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1. Read a non kid-related book. I read the Twilight series (and am probably dumber for it)
2. Do something awesome and unexpected for my husband.
3. Buy a new camera body. January 2010 (Thanks husband)
4. Take Renee out for a mommy and daughter day and make her feel special. July 2010 - Took her to Rama & Papa's for the weekend alone and spoiled her with smoothies and Dirty Ron's Steakhouse.
5. Take Cam out for a mommy and son day and make him feel special.
6. Go on a vacation without children. January 2011, please God, don't let anyone get sick the day before we go.
7. Blog every day for a month. November 2009
8. Repot my indoor plants.
9. Finish Renee's first year book.
10. Make a first year book for Cameron.
11. Plan/Attend a girl's only weekend. December 2009, girl's weekend with my sisters and my mom.
12. Try a new recipe. January 2009
13. Plan and host a party. January 2010, Bunco!
14. Build a new friendship (preferrably someone local with kids). July 2010
15. Take the kids to swim class. Renee - January 2009, Cameron - TBD
16. Take the kids to Kindermusik.
17. Take an online photo class.
18. Print new photos for the landing. March 2009, November 2009
19. Buy a new house or add onto this one. July 2009, we bought a new house
20. Exercise every day for a month.
21. Hike somewhere on the North Shore that I've never been.
22. Spend a weekend camping on Rainy Lake.
23. Perform a random act of kindness.
24. Have a spa day.
25. Make a cookbook of my favorite recipes.
26. Go to a hockey game.
27. Build a snowman. March 2010 - Renee loved it!
28. Clean out my closet and throw away all clothes that I'll never fit into again even though I hate to admit it. February 2009
29. Create a blog book for 2008.
30. Take the kids to the zoo. February 2009, and a few other times this year - they love the zoo!
31. Volunteer at a charity instead of always just sending money.
32. Treat my cats kindly every day for a month. July 2010, have been loving on my babies lately.
33. Get a canvas print made.
34. Do not use the computer for a week outside of work.
35. Redo my banner. April 2009
36. Get a safety deposit box.
37. Have a rummage sale. August 2010, have been craigslisting like crazy!
38. Buy a new CD and listen to it. Neko Case March 2009
39. Go to a concert.
40. Vote in an off-presidential election year.
41. Clean off old hard-drive. August 2009, plus bought new ones after my old hard-drive failed...everything is finally backed up (twice!) :)
42. Enter a photography contest.
43. Redo my gardens.
44. Make a quilt. May 2010 - made Cameron a new quilt for his big boy room!
45. Catch a fish. July 2010 - thanks to Annie and Taber I caught a walleye!
46. Learn 10 new photoshop tricks. Photoshop is a BIG world but I think I officially learned 10 tricks this year.
47. Pay off student loans.
48. Make bread from scratch. December 2009 I made the Pioneer Woman's cinnamon rolls from scratch. DE-LI-CIOUS.
49. Get a library card and take the kids there every month for a year.
50. Back-up all photos. August 2009
51. Run through a sprinkler with the kids. Summer 2009, pretty much every day!
52. Do something unexpected for a friend.
53. Relax and thoroughly enjoy a holiday. New Year's...Ski and I had a great New Year's, low expectations, good food, we just hung out together. It was nice.
54. Do something extra special for our daycare provider.
55. Photograph my parents.
56. Get a picture of my kids with each of their cousins.
57. Spend an entire day with just my mom.
58. Spend an entire day with just my dad.
59. Go on a Brewery tour.
60. Visit a winery.
61. Organize the basement. Funny, I organized the old basement to sell the old house and now have a new basement to organize! August 2010 - thanks to a couple days off work, I'm calling it organized.
62. Replace our washer and dryer. April 2009
63. Buy and learn to use new photoshop actions. January 2009
64. Visit a state I've never been to.
65. Visit a landmark I've never seen.
66. Reread the Harry Potter series. August 2010 - just finished them again!
67. Quit drinking Diet Coke for a month.
68. Buy new winter boots. February 2009
69. Go down a slide. September 2009 we got a new playground in the backyard. The Boss (Renee) makes me go down it every time she does.
70. Craft something with the kids once a week for a month.
71. Preserve the kids handprints and footprints. Father's Day 2010 - Cam's hands are already bigger than Renee's!
72. Wash the windows inside and out.
73. Eat sushi. August 2010
74. Try a $100+ bottle of wine. September 2010 - Amber bought us a great bottle for taking family pictures for her - we're saving it for our anniversary trip!
75. Update our fireplace (bring it beyond 1982). Irrelevant with the new house but we did make some improvements to our new fireplace and I'm happy with it.
76. Make photo albums for my nieces and nephews.
77. Buy a nice set of lamps for the living room.
78. Organize the closets. August 2010
79. Learn how to knit.
80. Visit a museum. St. Paul Children's Museum March 2009
81. Eat Indian food. December 2009, with my sisters and my mom. We went to OHM. Good.
82. Buy a 2005 bottle of wine to drink on our 20th wedding anniversary. April 2009
83. Meet another blogger in person. January 2009 - FatJ!
84. Replace our TV. April 2009
85. Go to the State Fair.
86. Go iceskating.
87. Shovel a neighbors driveway just because.
88. Have a BBQ.
89. Start a Master's program.
90. Watch the Twins play a road game.
91. Join a church.
92. Get my kids baptized.
93. Take a vacation in Duluth.
94. Have a bonfire.
95. Go kayaking/canoeing.
96. Do a girl's BWCA trip.
97. Comment on a new blog every day for a month.
98. Buy and use reusable grocery bags. Thanks Becky! March 2009
99. Find a suitable paper towel replacement. March 2009
100. Dryclean and preserve my wedding dress.
101. Make a video of the kids with music.