101 in 1001 update

The ones in blue are newly "completed", and the rest are ones I'm (still) currently working on.  Not going to add any new ones to work on until I get a few more of these done:


1. Establish a better flossing routine

I'd say this has been successful!  I floss at least every other day, which is pretty darn good I think.  I'll count it done.

4. Plan something awesome for Garrett's 30th birthday (June 2012)

Still working on this!  It's hard because I keep finding good deals for things online, but of course I can't book anything yet because I am not sure what days Garrett will be able to take off!  So I think the first step is getting Garrett (& friends who are joining us) to take time off, and then working out the rest of the details.

19. Have a fondue night

Will hopefully happen in January.  Bowl game party.

24. Create a will with Garrett

Um, still no closer to doing this.  I keep forgetting!  That, and the fact that we really haven't discussed/can't agree who we want our kids' guardians to be.

34. Host book club

Done!

38. Teach Abby to read

She is doing better all the time!  Still not reading sentences or anything, but some words here and there.

49. Have 6 months of expenses saved up in our emergency fund

Still chugging along here.... 

57. Learn to make bread as good as my mom's

I'd say this has been a success!  Thanks, Mom, for the recipe!  I'll have to post it here sometime, it's sooo good!

62. Make pasta from scratch 
I did this on Wednesday.... it was SO GOOD.  Sadly, I don't have a pasta roller so I had to roll it out by hand, which was REALLY hard and it was kind of "thick" as far as pastas go, but it was still amazing.  I made butternut squash ravioli with a sauce made from caramelized onions, mushrooms, and blue cheese.  Yum.

75. Buy a new sewing machine 
I actually bought a new sewing machine in September, but forgot that it was even on my 101 list, so I didn't mark it as "done"!  The truth is, when I wrote this goal, I was thinking of buying a really nice sewing machine, with all the bells and whistles that quilters love.  However, my current sewing machine broke and it was a cheap-ish machine to begin with, so rather than paying to get it fixed I just replaced it with the exact same model from eBay (for less money than fixing the first one).  So, I suppose that this "counts" as buying a new machine, especially since I no longer see myself buying one with bells and whistles in the next 3 years.

82. Plan (& execute!) something great for my parents' 30th anniversary, hopefully with all my siblings (it's in March 2012)

Still hoping to do this sometime next year, but we haven't talked about it yet.

99. Have ten quilts in my etsy shop

I have nine quilts there, and a tenth quilt top waiting to be basted and quilted!