I have decided to blog about our 2010 goals. I have made a long list of things I/we want to accomplish. Although we may not accomplish everything this year, i am going to strive to do my best.
This blog will follow us through our triumphs, our challenges, and our failures.
So here is the official List
FINANCIAL
1) Save 9-10% of your annual income in a savings account
2) Save $1000 to go on a honeymoon/5-year anniversary
3) Make 1 extra house payment
4) Spend less that $3000 on groceries and household needs for the entire year (does not include baby things but does include toiletries and cleaning products)
5)Never use a credit card
6)Save enough money to buy Aaron a new chainsaw
7) Save enough money to buy a new lawn mower
8) Save $500 to buy a 1/2 cow or a pig for the freezer
9) Have no debt (other than the mortgage) by the end of the year. (Only have some medical bills, but i want to keep it this way)
10)Pay off all medicals bills from 2009 (Thanks a lot kidney and face)
11)Make $500 from selling things (yard sales, craigslist, etc)
12) Start a savings account for a new car
FAMILY
1) Go on two weekend family vacations
2) Visit both families at least once
HOBBY
1) Make at least 2 batches of beer
2) Make at least 1 batch of root beer
3) Grow a successful garden
4) Can 6+ months of corn, green beans, pickles, spaghetti sauce, stewed tomatoes, salsa, etc.
SALLY
1) Get back to pre-Hannah weight
2) Make two dresses for Hannah
3) Learn a new hobby
4)Make 2 books on picaboo
5) Read the entire bible
6) Get more involved at the church
AARON
1) Hunt something
2) Process one animal
3) Make a rocking horse
OTHER
1) Make our own (so my real goal is to not but any sandwich bread or breakfast breads for an entire year)
2) Make 52 new recipes
