March 2015 Wrap Up!

Looking back at March these are some of the things that happened that felt note-worthy:

• Lilly and I visited two preschools and picked the FCDC.  
• Ross and Bella went to Family Game/Literacy night at South. 
• I spent the night at Kasia's for VBS planning. 
• I attended the Lead Small Conference with 13 people from church. 
• Bella wrote her "famous American" report on Sally Ride.
• Ross and I painted at Cheers to Art - a picture of the Cincy Skyline.
• I ran the Star Card cart at South again. 
• We decorated our bathroom with a painting and a new storage unit. 
• We hosted the family birthday party for Mom, B and Rosie.
• Ross and Bella went to the multicultural fair. 
• Bella forgot her lunch for the first time!
• We all went to Flubs on opening day!
• The girls rediscovered the Wii and played a lot of sports games. 
• The girls helped make drop biscuits, and then refused to eat them! LOL!
• We had a family game night and played Ticket to Ride, Charades and Barbecue party.
• I got an inflammation in my eye that required medication. Boo!
• I finally got around to mostly finishing our Taxes through TurboTax. 
• Bella, Ross and I saw the Wizard of Oz at the Community Arts Center. 
• We had a very cold Easter Egg hunt at Melissa's church. 
• Bella's new bike arrived in the mail, Lilly's was bought at Target, and Ross put them both together!
• Dad and B went out with us for Sunday lunch and then came over for a visit. 
• We started Spring Break with games and playing outside in the beautiful weather.

Resolution update:
1. Saving Money - This month hit us hard. There were just a lot of extra expenses like family birthdays/parties and then we our weekly grocery budget was over every week. On top of that we've had a lot of medical bills come in lately so we only met 67% of our savings goal. It's not like we're in a deficit, but keeping a close eye on it is helping us keep it that way.

2. Lose 2 pounds a month / Get Healthier - Well, this month has been a bit of a struggle. I have mostly maintained my weight, which is better than gaining. I'd like to do better before summer hits though.

3. Read 3 books a month - Again I didn't quite make it this month. I finished The Prayer Box (Amazon, My Review), and I finished Still Alice (Amazon, My Review), I'm working on Angels Walking, but I'm not even halfway through that book. I'm hoping for more consistent reading next month.

4. Blog at least once a week - This is the one and only goal I've reached this month! It's becoming harder as the year goes on to do the weekly blogs which are really daily updates, but I'm plugging through. I do think it's nice to have the log of what's going on each day. I'm not sure how I'll feel about it come next year. It is a lot of work. But for now I'm glad I'm sticking with the commitment for this year.