Tried to complete task for September

Hi,
I've just started practicing some of the techniques on lucid dreaming this month. Although the results are not as great as those I've read in other postings, I am encouraged that I've had measurable success. These are the only two examples so far:

I'm holding on to a cigarette and having a very vocal debate with some unseen person (myself?) as to wether or not I will smoke it. I haven't smoked in a long time so I knew I was dreaming. I got so excited I shot into the sky and lost lucidity right away. The second dream.....

A friend of mine knocked on the door and when I opened it she had four children. I knew she did not have these children so I figured it must be a dream. I did a reality check and sure enough my finger slipped right through my hand. Once again, I became overly excited and shouted with a voice that seemed to boom throughout the entire neighborood, "I'm Dreaming!" I tried to spin in circles as I felt the dream getting away and managed one and a half turns. At the very end of the rotation I tried to look into a mirror. A mirror did form but I could not see it clearly. It seemed enveloped in a cloudy field of static. I think it broke though, because I seemed to see several diamond shapes in the static as I tried to focus on it.

Wow, even though these dreams were not as awesome as some of the others I have read of, I am hopeful because I have really only gotten started this month. I have been journaling, doing frequent reality checks, reading posts on this site, and trying to improving my recall. I can't wait to have some more lucid experiences to share with you all. :-P

yeah you will have great success if you just stick with it