2012 in 2012: The Complete List

  1. Alter: Shirtwaist dress for Laurie's wedding
  2. Attend: "12 Angry Men" (featuring my brother Joshua)
  3. Attend: A cookout at the Lake House
  4. Attend: Expressions (Concert)
  5. Attend: A Faithful Flyers Basketball Game
  6. Attend: Grace's Show Choir Showcase
  7. Attend: Hazel's Funeral
  8. Attend: John's Going Away Weiner Roast
  9. Attend: Laurie's Wedding
  10. Attend: Lincoln Civic Orchestra performance (featuring my friend Joanna)
  11. Attend: Work Christmas Party
  12. Bible: Memorize Proverbs 3:5-12
  13. Bible: Read a chapter of Proverbs a day for 31 days
  14. Blog: Host a Blog Giveaway
  15. Blog: Make New Thankful Thursday Button
  16. Blog: Remove "Cast of Characters" on sidebar
  17. Christmas Ornaments: Oatmeal Clay Ornaments
  18. Christmas Ornaments: Rolled Paper Snowflakes
  19. Church: Become a member of my church
  20. Church: Live at 38th Street Coffee: Words with Friends
  21. Cleaning and Organizing: Christmas Storage
  22. Cleaning and Organizing: Glove Compartment
  23. Cleaning and Organizing: Lazy Susan in Kitchen (Left Side)
  24. Cleaning and Organizing: Linen Closet
  25. Cleaning and Organizing: Toiletry Holder
  26. Cleaning and Organizing: Vanity
  27. Close Picture Book Authors: Bonny Becker
  28. Close Picture Book Authors: Mara Bergman
  29. Close Picture Book Authors: Emery and Durga Bernhard
  30. Close Picture Book Authors: Lynn Berry
  31. Close Picture Book Authors: Phil Bildner
  32. Close Picture Book Authors: Jeanne Birdsall
  33. Close Picture Book Authors: Becky Birtha
  34. Close Picture Book Authors: Michael Ian Black
  35. Close Picture Book Authors: Susan Blackaby
  36. Close Picture Book Authors: Andrew Bleimann
  37. Close Picture Book Authors: Anette Bley
  38. Close Picture Book Authors: Serge Bloch
  39. Close Picture Book Authors: Debora Blumenthal
  40. Close Picture Book Authors: N.M. Bodecker
  41. Close Picture Book Authors: Odds Bodkin
  42. Close Picture Book Authors: Maribeth Boelts
  43. Close Picture Book Authors: Paulette Bogan
  44. Close Picture Book Authors: Ellen Bogart
  45. Close Picture Book Authors: Gary Bogue
  46. Close Picture Book Authors: Susi Bohdal
  47. Close Picture Book Authors: Max Bollinger
  48. Close Picture Book Authors: Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud
  49. Close Picture Book Authors: Tony Bonning
  50. Close Picture Book Authors: Debbie Boon
  51. Close Picture Book Authors: Barbara Booth
  52. Close Picture Book Authors: David Booth
  53. Close Picture Book Authors: Colin Bootman
  54. Close Picture Book Authors: Louise Borden
  55. Close Picture Book Authors: Ruth Bornstein
  56. Close Picture Book Authors: Burny Bos
  57. Close Picture Book Authors: Francesca Bosca
  58. Close Picture Book Authors: Addie Boswell
  59. Close Picture Book Authors: Jane Bowring
  60. Close Picture Book Authors: Lizi Boyd
  61. Close Picture Book Authors: Linda Boyden
  62. Close Picture Book Authors: Bob Boyle
  63. Close Picture Book Authors: Doe Boyle
  64. Close Picture Book Authors: Judy Bradbury
  65. Close Picture Book Authors: Ray Bradbury
  66. Close Picture Book Authors: Marie Bradby
  67. Close Picture Book Authors: Tony Bradman
  68. Close Picture Book Authors: William Bramhall
  69. Close Picture Book Authors: Kirsten Bramsen
  70. Close Picture Book Authors: Henrietta Branford
  71. Close Picture Book Authors: Trudi Braun
  72. Close Picture Book Authors: Berkeley Breathed
  73. Close Picture Book Authors: Rosemary Breckler
  74. Continuing Education: Basic Dysphagia online module
  75. Continuing Education: Nutrition and Disease webinar
