New London 6/21/23

Forgot to share the 3 other books I did finish. I don't remember when I finished each one. I read The Great Gatsby (rec by Sara Kosmicki), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (rec by Janet Koehler), and The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels (rec by my sister Lizzy). I can't say I loved any of the 4 I finished but I did finish them so that says something.

I am calling this done even though I didn't completely read a fifth book. But I tried so many that people recommended and I can't help that I didn't like so many. I read enough.

Gave a $10 tip (almost 100%) to employee at ice cream shop in Door County.

Dog with glasses picture (need to hang)

Madison Library 10/29/22

Read all 4 books by Colleen Oakley:

The Invisible Husband of Frick Island
Before I Go
You Were There Too
Close Enough to Touch

Cloud Cuckoo Land finished 4/10/22
The Rose Squad finished 4/24/22

Started a zoom book club with my sisters to meet once a month - will meet in person in the summer. We had our first one on 3/7/22. We are not all reading the same book - we are each bringing a book or two that we recently read to share. I also started a two-person book club with Naomi Benz. We met on 3/31 and discussed the book "The Pull of the Stars" by Emma Donoghue. We plan to do more books in the future, no book or date planned yet.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt - finished 4/24/21

Amanda Dunn - The Power of One - finished February 2022

Walked the Houdini 10K on 11/6/21 with Kathy, Lizzy, and Ginny.

Set a date for December 5 with Tami Witzke

Spider Plant from Sarah Ulman Oct. 2021

Bought a new plant for the shelf

"Babysat" goats at 1000 Islands Nature Center with Allison

South Dakota Vacation: Sioux Falls, SD; Rapid City, SD; Keystone, SD (also Lead, SD and Rochester, MN)

8/29/21: South Dakota
8/31/21: Wyoming

August 29 - September 2: Badlands, Devil's Tower, Mount Rushmore

August 5 - Lake Geneva library

Bought a small cactus I'm calling "Joan" lol

-Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, 3 stars

-Blended by Sharon Draper, 3 stars

-Deenie by Judy Blume, 4 stars

-Izzy, Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt, 5 stars (loved this one!)

3/7/21 - Tchaicovsky - liked this a lot

Wagner 3/7/21 - not my favorite

Read Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park - didn't like it 3/5/21

2/7 - Po-ke-no and Milwaukee with my sisters

2/8 - Yam Slam with Allison

2/9 - Pass the Pigs and Toss Up with Allison

2/10 - Pass the Pigs with Jay

2/11 - Skippity with Allison and Callie (a homeschool friend)

2/12 - War (the card game) with Allison

2/13 - Five Crowns with Lindsey

Saw Tom and Jerry with Allison. Really good, I loved it!

Read Are You There God, It's Me Margaret on March 1, 2021.

I read Are You There God, It's Me Margaret on March 1, 2021.

I bought the pattern and all the supplies, haven't started it yet though.

Finished reading The Drowner by John D. Macdonald on 1/24/21

Ice, strawberry Greek yogurt, spinach, cherries, blueberries, bananas, coconut water - SO GOOD YUM!

Listened to Double Indemnity on audio (Oct or Nov 2020)

November, 2020
Mozart
Rachmaninoff

Watched Strangers on a Train with Jay 11/15/20

11/7/20 - Potted a succulent and a Venus Flytrap

10/3/20 Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Rage Over a Lost Penny, Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp, Symphony No 7 in A Major, Symphony No. 2 in D Major

Cleared everything out from that wall, just looking for a dresser or armoire to put there

Calling this one done. There's no way I can learn all of the ins and outs that I'd like to, I'll just never get it without taking way more time in my life that I care to devote to it (I watch a ton of football the way it is!). But I did learn some things, watched the defense more in a few games, I'm calling it good.

Going My Way - 12/30/19

12/25/19 - Apple Pie Cocktail - very good

Planted 3 tulip bulbs next to the garage and put stone next to it. Hope to have tulips next spring! I miss you Chistums.

I have enough small knitted cloths, I'm going to call this done. May do more, some from cloth, in the future, but I have enough right now to consider this accomplished.

Goofed up a little on my first try; second one on 11/16 much better; could still improve

9/6/19 - Raspberry Mimosa - very good!

Classic Cosmopolitan (8/25)

Pirate's Champagne 7/5/19 (not that great, don't make again)

Cherry Sidecar 7/7/19 (good but didn't' really taste like cherries)

Okay so I changed it to low sugar,no treats. I don't really care if I do absolutely no sugar whatsoever.

Entrechat Shrug for a girl, finished July 2019

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes - Jan 2019

The Shop on the Corner - 6/15/19

Did over the course of a few days

I'm not going to include pictures - I took a few at the start of my day and realized they're not really that crucial to this project. I don't need a picture of the dentist's office to document that I was there. I also thought I would post this to Instagram but I don't think it would be that interesting to others really, so I decided not to bother. What I do want to do, is do this once or twice a year and see how my schedule/routine changes over the years. So I will put it on my calendar in 6 months and and do it again, or wait for another year if not much has changed to make it interesting.

Finish date estimated

Working on this Jan/Feb 2019. About 1/2 done.

Did 2017. This will have to happen over and over but at least once I've cleared my phone of photos and I have 2017 ready to be made into a photo book.

Decided for the final time that we can't go to a trinitarian church. So the chances of finding a church are slim. We're going to cast Anthony's Sunday services on TV and watch those. So I'm going to call this one done, but that doesn't mean we won't go to one if we find one.

Trees and Other Poems by Joyce Kilmer
Memorized "Trees"

Watched Father's Little Dividend Dec 2018

Made a lot of little knitted cloths. Would still like some fabric ones.

Three pair done as of end of December 2018.

Started going to St Peter Lutheran Church in December 2018. If still going at the end of January mark as done. If you decide in the end to go nowhere then consider this one done also.

We got a new down comforter and duvet cover but still need to remodel room.

Brewers vs. Pirates - They won 7-4

Went to see the Fox Valleyaires in June 2018

Finished Proverbs 30:5-9 August 2018
Item completed

Finished topical study August 2018

6/27/18 - Please Don't Eat the Daisies with Doris Day - watched with Ginny

Starting Psalm 119:65-72 on June 19, 2018

Finished Matthew 11:25-30 on June 18, 2018

Ordered Sunday Basket System on 6/15/18

Working on Matthew 11:25-30 starting June 10, 2018

Finished Isaiah 55 approximately May 31, 2018

Went to Hooked on Ewe yarn shop in Ft. Myers, Florida on June 4, 2018

Use the chronological in 61 days plan.

Idea for Psalms: Ch. 119:65-72

I have completed 6 of the 10 categories and am currently reading a book for another one.

Working on this

Almost done printing 3/2018)

I have 2 books read so far. (3/2018)

Working on Isaiah 55 (March 2018)

Did one method so far.