2010 is coming to an end and causing me to reflect on the year and look forward to 2011. In the past, my resolution was not to make any. Last year I ahd 1....52 books in 2010. I wrote down my list but then found I wanted to read other books I saw, which I did. I made it through about 27 books. Some of my books were over 400 pages so that is why. Am I disappointed that I didn't make it? No because I read some great books. Will I do it again? Yes but with changes. This time, no list. As I read a book, I will write it down. Only difference, is I can not buy any books.....have to read what I have or from the library.
I have decided to add some more resolutions this coming year. I do not think of them as "resolutions" but guidelines for 2011.
1. 52 books in 2011
2. To eat healthier- eat more fresh veggies and fruit and less red meat(beef). Replace the beef with chicken and seafood.
3. To lose weight
4. To pray more
5. To attend church regulaarly
6. Spend more time in God's word
7. We plan to not eat out except for birthdays and anniversaries....special occassions
8. To write more in a journal
So, what are your resolutions or guidelines for 2011?
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Year 2010 Christmas Letter
December 2010
Dear Friends and Family,
I can’t believe 2010 is almost over. Where did it go? As I get older, time seems to fly by. For the Ma Gill family, the year has been busy and full of surprises.
At the beginning of 2010, Lynn decided a good resolution would be 52 books in the Year 2010. She created a booklist and posted it on Facebook. How did she do? She read about 27 of them. Not too bad. This year, she will do it again….52 books in 2011. The difference this time around is she will not make a list ahead of time. As a book is read, it will be listed. One difference is no book can be bought….all read will be from own collection or library.
In May, the family took a trip to Panama City for Thomas’s 16th birthday. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Resort geared for children. We were on the beach. The hotel had a swimming pool, hot tubs and a splash pool area for kids. It was a nice, relaxing time away, and all had a wonderful time.
This summer, James began working on his own business. He does security consulting, pi work and a process server for several lawyers. He is enjoying working for himself. He is still very involved with the Lee County Republican Committee. He is on the Executive Board. He has helped several local candidates in their elections. All of this, for the most part, has kept him busy.
A highlight of our year was that at the beginning of the summer, James had quite a surprise. Through Facebook, he found his oldest son he hasn’t seen in 15 years. Phillip is 20 years old….he will be 21 in January. He and Thomas look so much alike. Much to our surprise, he has been living about 30 miles away. We have been spending the last few months working on this new relationship. We hope to make a family trip to NY as Phillip would like to see that area.
We wish all a wonderful holiday season.
James, Lynn, Phillip, Thomas, Spikee, Harold and Missy
Dear Friends and Family,
I can’t believe 2010 is almost over. Where did it go? As I get older, time seems to fly by. For the Ma Gill family, the year has been busy and full of surprises.
At the beginning of 2010, Lynn decided a good resolution would be 52 books in the Year 2010. She created a booklist and posted it on Facebook. How did she do? She read about 27 of them. Not too bad. This year, she will do it again….52 books in 2011. The difference this time around is she will not make a list ahead of time. As a book is read, it will be listed. One difference is no book can be bought….all read will be from own collection or library.
In May, the family took a trip to Panama City for Thomas’s 16th birthday. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Resort geared for children. We were on the beach. The hotel had a swimming pool, hot tubs and a splash pool area for kids. It was a nice, relaxing time away, and all had a wonderful time.
This summer, James began working on his own business. He does security consulting, pi work and a process server for several lawyers. He is enjoying working for himself. He is still very involved with the Lee County Republican Committee. He is on the Executive Board. He has helped several local candidates in their elections. All of this, for the most part, has kept him busy.
A highlight of our year was that at the beginning of the summer, James had quite a surprise. Through Facebook, he found his oldest son he hasn’t seen in 15 years. Phillip is 20 years old….he will be 21 in January. He and Thomas look so much alike. Much to our surprise, he has been living about 30 miles away. We have been spending the last few months working on this new relationship. We hope to make a family trip to NY as Phillip would like to see that area.
We wish all a wonderful holiday season.
