational. In fact, they didn't get back until 7 pm which is when the dance officially started. They went ahead and changed clothes and went out for pizza and arrived at the dance about 8:30 pm. McKayla said that worked out well because their legs were tired anyways.
After the dance, they played games, took the pictures, and ate cake.
