Some of you have been reading this blog since the beginning, and you have joined me in making a 101 in 1001 list.  How are you doing?  I pulled mine out this week and saw slow progress, but progress nonetheless.  Here it is:

101 in 1001

Begun 4 March, 2006

Growing Spiritually

1. Complete Quiet Rest series

2. Do not complain verbally during this pregnancy  (I’ve worked really hard on this one!)

3. Close my mouth- I don’t always have to be right

4. Watch Raising Godly Children DVDs (April 2006)

Blessing My Husband

5. Clean his desk regularly

6. Schedule twice-monthly dates, including surprise lunches

7. Be involved in the hiring process   (March 2006)

8. Plan romantic nights

9. Trust he’ll accomplish what he’s promised

10. Find a really great lounging chair for him

11. Finish reading Portofino aloud to him

12. Make his favorite meal- shish kebob, pilaf, cucumber salad twice in the summer

13. Take him to Morton’s

14. Book spa weekend in Napa

Blessing Our Children

15. UK with H

16. Williamsburg/DC with boys

17. Visit Adams with girls

18. Teach A to Sew

19. Teach C to knit

20. Finish creating cooking course (April 2006)

21. Begin cooking course

22. Swim with the kids 3x in the summer

23. Keep up with Scripture memorization

24. Teach Jack to do laundry (March 2006)

25. Put one-on-one dates on the calendar (April 2006)

26. Verbally praise more than verbally correct

27. Have a pool party for Ab’s birthday (July 2006)

28. Soak and massage their feet in the winter

29. Focus on manners

30. Treat them to the LaPalooza at the Ice Cream Company

31. Have a pajama ice cream raid on a summer night (Summer 2006)

32. Have a poolside movie night

33. Take them for Shamrock Shakes (March 2006)

Being Busy At Home

34. Remodel schoolroom (April 2006)

35. Re-organize books (March 2006)

36. Keep up with summer house list; get help if needed

37. Remodel kitchen (2008)

38. Drip system in veggie boxes (May 2006)

39. Decks re-done (2006)

40. Plant grass and trees in pasture

41. Can summer bounty (freeze what I can’t get to)

42. Keep scrapbooking updated

43. Find bench for pond

44. Find table and chairs for deck (April 2006)

45. Build arbor for kitchen garden entry

46. Refurnish family room

47. Hold a garage sale; donate money to charity

48. Sort, de-clutter, re-organize craft stuff in laundry room

49. Clear dead plants out of sunroom  (March 2006)

50. Get a new box for girls’ clothes and sort (April 2006)

Blessing Our Extended Family

51. Visit Grandpa B as much as possible

52. Anniversary party for Joe and Cookie

53. Encourage Kelly as she begins to homeschool

54. Invite Casey to stay a week or two with us

55. Keep in touch with Rebekah
56. Plan TX trip

57. Finish Mom’s wrap

58. Pray faithfully for extended family

Blessing Our Church Family

59. Encourage another mom weekly at church with my words or a card

60. Meet regularly with the women A shepherds

61. Joyfully give A in service and time to the church body

62. Surprise three families with ice cream in the summer

63. Take children for three families for an overnighter

 Growing as a Learning-Teacher

64. War and Peace

65. Create a music history curriculum

66. Continue with classics

67. Finish books in the bedside basket

Growing in the Arts

68. Take the kids to the SF Opera

69. Take the kids to the Brubeck Festival

70. Take the kids to each local museum once

71. Plan and execute another Christmas or Easter program

72. Record again

73. Plan and perform recital

74. See Sara Groves live

Seeing God's Creation

75. Take the kids to the beach by myself each summer for a do-nothing day at Capitola

76. Walk with the kids every day during third trimester

77. Pack picnics and head to the park to sketch the ducks

78. Ice skate in Curry Village

79. Go to Forestiere Underground Gardens

80. View the next lunar eclipse

81. Pull out the telescope and leave it on the deck all summer

82. Book a weekend at Costanoa or Treebones Resort

Completing My Tasks

83. File the “To File” stack, summer 2006

84. Slim in Six after the baby is born, and complete all six weeks

85. Power 90 after SI6

86. Complete all school paperwork by August

87. Get kids’ passports

88. Finish book

89. Publish book

90. Make sure all TOS reviews are in under the three-month mark

91.Complete funeral plans

92. Finish family tree

93. Frame and hang family tree

 Managing Our Finances

94. Turn Upromise savings into 529 account

95. Save 4k for UK trip

96. Record spending for two months and come under budget

97. Give $50 each month to some unsuspecting soul (ask God’s guidance)

Miscellaney

98. Go one weekend a month without checking email

99. Take the kids to a UOP basketball game

100. Travel somewhere by train

101. Take care of my nails