Prospects for the new year of 2013

6-yr-old: wishes for the new year
1. watch Star Wars with mom all the time; good people win in Star Wars (mom: better there's no war at all)
2. wish Mario wouldn't go bad
3. do ginger bread
4. 8-yr-old don't annoy me
5. daddy could drive me to skating

6. see 8-yr-old's jewelry box
7. mommy would make me pudding

8-yr-old:
1. become a great painter - make sure my paintings are great
2. go visit Taiwan
3. get into higher level of reading, beat E (who's faster) in math
4. have courage to tell E that I don't want to play with her
5. meet new friends
6. be nice to family
7. have a happy new year

mommy:
1. complete the goals by doing a good job of managing distractions and allocating time for writing
2. plan vacation ahead of time well and a trip to BC interior in the summer
3. exercise regularly and frequently
4. family health and happiness and (intellectual and kids physical) growth
5. universe peace, equality, and prosperity

daddy:
1. family health
2. find a good job on the island
3. smooth growth in financial management
4. temper management
5. acquire new tech such as statistics
6. family travel