New Year's Resolutions

Since today was the first day of a brand new decade and a brand new year, we at the Hepper household decided to set some resolutions for 2010. Here is the breakdown of each person and his or her resolutions. Just for fun, we also decided what the other person's resolutions would be if we could write them. Paul and I selected Caroline's, but we're pretty sure she would agree if she could talk (Well, maybe not with #3).

Paul:
1. Cut monthly expenses
2. Exercise regularly
3. Add to the Hepper clan

A decent list if you ask me. Too bad he didn't ask for my opinion in regards to number three.If I was writing Paul's list, this is what it would be:
1. Exercise regularly
2. Get a decent haircut from some place other than the Hair Cuttery. He either comes back looking like a monk or with his hair "high and tight".
3. Remember to put the toilet paper roll onto the holder going in the direction that I like (with the paper coming over the top)

Caroline:
1. Master crawling and learn to walk
2. Master the pincher grasp so she can feed herself
3. Sleep through the night

My personal favorite of Caroline's list is number 3. Of all the things that Caroline has accomplished so far in her short life, sleeping through the night is not one of them. This is partly my fault. I'm a softie when it comes to listening to her cry. There's just something about that pitiful sound - asking Mommmy to come snuggle - that I haven't been able to resist.

Lauren:
1. Stop being such a worry-wart
2. Find a fantastic house in Richmond
3. Get back onto the tennis court

If Paul could write my list, this is what it would be. Unfortunately, I opened a can of worms by asking him for his ideas. Once he got started, he couldn't stop, so I allowed him 5 resolutions instead of 3.

1. Stop using his towel in the bathroom.
2. Limit my urge to vacuum to once a week.
3. Close the cabinets and drawers in the kitchen AND throw away the empty Splenda packets after I make my morning coffee.
4. Stop moving his stuff to "strange locations" without telling him and then claiming that I never touched it.
5. Volunteer to take the trash out at least once while we are living in Charlottesville.

It's an admirable list, but I'm pretty certain none of these resolutions will be fulfilled in 2010. A man can dream though, right?

Last, but not least, here are the dogs' lists:
Isabel:
1. Find out where Caroline came from and promptly send her back
2. Convince Mom and Dad that she does not need to lose weight so they will reinstate her two scoops a day food allottment
3. Find a way to sleep in Mom and Dad's bed every night instead of once in a blue moon

Frances:
1. Overcome her debiliatating fear of house flies
2. Determine where the voices in her head are originating so that she can stop hiding under Mom and Dad's bed shaking and barking for no apparent reason
3. Learn how to do a trick, any trick, in order to prove that she is not, in fact, all beauty and no brains

Here is a picture from our very low key New Year's Eve. We had a few couples over, sat around, ate, drank, and felt a slightly lame and old that we weren't doing something more exciting. I can't think of a better way to ring in a new year than spending it with friends though, so I'm happy with how our New Year's Eve turned out.
Best wishes for a fantastic 2010!!