James, Lynn, Phillip, Thomas, Spikee, Harold and Missy
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Stamping Studio Stamp Retreat
These are 2 pictures from the retreat. There is one with Norma and I. We rode up together. The other one is all the wonderful ladies I met there. So looking forward to going back next year.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
More pictures
We had an underswap Saturday night. What is that you ask? Basically, to participate you have to bring something you made that is under $10 and under 2 hours to make. Wrap the gift up. Then you get a number and when it is your turn, you either take another person's gift or open one of the wrapped gifts. I had the last number which was good. The above gift I took from someone else. It will either be a journal/scrapbook of family or one about me or I could even use it to keep track of stamping things.
WOW!
Another entry today......what a surprise for me! Not much new here. Went to work today after having a fantastic 4 day weekend, only to be sent home at 9am!! 2 hours of work!!! What is that!!! I had no kids and the baby side had one so they didn't need 3 teachers....and they said it was my turn to go home. Oh well!
I hope to have pictures soon of some things from stamp camp...haven't loaded them to my computer yet.
Think I will go work on organizing craft shelves today.
As for the reading thing, I have been reading but have not updated my list on here. I am going to do this again but a different way. Instead of pre-choosing my 52 books, I will leave the page blank and write them down as I go along. Only stipulation is I cannot buy any books....I have to read what I have ehre and what I get from the library. I want to broaden my horizons. I do plan to read more Jodi Picoult and try Francine Rivers. I did read 1 or 2 books not on my list this time around, too.
Well, toodaloo people. See you next time I get on here.
I hope to have pictures soon of some things from stamp camp...haven't loaded them to my computer yet.
Think I will go work on organizing craft shelves today.
As for the reading thing, I have been reading but have not updated my list on here. I am going to do this again but a different way. Instead of pre-choosing my 52 books, I will leave the page blank and write them down as I go along. Only stipulation is I cannot buy any books....I have to read what I have ehre and what I get from the library. I want to broaden my horizons. I do plan to read more Jodi Picoult and try Francine Rivers. I did read 1 or 2 books not on my list this time around, too.
Well, toodaloo people. See you next time I get on here.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Stamping Retreat
Hello everyone! I got the question "When are you going to update your blog? So, here goes....thanks,N, for asking me.
This weekend I headed to Lincolnton, GA to the The Stamping Studio(www.thestampingstudio.com) for a wonderful retreat. I met some new stamping friends, learned alot and just had a nice, relaxing time. There were about 6 round robin projects that we did plus I took the 5 classes. I made alot of cool things...unfortunately, I have no pictures to share. I had my camera but forgot to take pictures. I learned to make an easy slider card which I will use more often. One class was on card skethches. She gave us about 3 pages of all these different sketches and then we made 4 cards using some of the sketches. That class was one of my favorites. I also enjoyed the calendar class....we made 2 different ones then took the stuff home to make a 3rd one. I see Christmas presents!
Also, because her studio is also her store, we could shop, shop, shop! LOL. I didn't do too bad but I got some neat stamps and embellishment. Want to get more done on the room today so I can start stamping to my heart's content and play with my new stuff!
The food was great. Melissa's husband cooked for us and everything was soooo good. We had fajitas on Saturday night that were so good. I hope we have them again next year.
I met some wonderful new friends and many are on facebook so hopefully we can all keep in touch. It is so nice to go somewhere and have fun, learn alot and make some new friends.
Maybe once Melissa posts pictures, I can put some here.
On another note, Friday I am having surgery on my left hand. I will be out 4 weeks and maybe can blog more often.
This weekend I headed to Lincolnton, GA to the The Stamping Studio(www.thestampingstudio.com) for a wonderful retreat. I met some new stamping friends, learned alot and just had a nice, relaxing time. There were about 6 round robin projects that we did plus I took the 5 classes. I made alot of cool things...unfortunately, I have no pictures to share. I had my camera but forgot to take pictures. I learned to make an easy slider card which I will use more often. One class was on card skethches. She gave us about 3 pages of all these different sketches and then we made 4 cards using some of the sketches. That class was one of my favorites. I also enjoyed the calendar class....we made 2 different ones then took the stuff home to make a 3rd one. I see Christmas presents!
Also, because her studio is also her store, we could shop, shop, shop! LOL. I didn't do too bad but I got some neat stamps and embellishment. Want to get more done on the room today so I can start stamping to my heart's content and play with my new stuff!
