my journey, destination unknown
The summer went by far, far too fast. I can’t believe that it is time to turn Chloe back over to the system. Last year was pretty awful, and I just hope that all will go well for Chloe this year. At last night’s “meet and greet” she was so excited to be back at…
This past week the girls and I went to Texas to help my parents start a downsizing process. They have generations worth of memories there, and it isn’t easy to decide what to keep, toss, sell and give away. I’ve been a minimalist for much of my life. Good or bad, it is who I…
Chloe’s been “sick” on and off for months now. In addition, she’s complained about a spot in her mouth near where she had a filling. But Chloe complains about everything. This hurts, that hurts. I’ve put off on having her tooth checked out as it just seemed like it was simply a little sensitive. Oops….
More slide watching again. We’re finally up to me as a baby. Here I am posing as a pair of shoes for sale in Yugoslavia. Guess I didn’t muh appreciate my first trip to Europe.
The girls and I came to Texas this week to help my parents start going through years of accumulated belongs. Furniture that has been in the family for generations. Lots of books. And photos, lots of photos! In one closet we found lots of old dresses. From my great-grandmother, from my mom and from me….
Tonight was slideshow night. This awesome pic is of my maternal grandparent in mymom’s car, the “jolly green puddle jumper”, in California.
My memory is as poor as ever, but I believe that this was the first ever *birthday party* that we’ve ever hosted. We’ve had Harry Potter parties, Ralph’s World parties, Easter parties, ice cream parties, swim parties, winter solstice parties, and so on and so forth. But up until now, I’ve managed to avoid having…
Back in April, we traveled to the Bahamas for my sisters’ wedding. While there, we had limited time to explore, since the main reason for the trip was the wedding and related activities. Though the weather was threatening, luckily it held out for my sisters’ long-awaited beach wedding. Chloe greatly enjoyed being a part of…
Gazoo and I enjoyed a quiet afternoon at home. She seemed content to sit on top of me.
Gazoo knew I wasn’t feeling great yesterday and decided to hang with me for quite a long time. Sweet kitty.
Camille had a down day today. She did go to an author talk at Little Shop that inspired her a bit, but most of the day she stayed around the house working on her various projects.
I spent most of the day shuttling kids around, so I’m now working very late in the day. And I have company…. She isn’t impressed by the bugs I’m finding, however.
Our trip to JFK from Manhattan went so smoothly that we had over an hour to kill after we got through security. Camille and I returned to the restaurant we ate at last year on our way home from Kindiefest. We enjoyed the downtime immensely.
My baby sister got married today!! Despite the threatening weather (it *never* rains in the Bahamas), the wedding was lovely. And Chloe was beyond thrilled to get to be a part of the wedding party (party being the key word here).
Camille “accidentally” dumped a few weeks worth of turtle food into Dumbledore’s cage. Instead of cleaning it, she just let it all float there. I’m hoping that the turtle doesn’t explode! Gazoo just loves turtle food and sat on top of the cage all evening inhaling her favorite aromas.
I was startled awake this morning after the most bizarre dream: I was preparing to clean Dumbledore’s cage … one fo those annoying, but necessary, weekly chores. I had put Dumbledore down on the bed (?) for the duration of the cage-cleaning process. Instead of staying put like a good little turtle, she sprinted to…
We ventured down to Ted’s Montana Grill on the ground floor of our building for the first time, and here’s what Chloe had to say about it: Service is friendly. The root beer float is good. The macaroni is okay. We could come back again. That bison is freaking me out.
After we stayed up late so camille could bake cookies for Chloe’s class (more on that later), Chloe fell asleep in my bed. As usual, Gazoo found her way to cuddle Chloe. I have no idea why that cat loves Chloe so much, but she really does…
Or at least I think they should be. I appreciate some of the whimsical owl/bird stuff that’s come about in the past couple years, but I can’t help but think “That’d look great as turtles!” I’m always on the search for fun turtles to add to my “collection” — a friend that stopped by the…
This weekend, the girls and I participated in the Run with the Dogs 5K and much to my (and her) surprise, my Chloe won third prize in her age group. No training, ran in jeans, walked with me for the first half mile, but she still managed to rock! (I have no idea how *I*…