Saturday Finds, Fun and Productivity

This past Saturday, we accomplished so much!

I like Saturdays like that! A lot!

Mike went and ran with Chloe.

He also went to help some friends move close to us.

And he cleaned the garage.

We washed the 2 cars, in and out.

I did some yoga, made waffles, vacuumed and picked up the whole house,

to make room for my new mustard Rug!
I found the right style, color, and the right price!

We took Amelie and her new friend, Issy, to the 'Arts in the Park' festival for a couple of hours.

People performed and sold their art.

 Mike got me a belated Valentine gift; this flower ring.

A young Colombian Girl had a booth there, she creates her own Filigree Jewelry.

Some people are so talented!

 Amelie and Issy learned a short dance form a very fun energetic Indian Dance Teacher.

We finished the day watching the movie  'OZ' with Amelie.

What a Fun, Filled Day!
Just Perfect!

My only regret was that we left Chloe home when we went to the park Art thing!

Other 4 legged friends were there... I wasn't sure we could take her... :(

My Not 'New Year Resolutions'

A few lot of things I want to continue doing,
do better, accomplish, become and/or see this year.
I see most of these as daily, weekly and monthly living
rather than the well-meaning-but-quickly-abandoned 'new year resolutions'.
This works better for me. I feel less presure and I do more
because I reevalute them daily, weekly and monthly.
 A Year is too long. I prefere "Baby Steps".
It's more managable.

Relationship with God  
Daily sincere prayers and scripture pondering.
Weekly recording on my spiritual/gratitude blog.
Listen to 1 or 2 General Conference talk every week on my walks.
Monthly Temple attendance/service; once with a girl friend, once with Mike.
Fulfill my callings in my Church Ward 100%
Find more opportunities to serve others.

Fitness and Well Being
 Zumba class 3 times a week.
 Yoga at home 2 times a week for 30mn.
Brisk daily walks for 1h. Do a few HITT workouts on yoga days.
Make breakfast a priority. Big healthy lunch. Afternoon snack and light dinner.
Learn about and do more sprouting. (Almonds, wheat, walnuts, rice)
Lap swim 30mn during the summer months once or twice a week.
Maybe pick up more cycling with Mike and Amelie?
Go to sleep before 10:30pm

Family
Be a better mom and wife.
Read Marley and me with Amelie
Get Emric to finally finish his Eagle. This is the year!
Teach Emric to drive! I'm not your best teacher for driving lessons.
I'm afraid, I freak out more than I help!!! Mike is better than I in that erea.
Better/more peaceful daily family prayers and scripture reading (before 9pm).
Go to all the meets I can to watch Emric and Amelie compete and/or practice....
Make my man a priority. Weekly dates. Week-end walks.Words of Affirmations.
(I need  to stop telling him he is getting pudgy and policing his eating habits)
Work on my Family history. Sort through years of digital photos.
Edit Photos and post years 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001
Stay updated with my weekly blog posts.
Finish my England Blog

Visits
San Antonio.
Not miss the Texas Blue bonnet flowers, again!
I would love to go to France and see my family?
Maybe Hawaii to see Justine?

Home
Paint Amelie's bedroom
Keep up with the yard work!
Succeed in growing tomatoes in Texas?
2 years with no success! Maybe the 3rd time will be the one?
Go through more than one junk draw/cupboard a year!
How about one draw/cupboard once a month?
(Especially my Tupperware cupboard mess!)
Tackle the half bath remodeling.

Well, now that this is all in writing, I should be more accountable...

Photo Update

I found some 'before' pictures of our downstairs. 

I just uploaded them here 

Deco

                     

House Face Lift

Our house got a little makeover this fall. Papi Painted all the shutters a very dark brown. Our old shutters needed it! We got a new roof too, a year after it got damaged by the hurricane Ike, that came through North America. I really wish American shutters were like in France. They actually are useful and shut!!!!!

Before

After

Pendant que Papa etait la cet automn passe, il nous a paint tous les volets de la maison. On a mis aussi un ouveau toit apres les degas de l'ouragant Ike qui est asser par ici en fin 2008. J'aimerais bien que les volets Americain soit comme ceux de France, et qu'ils servent a quelque chose...

A few changes

Dad fixed the rotting wood around our front door and painted it . The door used to be dark green.
Papa a repare le bois foutu autour de notre porte d'entree et a tout paint, la porte etait un vert sombre.

Il a fait quelques brocoles pour justine avec ses meubles et on a enlever les portes de son placard car elles se blockaient tout le temps, et on a mis des rideaux a la place.
He did a few things for Justine with her furniture and took out the doors of her closet that would always get stuck! We put curtains instead.
He sanded and revarnished our hardwood floors and the stool chairs.
Il a ponse et reverni notre parquet et les chaises hautes de la cuisine.

Il m'a mis de la frisette dans notre bureau. Mike et moi avons fait la peinture. Les murs avant etaient un bleu de bebe et en bas il y avait du papier bleu foncer. C'etait la derniere piece en bas qui avait ete faite par les proprietaires avant nous.
He put some beadboard in our office. Mike and I did the painting. The walls used to be baby blue and on the bottom their was dark blue wallpaper! This is the last room to be redone on this floor that was done by the previous owners.

Papi

Here is my Dad. He is 73 years old and still working! I kinda love this picture of him, that is how I know him! Always serving us. He can rarely say no to his kids. My wish is his command; when it comes to anything that has to do with the house or the yard. If he has the time he gets it done! It is so nice to have him around for a few weeks, everything that needs fixing gets fixed! I feel bad cause he did work a lot! I told him he didn't have to do it all, but he still worked until the last day he was here! Thank you Dad...

Voici mon papa. J'aime bien cette photo de lui, car c'est "lui". Il a 73 ans et il travaille toujours!Toujours a notre service. Il a du mal a dire non a ses enfants. Mon souhait est son ordre: pour tout ce qu'il y a dans la maison et le jardin. S'il a le temps: il le fait. C'etait bien de l'avoire avec nous pour quelques semaines, toutes les petites reparations ont ete reparees! Je ne voulait pas le faire travailler tant! Mais il a quand meme tout fait et a travailler jusqu'au dernier jour qu'il etait ici! Merci Papa...