The food was great. Melissa's husband cooked for us and everything was soooo good. We had fajitas on Saturday night that were so good. I hope we have them again next year.
I met some wonderful new friends and many are on facebook so hopefully we can all keep in touch. It is so nice to go somewhere and have fun, learn alot and make some new friends.
Maybe once Melissa posts pictures, I can put some here.
On another note, Friday I am having surgery on my left hand. I will be out 4 weeks and maybe can blog more often.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Trip to Panama City, Florida
We just got back from a trip to Panama City. We went for Thomas's birthday. We found a nice hotel....Holiday Inn Resort. It had everything....a pool, splash park for kids, a hot tub and every room overlooked the beach. We had a small patio we could sit on to enjoy the view. They were geared toward kids and had movies for them and activities. We had so much fun. Unfortunately, Thomas did not enjoy going in the water but we plan to go back and keep trying.
Besides thr water stuff, we went to the outlets in Destin and to Pier Park to look in the shops. We ate at Pineapple Willy's and they brought a free cake for Thomas's birthday.
Holiday Inn Resort was a very nice hotel and we will continue to use them. We joined their priority club which was free. We gain points everytime we stay at a Holiday Inn or fly airlines. We also get to have late check-outs....2pm instead of 11am....NICE!!!
We are thinking of going back to PC in either Sept. or Oct.
Besides thr water stuff, we went to the outlets in Destin and to Pier Park to look in the shops. We ate at Pineapple Willy's and they brought a free cake for Thomas's birthday.
Holiday Inn Resort was a very nice hotel and we will continue to use them. We joined their priority club which was free. We gain points everytime we stay at a Holiday Inn or fly airlines. We also get to have late check-outs....2pm instead of 11am....NICE!!!
We are thinking of going back to PC in either Sept. or Oct.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
wow...finished another book
I finished My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult and it was a great book. A long one though...500 pages....but well worth the read. Today I watched the movie and was highly disappointed. The movie was not really close to the book especially the ending. I like the book much better.....if you haven't read it yet but saw the movie, be ready for a surprise and a shock! That is all I will say so I don't ruin either for anyone.
Last Saturday, I went to Atlanta for the Heirloom rubberstamp show with my friend, Norma. I had fun and enjoyed the make and takes and made some real cute things. Most of them were free....a couple were a $1 that went to a charity. I bought a feww things and saw some things I may purchase next year...lol....unless I do online before then. I also became an enabler for my friend. I told her to go check out a demonstration at one booth and she was hooked....sorry Norma! LOL. It was a fun day and encouraged me to get my room done so I can organize my craft area in there.
Friday, we had snow! 3-4 inches. I know, those of you from the north are saying "is that all?". But don't forget, I live in the south...this much snow shuts us down....it might as well have been 3-4 feet!!! LOL. They are saying more is coming on Monday. Hope not because this other melted already.
I am off Monday and I am bound and determined to have the couch in the bedroom cleaned off so it can be moved out of there next week. Then more space for me to organize the craft things.
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Heading to church and sunday school then out to lunch with my valentine. We are going to Panera Bread because we have a gift card to use. I did not want to go out to dinner because I figured it would be crowded and too expensive. We have an anniversary coming in 2 weeks so we are probably going out then.
Well, good night all and Happy Valentine's Day!
Last Saturday, I went to Atlanta for the Heirloom rubberstamp show with my friend, Norma. I had fun and enjoyed the make and takes and made some real cute things. Most of them were free....a couple were a $1 that went to a charity. I bought a feww things and saw some things I may purchase next year...lol....unless I do online before then. I also became an enabler for my friend. I told her to go check out a demonstration at one booth and she was hooked....sorry Norma! LOL. It was a fun day and encouraged me to get my room done so I can organize my craft area in there.
Friday, we had snow! 3-4 inches. I know, those of you from the north are saying "is that all?". But don't forget, I live in the south...this much snow shuts us down....it might as well have been 3-4 feet!!! LOL. They are saying more is coming on Monday. Hope not because this other melted already.
I am off Monday and I am bound and determined to have the couch in the bedroom cleaned off so it can be moved out of there next week. Then more space for me to organize the craft things.