  76. Continuing Education: Nutrition and Wound Healing online module
  77. Cook: Apple Cranberry Oven Pancake
  78. Cook: Best Burrito Beans
  79. Cook: Blueberry and Lemon Syrup
  80. Cook: Blueberry Lemon Muffins
  81. Cook: Buffalo Chicken Pizza
  82. Cook: Cajun Corn Soup
  83. Cook: Candied Acorn Squash
  84. Cook: Candied Orange Peels
  85. Cook: Cayenne Cocoa
  86. Cook: Charoset
  87. Cook: Cranberry-Pecan Upside-Down Cake
  88. Cook: Crockpot Beef Brisket
  89. Cook: Crockpot Caramel Apple Crumble
  90. Cook: Farm Girl Granola
  91. Cook: French Onion Bread
  92. Cook: Grilled Asparagus
  93. Cook: Ham Balls
  94. Cook: Home-churned Butter
  95. Cook: Homemade soft pretzels
  96. Cook: Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
  97. Cook: Hot 5-Bean Salad
  98. Cook: Leg of Lamb
  99. Cook: Maple Dijon Pork Tenderloin
  100. Cook: Maple Hot Cocoa
  101. Cook: Mocha Coconut Cupcakes
  102. Cook: Ooey-Gooey Caramel Pumpkin Blondies
  103. Cook: Pancake Men
  104. Cook: Peanut Butter Blossoms with Hearts
  105. Cook: Ranch Popcorn
  106. Cook: Rhubarb-Struesel Muffins
  107. Cook: Ricotta Cheese (recipe from Make the Bread, Buy the Butter)
  108. Cook: Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
  109. Cook: Rosemary Peasant Bread
  110. Cook: Saucy Mocha Pudding
  111. Cook: Savannah Red Rice
  112. Cook: Strawberry-Rhubarb Stuffed Cupcakes
  113. Cook: Summer in the Winter cobbler
  114. Cook: Toasted Squash Seeds
  115. Cook: Toffee Bars
  116. Cook: Wagon Wheel Pasta Pizza Casserole
  117. Cook: Passover Waldorf Salad
  118. Cook: Very Berry Cupcakes
  119. Eat out: at The Blend
  120. Eat out: at Cheddars
  121. Eat out: at Reg's
  122. Eat out: at Sonic
  123. Eat out: at the original Valentinos
  124. Entertain: 27 Dresses Birthday Party
  125. Entertain: Pizza and a Movie Night
  126. Entertain: Seder
  127. Entertain: Sunday Dinner
  128. Facebook Chat: With Grace
  129. Face time: With Anna
  130. Face time: With Dad
  131. Face time: With Grace
  132. Face time: With Joanna
  133. Face time: With Timothy
  134. Flashback: She Built Us Cakes (Birthday cakes)
  135. Flashback: Books Everywhere and Books and more books
  136. Flashback: A Room with a Carpet? (Childhood bedroom)
  137. Flashback: A Pox on Me (Childhood illness)
  138. Flashback: Brushes with Death (Death and Dying)
  139. Flashback: Holes in My Head (Ear Piercing)
  140. Flashback: Encouraged Activities (Family Activities)
  141. Flashback: Fast Food
  142. Flashback: His Name Was Benny (First Car)
  143. Flashback: Newspaper Stories
  144. Flashback: When You Were Born (Sibling's birth)
  145. Flashback: Counting Sleep (Sleep)
  146. Flashback: To Another Era (Time-in-history)
  147. Hairdos: Faux Bob
  148. Hairdos: Faux Naturally Curly Hair
  149. Hairdos: French Fold
  150. Hairdos: Gibson Roll
  151. Hairdos: Straightened
  152. Hairdos: Triple Braided Pocahontas
  153. Hear and Obey: Keeping Promises
  154. Home: Assemble a shelving unit for the garage
  155. Home: Buy a deep freeze
  156. Home: Get a flag for in front of the house
  157. Home: Install Full Mirror in Bathroom
  158. Home: Make concentrated laundry detergent (a new recipe for me)
  159. Home: Make jewelry organizer
  160. Home: Make leaves for dining room table
  161. Home: Make upholstered headboard
  162. Home: Recover Mouse Pad
  163. Home: Replace Toilet Seat
  164. Home: Reupholster kitchen chairs
  165. Home: Reupholster living room chair
  166. Home: Set up Tornado Shelter
  167. Home: Organize Christmas Storage
  168. Hug: My mom
  169. Hug: John
  170. Jewelry: Make a Sailor's Knot Bracelet
  171. Listen to Podcasts: Science Newsflash-"Sudden Emergence of Bipedalism (July 21, 2011)"
