IT'S 2012 BABY!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

So it's time for the obligatory New Year's Resolution post, but first I'd like to say a belated "HAPPY HOLIDAYS!" to all my readers! That means you, Mom, Dad, Husband, and Stacy.*

Second, I'd like to yell at you all for not reading my blog since September!  

Grumble Grumble. 

Wait... What's that you say?  I haven't written a post since September?  I'm sure that's no excuse.  It does, however, bring me to my list of resolutions for 2012 and the pointy point of this post.  

This year I made some some achievable, measurable, goals out of my usually vaguely vague resolutions, and I'll be bringing them to you in posts over the next couple days / weeks (when I get around to it).  So hold onto your pants, this next part will be exciting.  For those of you who only come here for pictures and amusing anecdotes about the Beanette, you can skip this part and I promise there will be an amusing-to-me story about Mili at the end.  

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Resolutions Goals

Spend More Time With My Husband  Go on one date with Caleb every week:

As awesome and wonderful as Baby Girl is, she's surprisingly awful at dating.  For instance, she never tells me how pretty I look, and not once has she offered to even split the bill.   Sure, she can't speak English and has no source of income herself, but honestly, that excuse just reminds me she doesn't have a job yet.  

I once stumbled upon a blogger that declared that people who talk about wanting any time away from their children are selfish, Godless, heathens, who probably shouldn't have had children in the first place.  The key to a happy family, they said, is integrating children into every facet of your life and to also stop being a whiny jerk.  I paraphrase of course.  Well, my child still gets the majority of her nutrition direct from my body and continues to remind me of that fact during the wee hours of the night and morning on a regular basis.  And she is 7 1/2 months old.  I'm not sure how to integrate her into my life much more.

So I'd like to spend a few hours every week sans Baby Girl, and avec Caleb.  That doesn't mean we have to go out to eat, or even go anywhere.  Just spend a couple hours a week going on a walk, playing games, conversing, or otherwise reconnecting.  

So there you have it.  Goal Numero Uno!

Now for the Beanette fans, I was going to post a story about Mili fighting a plastic butterfly or her bizarre and inconsistent sense of humor.  (Why was the word "boat" HILARIOUS yesterday, but boring today?   What is so darn funny about pizza crust?)  Alas, she's currently waking up from all 10 minutes of a nap, so instead I'll post this amusing picture.  

Photo Credit:  Susan Shipper Koonce

 

*If you're upset about not getting a shout out, you should comment more (and also I should read up on my own blog, so I actually remember who comments).

Love To All!