This is Our Life!: November 2008

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Nov. 27, 2008

I apoligize for the length in time between updates;

I have been trying to keep myself busy which in turn causes me to forget quite a bit.

So let me see... Greg is enjoying his job, his only complaint is that everything contains SAND... and not typical sand, but powdery sand!

Greg has quite enjoyed the weekly market and has found a few items that were very generously given to him for free. They are usual looking hats and as we all know greg you can only imagine the fun he is having with them.

Greg sends his love to everyone and is hoping you are all enjoying the seasonal weather!

I was informed that if you do not have a blog you can not leave a message so feel free to send messages or questions to me at angusashleigh@hotmail.com, and then also I can give you his address if you wish to send something over.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Greg

Photobucket Album

Update!

Well it was a long summer of traveling and preparing for Greg's deployment.

He is now over "playing in the sand" as he says.
He will try to update the blog if he gets time but I believe it will mostly be myself doing it.

Things are going well, he is currently shadowing someone to learn all aspects of his job and seems to be enjoying the beautiful sunshine and 20 degree weather.

He has sent some pictures and if I can figure out how to upload them I will;
I also have a mailing address if anyone would like it, they can mail letters, cards, or parcels for free by Canada Post from Oct.20th til Jan. 15th.

Greg has asked that anyone who generally emails him forwards and such to hold off, so it is hard to check emails and takes up alot of time and space in his email...

We will try to keep everyone updated as best as we can and as often as we can!

If anyone would like to know, Greg will be nine and a half hours ahead of our time as of Nov.2nd.

101 in 1,001

1. Live without using my credit card for an entire month. (done Mar.6th-Apr, 24th)
2. Volunteer 40 hours (0/40)
3. Try a new recipe every month (28/32)
4. Call or email a family member once a week (78/143).
5. See the East Coast of Canada.
6. Start an emergency fund and build it to contain a minimum of $1,500.
7. Do a whale watching tour.
8. Cook a meal for a friend (done Jan. 23)
9. Get dressed up and go somewhere fancy for dinner for no reason.
10. Organize recipes into a recipe box/book.
11. Swap stuff with someone in another country (gimmeyourstuff.blogspot.com).
12. Learn how to jump start a car. ( learned and still trying to always remember it)
13.Take my parents out for dinner to a nice restaurant. {complete Dec/08}
14. Put away $5 for every goal I don't achieve.
15. Get boudoir pictures taken.
16. Go on a picnic with friends. (done summer of 2010)
17. Wear a skirt to work once a month (12/32).
18. Host a girls only weekend. (feb 5th/11)
19. Buy a friend flowers for no reason. {completed Nov/08}
20. Lose at least 20lbs. ( May-Dec. 2010)
21. See a musical. {completed Jan.8th}
22. Buy a really nice piece of jewelry.
23. Perform 50 acts of random kindness (48/50).
24. Spend *most* of a day in bed with hubby (and not necessarily our bed) {Completed - July 2009}
25. Go on an over night trip with my mom. (summer 2008)
26. Join a gym – and go three times a week.
27. Make 3 birthday, anniversary, or get well cards and mail them. (3/3)
28. Don’t eat out for a month.
29. Eat a vegetarian diet for two days (2/2). {completed *not by choice* Sept. 2009}
30. Read two books (2/2). { completed Mar. 2010}
31. Buy a coloring book, and color all of the pictures.{started Jan.4th/09}
32. Donate clothing items at least 3 times. [3/3]
33. Go to the movies alone.
34. Take a multi-vitamin everyday for a month.{completed[dec.-jan.]/continuing}
35. Don’t drink any pop for one month. {Dec.4th - Jan.6th}
36. Brush my teeth four times per day for a month.
37. Floss once per day for a three months.
38. Go to church every Sunday for three months. (done summer of 2010)
39. Wear my hair down every day for a week. {Completed feb.2010}
40. Wear make-up every day for a week.
41. Wear a bikini and feel fabulous! (Doing in the privacy of my backyard 2010)
42. Don’t be afraid to confront someone when they hurt me, just do it. {completed several time between Dec. and Mar. 2010}
43. Eat at a sit down restaurant all by myself, without reading, talking on the phone, etc. {completed may.09}
44. Pay for the person behind me in the drive-thru.
45. Paint a room in my house all by myself.
46. Create a time capsule to be opened when I turn 50.
47. Put my clothes away immediately after folding them.
48. Make a house cleaning schedule and follow it.
49. Get books from the library, if I can, instead of buying them. {Doing for for almost a year not may09 - }
50. Keep a journal and write in it entire time my husband is gone.
51. Take a Navy Shower (time it so that the water is on for no longer than two minutes)
52. Only watch tv for 2 hour a day for 2 weeks {completed Feb./09}
53. Only use the internet for two hours a day for a week (completed Mar.6-13th)
54. Take a course of interest
55. Send a letter to a soldier overseas I don't know
56. Send atleast two homefire packages {completed}
57. Watch a Sunset {completed July 2009}
58. Watch a sunrise (mar.13th)
59. Grow something { does a baby count... lol}
60. Jump in a refection pool
61. Take my cloth bags to go shopping for 3 months (done/doing it pay for bags now)
62. update my address book {dec.2010}
63. Sell the unused wedding stuff {donated / and sold apr. 2009 - }
64. Give 5 unexpected gifts (5/5) {completed fall 2009}
65. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy
66. Send Elaine $20
67. Fly a kite with my husband { I think it was Aug. 2009 - completed}
68. Host a couples night
69. Participate in a cookie bake
70. Bake cookie for Heather and take then to her. {X-Mas 2009}
71. Get a score of 200 or higher in bowling
72. Convince someone else to make a list.
73. Learn a new fact {competed}
74. Design what my ideal kitchen would look like. { done but always editing)
75. Don't buy anything other then the ness. for a month.
76. Share enough advice and encouragement to out rank husband on the forum. {completed Dec/08}
77.Plan a party { Aug. 2009 and Jan. 2010}
78. Dont use my cellphone for a week. (Mar.6-13th)
79. Give someone a compliment everyday for a week. {Completed}
80. Go to a taping of a talk show {completed Oct. 2009}
81. Go to the casino with my $20 {completed}
82.Spend a weekend with Heather at least 5x (1/5)
83. Make a photo album with "skinny greg" and/ or Knome for greg
84. Swim in the ocean. {done Mar. '09)
85. Leave a comment on a stranger’s blog.
86. Raise $500 for Relay for life
87. build a snowman {completed Feb./09 with Zach}
88. go sleding
89. No sweets for a week {completed Feb. 2010}
90. Don't use salt for a week { Completed Jan. 2010}
91. Compost as much as possible for 3 months
92. build a sand castle
93. Make atleast 3 gifts for christmas
94. Take Kassandra some where for a full day
95. Write and mail a letter to someone telling me how much they mean to me.
96. Write a letter to myself in the future
97. Get a couples massage.
98. Make a photo album of our first year of marriage {completed Sep. 2009}
99. Leave Greg responsible for atleast 3 nights alone.
100. Take picture of Baby Girl at every month for the first year of life
101. Participate in a pay it forward program

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