  172. Listen to Podcasts: Science Newsflash-"Ancient Biblical Cities Unearthed (July 22, 2011)"
  173. Listen to Podcasts: Science Newsflash-"2012 Doomsday? Believers in Mysterious Planet Nibiru, Comet Elenin Await Earth's End (July 27, 2011)"
  174. Listen to Podcasts: Science Newsflash-"Extrasolar Planet is Darkest Ever Seen (Aug 15, 2011)"
  175. Listen to Podcasts: Science Newsflash-"Is Our Universe One of Many? (Aug 17, 2011)"
  176. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #125-"Blaise Pascal: Man of Reason and Faith"
  177. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #126-"Blaise Pascal: Two Apologetics Insights"
  178. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #127-"Blaise Pascal: The Wager, part 1"
  179. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #128-"Blaise Pascal: The Wager, part 2"
  180. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #129-"Thinking about Near-Death Experiences"
  181. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #130-"Atheist A.J. Ayer's Near-Death Experience"
  182. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #131-"OKC bombing and Conspiracy Theories"
  183. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #132-"C.S. Lewis: Life and Conversion"
  184. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #133-"C.S. Lewis: Christian Apologist"
  185. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #134-"C.S. Lewis: Christian Writer"
  186. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #135-"C.S. Lewis: Strengths and Weaknesses"
  187. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #136-"Did Adam and Ever Really Exist? (Part 1)"
  188. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #137-"Did Adam and Ever Really Exist? (Part 2)"
  189. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #138-"Did Adam and Ever Really Exist? (Part 3)"
  190. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #139-"Did Adam and Ever Really Exist? (Part 4)"
  191. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #140-"Did God Create the Universe? (Part 1)"
  192. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #141-"Did God Create the Universe? (Part 2)"
  193. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #142-"Did God Create the Universe? Part 3"
  194. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #143-"Truthers Steal Al Qaeda's Thunder"
  195. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #144-"The Devil's Weapon #1: Pascal on Indifference"
  196. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #145-"The Devil's Weapon #2: Pascal on Diversion"
  197. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #146-"The Problem of Doubt #1"
  198. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #147-"The Problem of Doubt #2"
  199. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #148-"Dirty Harry or Welcome Back Potter"
  200. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #149-"Salvation by Grace"
  201. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #152-"Top 10 Phantom Bible Verses, part 1"
  202. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #153-"Top 10 Phantom Bible Verses, part 2"
  203. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #156-"The Umbrella Man & Conspiracy Thinking"
  204. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #157-"How to Watch a Movie, part 1"
  205. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #158-"How to Watch a Movie, part 2"
  206. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #159-"God and the Universe, part 1"
  207. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #160-"God and the Universe, part 2"
