Updates and Plans

Since I haven't posted much about things I have blogged about in the past, I figured I'd give a little update on where I am on these things.

Cutting back at work:  I cut back to 4 days a week starting in Sept and it was a GREAT decision.  Having that extra day with my kids and to keep our household running smoothly was much needed!

Hospitality:  My goal of having people over at least 3 times per month manifested a little differently over the past 4-6 weeks.  We had company in July and Sept for a while and additionally, I was working on coordinating a dinner honoring the teachers, board, & staff of the Christian school who shares the buidling with our church.  Honestly, planning for that took up pretty much all my extra time.  The dinner was this past Saturday and went well.  It is so wonderful to honor others for no other reason but to say, "thanks for what you do".  I am glad to have been part of planning for the dinner.

Organization:  This is going pretty well right now.  My next project to tackle will be figuring out how to organize my kids' clothes.  How to better locate hand-me-downs, etc. 

Half Marathon Training:  This is going well.  My race is less than a month away and I ran a 10-11 miler this weekend.  I say that b/c I'm not sure of the actual distance b/c I had to finish the last few miles on our treadmill so my husband could get my son to his soccer match on time.  So, I ran the first 8.5 outside and the remainder inside.  This week was a struggle b/c I was recovering from a cold...I think I left part of my lung somewhere along the route!

BSF:  I am starting my first BSF class tonight!  Can't Wait!  Attached is the link for any of you who might want to start attending a class in your area. 
http://www.bsfinternational.org/

Other:  We had family pictures taked yesterday for our Christmas card.  Our photographer sent us a couple of proofs (below is one).  Can't wait to see the rest!  Looking forward to the rest of 2010 -we have a wedding to go to, birthdays to celebrate, and holidays and visits to look forward to.