New year...new you

I love the New Year!!! I makes me want to set and achieve all sorts of goals for myself and our family. One goal that we are working towards this year is ....baby#3! We are in the process of getting our adoption papers turned in and getting approved, so if you know someone who is pregnant and looking to place the baby for adoption...let me know!!!

Goal #2-Read the Book of Mormon together as a family. We had an awesome lesson yesterday to start the new year with a new course of study. I am so excited to be studying the Book of Mormon this year. I found a cute website (at Shane's suggestion) that has a really great reading chart. http://www.laceyblodgett.com/bookOfMormonReadingChart.pdf
We printed one off for the family, Shane, Peyton and me. We put the family copy on our fridge to remind us to read and also show us where we've been. We also printed this great quote by Marion G. Romney about reading the Book of Mormon and hung it next to our reading chart.
“ I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children, the spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein. The spirit of reverence will increase; mutual respect and consideration for each other will grow. The spirit of contention will depart. Parents will counsel their children in greater love and wisdom. Children will be more responsive and submissive to the counsel of their parents. Righteousness will increase. Faith, hope, and charity-the pure love of Christ- will abound in our homes and lives, bringing in their wake peace, joy, and happiness.”
President Marion G. Romney
Conf. Report April 1980
What a great promise!!! Why would you not want those blessings to be with your family? Can you tell we are excited to read the Book of Mormon together?

Goal #3- Work-out 4-5 times a week and get in shape! This is a hard one for me. Once I get to the gym I don't mind working out, it's getting there. I have been doing pretty good-some new I-tunes totally help. I also got a new Eddie Bauer water bottle so I am not adding to the landfills, and I got 2 cute new workout tops. Love new workout clothes!!

Goal #4- Go back to school. I am happy to report that I have been accepted to SLCC and I plan to apply to their nursing program as soon as I am able to. I think I only have 2 pre-requisite classes to take and then I can apply. Once you get accepted to their program it is usually about a 2-3 year wait before you actually start the program. So I am a good 3-4 years off, but I want to get the ball rolling. I am very excited about this prospect as I knew that at some point when the kids are all in school that I want to work very part-time, but I am not willing to work for peanuts! I want a career that I will have the ability to make some decent money. Back in my Snow College days I was pre-nursing and that idea never left me, but a bit of a detour. 14 years later and my AS from Snow College is starting to pay off-ahh good times! I am a bit nervous about starting school again, will I be able to understand the classes? will I be able to keep up? Thankfully I am starting slow-one class at a time, and in this day and age I will try to do as much on-line as possible.

So that's about it for me-what are you new year's resolutions??? Let's make 2008 a great year to remember!!