2014 Resolution: Read More Books

So my resolution in 2014 was pretty simple: read more books. I love reading, but felt like I wasn't doing enough of it. I was getting sucked into mindless things like Facebook, TV shows, and the internets (plural). In 2013 - I probably read 3 books...which was depressing and ridiculous. My goal for 2014 was 12 books - and I read 17...pretty much 95% of them Jan-Aug (before Nolan arrived)!

I read on my phone a lot, because I can do it while I'm feeding Nolan (one handed) and also while waiting for Jack's school to get out. The Kindle app is pretty nice.


Here is a list of the books I read, along with each book's Amazon link (in case you want to read it, too). Keep in mind - I was pregnant for most of 2014, so some of my book choices were swayed by my uterus.

1.  The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
2. The Storyteller by Josie Picoult
3. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
8. Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Midwife by Peggy Vincent
9. Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block
10. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
11. The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
12. Coming Home by Priscilla Glenn
13. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
14. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
15. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
16. Carry On Warrior by Glennon Melton
17. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin (second time reading)

My goal for 2015 is to continue reading! And Tyson and I have some goals we are working on, as well. We are also making the kids set some goals... We'll see how that goes.

If you have book recommendations, please send them my way!

Happy New Year!

This is our first picture of 2012. It may also be our first picture as a family of FOUR! Josie is a month old...that's sad that we don't have a family picture yet.

We rang in the New Year with a BANG! No, that's a lie.  Jack was in bed by 7:30, Josie was asleep (but thinking about waking up for her 12am feeding), and Tyson and I were watching House Hunters International.  We are the epitome of "losers." Ty and I actually changed the channel in time to count down the last minute of the year...but I realized I had nothing to toast with - so I sprinted (yes, I can sprint again) upstairs and grabbed an open bottle of wine . And then, being the classy person that I am, I drank from the bottle at midnight. Cheers.

Despite being lame, we all made New Years Resolutions.
Josie's: to sleep through the night, to learn to crawl, and to survive her first year with her wild brother


Jack's: to get potty trained and give up the "pass" (pacifier)


Kady's: to get a job, to not be pregnant in 2012 (I've been pregnant in 2009, 2010 (for 8 days), and 2011 - I think I can skip a year), and to stop using "choice language"


Tyson's: he claims he hasn't thought of one yet... If I had to guess I would say he wants a successful first year at Zimmer, to find a house in Fort Wayne that meets all of his demands needs, and to get to Bloomington more often for IU football/basketball games