  208. Listen to Podcasts: Straight Thinking #161-"God and the Universe, part 3"
  209. Makeup Techniques: Upside-Down Smokey Eye
  210. Lotions and Potions: Lemon-scented kitchen hand scrub
  211. Paint Nails: Half-Moon Toenails
  212. Paint Nails: On a Balcony
  213. Paint Nails: Patchwork Toes
  214. Photo Shoot: Cows
  215. Play Games: Bible Outburst
  216. Play Games: Boggle
  217. Play Games: Connect 4
  218. Play Games: Deep and Dirty Uno
  219. Play Games: Jenga
  220. Play Games: Just Dance
  221. Play Games: Scrabble
  222. Play Games: Skip-Bo
  223. Play Games: Spot-it
  224. Play Games: Taboo
  225. Play Games: Yahtzee
  226. Play Like a Child: Legos
  227. Play with your food: Spaghetti in Hotdogs
  228. Play with your food: Spaghetti-Os (Gross!)
  229. Poke: Anna (on Facebook)
  230. Poke: Daniel (on Facebook)
  231. Poke: Grace (in real life and on Facebook)
  232. Poke: Joanna (on Facebook)
  233. Poke: Joshua (on Facebook)
  234. Purchase: Amazon Kindle
  235. Purchase: Deep Freeze
  236. Purchase: New Brassieres
  237. Purchase: Television
  238. Reading Challenges: Participate in the Armchair Cybils
  239. Reading Challenges: Participate in Laura Ingalls Wilder Reading Challenge
  240. Reading Challenges: Participate in L.M. Montgomery Reading Challenge
  241. Reading Challenges: Participate in "What's on Your Nightstand?"
  242. Remove from my TBR list: Decision Points by George W. Bush
  243. Remove from my TBR list: Don't Sing at the Table by Adriana Tragiani
  244. Remove from my TBR list: Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
  245. Remove from my TBR list: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
  246. Remove from my TBR list: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
  247. Remove from my TBR list: It Looked Different on the Model by Laurie Notaro
  248. Remove from my TBR list: The Language of God by Francis S. Collins
  249. Remove from my TBR list: Outliers by
  250. Remove from my TBR list: Press Here by Herve Tullet
  251. Remove from my TBR list: The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
  252. Review Books: Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
  253. Review Books: Flora's Very Windy Day by Jeanette Birdsall
  254. Review Books: Demonic by Ann Coulter
  255. Review Books: Has God Spoken? by Hank Hanegraaff
  256. Review Books: The Language of God by Francis S. Collins
  257. Scarf Tie: Chain Knot
  258. Send Birthday Card: to Dad
  259. Send Birthday Card: to Daniel
  260. Send Birthday Card: to Grace
  261. Send Birthday Card: to Kaytee
  262. Send Birthday Card: to Mom
  263. Send Birthday Card: to Timothy
  264. Sew: Anne's Carpet Bag
  265. Sing (Children's Songs): Father Abraham
  266. Sing (Children's Songs): I am a C
  267. Sing (Children's Songs): I'm in the Lord's Army
  268. Sing (Children's Songs): Jesus Loves the Little Children
  269. Sing (Children's Songs): Joshua fought the battle of Jericho
  270. Sing (Children's Songs): The B-I-B-L-E
  271. Sing (Children's Songs): Peter and John went to pray
  272. Sing (Children's Songs): The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock
  273. Sing (Children's Songs): Zaccheus was a wee little man
  274. Spring: Mow the Lawn
  275. Spring: Play an April Fool's Prank
  276. Spring: Ride my Bicycle to work
  277. Spring: Go to a Husker baseball game
  278. Spring: See the tenth and eleventh innings of a game
  279. Spring: Make a distribute May baskets
  280. Take a picture with: Anna
  281. Take a picture with: the Little Miss
  282. Teach: Jeremiah and Lamentations
  283. Teach: Ezekiel
  284. Teach: Daniel
  285. Teach: Hosea and Joel
  286. Teach: Amos and Obadiah
  287. Teach: Jonah and Micah
  288. Teach: Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah
  289. Teach: Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
  290. Teach: Matthew
  291. Teach: Mark
  292. Teach: Luke
  293. Teach: John
  294. Teach: Acts
  295. Teach: Romans, I & II Corinthians
  296. Teach: I & II Timothy, Titus
  297. Text: My Dad
  298. Text: Grace
  299. Text: Tim
  300. Vanity: Pierce my ears
  301. Watch: "The Adventures of TinTin"
  302. Watch: "Courageous"
  303. Watch: "Fiddler on the Roof"
  304. Watch: "Gnomeo and Juliet"
  305. Watch: "Jack and Jill"
  306. Watch: "Mission Impossible"
  307. Watch: "My Fake Fiancee"
  308. Watch: "R.E.D."
  309. Watch: "Saving Private Ryan"
  310. Wear my hats: Black Felt Cloche
  311. Wear my hats: Blue Felt
  312. Wear my hats: Blue Picture Frame Hat
  313. Wear my hats: Brown pillbox
  314. Wear my hats: Cream Knit
  315. Wear my hats: Cream with a Bow
  316. Wear my hats: Fur
  317. Wear my hats: White with Big Bow
  318. Winter: Catch a snowflake on my tongue
  319. Winter: Cut Paper snowflakes
  320. Winter: Eat Snow
  321. Winter: Make borax crystal snowflakes
  322. Winter: Make a paper heart chain
  323. Winter: Make a rolled paper snowflake
  324. Winter: Make a snow angel
  325. Winter: Make homemade Valentines
  326. Winter: Make snowflake window clings
  327. Winter: Shovel Snow
  328. Winter: Wear my snowsuit
  329. Work: Present on Diabetes Awareness
  330. Work: Present on Hydration
  331. Work: Present on Hypoglycemia
  332. Work: Stay overnight at Facility #1
  333. Work: Stay overnight at Facility #2
  334. Work: Survive state survey at Facility #1
  335. White Chocolate Peach Steamer
  336. Work out at a gym
  337. Spend a Weekend at the Lake
  338. Go to Trader Joe's
  339. Visit Nebraska Furniture Mart
  340. Sew with Grace
  341. Get a converter thingie so I can listen to MP3s on my car stereo