101 Things Update

Welcome to my monthly update on my progress toward 101 Things in 1001 Days. In OCTOBER, I completed the following...

#14 Meet with a new teacher friend to practice conversational Spanish

I have enjoyed speaking Spanish over lunch with our new librarian. It is disheartening to hear how rusty I have become outside of what I use for teaching my elementary kids, but at least I'm doing something about it.

#32 Get new tires for Seth's truck (only the back ones were necessary)

#67 Get my nice Bjorn dress shoes fixed

I went to the shoe repairman in H-burg and paid only $4 to have the strap re-sewn!

#22 Create a substitute box for each school in case of emergency absences

I now have both boxes completed and just need to remember to get the Lincoln Trail one out of my trunk :)

#84 Get a new dentist

I made an appointment with a different dentist. We can't get in until January, but that shouldn't be a problem. Hopefully we will no longer have to endure water pick torture!

#97 Read 12 non-fiction books

1/12 complete. My husband and I finished Praying the Names of God by Ann Spangler, which we have been reading for a long time as a nightly devotional.

#77 Read 24 fiction books

2/24 complete. I finished Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling.

I have decided to wait on...

#89 Grow my favorite herbs in an indoor planter

I had 6 plants going; 5 sprouted and looked great and then were suddenly killed by a yellow fungus that formed on my potting soil. I think I will wait until Spring and try different pots/soil.

Special Note on...

#8 Finish paying off debts

We made our last payment on my students loans this month!!!!!! Now we have just hubby's consolidated student loan to go and we will be completely debt free. It won't be long (9 months if everything goes according to plan) until ole' Sallie Mae gets kicked out of our guest room!!!!!