31 Things – The end of March

1.Take photos of my hats and get them posted to Facebook and my blog. Did this. Hosted a giveaway. Now making the hat for the winner.

2.Sew new velcro on the rest of my diapers.  – Got this done. I was one velcro kit short so I will have to pick that up on my next trip to Cotton Babies.

3.Hang a coat rack in the boys’ room.

4.Move some toys downstairs now that our basement isn’t being used anymore. Moved them slowly over several days and my children didn’t even notice they were gone!!

5.Move toys from storage upstairs and organize play room better. Did this and it has made a world of difference.

6.Pick school books for next year and get my list ready for the used book sales coming up. Got this done!

7.Plan garden layout and buy seeds.  Seeds are bought and ready for spring!!

8.Plant seeds indoors and early crops outdoors. – Got my dirt and my cups. Gonna plant on Monday!

9.Organize pantry once the shelves are built. Doesn’t look as if shelves will be ready. This will have to wait.

10.Finish church directory. Rough draft is done. Final editing to do and then print!!

11.Finish Mother’s Day/Father’s Day preperations.  Dates are set and ideas in motion. They are right on track to be stress free and planned well. (Thanks, Amy for the help)

12.Host a Puzzle Party for the kids so we can see what puzzles still have all the pieces.

13.Pull out spring/summer clothes. I am so blessed! I pulled out all of the clothing and everyone has enough. I need to buy Jeremiah a few rompers but that is all. And that will be FUN!!

14.Shop for next winter’s clothes for Maggie.

15.Start Christmas shopping. I have officially bought 2 gifts!!

16.Sprout Beans This was great fun for the kids! We are watching them get bigger and bigger each day.

17.Clean out storage room in the basement.   This is done and it was a huge job. I was super blessed to have help from my mom.

18.Start baking all our bread homemade. I haven’t bought bread all month!!!

19.Go on at least one date with my husband. We went out last week on a super “hot” date. We grabbed some yummy Mexican for dinner, ran to Wal-Mart and came home to watch a movie. We were home by 8pm!! And in bed around 11:00! I think we are getting lame in a “old” age!

20.Buy scrapbooks for Kate and Jeremiah. (I’m determined to do this again. Haven’t touched it in years. But I love it!!)

21.Mail a card a week to a friend.  I made more phone calls and sent a few “just thinking of you” messages and emails, but nothing threw the mail. BUMMER. Oh well, maybe next month.

22.Host two families for dinner. I ended up hosting four families/parts of families this month for either lunch or dinner. It was a great time each and every time.

23.Wipe down my cabinets. This has been done!! It needed it badly!

24.Clean my dishwasher. (Sounds funny but it needs it!!) This is harder than it sounds. It’s a work in progress still.

25.Finalize vacation lodging for Sept. This is just about done. Got to call in our reservations!!

26.Start making calls for a big outreach idea I have for this summer. Made the call. It’s in the works!!

27.Pick on Easter skit and music and start practices. Practice starts tomorrow!!

28.Buy fabric for Josiah’s bed spread. We were gifted one so this isn’t needed anymore.

29.Make Kate a jean skirt to match Maggie and Samantha’s. It isn’t a jean skirt but I made a skirt this weekend. I’ll post pictures soon.

30.Clean out under my kitchen sink. This job is done and it makes me smile each time I open the cabinet!

31.Take more pictures each week of my family and our lives. I have been much better about this. I am hoping to get a small camera for my purse to help me capture our lives more thoroughly.

Well, a few things will have to be added to April’s list, but I got a lot more of the “extra” chores done this month. This list (and posting it here) kept me motivated to get things done. Be watching later this week for my new list for April!

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