End-of-the-Year Review
It is getting close to the time of year when my Mom asks us to evaluate how our year went. We are suppose to think about what we enjoyed, what worked for us, and what didn't. We have been living in a 12 x 30' building for the past 7 months! This has not been an ordinary year!
My Mom also requires us to write goals for the New Year. She doesn't expect a list of New Year's Resolutions though. No one ever seems to keep those. Instead, she wants us to think about books we would like to read, topics we would like to study, field trips we might like to take, and that sort of thing.
I decided that I might as well get a jumpstart on the assignment. I have had a good year overall. One highlight of the year was our family trip to Disney World. Disney was awesome.
I read quite a long list of books. When I find an author I like I tend to read everything she or he has written. I need to find some new authors for 2006 because I am almost out of titles. I make good use of the InterLibrary loan services at our local library. I would love for you to post books you have enjoyed this year.
I spent three incredible weeks at Valley View Horse Ranch in Cloudland, GA. I learned a lot about horses, and had fun meeting girls from all over the US! It was my first time at an overnight camp, and I never got homesick. I loved looking out over the mountains in the early morning when the sun was rising or setting. Now I know why my grandfather loves West Virginia so much. The mountains are a peaceful place to live.
I also got to spend a few weeks with my grandparents in West Virginia. They took me to Hawk's Nest State Park, which was pretty fabulous. I enjoyed shopping and going to the Kanawha County Library with my Mamaw. We both LOVE to read! My Mamaw is a great cook, and there is nothing like eating good West Virginia meals! I had a lot of fun going fishing with my Papaw on the lake, too.
I hope I can go to West Virginia some time this winter when there is snow on the ground! I know my favorite thing to do will be to sit in front of the big windows at my grandparents house and read. It would be even better if snow were falling outside! : )
The best thing that happened to me by far this year was getting Sailor! I know I have made the right choice in choosing him. I can't wait until I can bring him home instead of boarding him at a boarding barn.
Oh, I guess I should tell you why we have been living in a 12 x 30' building! We have been remodeling our house. It has taken so long. We are suppose to be moving back in next weekend. As my Mom says, "I'll believe it when we are in!"
What about next year? I want to add more art to my schedule. I would love to take pottery classes. Maybe weaving or some other craft. Our local craft stores have classes all the time.
I will continue playing the piano, violin, and drums. I would like to join the local Appalachian dulcimer group. Appalachian music is part of my heritage. I am looking forward to getting new piano music. My piano teacher said I can pick my own book in January!
I hope to go to West Virginia this winter to find some good Celtic fiddle books, too! I wish I could find a Celtic fiddle teacher in my area. Sadly, none are to be found. I would love to go to Swannanoa Gathering in NC. We almost went last summer, but the dates didn't work out. I am not really into classical violin very much.
We are going to have two new ovens in our remodeled house, and I am looking forward to learning how to bake! I love to read cooking magazines. My favorite is A Taste of Home!
I also want to enroll in some equine science classes in 2006. I have picked out a few that interest me.
We haven't had been on many field trips this year, so I hope we do more in 2006. I love it when my Mom takes us on road trips. We didn't have as many this year because of remodeling the house. Our Honda Odyssey makes traveling fun, too. I love having my own climate controls in the back! There is a nifty sun screen that pulls down, too, that I use all the time.
I would like to go to Washington, DC because I want to go to the National Gallery of Art. I love art museums! I also like visiting old historic buildings, so a trip to Colonial Williamsburg and Atlanta would be fun. There is also a place in North Carolina that I always wanted to go to called, "Old Salem." It is a living museum about Colonial Life in the Carolinas. We didn't go to the beach this year, so I hope we can do that in the New Year, too. My brother and I like to boogie board, and my Mom and I like to walk the beach looking for treasures. I would love to go to the Outer Banks since I have never been there before.
Well, that's all I can think of right now. Please post some of the things you want to do in 2006. I would love to hear your ideas!
My Mom also requires us to write goals for the New Year. She doesn't expect a list of New Year's Resolutions though. No one ever seems to keep those. Instead, she wants us to think about books we would like to read, topics we would like to study, field trips we might like to take, and that sort of thing.
