New Years Resolutions | Before

Every year on New Years Eve, we have a family night with me, the Youngling, my mom, my dad, Rocco, Cozmo and Norbert (the last of whom usually just sleeps in his hamster bowl.). We have crab, which is ALWAYS amazing. Once we tried fondue, but the table started on fire. So. No. After that, we do our New Years Resolutions. We usually have 5 that we write down in the Sacred LeNerd Book of Stuff every year, along with a saying that we like. Then the next year we start our resolutions by going through our old ones and either putting a smiley face, a sad face, or a expressionless face based on how we did with the resolution, then write down our new ones. After that, we each get half an hour to do whatever we want with everyone else. So it's pretty fun.
Anyways, I actually looked at my resolutions before New Years (usually I just fail):
1. Write at least 3 times a week
2. Learn guitar or bass guitar
3. Create a blog
4. Be optimistic
5. Get a record player
So I actually did stuff. I wrote a lot, I can play Freight Train on the Youngling's guitar, I (obviously) made NIKI, I'm kinda optimistic (ha, yeah right) and yeah. I didn't get a record player, but I did buy an Alice Cooper record for my cabin which... doesn't count. But still.
After that, I flipped through the rest of the book and decided there were some things funny enough to make

THE 2012

SACRED LeNERD BOOK of STUFF

GRAND TOUR!!!



 

Fancy.

STOP ONE: 2005-2006

Resolutioner: The Youngling

I cannot get over how adorable this is. Three year old Youngling. HE'S SO CUTE.

 

STOP TWO: 2007-2008

Resolutioner: KT LeNerd

Okay, what the heck is this? It does not sound safe. I'm actually pretty sure this game was not actually a designated, titled activity, but just my very very exaggerative imagination working. 

How does one climb half a mountain...?

Pretty sure an eight year old can't legally start a business, but it's a smiley face, nonetheless.

And write a book??? The only finished book I've ever written is a seven page Jack and Annie fanfic when I was 5. But apparently I wrote one in second grade too.



WHY IS IT A STRAIGHT FACE? I was still learning single-handed Ode to Joy in second grade!

I also saw the Youngling's saying for this year:

Me: Whoa. That's... deep... He was, what, five when he said this? Seriously-

Then I saw my saying on the page before:

Me:..... Gotcha.

STOP THREE: 2008-2009
Resolutioner: The Youngling

.... What?
Resolutioner: KT LeNerd

.... Again, where did this come from?

STOP FOUR: 2010-2011
Resolutioner: The Youngling

I'm just gonna let this one speak for itself.
And then the next year...
STOP FIVE: 2011-2012
Resolutioner: The Youngling

In case we weren't clear. Note the actual, as opposed to.... what...?
More or less, he did manage to poke a cow at the State Fair (did I already say that in September?), so we'll see what he comes up with next.
Thus ends our pre-'13 tour. Stay tuned for New Years Resolutions | After, which will *hopefully* be out tomorrow!!!

xx Kati