Out of the Mouth of a 5 Year Old

Callen says so many things that I want to remember and post on the blog, but as you know I haven't blogged much lately and by the time I do I usually can't remember the things she said or the way she said them. Here are just a few that I can remember.

• Lord have mercy.
• Don't make me get upset at you. (With as much attitude as any 13 year old!)
• You're awesome Dad.
• I love you more than the world Mama (I never tire of hearing that!).
• You make me do EVERYTHING! (After I've just finished making her lunch and taken her to swimming lessons, when I asked her to take her dishes to the sink.)

There are many more that unfortunately I can't remember at this time. Out of the mouth of babes!

Goals for 2011 - revisited

I posted these on Facebook on January 3rd. Thought I'd post them here too, now a month later.

Rather than resolutions for 2011, I'd like to think there are goals that I'd like to achieve. They include (in no particular order):

• live a more balanced life
• take a picture of my daughter each week
• laugh more often
• listen to good music on a daily basis
• don't let the political BS at a certain institution of higher education get to me
• move more on a daily basis
• spend more time with friends and family
• begin writing a book
• write more consistently on a daily basis
• check email less often
• enjoy the feel of the sun on my face more regularly
• spend more time near oceans
• update my blog more frequently
• cherish the friends and family in my life

I'm not sure how many of these have been worked on on a regular basis. I haven't met the goal of updating the blog more often. Hard to believe it has been two months almost since my last post. I guess it is more about the process of trying to be proactive in striving for the goals than in actually accomplishing them. Small steps eventually add up to large distances.

What are your 2011 resolutions, goals, etc? And, what is your progress thus far?