Goal update

Just over two weeks into our fitness goals for January, here's where we stand:

• Matt has done 9 of 14 workouts for January.
• I have completed two weeks of 60 minutes of workouts, and am 30 minutes into this week's goal. I slipped a little bit on stretching last week, but caught up over the weekend. Remembering to my stretching every day is what I need to focus on now.

So, that's good progress! There's a pedicure (for me) and a trip to Mi Tierra in San Antonio (for us both, plus friends) if we achieve our goals this month.

Other goal updates:

• I wrote a letter to our Compassion child in Nicaragua. I didn't have a lot to say, but hope I was friendly & encouraging. It seems like he's doing well in school and has gotten to do some fun things as part of our sponsorship (he wrote to us about going camping). It's always fun to think up flat objects that I can send in the envelope to him (can't send anything of real value or weight, since it will either be stolen or will be too heavy to mail). Last time, I sent Spider Man band-aids (I haven't heard if he got them yet). This time, I got some stickers. I don't think 13-year-old boys in the US really get fired up about stickers, but Jose Luis adheres various stickers to each letter he gives us, so I figure stickers work for him!
  
• I am almost half done with my very difficult Hawaiian applique block, where I'm learning valuable skills I can take into the larger quilt that's on my goals for the year. (see previous post)

What else is new around Matt & Becky's world... Let's see:

• We drove out to Llano (about 90 minutes from here) to Cooper's BBQ on Saturday. Cooper's is always one of our favorite BBQ spots (regardless what Texas Monthly said recently, in dropping them out of the top 5).
• We got tickets to see two favorite bands together in Houston in February: Switchfoot and Seabird.
• I had lunch last week with Shan Reed, a family friend from growing up in Madison, SD. She was in town while on home-assignment from her role as a missionary in Japan.
• I'm still having trouble with my feet, but I'm able to stand up a lot more. I'm able to cook dinner from scratch most nights without my feet suffering too badly.
• Matt continues to work hard, on all kinds of project to make the internet a safer & better place to live (or something like that!)
• Oh, and I'm also now blogging for work. It's a mix of behind-the-scenes info, random inspiration, and some spiritual content. Check it out if those things interest you: Etcetera. Whatever.