THREE LOVELY LADIES

Looks like these ladies are ready to do some serious shopping.

Mayra, Aria, Coppelia (with her new gloves)

HOT WHEELS ON THE WALL

Now here's an interesting Christmas gift. It's Hot Wheels on the wall which provided a lot entertainment for the Mapleton group. The design was created by Steven and enjoyed by all. It uses a new method of adhesive which can be put on the wall and removed without damage. A few months ago they took down the pictures they had lining the wall going to the basement, and rehung them downstairs. They repainted the hallway and so it turned out to be the perfect place for the Hot Wheels.

THE 12 IN 12 CHALLENGES ARE STARTING TO COME IN.

There are really two things that drive New Year's resolution success.  Number one is telling somebody about your goal.  Chances are, they'll either join you in pursuing it or at least support you.  Number two is to be concrete and specific.  You don't want a goal like "becoming a better person," because there's no objective way to judge that.  It's got to be something like "I'm going to cut my body mass index to 25." It can't be fudgeable.                                           Dr. Mehmet Oz 2003

'Hope those of you that are considering the 12 in 12 Challenge are giving thought to your up to 4 challenges.To get the ball rolling, some have been turned in already. Please note that you have the option to change or alter your submits up until January 2.

Rhiannon
1. Take the 12% in 12 months weight loss challenge.
2.  Attend the Temple 12 times in 2012
3.  Do the family history research and have 12 Family names receive Temple Ordinances in 2012
4.  Read 12 books in 2012 two of which will be religious

Dad/Grandpa
1.       To lose 12% of my body weight by 12/12/12.
2.      To write ten years of my personal journal with pictures by 12/12/12.
3.      To attend the temple at least 12 times by 12/12/12.
4.      To read the Book of Mormon and the Pearl of Great Price, along with the Institute manual by 12/12/12.

Mom/Grandma
1) Take the 12% in 12 months weight loss challenge.
 I think it is pretty exciting to have the encouragement of this program. If you enter this as one of your challenges, to be eligible for the monthly drawing, I feel you must have lost SOME weight for that month.  Can't leave it all to November!

2) Do a scrapbook of the 2011 Agle Family Reunion and complete 3 UFOs.
UFOs in quilting terms is to finish a project that you started but have never completed.  (I have a few of those!) When I finish one of these projects, I feel I will be eligible to enter for that months drawing.  Hopefully that will be about once a quarter.

3) Attend the Temple 12 times in 2012. 
I feel I will only be eligible for the monthly drawing if I attended the Temple that month.

KEN 
I'm going to attend the temple 12 times in 2012. 
I'm going to read the 3.5 of the standard works in 2012 (all but the old testament).
I'm going to do the weight loss challenge. 
 
 DENNIS JR

1.       WEIGHT LOSS: To have lost 12% of my 1/1/2012 weight by 12/12/12.

2.       PRAY VERSE EAT: My version of Eat Pray Love. I too frequently forget to pray and study the scriptures, but I never ever forget to eat. Hence, at least 250 times in 2012, will pray and read at least one verse of scripture before a morsel of food crosses my lips that day.

3.       CREATIVE PROJECT(S): In 2012, I will have accomplished at least one of the following (preferably all): a) held a staged reading of a new, original, non-Liken musical; b) completed production of a non-Liken, low-budget feature film; c) mounted a stage production of a Liken. 

4.       FITNESS: By 12/12/12, I will have completed at least 175 exercise sessions (which can be interpreted liberally, from joining Suzanne on a dog walk to mowing the lawn or blowing snow, but should last at least a half hour).

HAPPY BOXING DAY

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying a lovely Boxing Day!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

I'll bet she's handing Santa her 12/in 12 list.
 (She probably didn't realize she needs to give it to Mom/Grnadma).

IT JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER!

 Update on the 12 in ’12 Contest.

Well this contest just gets more and more exciting.  Ken wants to accomplish two main things.  The first is the attainable weight loss contest, and the second is to help our young kids to set goals, (meaningful goals), and of course,  attain those goals.

In order to sweeten the pot, there will be a monthly drawing for those who have reached their monthly goal.  The prize will be a US GRANT, ( in other words, $50).  The money is to be used for that person on something they want. 

It’s “F-U-N” money. The only other requirement is to let the group know what special thing you did with the money.

This fierce group looks ready to enter the contest!

The contest is open to the children of Dennis & Jane Agle and their spouses, their grandchildren and their spouses and their great-grandchildren.

You may have up to four (4) goals per person.  Obviously your goals should be something that challenges you to be better and/or do better.

Your goals should be reported to me (Mom/Grandma/Great-Grandma) no later than January 2, 2012.  You may not ask your mommy to do that for you unless you are around the ages of McCoy or London.  In other words, older children and teenagers and of course adults must actually email those goals to me.  All goals will be published unless you specifically ask me not to.

Reporting must be done on the 12^th of each month (rare exceptions may be permitted).

For every goal that you set, your name will be written on a Popsicle stick (Ken’s suggestion) and entered into the jar.  On the 13^th of the month we will hold the drawing and announce the winner via the blog.  In fact, all this info will probably be done via the blog.

Here are some examples:

If you set a goal to lose 12% of your weight by 12/12/12 you may enter the monthly drawing even if you haven’t lost weight that month.  However, if on December 12^th you have not achieved that goal, you may not enter for the B-I-G drawing. Twelve percent weight loss is the minimum for this contest, however if you make that challenge by, say May 2012 and you want to continue.  Please do so.  Each 6% additional weight loss earns you another entry. (BYW—everyone who takes the weight challenge will automatically be entered into the first drawing which will be held in just 12 days after the start of the contest.  Such a deal!

Let’s say you set a goal to run a marathon in May, you may only enter the monthly drawing in June if you completed the marathon.  BUT, if your goal was to train for a marathon and you do so monthly, you could enter each month if you actually do your training.

There is no policing on this contest.  It’s all based on honesty and prompt reporting.  I will not nag for reports.  That’s up to you.  There are some important learning lessons in this, don’t you agree?  However, I will send out a reporting reminder around the 10^th of each month.

For your weight goal, you do not have to tell me your starting weight unless you want to.  However, you do have to actually weigh in and WRITE it down.  You can figure out your monthly percentage weight loss on your own, or use the handy, dandy chart Dennis Jr. has prepared.  (Just ask for a copy).

As a reminder, here are the great prizes being offered at the end of the contest in addition to the monthy prizes:

3^rd place prize - $100 Dollar gift certificate *

2^nd place prize - $100 Dollar gift certificate * and a $200 amazon Kindle Fire **

1^st Place Prize - $100 gift certificate* and a $200 Amazon Kindle Fire ** and $400 in Disney Dollars.

*from either Cinemark or Regal (they own Edwards, Regal and UA)

**or whatever the “hot” item is around that time

How about this for an idea. "I will do X-Number of Random Acts of Kindness (RASK) during 2012.

 

BALLERINA

Little London Sanders performing in The Nutcracker.  So cute!