I decided that I might as well get a jumpstart on the assignment. I have had a good year overall. One highlight of the year was our family trip to Disney World. Disney was awesome.
I read quite a long list of books. When I find an author I like I tend to read everything she or he has written. I need to find some new authors for 2006 because I am almost out of titles. I make good use of the InterLibrary loan services at our local library. I would love for you to post books you have enjoyed this year.
I spent three incredible weeks at Valley View Horse Ranch in Cloudland, GA. I learned a lot about horses, and had fun meeting girls from all over the US! It was my first time at an overnight camp, and I never got homesick. I loved looking out over the mountains in the early morning when the sun was rising or setting. Now I know why my grandfather loves West Virginia so much. The mountains are a peaceful place to live.
I also got to spend a few weeks with my grandparents in West Virginia. They took me to Hawk's Nest State Park, which was pretty fabulous. I enjoyed shopping and going to the Kanawha County Library with my Mamaw. We both LOVE to read! My Mamaw is a great cook, and there is nothing like eating good West Virginia meals! I had a lot of fun going fishing with my Papaw on the lake, too.
I hope I can go to West Virginia some time this winter when there is snow on the ground! I know my favorite thing to do will be to sit in front of the big windows at my grandparents house and read. It would be even better if snow were falling outside! : )
The best thing that happened to me by far this year was getting Sailor! I know I have made the right choice in choosing him. I can't wait until I can bring him home instead of boarding him at a boarding barn.
Oh, I guess I should tell you why we have been living in a 12 x 30' building! We have been remodeling our house. It has taken so long. We are suppose to be moving back in next weekend. As my Mom says, "I'll believe it when we are in!"
What about next year? I want to add more art to my schedule. I would love to take pottery classes. Maybe weaving or some other craft. Our local craft stores have classes all the time.
I will continue playing the piano, violin, and drums. I would like to join the local Appalachian dulcimer group. Appalachian music is part of my heritage. I am looking forward to getting new piano music. My piano teacher said I can pick my own book in January!
I hope to go to West Virginia this winter to find some good Celtic fiddle books, too! I wish I could find a Celtic fiddle teacher in my area. Sadly, none are to be found. I would love to go to Swannanoa Gathering in NC. We almost went last summer, but the dates didn't work out. I am not really into classical violin very much.
We are going to have two new ovens in our remodeled house, and I am looking forward to learning how to bake! I love to read cooking magazines. My favorite is A Taste of Home!
I also want to enroll in some equine science classes in 2006. I have picked out a few that interest me.
We haven't had been on many field trips this year, so I hope we do more in 2006. I love it when my Mom takes us on road trips. We didn't have as many this year because of remodeling the house. Our Honda Odyssey makes traveling fun, too. I love having my own climate controls in the back! There is a nifty sun screen that pulls down, too, that I use all the time.
I would like to go to Washington, DC because I want to go to the National Gallery of Art. I love art museums! I also like visiting old historic buildings, so a trip to Colonial Williamsburg and Atlanta would be fun. There is also a place in North Carolina that I always wanted to go to called, "Old Salem." It is a living museum about Colonial Life in the Carolinas. We didn't go to the beach this year, so I hope we can do that in the New Year, too. My brother and I like to boogie board, and my Mom and I like to walk the beach looking for treasures. I would love to go to the Outer Banks since I have never been there before.
Well, that's all I can think of right now. Please post some of the things you want to do in 2006. I would love to hear your ideas!
posted by Elizabeth | 7:29 AM
2 Comments:
goal for 2006? i want to get $$ for writing. i haven't pursued it with any real time or energy, but i'd like to test the waters a bit next year.
how's that? :)
That sounds good! I know my Mom reads your blog because sometimes she reads some of your questions or comments aloud for us to think about.
One of my favorite authors has a website. She wrote to me to ask if I would write articles about my horse for her website! No money involved, but maybe I'll get brave and ask her if she will autograph one of the books I have of hers, if I mail it.
I thought it was very cool that she asked me to write for the website, especially since I haven't been blogging all that long. Blogging sure beats writing those deadly compositions I used to have to write. : )
I wonder how many other people are blogging at Seacoast-Irmo? I don't mean staff, but members.
Hope you have a good day! Thanks for leaving a comment at my blog!
Elizabeth
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