Wordish Wednesday

7.  Get a family portrait taken.

(From Fifteen Things in Fifteen Months.)

Photo by Jason of Jason Lee Photography.  Edited by Leslie at Rivas Reflections.

A Friday Follow Celebration

Remember when I mentioned yesterday that I was getting really close to checking number 1 of the list?

Wellllllll, thanks to all of YOU I was able to do just that- 

My blog has passed the 100 followers mark and I am super excited! 

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog!  

Go ahead and sing along with me...
don't pretend like you don't know the song. *wink*

Have a great weekend!

New followers, new blogs, new JOY!

Six days later and I'm still hopping around!  : )

I'm excited to see my followers increasing *happy dance* which means I'm getting really close to checking number 1 off the list...

If you've found me from one of these blog hops shown below, 

WELCOME!  

Just leave me a comment and I promise to visit your blog and follow back.  While you're visiting, please check out my three current giveaways going on here, here, and here.

Number 9 and a Makeover!

9. Purchase my own domain name.
(from Fifteen Things in Fifteen Months)

Anybody notice anything different around here???

Katie over at Cleared for Takeoff and Fancy Pants Designs recently helped with my new look.  I personally think she did a great job in giving me a clean look that totally matches my design taste.  Not only is she very talented, but her prices are extremely affordable. So, if you're desiring a makeover for your blog, consider letting Katie be your designer.  And just for fun, check out her personal blog, too.  She's incredibly witty and many of her posts make me literally laugh out loud. 

Not only do I have a new custom design, 

I also now have my own domain: 

www.keepingupklapper.com.

Yep, it's official.
After 7 months of blogging, I've decided that 
"Keeping Up Klapper" is here to stay.
(Enter loud cheers and wild applause...)

Number 11

11. Begin to teach my daughter how to play the piano.

(from Fifteen Things in Fifteen Months)

Nope, I haven't forgotten about my "list" that I created and committed to back in April.  But there's been a small bump in the road for accomplishing number 11.  I'll let the picture speak for itself:

That's my beautiful baby grand being wheeled away to its new home.  Hubby and I made a difficult decision to sell our piano.  We needed the space plus the extra cash in case of emergencies as we continue to get our small business up and running.  

So, #11 doesn't technically get to be crossed off as accomplished, but postponed for a few years... and I'm thoroughly okay with that.

Fifteen Things in Fifteen Months

A few weeks ago, I joined in on an internet meme titled, "99 Things I Ought to Have Done."  As I look back over that list, I realize that I've been blessed with some really priceless experiences.  Yet, there's still so many cool things left to do, especially with my children.  So, I've decided to create a new list, one that contains things I'd like to do, places I'd like to visit, or experiences I'd like to... well, experience.  I also desired that it be accomplished in the next fifteen months, instead of just committing to eventually carry it out in my life time.  This way, I'm giving myself a time frame and specific goals that can easily be checked off as I accomplish them.  And as a bonus, this automatically provides me with fifteen future blog posts. : )

1.  Reach 100 followers on my blog.

2.  Take my daughter to her first movie.

3.  Go on a nice trip with my husband.  Sans children.

4.  Potty train my son.  (Not very fun, but hey- it's gotta be done!)

5.  Pay for another person's coffee at the Starbucks drive-through window.

6.  Finish losing all of the weight I gained with my last pregnancy.  (17 out of 50 pounds left to go!)

7.  Get a family portrait taken.

8.  Have a family day at the zoo.

9.  Purchase my own domain name.

10.  Go backpacking with my husband.  (Did this once before we had children, but I cried when we had to sleep in the middle of the super dark woods.  Plus, there were two "granddaddy longlegs" crawling in our tent!  Maybe it'll just be a day trip this time...)

11.  Begin to teach my daughter how to play the piano.

12.  Take our very first family vacation.

13.  Play in the rain with my children.

14.  Buy seeds to plant a small flower in a pot so my children can see the whole growth process from beginning to end. 

15.  Send a card to at least 5 people that I haven't seen or communicated with in over a year.

And there you have it... Fifteen things for me to do by July 7, 2011.  As each one is completed, I'll return here, cross it out and then blog about it.  Should be fun!


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