26. Obtain a copy of our family tree and show it to my children.

I did one better on this. I continued to build on my family tree that I began years ago on Ancestry.com. There is a lot more information available now. I now have documented nearly 1,000 relatives going back about 300 years. It is fascinating and somewhat addictive.

As for showing it to the kids, I did. They are not at the age that it was hugely mind blowing, but I know they have seen it and that it is there. Every once in a while I get a question which means they are thinking about it. Cool.

53. Get prints for photos from July 2007 through present.

Done.

62. Get my annual physical taken care of!

Done. Finally! It had been 3 years. I can't believe I left it that long.

64. Log-off Facebook for one week.

Done. Surprisingly, it wasn't that hard. I still had e-mail. I'm definitely going to do this more often.

61. Obtain a copy of my marriage certificate.

Done.

27. Go parasailing.

I have been wanting to do this for about 20 years and finally got to do it while on vacation last week. It was so much fun, too.

The best part was taking my mom (who is not 29 anymore) up with me. She is very afraid of heights and is purposefully facing that fear. She did very well indeed, especially since the parasail was much higher than either of us had anticipated.

I have photos, but not on my PC so I'll post one when I get them.

28. Sleep through the night. Oh wait, that's Emma. OK, so get Emma to sleep through the night so I can.

I think I can safely call this one done. For the first time, since I was pregnant with Emma, we are both sleeping (more often than not) through the night.

12. Post at least 150 books on Paperback Swap (100/150)

Done. In fact, I revised this a bit. I just decided to get rid of just about every book I own. (And I had hundreds of books.) Kinda sad since it was one of my few luxuries, but big relief that I don't have to lug them around with us everytime we move.

58. Do 20 guy-style push ups at one time.

Way done. Easy, peasy now.

35. Obtain a copy of my birth certificate.

Done.

57. Plant spring seeds with the kids.

Done. We have 6 seedling containers that are sprouting everywhere. I hope they survive and flower. The only problem I have now is trying to figure out when I can put them outside without murdering them all.

13. Purge our DVD collection of all the terrible movies we will never watch again.

Pretty much done. I think I've got all the main ones. There may still be a few buried somewhere in the mess, but I feel confident that I can cross this off the list. I also got rid of some wonderful movies that I can't bring myself to watch again, like "Life is Beautiful".

Here are just a few of the terrible movies I used to own:

• The Deep End
• Mumford
• Bowfinger
• The Weatherman
• Punch-Drunk Love
• Blue Streak
• Down with Love
• Elf
• And the list goes on, and on, and on....

The next purge will happen when the kdis grow out of some of the DVDs they watch. If they are still watchable then, of course.

46. Learn to create and execute a theme of my own design for my website.

Done. Not the most skillfully executed, but I did it and that was all that matters for this project.

47. Learn to create and execute a theme of my own design for my blog.

I just finished and published my first attempt at my own blog template. Now that I know how to do it, I think I can do better, but I'm pretty excited about it and am off to work on my personal website.

Then, I just have to update the theme for this darn blog.

50. Make a point to collect my recyclables for one month.

I've now been recycling for 5 weeks without fail and I don't mind telling you that it feels GOOD! I feel like I'm saving the planet one juice bottle and jam jar at a time.

I have to admit that I was more than just a little bit afraid of this one because I've never been very good at this type of thing. I'll recycle if the bin bites me in the butt, but I'm not going out of my way to do so. Then, I met someone who is VERY careful about these things and I started feeling guilty and embarassed. But no more! I'm a recycler. Yippie!

The funny thing is it is pretty easy to do. I thought it would be a major pain, but it isn't and I can tell it is something that I will easily be able to continue (unlike some of the other things on this pesky list.)

So, thank you, Anna for putting me in my place. I hope I'm making you proud.

55. Learn about British history.

Because I moved from England when I was so young, I somehow missed some key lessons in British history (and American history, too, for that matter). I never enjoyed history classes, but do enjoy reading and watching shows and movies about historical events and people.

Anyway, I just finished reading a 500 page book on British history and I feel so much better informed. In addition, I learned that I was not as uneducated as I thought. I'm very surprised. I was lucky enough to have had parents who made a point to take us everywhere as kids, so it turns out I've seen a lot of relevant stuff.

I still want to read some more about the monarchy and some biographies, but on the whole, I think I've got this one licked enough.

45. Help kids make their first snowman.

Done. With a carrot nose and everything. Will try to post a photo of the little guy when I get my computer back.

1. Run 3 miles. Updated.

Now going 7 miles on the elliptical. Not bad. More than I thought I could do.