# 31

31. Send pictures to Grandma at least 4 times a year (6/11)

Unfortunately, I won't be getting an opportunity to complete this item the way I had originally planned. On April 19, 2011, my grandmother passed away in her sleep. At the time of her death, I was current with this item, as I had recently sent her an album filled with pictures from her 100th birthday party. I am marking this item complete.

# 25

25. Get together with friends once a month (16/34)

Earlier this month, Geoff and I headed to Christine and Tedd's wedding. On the Friday night, we had the rehearsal dinner and then the wedding on Saturday. It was a lot of fun to get two nights in a row with our friends, and I'm hoping the the summer will bring us even more time to hang out.

# 84

84. Read 2 new books a month (12/68)

A book that is really just for me, and not about toddlers or teddy bears. The other night I finished reading Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. Even though it wasn't the kind of book that I normally read, I really enjoyed it. While there is a lot of medical drama, it wasn't overwhelming to the story. It was a book that I read for my book club, but unfortunately I am unable to make it to the meeting again, which means that I have yet to go and I think that this is the last one until the fall. I guess I'll just have to pick it up again then.

# 20

20. Try at least two new recipes a month (22/68)

Tonight was another adventure, as I tried to make an Indian dish. The Vegetable Rice Byriani actually came out very well, even though I couldn't follow the recipe exactly since I wasn't able to find the lemongrass. Geoff liked it as well, but he seemed to think that there was something missing, and he is now trying to figure out how to add chicken and maybe carrots for the next time I make it. And I will be making it again, it was pretty easy for a weekday meal.

# 20

20. Try at least two new recipes a month (21/68)

Tonight, I tried a new pasta dish, Artichoke Hearts and White Beans with Pasta. It was pretty good, and I'm not the biggest fan of artichoke hearts. It was also pretty easy to make, I was holding Peter for most of it since he did not want to be put down. This is definitely something that I'll be making again.

April Status Update

I have not been very good about keeping up with this challenge, as much as I would like to be.

I've started to catch up on a few repeating items. I've started making new recipes again, and racked up five, with a few more coming up in the next week or so. I'm trying to get back into the habit of using the slow cooker as well, even though we basically missed winter. I'm also reading a book for my book club, so hopefully I'll be able to finish that soon.

I have been good about keeping up with my 365 project. I haven't been able to post every day, but I've taken pictures every day to be posted later. I am also really enjoying this project and am having fun trying to figure out which picture to post for each day.

As for finishing twelve items this year, I'm only one item behind at this point, so hopefully I'll catch up soon.

There is just over one year left in this challenge, and I have to admit that I thought I would have finished a lot more items than I have. There are a few items that I can probably push to get done this summer, I will work on doing that.