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Heading to church and sunday school then out to lunch with my valentine. We are going to Panera Bread because we have a gift card to use. I did not want to go out to dinner because I figured it would be crowded and too expensive. We have an anniversary coming in 2 weeks so we are probably going out then.
Well, good night all and Happy Valentine's Day!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Finished another book!
I finished another book..."Finding Faith" by Jodi Picoult. I think I have now read 4 books for teh year. For the most part, I really enjoyed Finding Faith. It was hard to read when I started but as I plowed through, I couldn't put it down. It seems all her books are like that. I am now starting My Sister's Keeper by the same author. So far, starting out slow. Her books are all about 400+ pages and very involved. After I finsih this one, I plan to read 1 or 2 easier ones off my list. Maybe finish the series by Beverly Lewis I started.
Not much else new. Just waiting tos ee how my knee will respond to the medicine. Cortisone shot has not completely removed all the pain.
Not much else new. Just waiting tos ee how my knee will respond to the medicine. Cortisone shot has not completely removed all the pain.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
I finished reading "The Shack" on January 12. I started the book and really enjoyed it then got to the middle and got confused. But, as I continued reading, I really did enjoy the book. I realized that I had to open my mind to what was written and to what it was showing me about God and our beliefs. It is hard to explain without giving the book away. In the introduction, the author tells you that this a true story from his friend. This is a book that you may need to read twice so I plan to read it again at the end of this year or beginning of next year. Right now, some other people are borrowing the book.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Blocks
Here is a picture of the blocks. Not the best picture but you get the idea. There were pictures on all sides except the bottom. I put felt there.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
52 books in 2010
1. Mrs. Miracle-Debbie MacComber-Finished 1/2/10
2. Only Love-Erich Segal-Finished 1/3/10
3. The Shack-Wm. Paul Young-Finished 1/12/2010
4. The Blind Side-Michael Lewis
5. The Secret-Beverly Lewis
6. The Missing-Beverly Lewis
7. Summer Hill Secrets-1-Beverly Lewis
8. The Parting-Beverly Lewis
9. The Forbidden-Beverly Lewis
10. The Longing-Beverly Lewis
11. The Redemption of Sarah Cain-Beverly Lewis
12. The Killer Angels-Michael Shaara
13. Crazy in Love-Luanne Rice
14. The Davinci Code-Dan Brown
15. Angels and Demons-Dan Brown
16. Sanctuary-Beverly Lewis
17. The Green Mile-Stephen King
18. The Pilot's Wife-Anita Shreve
19. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants-Ann Brashares
20. She's Come Undone-Wally Lamb
21. The Guardian-Nicholas Sparks
22. A Bend in the Road-Nicholas Sparks
23. The Notebook-Nicholas Sparks
24. The Rescue-Nicholas Sparks
25. Nights in Rodanthe-Nicholas Sparks
26. The Hobbit-JRR Tolkien
27. Pride and Prejudice-Jane Austen
28. Peace Breaks Out-John Knowles
29. My Sister's Keeper-Jodi Piccoult
30. Jane Eyre-Charlotte Bronte
31. The Shunning-Beverly Lewis
32. The Confession-Beverly Lewis
33. The Reckoning-Beverly Lewis
34. Twelve Times Blessed-Jacquelyn Mitchard
35. Marley and Me-John Grogan
36. My Side of the Mountain-Jean Craighead George
37. On the Far Side of the Mountain-Jean Craighead George
38. Frightful's Mountain-Jean Craighead George
39. Amazing Grace-Danielle Steel
40. Angela's Ashes-Frank McCourt
41. Grapes of Wrath-John Steinbeck
42. Redeeming Love-Francine Rivers
43. Trevor's Song-T.A. Beam
44. Doctor's-Erich Segal
45. Prophet-Frank Peretti
46. Pilgrim's Progress-John Bunyan
47. 90 Minutes in Heaven-Don Piper
48. Plain Truth-Jodi Picoult
49. Keeping Faith-Jodi Picoult
50. To Kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee
2. Only Love-Erich Segal-Finished 1/3/10
3. The Shack-Wm. Paul Young-Finished 1/12/2010
4. The Blind Side-Michael Lewis
5. The Secret-Beverly Lewis
6. The Missing-Beverly Lewis
7. Summer Hill Secrets-1-Beverly Lewis
8. The Parting-Beverly Lewis
9. The Forbidden-Beverly Lewis
