The Good Stuff, Day 30

THE GOOD STUFF - DAY 30: FEBRUARY 3

* CLEANED THE HOUSE WITH A GOOD ATTITUDE

* FINISHED A CRAFT 

* PUT JANUARY'S DECORATIONS AWAY AND GOT FEBRUARY'S PUT OUT

* ERIC GOT HOME EARLY, EVEN AFTER STOPPING FOR GROCERIES

Granted, he had to go back to get some stuff that the checker never put in the bag - but he was still home earlier than usual.

* ENJOYED A GAME NIGHT WITH OUR FRIENDS

We introduced them to Powergrid. Eric won, which isn't uncommon in that game.

* ZACH WENT TO BED AROUND 8:30 AND SLEPT ALL NIGHT

The Good Stuff, Day 24

THE GOOD STUFF - DAY 24: JANUARY 28, 2017

* LEX DIDN'T FREEZE TO DEATH

He also got home a couple hours earlier than expected. He also had a lot of fun.

* TANIS AND I PLAYED WOW

WOW stands for World of Warcraft and it'd been awhle since Tanis had played. But I needed something to do and wanted to spend time with him. We got starting characters up to level 8.

* I DID A FAVOR FOR A FRIEND

It required driving her vehicle and taking her boys to the Game Store, but I was headed there anyway, so it totally worked out.

* SPENT THE NIGHT AT THE GAME STORE WITH ERIC

It's pretty much our date night every other week. It's fun to see him interact with the different friends he's made there.

* ERIC DIDN'T COMPLAIN TOO MUCH THAT WE HAD TO STOP AT THE STORE

We're usually short on something, so he usually has to stop on his way home anyway. But he was in pretty good spirits about it and didn't complain too loudly at my aimless wandering.

The Good Stuff, Day 23

THE GOOD STUFF - DAY 23: JANUARY 27, 2017

* I GOT MOST OF THE HOUSE CLEANED

* I FINALLY GOT THAT FRAME HUNG UP ON THE WALL

* SENT LEX OFF TO GO CAMPING IN THE SNOW

I think he's crazy, but I was glad to see that he wanted to go and participate.

* WE CELEBRATED SHAYLYN'S BIRTHDAY WITH HER BEST FRIENDS

We took her and 6 of her friends to a place to play Laser Tag. They also got $10 cards to use at the arcade. Totally worth the cost and Shaylyn said it was the best birthday ever.

* EVEN THOUGH ZACH WENT TO BED FAIRLY EARLY, HE SLEPT ALL NIGHT

* I'M MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON MY BOOK

The Good Stuff, Day 20

THE GOOD STUFF - DAY 20: JANUARY 24, 2017

* GOT THE MAIN FLOOR CLEANED BY 11:00 A.M.

* MY VISITING TEACHERS CAME

* ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS VISITED FOR A FEW HOURS

True, she's also one of my visiting teachers - but after her companion had to go get a kid from Kindergarten, my friend stayed and we had some wonderful conversations.

* I CLEANED UPSTAIRS

The upstairs had been turned upside down by the kids and it was making me crazy. I got most of what needed to be done, done.

* I READ A LOT OF CHAPTERS IN MY BOOK

While I can't say that I'm loving the book, it moves along at a decent pace and keeps me interested enough.

* THAT FRAME I BOUGHT AWHILE AGO? I FINALLY PUT PICTURES INTO IT.

Hopefully I'll get it hung at some point and share pictures.

The Good Stuff, Day 15

THE GOOD STUFF - DAY 15: JANUARY 19, 2017

My life somedays is really quite uneventful...today was one such day. But here's what little I can come up with.

* I WATCHED JACEN'S BEST FRIEND FOR A COUPLE HOURS

It helps my friend out and it gives Jacen someone to play with. He really looks forward to doing things with his "Yonah."

* I GOT SHAYLYN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY INVITES DONE

They are super simple, but we included one of Shaylyn's newest pieces of artwork with them. She blows me away with her talent.

* WE GOT AILEY'S DONATION OF HER HAIR READY TO GO IN THE MAIL

She is still a little unsure about the whole thing and doesn't enjoy holding her old hair, but I think she liked the fact that it was getting put out of sight.

The Good Stuff, Day 5

THE GOOD STUFF - DAY 5: JANUARY 9, 2017

If there's one thing I've learned from doing this, so far - it's that I don't do much. Hahaha! A lot of my life is lived at home taking care of little people. So here's what the 9th had in store for me.

* I PLAYED A NEW GAME

Even though it was Star Trek themed, I enjoyed it. 

* WE PLAYED THE NEW GAME WITH NEW FRIENDS

Okay, so technically Eric's known the couple for awhile and I've known the husband for a little bit of time. I've met his wife two or three other times at different functions, but this was the first time we ever did something with just the four of us. They are pretty cool people.

* I GOT MORE BLOG ENTRIES DONE FOR THE FAMILY BLOG

* I STARTED THE BOOK CLUB BOOK FOR JANUARY, THE POETRY SELECTION

I don't remember The Raven being so long. But then again, I read it just before bed and I was pretty tired. But, I got more out of it than I ever have before. 

* I FOLDED ALL THE LAUNDRY THAT NEEDED FOLDING

The Good Stuff, Day 3

THE GOOD STUFF - DAY 3: JANUARY 7, 2017

* I had the chance to go to lunch with my 2 bestest friends.

It had been a long time since we'd all been together, so it was awesome. And can I just say how great my husband is? In order for one of my friends to go, she needed someone to watch 3 of her boys. When I asked Eric if he was okay with that, he said yes. He also made sure he made their sandwiches and got them fed!

* We got free dessert!!!

And we didn't even have to complain.

* I had a yummy smoothie with lunch.

And I made sure I sent a picture to Shaylyn to 'brag' since she loves strawberries. She replied in Chinese 'curses'. I love that we can joke around like that.

* Shaylyn and I accidentally twinned.

I left the house while Shaylyn was getting ready and she got in the shower while I was getting ready, so we didn't see each other until I got home from a baby shower. We laughed about it and I love that she doesn't mind matching her mom. I got my outfit for my birthday and Santa brought one for Shaylyn.

* I almost finished my book.

* Eric stopped at the store on his way home from the game store and bought me a pair of ear phones.

It's something I've needed, but never remember to get for myself when I'm at the store. So the fact he remembered was so awesome.