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Well, here we are almost 1/4 of the way through 2010.  How are you doing with your goals and resolutions?
Here is a recap of my goals...
My goals for a better 2010
Read 50 books 
while I read whenever I get the chance, I haven't gotten to far with this goal
Photo project for year 
I chose the Project Life to track my photos for the year and so far I'm happy to say I'm keeping up!

Run...

I really enjoyed playing with the April kit and with the memories of the Mom's day at Mount Union still fresh in my memory I thought it would be great to record in a mini.
Using the file folder from the kit I created this mini
 
you can find the directions here
 
I just got that butterfly punch at Michael's after using Trish's at the last crop! My new favorite, besides for the border punch...

I swore I was just going to stop in, browse the store and leave...
But any of you that have ever been to Perfectly Charming know that is next to impossible to do! The entire store looked adorable and I actually had to put things back and believe it or not, I really did behave myself!
 
I Love em'! 
 

Relaxing or distracting???
I've always loved doing puzzles and starting putting one together on my kitchen counter... However it turned more frustrating and less relaxing than I thought it would since once I started I found there were several other things that I really needed to use the counter for.
but yet I hated to be halfway through the puzzle and not finish... so I worked at it and enlisted...

 
And...here we go! 
1. The right word speaks volumes.
2. Come on in and shut the door quietly, please. 
3. Up is a wonderful movie.
4. In my scrap room is where you'll find me. 
5. Ooh! What is that you're having for lunch?
6. Date night is a good idea.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to Date night with the hubs, tomorrow my plans include a day of...

I love reading and try and find as much time as I can to fit it in.  Sometimes I'll even read several books at the same time, depending on their type.
Recently I picked up A million miles in a thousand years by Donald Miller and was hooked from the first page!  There were so many life lessons throughout this book that I had to go back through and highlight some of my favorites.
I then found him...

Last night I got back to my stamp club meeting.  I missed Monday night with all the running I had to do with the kids.  Tuesday nights group is a lot smaller and that can be nice when doing several projects.
We made these fun projects
 
the little pocket was made out of a 6 X 6 piece of paper and just folding no adhesive.

Directions are HERE from another time I made one and used a bigger...

Saturday I had the pleasure of spending my day at Mount Union with 80 of Chelsea's sorority sisters and their mothers to celebrate mom's day.
When I first got the invitation I quickly emailed and asked if I could bring some favors for everyone and then found out the count.  I decided the easiest and economical thing to make was chocolate covered popcorn.
 
So began the assembly line with popping...

the 7-day detox as recommended by the nutritionist Chelsea and I met with a week ago Friday.
And let me just say it was quite a change to my diet and made me pay attention to things that I ate, sometimes out of pure habit, kinda like smoking used to be!
We met with Josh last week Friday mostly for Chelsea, or so I thought... see she is quite involved in her health and taking care of her body, and...

Well I finally got a few things decorated for Easter...

Here's that bunny I fell in love with at AI Root

   
I really enjoyed getting out the spring/Easter stuff this year!  As much as I really don't mind our winters, this one seemed especially long!

 Oh and this cute little container I found during a recent visit to Williams Sonoma!

 Just loving this spring time weather we are...