Self goals and ideas for hours of fun

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This post is two sided. First I wanted to share with ya'll some of my individual goals and then we'll end this email with some fun ideas.

My Ambitious Goals for the Next Few Months:
1) I want to save my allowance each month (having an allowance is part of our budgeting plan which we'll talk about in a later blog) for the next 6 months and not spend any personal money. Why? Two reasons: One is to be more disciplined because I usually spend it quickly, and two is to save more money to hopefully be able to plan a trip with Renee to Antarctica over a future Christmas break.
2) To take a fast/break from soda until Thanksgiving. (I drink a lot of soda instead of coffee) (Renee says it doesn't count since I bought a 12 pack of a "special soda" (see pic below). I told her this 12 pack would be all the soda I drink until Thanksgiving. I told her it's kinda like using the patch instead of going cold turkey for a cigarette smoker...she's not buying it. Trust me it's still a sacrifice.
3) Memorize the book of James in the Bible (presently at James 1:22)
4) To start exercising regularly (3 to 4 times a week) once I get school settled down. I'm gettin' a little portly (see fam reunion pic).

And now a few things to keep you entertained:
www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_splash/splash_cam.asp (feeding time is 1:30 or 6:00EST)
www.wdr.de/tv/zimmer.frei/specials/tapir_webcam.php (Click on Starte die Tapir Safari)
www.eepybird.com

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