For today’s To Do List is as follows

Clean my house:

• Entrance – vacuum, mop, organize closet
• Living Room – vacuum, organize desk
• Office – 10 minute tidy
• Bathroom – do laundry
• Kitchen – do dishes, take out trash, mop
• Boys’ Room – put clothes away, organize

Complete SHS banquet prep

• Contact my business list
• email SHS supporters
• contact about linens, decorating, DJ, tables
• write out a program
• finish slide show
• photograph all SHS animals
• get donations together

Misc. Duties

• put clothing donation outside
• bring items to MCC
• put trash outside

I have a lot to do and very little time to get it all done, so off I go!

Look who’s 6 months today!  He’s got 2 teeth since his second baby tooth came through today.  Fun stuff.  The poor guy’s cheeks are so pink from teething.  He’s surprisingly happy though, as you can see.  He’s rolling over with ease and in the beginning stage of crawling.  He loves to play in his exersaucer, jolly jumper and with his big brother Kailer.  He’s not as pudgy as Kailer was at this age, but he’s tall.  He loves his baby food and trying soft table food.  Every day is a joyful adventure and a blessing.

I’m hopped up on a NOS energy drink, so I want to get some cleaning done while my boys are asleep.  I know it’s almost 1:30am, but I am so far behind in my housework, and I just need to get it done.  So, here’s my today’s To Do list.

Entrance - vacuum, mop, organize closet
Living Room - fold & put away laundry, organize desk, declutter, vacuum, organize CDs
Office - organize desk, vacuum, declutter
Dining Room - clear table, vacuum, mop
Bathroom - clean toilet, mop
Kitchen - load dishwasher, take out trash
Boys’ Room - put clothes away
Basement- vacuum, make bed, organize room

Well, Ace & Chrissy’s Wish List is back on HOT 103!  So, I entered again. Here’s my wish:

My wish is for my wonderful husband Mike to go on a trip to Africa. I realize that this is a huge request, but I love him so very much and just had to try.
Mike knew the responsibility he was getting into when we began dating. You see, I am legally blind and I rely on him for a lot of things. I’m so thankful for all that Mike does, which includes being the sole bread-winner, driver and grocery shopper. Surprisingly, he doesn’t ever complain about all that I require of him. There’s no way I could ever thank him enough. He has made my dreams come true and I want to do the same for him.
Mike is an amazing professional freelance photographer (mikerogal.com) who is passionate about what he does, but since we are a single-income family, he has had to put some of his biggest dreams on hold for our family. One of his biggest dreams is to go to Africa and spend time photographing the beautiful wildlife and taking in the unique culture. I want this for him so much. If there is any way that you could help make this possible for him, I would be unspeakably overjoyed.

I’m hoping that they answer this wish.  I need this dream to come true for Mike.  I’ll let you know if I get the confirmation call…

Entrance - vacuum - mop - organize closet	Living Room - vacuum - organize videos - declutter
Office - choose art - organize desk - organize closet	Dining Room - declutter - mop - dust light
Boys’ Room - pare down toys - organize drawers - organize closet - vacuum - put clothes away	Kitchen - do dishes - take out trash - declutter - organize cupboards - clean fridge interior
Master Bedroom - clear floor - vacuum - put clothes away	Bathroom - mop - organize closet

I weigh 156lbs today.  It’s the same as last week, but oh well.  I’m gonna jump on my treadmill this week and get below 155 this next week.

This last weekend was Mike’s work banquet.  It was a lot of fun and Mike was even hired as their official photographer for the evening.  All was going well.  I had met up with some old friends, met some new ones and was just having a great time.  At one point, Mike and I were sitting across from eachother with out knees about a foot apart, when 2 girls walked up and sat down – one beside Mike and the other beside me.  The music was loud and I couldn’t hear what was being said, but I did not like the girl who was talking to Mike, though I didn’t let it show.  When they were finished talking, he took their picture and they walked away.  That’s when he leaned over and said that one of the girls was interrested in him and he had been asked if he was single.  He said no of course, but I was furious – just for a second, but it was there.  I know Mike loves me, but he’s not allowed to wear his wedding band to work, and it got lost a while back.  Now, because of his lack of the band, this poor girl was humilliated and Mike was put in an awkward position.  So now, we’re toying with the idea of Mike getting a wedding band tattoo.  No rash decisions, but we’ve been talking about it.

I feel like I have tried and failed at the 40 Day Love Dare so many times, but I will eventually finish it, so I’m trying again.  I’m actually on my third day.  All’s well with Mike and I, but this month my church is doing fasting and praying – not the entire month, but we’re encouraged to try it this month.  I did a 1.5 day food/media fast, and prayed for my marriage.  There is the woman I am, and the woman God wants me to be.  I want to be the ladder, so that’s what my fast and prayer was about.  I just decided to add the Love Dare to it.  I’m completely broke, so I couldn’t buy Mike something today, but I’ll make up for it by buying him something nice tomorrow and calling him at work to see if there is anything he would like me to do for him.  Then I’ll be cought up.  LOL!

Wow, at 62, this man is still more fit then me, with a whole lot more energy!  How can you not love this man?!  I have a feeling this song will be around for a while.  LOL!

On today’s To Do list, I am clean sweeping my house!  I know I know, It was just gonna be a room-by-room thing, but that’s not good enough for me anymore.  So, at 10:22pm, here’s my list.

Entrance – declutter, organize closet, bring treadmill downstairs, vacuum, mop

Living Room – fold and put laundry away, declutter my desk, vacuum

Dining Room – clear table, vacuum, declutter craft area

Office – declutter/organize desk

Bathroom – clean shower, toilet, sink, declutter counter, take out trash, organize closet, mop

Boys’ Room – put all clothes away, sort toys to 10, take crib out, organize dressers, vacuum

Kitchen – do dishes, declutter counter, clean stove and microwave, clean fridge interior, take out trash, clear floor, mop

Yeah, I don’t think there’s anyway I can get this done today, but that’s ok.  Whatever doesn’t get done this evening, I’ll get done tomorrow.