{ Good bye 2011.... Hello 2012}

Another year of my LIFE gone ...where did it go well lets see:

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?

 - became primary president in February - Went to a pioneer women signing and evening with Ree Drummond and WICKED with friends SO fun! and Time out for women with my mom and sisters -

 

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? 

word for 2011 was

Change

meaning:

 to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone:

I made quite a few changes and when I became the primary president  that has been a big big step for me ...to change me and get me out of my comfort zone and it has definitely done that, there were a few things that changed over the year and it was okay...

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
- a few sister in laws and LOTS of friends :)

4. Did anyone close to you die?
-My uncle died in October and we went to quite a few funerals throughout the year

5. What countries did you visit?
- the good US of A more than a few times all good times:)

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
- a trip away with D somewhere exciting together

-answers to prayers -figuring things out what direction to go next....

7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
-none of great significant {which I guess is a good thing in one way right}

-lots of good things happened just nothing huge and life altering
although

-the ranch fire was crazy and huge but the blessings came with it too

-and I have a pretty amazing husband who takes things they way they are deals with them and moves on....I kind of love him ;)  It was fun to see another side of him the manager side while we were with him fighting the fire, it was a beautiful thing to see all those who came to help those who called offered all sorts of equipment, time and talent and concern. 
thank you.

8. What are your favorite finds this year?

-pinterest :) so fun and so many awesome ideas

-hollister online ha ha
 
-that with a little hard work we could produce a really nice vibrant garden of which we got to freeze and can stuff from it that made me really happy and feeling all domestic like lol ;)

9. What were your favourite new recipes?
My family loved these new ones this year

-Rebecca's Chicken tetrazzini, 

loaded baked potato soup

snickerdoodle muffins

and my family all love these jamba juice recipes they taste exactly the real thing .....They are So good!

these are some of our favorites that everybody loves which you know how hard that is for picky kids and husbands

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

-nope had a mole removed, K2 had stitches and just some colds and a flu other than that we were good count our blessings!

11. What was the best thing you bought?
-a new dishwasher, our new couch that is coming can't wait,
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12. Where did most of your money go?
-down the drain :) -suburban ahhhh!!! , bathroom finishing and stuff {pictures to come super excited to have it almost done!! D's been working hard my brother Leif came and helped out to get him started and it is looking awesome!!

13. What did you get really excited about?
-getting away for all the girls weekends :) and our family camping/boating trips we went to red deer as a family for a few days in feb, and to boise for my nieces baptism in june, a wedding in aug, a blessing in aug, we had a fun packed summer!

- and of course my garden produce made me super excited:)


14. What song will always remind you of 2011?
-Dean Brody Trial in life

15. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? same   Thinner or fatter? same    Richer or poorer? hopefully richer tried anyway ha ha

16. What do you wish you’d done more of?
- more activities with my kids like actual planned out ones

17. What do you wish you’d done less of?
- wasting time on meaningless things

18. How did you spend Christmas?

kids got up early were finished unwrapping all at 7:30 am got the kids ready for church then headed to my moms then D's mom for the rest of the day good times!

-it was nice this year going to church on Christmas I really enjoyed Christmas this year was more about just enjoying what came and not worrying to much about what doesn't matter,

19. What was your favorite TV program?

-biggest loser , don't watch much tv anymore nothing worth watching but biggest loser is inspiring and I love it!

20. What were your favorite books of the year?

-the help, all Anita stansfield and Rachael anne nunes, Jennie hansen's new books love em!

21. What was your favorite music from this year?

-Stephan j Anderson music, Dean Brody and I can't even think what other ones right now....

22. What were your favorite films of the year?

-loved the help, didn't watch much this year we did just watch war horse it was good...

23. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

-turned 35 and didn't do much just another day:)

24. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

- watching my children grow up learn new things and turn another year older crazy how fast time goes by.....I loved watching them all find the things that made them happy that they enjoyed...
loved watching L in her dance classes that she loves, 
M got to play soccer he was just excited to get out and do something the big kids were doing, and having my little  peaceful boy K2 along for the ride at all the things we went too in watching the kids he is amazing:)
-and watching K excel and love playing football and all that goes with it to learn disappointment excitement dedication and hard work gets you where you want to be...

i have the awesomest kids how blessed am I
 
25. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
-cardis, belts and boots

26. What kept you sane?

- reading, getting away with friends,  running, blogging:)

27. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.

-Some valuable life lessons I'm learning are that life is short and we never know what can happen tomorrow. That the things that mean the most aren't things and there are only ours for a very short time and what we do with them now will be with us forever. How we treat others, how we talk about others, what kind of example we are and how we serve are all what makes us and passes onto our children through our example and I'm learning how very very important that is more each year!

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Really this past year was one of growth and CHANGE like my theme/word for the year...... all of us changed a little one way or another. It was a good year no big ups and downs a lot of the common everyday things, but in those is where our happy was and is...

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me thinks

AND so this year I decided after thinking about it a lot what I wanted my "word" to be and couldn't think of one till on sunday a quote by president Hinckley hit me ...and I knew this is what I wanted my "word"/theme for the year to be and its
"Try a little harder to be a little better..."

I kind feel like I was so busy with kids and my calling that alot of things that mean a lot to me slipped a bit and I want to try harder to be a little better at:

• saying my prayers
• reading my scriptures
• going to the temple

• being more patient
• getting out with D
• keeping up with laundry
• the cleaning
• the books
• at food storage
• at teaching my children to be kind, loving and calm
• reading to and with the kids
• better at family scripture study and prayer
• learning to sew thats a big goal I have for this year and I'm excited to work on a few new things for myself
• I want to try harder to run better and longer I love this picture

• to really listen to my kids, & D better
• to be better at serving others
• better at family relationships and strengthening those
• playing with my kids

• communicating better 
• understanding better
• simplifying
• eating healthier

• better at changing what doesn't and isn't working
• better at being consistant
• a better example
• better at being ME or the me I hope to BE.
• better at being US.the whole CRAZY bunch of us!

I think we all need to "Try a little harder to be a little better" we do get so busy and its nice to slow down and think and put our efforts where they are needed most. 
Right now that is for my children every day I realize that really some days may be impossible and I feel like I want to run away, but these are all we get with them and we have to do our BEST ...BETTER than we are doing because if we don't we will lose so much more than we think. Everything we do is shaping these beautiful little spirits we have in our homes into the adult they will become and they are so worth our very best efforts...
so I am going to try harder and really really change the things that need changing and put the focus where it needs to be on the very most important people in my life
so here's to 2012. 
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

Finally know who you are....this year.