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The Boy is officially Eleven!

Yesterday marks the day that we have been blessed for the past 11 years with such a remarkable child.  Devyn, once again, you have proven to be such an exceptional addition to our family!  And what a remarkable date too,

One, 11, Eleven

And on this date, 1-11-11, you became 11. 
Definitely a date to remember!

We truly are blessed!

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Implementing our new guideline for gift giving...
4 Gifts
A Want
A Need
A Wear
A Read

This was a date to remember.
You had been wanting to go see Tron and needing to spend some one-on-one time with Mom...
so we took off and saw TRON in 3D.  And what a fun time we had watching and discussing the movie...very cool special effects...and those Tron bikes...WOW!

WANT & NEED
check.

On the way there to fulfill your READ we stopped off and picked up the first of the book series
How to Train Your Dragon
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All that was left was something to WEAR.
That, we had planned to go & use your Target Gift Card. 
On another day perhaps...we ran out of time.

I really enjoyed spending time with you, just the two of us.
It was like old times when we could sit and talk for hours.
I love you buddy!
Love, Mom.
 
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Make your goal setting S.M.A.R.T.!

I can't think of a better acronym for goal setting.  But can 5 letters make for a more simplistic way to set your goals?  Absolutely they can!  And what a better time than now, especially when those New Year Resolutions lists are being compiled (or in some of our cases, rewritten).

 
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BACK IT UP 

I had such an eloquent & informative post on setting goals for the New Year and then...I managed to lose EVERYTHING!!!

So...my first New Year Resolution for the 2011 year is to BACK Up everything I write!!!

Geesh!
Happy New Year Everyone!