celebrations: week 2 (6-12 jan 2014)
We celebrated a few week 1 holidays, including New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day and more! Coming up this week: 6: Three King’s Day and National Shortbread Day and Bean Day Make king cake Take down the tree 7: Old Rock Day and International Programmers’ Day and National Tempura Day โLeave no stone unturned.โ –
snapshots from gooney road โ 5 jan 2014
Whipped cream on homemade waffles for “National Whipped Cream Day”. Skating for Rob and Chloe. Grocery shopping and cleaning for Gwyneth in preparation for a full week ahead. Undecorating the tree and hauling it through the parking deck to the recycling pile. Grilled cheese and soup on a chilly evening. Finishing up the Summer 2013
happiness project: friends/family + misc (jan)
Though I did not accomplish everything on my December project list, I made some forward strides; unfortunately, much of my energy went to our Christmas celebrations, leaving little time to really have made a dent in this project. And now, it is time to start up on the January tasks! January: January’s topic is “Friends
snapshots from gooney road โ 4 jan 2014
Sleepover friends. Playdate with friends. Organizing. Spaghetti pie for “National Spaghetti Day”. Phil and Barbara joining in the Jeopardy game for “Trivia Day”.
Photo-A-Day 2013
I have posted my final photo-a-day for 2013! This past year, I posted my daily photos to Picasa and to facebook…. In my 2008 daily album on picasa, I posted 202 photos. In my 2009 daily album on picasa, I posted 227 photos. In my 2010 daily album on picasa, I posted 346 photos. In
snapshots from gooney road – 3 jan 2014
Early morning walk in the snow at the cabin. Work. Second breakfast of tasty waffles homemade by my mom for Tolkien’s birthday. Packing up, driving home, unpacking. Chloe to gymnastics. Grocery store for food and drinks. More work. 20+ people over for a game night. Late night for the teen girls, thus little sleep for
photo friday: austin city limits
For the seventh year in a row, we made our pilgrimage to Austin for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. With both girls in school now, it was a whirlwind of a trip. Drive 900 miles on Thursday. Go to three full days of music. Drive 900 miles home on Monday. But it was very
snapshots from gooney road โ 2 jan 2014
A day of back-to-work, reading and New Year’s projects. And then … SNOW! and Cream Puffs!
around atlanta: paris on peachtree
Sunday, we headed down to The High for the “Paris on Peachtree” exhibit. Before heading into the museum, the girls and I stopped at Table 1280 for some espresso and pastries — seemed to be appropriate! Phil and Barbara met us at the cafe, then we all toured the exhibit together. As luck would have
snapshots from gooney road โ 1 jan 2014
A short hike down to the cemetery and back. Getting all things organized and ready for the new year. Black-eyed peas and greens for dinner.
celebrations: new year’s eve
After a day of running out to Target (in Chattanooga) to buy a new FitBit, we had our cabin Christmas, opening gifts by the fire. While waiting for the clock to tick down to midnight, we watched “New Year’s Eve”. Finally, it was midnight! Time to explode the crackers (Phelix was not happy about those),
GBK Gwyneth