complete –> #68 swim in the ocean
68) visit the beach/ swim in the ocean
This week, the family and I took a vacation to visit some friends in Houston. Somehow, aquariums, turtles, the beach or some form of water recreation always seem to figure into our vacations. This trip was no exception.
Last time we were in Houston, we visited the [...]
complete –> #84 - learn how to groom dog
84) learn how to groom dog
I learned how to groom the dog, bought a pair of pet clippers, and the pup hasn’t looked better.
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complete –> #8 set up criteria to go back to school full time
8) set up criteria to go back to school full time
I figured out what I need to do to be able to quit my job and go back to school full time. There’s only two criteria, really. First, I would have to have some kind of income to support my family. Second, [...]
complete –> #64 Attend Fa-Dau Ball
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Tonight was the annual Father-Daughter Ball, and I went with one of my daughters. We had a BLAST! It was SO MUCH FUN! They had an excellant DJ who kept it going upbeat and lively, with only a few slow dances. I haven’t danced that much in I don’t know how long. It was a two hour dance and we were on the floor for the better part of the night. My little one is already making plans to go next year. |
I am marking this one a resounding 100% complete!
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complete –> #59 run a local marathon
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This weekend, the kids I walked and ran to complete the 1 mile fun run of the local winter marathon. It was a cold Texas morning, and despite how much I absolutely dislike running, we had a lot of fun. I enjoyed it so much that I am thinking that doing the fun run might inspire me to jump into another goal, #56, loose 30% of body weight. You have to start somewhere, right? |
complete –> #85 train dog
85) train dog to use paper/go outside, heal, lay down, speak, roll over, fetch, jump
I’ve ceded this job over to my children, who are making steady progress with our puppy. Since I am not working on this one anymore, I’m going to go ahead and mark it off my list.
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complete –> #81 fix hard disk recover photos
81) fix hard disk on computer and recover photos
Our computer crashed back in 2008. We had most of our pictures from 2003 to 2008 stored on that computer, and although there were some CD back ups from 2003-2007, none of the 2008 photos were backed up.
I muddled around with it for a few months [...]
story and complete –> #77 new car
77) buy a new family car
I bought a new minivan for the family back in May. The family had been wanting a new car since our old one was all banged up and had over 100,000 miles on it, but I kept putting it off. What changed my mind, you ask?
Well, on the [...]
complete –> 65) go bowling
65) go bowling in a bowling alley with family (not Wii)
Since we got our Wii, bowling has been a very popular activity at our house. The kids liked it so much that when I was writing my 101 in 1001 list back in January, I decided to make bowling at the bowling alley one [...]
completed –> 57) take a yoga class
57) take a yoga class
One of the local malls was offering free yoga classes this summer, so I took one. You’ve gotta love free things. I enjoyed the class too. One thing I learned was that my left side is stiffer than my right side, which I favor. I [...]
completed –> 28) enroll in college
28) enroll in college
I’ve been very picky about college. In the past, I’ve tried night school, but with a family and career, it just didn’t work out. I wanted to attend a flexible program, from a real university (some place that you’ve actually heard of), which would allow me to earn a real [...]
complete –> #1 get a mentor
1) get a mentor and work to develop enterpreneurship, leadership and soft skills
I reported back in February that I had gotten a mentor. That was the real deliverable, for the purposes of this list, so I am going to mark this as complete, with ongoing green status.
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