6 Things We Learned in Week 1 of 2012 (eyes, cats, food, Kindle, sermons)

Gerard's Eyes

I see fine!

When Gerard went for his follow-up eye doctor appointment, he was told he had some issues going on that may be problems down the road like cataracts and a loose retina, but for now it's nothing serious. He didn't think it was a sign of any brain damage so that was a relief. However, he has to go back for another appointment in Jan. 23.

TV Show

I was happy to learn this week that the TV show, "My Cat From Hell" with Jackson Galaxy is beginning a second season January 7 on Animal Planet. I love this show that shows how you can communicate with your cat and get them to change their bad behaviors.

New Year's Resolutions

Over at Sparkle's Sunday Catinee, I discovered that some kitty cats make New Years Resolutions!  Have you made any yet?  It's a real cute and well done video worth watching.  I subscribed to their YouTube channel after viewing it. Here's a link to my resolutions if you missed them and really want to see.

New Foods

We shopped at a different Giant Eagle and discovered they sell some really good stuff that all I have to do is heat up in the microwave, like salmon, fried chicken, and quiche! The quiche even had Brocoli in it and I liked it! I decided to try different foods like is suggested in Keep Your Brain Alive.  (Also learned to spell quiche, I thought it was kish.)

Kindle Highlighting

While reading "Dear Sparkle" on my Kindle, I learned how to highlight things. It's a nice feature!

 

Sermons Online

I found out that at our church's website (www.phbaptist.org) you can listen to the sermons and see the note outline. If any of you do not attend a church, perhaps you would like to check this out.

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6 New Year's Resolutions (Writer's Workshop)--UPDATED

I didn't make any last year and Gerard says he's not making any this year but I have a few so here it goes:

1. Get more active by taking a break from the computer every half hour, even if it's just standing up.
2. Do things standing up whenever possible.
3. In good weather, take the first parking spot I see.
4. Break out of my routine more often by varying my schedule, taking different ways to the bus stop and not always getting off at the same stop.
5. Eat more of a variety of foods.
6. Get an awning for our front porch this year.
UPDATED 1/12/12:
7. Bank Gerard's check and see if we can manage just on my income to see how it would be if he were retired.
8. Memorize the book of James by the end of June.

Some I got from reading "Keep Your Brain Alive" and some from my friend's blog, Think Like a P.T.
Did you make any this year? 

Part of Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop to share your New Year's Resolutions and report how you did on last year's.

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Commenting For Charity--Doing It Again

For December, donate 50 cents per legitimate comment on all our blogs to the Cleveland Pregnancy Center for a total of $126. Thank you to all who commented!

I would like to know if the fact that we donated to charities per comment last year actually influenced anyone to comment on our blogs or visit our other blogs. Kindly let us know by leaving a comment on this post if it influenced you. I debated whether or not to do this again this year and in weighing the pros and cons decided that yes, it is a good thing to do and I will do it again.

Last year I discovered several new charities by doing this, including KIVA, Doctors without Borders, Last Hope Cat Kingdom, and Heifer International. I was happy to see that Ann at UP North, Beth Ann at It's Just Life and Mountain Woman at Red Pine Mountain joined me in doing this last year. If you choose to do it with your blog, please let me know.

My First loan--Jose in El Salvadore

This month, I will join with Beth Ann over at It's Just Life and give .50 per legitimate comment for loans through KIVA to help poor people change their life.  Last year I made nine loans (two of which have been fully paid back already).  

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"We Bought A Zoo" Will Make You Laugh

We went to see "We Bought A Zoo."  We were surprised how good it was!  In fact, Gerard got up to use the rest room during the movie, and I didn't even notice he got up, I was so into this movie.  It is way more than just about a bunch of animals.  It is about a grieving family and how they are trying to start over.  The little girl is very cute and the emotions and interaction between the teenage son and his dad are very believable and touching.  There are a lot of animals in it and lots of humor.  I absolutely loved the opening day of the zoo.  It's a real heartwarming movie and very entertaining and funny.   I'm so glad we went! It's actually based on a true story!

"It only takes 20 seconds of insane courage and something great will come of it." This sums up the whole theme of the movie in a nutshell.

Go see it--you'll be glad you did!


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"War Horse" Will Make You Cry--MUST SEE!

We went to see "War Horse" the day after Christmas and it is as good as the book!  It's really fantastic and we both cried, it was so moving.  You see the horrors of war but yet also the sacrifice for others, love, determination and some funny scenes too!  Great book, great movie!  I didn't notice any bad language in this one, and I appreciated they didn't show separated body parts flying through the air in the war scenes.  We highly recommend it--you should definitely go see this one!

SPOILER ALERT:  I felt so bad for the poor horse, but it has a happy ending!

See our review of the book: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

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