So I’m a little late putting these out there but honestly, I don’t plan on accomplishing many things since the kids are home for summer break.

What would you like to accomplish this month?

Not my best month but I’m pleased.

Sort of.

Let’s take a look.

Clean off desk and keep it clean – Fail – This was a pipe dream and it never had a chance of being accomplished. Anyone who has ever worked with me before knows I keep a messy desk but somehow manage to know where everything is.

Make Guest Room Pillows – Fail! Bought material but didn’t get any farther.

Add some Art to my Bedroom – Fail! Thought about art for the guest room but not for mine.

Stick to Grocery Budget – Check! I think. Is that bad? We only ate out once a week and everyone brought lunches everyday but we did go on 2 trips which meant eating out for every meal for about a total of 7 days.

Buy Environmentally Safe Snack Containers – Check!

I ordered these snack containers and I’m really excited to start using them. I saw them over at I Heart Organizing and thought I’d give them a try since she raves about them. They are BPA free, freezer friendly, and have a twist top.

Surprise my Kids in some way – Check! Remember the shrunken heads? Yep, that was surprise, fright, and fascination all rolled into one.

Paint Guest Bathroom Walls – Check! All done.

Paint Wall Touch Ups Around House – Partial check! One day while everyone was at school I walked around the house with our main inside paint color and touched up some spots that needed it. Unfortunately, I only had about 15 minutes to do this so I have more areas of the house to do this in before it’s considered done.

Get Estimate for Plantation Shutters for My Room – Fail

Scrapbook 10 pages – Check!

Add etsy game / bingo to site – Check! I put my Father’s Day printable up on etsy yesterday.

Read a Parenting Book – Check!

As part of a parent ed program, our elementary brought in Marilyn Morris for a discussion on sex education. She wrote the book ABC’s of the Birds and Bees for Parents of Toddlers to Teens. I had actually heard Mrs. Morris speak about 4 years ago and enjoyed listening to her then just as I did a few months ago.

I bought her book and read it as my parenting book for the month. This book is an extremely easy read, broken down into small segments so that it’s easy to put the book down. Reading this book was comforting in a way but hugely worrying in another. I felt like there were some pat on the back moments for me as a parent but there were many more hold your breath moments. Just the facts about teenagers with STD’s are staggering.

This book does have a slant toward promoting abstinence before marriage but whatever your feelings are on that subject, you will get some good information on how to talk to your kids about sex and the potential risks associated with it today.

I also bought the teenager’s workbook that goes along with the adult’s book. I haven’t actually opened it yet but in theory a young teenager would read a few pages from the workbook and then have a discussion with a parent.

Morris is quick to note that discussing sex should not be a one time conversation with your children but an ongoing discussion starting when they are young.

This book was certainly eye opening but it did put me to sleep a few times. That’s okay because I’m sure I will read it several times again over the next couple of years.

Gather Supplies and Run 2 End of the Year Parties – Check! As you read this I’m probably running back and worth between the 4th grade and Kinder classes trying to run 2 parties – with a 3 year old on my hip. Just a helpful shout out to all those fellow room moms out there – I feel your pain! People, if a room mom asks for your help, HELP THEM!

Fix, Paint, Hang Front Room Shelf – Fail. The one time I went to work on this I couldn’t. This will hopefully get done sometime soon.

Get Estimate & Order Sun Shades for Our Attic Windows – Check! Mostly. I got two estimates for the shades, chose someone, and had to wait about 2 weeks for approval from the home owners association. Thankfully I got the green light today and will order them on Monday.

How’d you do this month?

What do you want to accomplish this month?

 Clean out the garage – Check- The only way I accomplished this was to do a little each day. I told myself, just clean this corner, or go through this box. My husband helped me with the final push and after several months we are finally able to get the car in the garage.

Hang fan in Caroline’s room – Check – thanks Derek!

Make guest room pillows – Check and fail – I made 2 envelope pillow using this wonderful video tutorial by Crafty Gemini but I still need to make at least one more pillow.

Try a new recipe – Check, check, check – We tried homemade chicken pot pie, lemon cake, and ….can’t remember the last one…but 3! That’s some sort of record around here.

Shop at the Farmer’s Market – Check – As a family we went to the local farmer’s market and had a good time. I don’t think we bought what you would typically think about buying but everything ended up being tasty – green peppers, spinach, corn, sourdough bread, lemon bread, toffeee, tamales, sausage, and chicken.

Choose summer camps for the kiddos – Check

Donate box of items to Goodwill – Check

Take online driver’s ed – Check

Get estimate for plantation shutters in my room – Fail – I contacted someone who came highly recommended but I’ve only heard from him once in two weeks – It’s okay since we had a massive car repair bill so these shutters are on the back burner for awhile. I still would love to have a quote.

Scrapbook 10 pages in Alex’s scrapbook – Check

Order some personalized gifts for upcoming events – Check

Scrapbook 10 pages for Caroline – Fail – I only completed 1 page

Paint headboard – Check  – Here’s a peek

Add etsy game / bingo – Fail – almost ready

I can’t believe one third of 2012 is already gone!

So did you accomplish what you wanted to in April?

Anything you plan to work on this month?