Out with the Old . . In with the New

Here's a shout out for a Happy New Year! Wow 2009! I've been doing my usual out with the old in with the new activities which in part includes going through hundreds of digital photos, selecting the best of them to edit and upload to Snapfish for printing. This really helps with taking inventory of our events from the past year. So here is a list of 10 activities from 2008:

Quick Marker Family Recap of 2008

1) Jacob was baptised and joins cub scouts.
2) Dennis and AnaLee took a 9th anniversary/work trip to Las Vegas and Hoover Dam.
3)Cluff, Sorensen and Crowther Reunions
4) AnaLee & Khora flew to Delaware to visit Hackwell Family while Dennis took the other kids to the Greys River area camping with the extended Marker Family.
5) We found our very first Geocache and have added a few more to our log book throughout the year.
6) Dennis & AnaLee played co-ed softball for the Santaquin City team.
7) Isaac, Afton & Jacob participated in Soccer, Dance and Piano, respectively.
8) Harvest season activities ended with new shelves in the storage room and a new freezer to store the canned and frozen goods.
9)Work begins on finishing our basement which is nearly complete!!
10) Driving almost 900 miles back and forth during the holiday season to be with family.

In 2009 we’re looking forward to:
1) Finishing the basement
2) Celebrating our 10th Wedding anniversary
3) Continuing with our landscaping projects
3) Varied sports and school activities
4) Camping/fishing/geocaching
5) Isaac turning 8 and starting Scouts. (He will be baptized in January 2010)
6) Getting a year older and hopefully wiser too!

Some of my own personal goals for 2009 include:
1) Taking an on-line class (probably in writing)
2) Learning to play the guitar
3) Reading 20 books a month
4) Begin a Spanish course - (We have access to Rosetta Stone through Alpine Online.)
5) Continue with my Digital Scrapbooking
6) Put together the school/craft room, which includes moving the boys downstairs and shifting the girls into their old room.