What I did:

3. Complete 52 once a week photos of Arthur -- One of my 2016 goals!

13. Pass 500 books for Arthur’s 1000 Books Before Kindergarten (426/500) -- Getting closer to this goal and the larger goal of 1000 books.

22. Ask 20 friends to suggest one book, and read them all -- I asked for suggestions on Facebook. Now to spend the next year reading them...

28. Read 100,000 pages toward 1,000,000 page goal (35,897/100,000) — In December, I read 1769 pages. Decent showing for the last month of the year.

34. Make 250 different greeting cards (168/250) -- 11 different greeting cards were made in this period. getting closer to this goal!

45. Make 50 new recipes (40/50)

• Overnight Apple Pie French Toast -- Pretty yummy even if J is not a huge fan of french toast.
• Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Pasta Bake -- Perfect for freezer meals.
• Tex Mex Chicken -- Another freezer meal.
• Simple Chicken Casserole -- The last of my freezer meals for January.
• Apple Cider Bourbon Punch -- My choice for Christmas Eve cocktails. Very very good, but must be made in a big batch.
• Pomegranate Gin and Tonics -- Our New Year's Even cocktail. Very yummy.
• Tuscan Kale and White Bean Soup -- Very yummy, although a bit salty. Next time I need to use low sodium vegetable broth and low sodium sausage.

54. Try 25 new restaurants (15/25)

• The Hoppy Gnome (Fort Wayne) -- While in Indiana, mom, uncle and I tried The Hoppy Gnome. I had a very yummy Cubana sandwich and two great new-to-me beers.
• Vault Cafe (Berkeley) -- I just had lunch with a friend at a decent diner cafe in Berkeley. Now I have a spot if I'm in the Ashby area of Berkeley and need a bite.

85. Finish a Soduku puzzle -- I finally did one!

Remaining goals and total:

Friends, Family, and Love 1.Send out homemade holiday cards in December 2x (1/2) 2. Build a snowman 5. Date nights x 20 6. Complete a Jar of Life 7. Host a tea party 9. Write a personal manifesto 10. Take a picture of myself every first day of the month 11. Give 5 Just Because gifts 12. Give Arthur 25 pictures books in 25 days for December 2016 16. Take Arthur and twins to go see Santa

Crafting and Culture 17. Attend an opera or musical 18. Reread the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit 20. Finish one of my Perpetual Reading Challenges 23. Watch a meteor shower 24. Attend 5 concerts (1/5) 25. Complete 10 Day in the Life posts (2/10) 27. Tour a factory 29. Finish 2015 and 2016 Project Life book (family and Arthur) 30. Finish 2015 and 2016 December Daily 32. Watch 100 different TED Talks and do a short review/analysis on the blog (new series) 33. Watch/rewatch every Academy Awards Best Picture since the year I was born (1982) 1982: Gandhi 1983: Terms of Endearment 1984: Amadeus 1985: Out of Africa 1986: Platoon 1987: The Last Emperor 1988: Rain Man 1989: Driving Miss Daisy 1990: Dances with Wolves 1991: Silence of the Lambs 1992: Unforgiven 1993: Schindler’s List 1994: Forrest Gump 1995: Braveheart 1996: The English Patient 1997: Titanic 1998: Shakespeare in Love 1999: American Beauty 2000: Gladiator 2001: A Beautiful Mind 2002: Chicago 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2004: Million Dollar Baby 2005: Crash 2006: The Departed 2007: No Country for Old Men 2008: Slumdog Millionaire 2009: The Hurt Locker 2010: The King’s Speech 2011: The Artist 2012: Argo 2013: 12 Years a Slave 2014: TBD 2015: TBD 2016: TBD 35. See a drive-in movie 36. Listen to every song by The Beatles 37. Finish watching every Star Trek television episode and movie 38. Have a Pixar movie month 39. Complete The Artist’s Way 41. Learn Ruby on rails

Food and Drink 44. Take a cooking class 46. Open a cookbook to a random page and make what ever is on it 47. Give up dining out for one month 48. Take a bartending class 51. Make fresh pasta 52. Learn to make a good martini 53. Do a brewery tour 55. Try 5 new to me foods 56. No pop for a month

Health and Fitness 57. Lose 2 pants sizes 58. Walk a 5K 59. Get a massage 60. Take a yoga class 61. Get three pedicures (1/3) 62. Do a spa day 65. Get lasik 66. Get CPR certified again

Travel 67. Stay at a Bed and Breakfast 68. Go on a vacation with Josh 70. Travel to a new state

Philanthropic 71. Give a 100% tip 72. Donate something extra at each MVPA social x 10 (4/10) 73. Pay it forward at Starbucks/coffeeshop

Financial 75. Two week money fast (starting with full gas tanks and a full pantry) 76. Open an Etsy shop

Miscellaneous 79. Get Arthur’s tattoo 80. Get a passport 81. Get rid of 100 things 82. Learn how to use our DSLR 84. Make a chalk mural on the driveway/porch 87. Complete a coloring book 89. Take an IQ test 90. Play Bingo in a bingo hall 93. Unplug completely for 24 hours 95. Go to a convention (blogging, SU, etc) 96. Dye my hair purple 97. Revamp my wardrobe 98. Take real photos of me for my blogs 99. Post a vlog 100. Go apple/berry/etc picking