I asked Orry what his resolutions would be this year. He asked what a resolution was. Trying to keep it simple, I said that it was a goal that you would like to achieve or something that you would like to change about yourself or something that you think you can do better throughout the year. Orry's resolution for the year is make everyone happy. A lofty aspiration, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try. He went on to say that he would like to make kids happy. Maybe even have a parade that kids would enjoy and throw beads. Sounds familiar...
I asked Isaac what his resolution was going to be. I wasn't expecting much, to be honest. From what I can gather, it has something to do with dinosaurs. I'm imagining that he would like to visit more dinosaur museums and maybe go on a real dino dig. Maybe that's just my resolution for him...
I asked Annie what her resolution was. I got nothing. Well, that's not true. I got a goofy grin.
I asked Troy what he resolved to do this year. He mentioned trying to get his kids' names right every time. We both have a hard time calling each kid by his or her right name. Just the other day, Troy called Annie "Telcia". He would also like to eat less meat and dairy. And there's more excercise and better communication with his siblings.
I asked myself what my resolutions would be for the year. Here's what I've got. I'm going to send out birthday cards and do my best to get them to people on time. I'm going to make sure that Troy and I celebrate Valentine's Day and our anniversary with something special because we typically tend to not do anything on those days. The big one for me is that I'm going to try to not buy new clothes this whole year. Shoes, underwear, and socks are not included, but everything else is fair game. Thrift stores and consignment, here we come!
I'm sure there will be more as we go through the year trying to be the best we can be. And that's okay with me. I'm really excited about having another great year. Have you made a resolution this year? Well, go on, let's hear it!