10. The Longing-Beverly Lewis
11. The Redemption of Sarah Cain-Beverly Lewis
12. The Killer Angels-Michael Shaara
13. Crazy in Love-Luanne Rice
14. The Davinci Code-Dan Brown
15. Angels and Demons-Dan Brown
16. Sanctuary-Beverly Lewis
17. The Green Mile-Stephen King
18. The Pilot's Wife-Anita Shreve
19. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants-Ann Brashares
20. She's Come Undone-Wally Lamb
21. The Guardian-Nicholas Sparks
22. A Bend in the Road-Nicholas Sparks
23. The Notebook-Nicholas Sparks
24. The Rescue-Nicholas Sparks
25. Nights in Rodanthe-Nicholas Sparks
26. The Hobbit-JRR Tolkien
27. Pride and Prejudice-Jane Austen
28. Peace Breaks Out-John Knowles
29. My Sister's Keeper-Jodi Piccoult
30. Jane Eyre-Charlotte Bronte
31. The Shunning-Beverly Lewis
32. The Confession-Beverly Lewis
33. The Reckoning-Beverly Lewis
34. Twelve Times Blessed-Jacquelyn Mitchard
35. Marley and Me-John Grogan
36. My Side of the Mountain-Jean Craighead George
37. On the Far Side of the Mountain-Jean Craighead George
38. Frightful's Mountain-Jean Craighead George
39. Amazing Grace-Danielle Steel
40. Angela's Ashes-Frank McCourt
41. Grapes of Wrath-John Steinbeck
42. Redeeming Love-Francine Rivers
43. Trevor's Song-T.A. Beam
44. Doctor's-Erich Segal
45. Prophet-Frank Peretti
46. Pilgrim's Progress-John Bunyan
47. 90 Minutes in Heaven-Don Piper
48. Plain Truth-Jodi Picoult
49. Keeping Faith-Jodi Picoult
50. To Kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee
Hello
Ok.....I have been asked "when are you going to update your blog?". I know I got way behind. Lots have been happening since I got back from our trip in NY. Some good and some bad and some I won't go into detail on. The post below shows what my New Year's Resolution is. It has actually been a fun resolution thus far. I have finished 2 books and half way done with the 3rd one....maybe I can finish it this weekend.
Life has taken a little turn for me. Something I don't want to go in detail now but it has made me think quite a lot lately.
I was going to show a picture of the blocks I made for my parents but I am on my husband's computer and can't download the picture. Maybe another post I can. Basically, I took wood blocks and glued decorated paper on it then put pictures on it. I then covered it with mod podge to protect it. It came out so nice. They loved it. Several people want one now so I need to get to Lowes or Home Depot and see if I can get more blocks.
I also made my parents several things that we made with the kids for their parent's Christmas gifts. The loved it all.
Work is fine. Same old, same old.
The day after Thanksgiving, instead of spending the day shopping, I went to Columbus and spent the day at the Scrapbooke Shop at one of their crops. It was so nice to have the room and the table space to spread out. I finished the blocks and got so much other stuff done too. I think I will do it every year. It was only $5 and the money went to benefit the Humane Society which is something dear to my heart.
Well, I think I have bored you long enough. Have a great day everyone.
Life has taken a little turn for me. Something I don't want to go in detail now but it has made me think quite a lot lately.
I was going to show a picture of the blocks I made for my parents but I am on my husband's computer and can't download the picture. Maybe another post I can. Basically, I took wood blocks and glued decorated paper on it then put pictures on it. I then covered it with mod podge to protect it. It came out so nice. They loved it. Several people want one now so I need to get to Lowes or Home Depot and see if I can get more blocks.
I also made my parents several things that we made with the kids for their parent's Christmas gifts. The loved it all.
Work is fine. Same old, same old.
The day after Thanksgiving, instead of spending the day shopping, I went to Columbus and spent the day at the Scrapbooke Shop at one of their crops. It was so nice to have the room and the table space to spread out. I finished the blocks and got so much other stuff done too. I think I will do it every year. It was only $5 and the money went to benefit the Humane Society which is something dear to my heart.
Well, I think I have bored you long enough. Have a great day everyone.
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