snapshots from gooney road โ 30 sep 2014
School and work. Gazoo went to the vet; she’s doing just fine. In the afternoon, I went to the Red Cross; it is so different without all the usual people being there. Chloe had flute then a birthday dinner at Raging Burrito. Camille had theater. We packed up in the late evening.
she’s sixteen!
Each and every year, it is always “It’s so hard to believe how old she is!” But sixteen seems to be a special milestone. “Sweet Sixteen” is one of those special ages. I’m a bit self-centered about her aging. Instead of remarking on her growth, I worry about myself. Not about how old I’m getting,
snapshots from gooney road โ 29 sep 2014
Back to work and school. Rob took Poppy in for an oil change. After school, Chloe had swimming, and Camille had theater. Gwyneth went to her ham radio class. Chloe sold cookie dough for the band.
celebrations: week 40 (29 sep – 5 oct 2014)
We celebrated a few week 39 holidays, including Camille’s birthday and the autumn equinox. Coming up this week: 29: National Coffee Day and Confucius Day 30: National Hot Mulled Cider Day October: 1: Balloons Around the World Day and World Vegetarian Day and Homemade Cookies Day 2: National Fried Scallops Day 3: National Caramel Custard
snapshots from gooney road โ 28 sep 2014
The girls and I tackled the chores list in the morning, then made grits to have with out breakfast. Rob got home from his retreat. We headed out to Target, the car wash, Book Nook, Petco, Hancock and Kroger. Rob then went to take his bike to the shop and pick up Harmony for dinner.
atlanta: music midtown
Though it saddened us greatly, we decided that after seven-consecutive years, we would not be going to the Austin City Limits Music Festival this year. Too expensive, too much school to miss for the girls. Instead, Chloe and I decided to attend Music Midtown instead. A much shorter festival and only a MARTA ride away.
snapshots from gooney road โ 27 sep 2014
The girls and I had a nice day at home. I took time off from our hectic week to just read and relax, mostly. Jane came over for a while, and the girls had a good time. We all went to bed on the early side.
snapshots from gooney road โ 26 sep 2014
Camille is SIXTEEN now! Work and school. In the afternoon, Rob came home and left for a retreat. Chloe came home and left for the football game. Camille and I had a little dinner then went to the football game, where she met up with Claire and some other kids.
photo friday: kamari, santorini
When planning our trip to Santorini, I had no idea where to stay. What would work well for me and the girls? What would be convenient to the ferry and the sites we wanted to see? After much searching, I settled on Kamari. Located on the water and not too remote. Unfortunately, I hadn’t considered
snapshots from gooney road โ 25 sep 2014
Work and school. I headed to the Red Cross, but their computers were down, so I headed to Trader Joe’s and home. Camille stayed late for theater. I left to walk over to a women’s “networking” meeting and got home a little after 9pm.
snapshots from gooney road โ 24 sep 2014
I got the girls off to school; Rob took Phelix to daycare then went to work. The cleaning people came, so I went out to the pool deck. It was sunny and crisp, and I got all of my reading done. I grabbed a sandwich from Sawicki’s and ate out there as well. I then
overwhelmed
If you’ve been following along with my Happiness Project, which I restarted again almost a year ago, the main focus for this year (though it wasn’t at first) is to SIMPLIFY and PREPARE. As I’ve discussed before, I have had a decade or more of feeling as though “I don’t have time for this!” whatever
snapshots from gooney road โ 23 sep 2014
We had a typical school/work day. Chloe hung out with Jane for a while after school. I started making the fall dinner; when she got home, she helped me finish up. The girls and I enjoyed our shepherd’s pie and pumpkin bread feast. After dinner, we watched “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. Rob got
snapshots from gooney road โ 22 sep 2014
September break is over. Time to get back to school and work. After work, I took care of my projects. The girls came home from school. I went to by ham radio class, stopping at Kroger on my way home. Rob got home late from a dinner.
celebrations: week 39 (22-28 sep 2014)
We celebrated a few week 38 holidays, including National Cheeseburger Day. Coming up this week: 22: National White Chocolate Day and Elephant Appreciation Day and Ice Cream Cone Day and Family Day 23: Checkers Day and Fall Equinox 24: National Cherries Jubilee Day and National Punctuation Day 25: National Comic Book Day 26: Love Note
snapshots from gooney road โ 21 sep 2014
Rob went kayaking. Chloe went to Jane’s house. Claire came over for a while. I worked through the long list of things that had piled up over the week. Camille went out to dinner with Claire for her birthday. Rob and Chloe came home in the evening and made couscous for dinner.
snapshots from gooney road โ 20 sep 2014
I got up early and took care of things around the house. Rob, Camille, Chloe and I went to Target, then Rob dropped Chloe and I off near Music Midtown. Some of the bands we heard were Sleeper Agent, The Strypes, 21 pilots, Fitz and the Tantrums, Lana del Ray and Bastille. Chloe went up
snapshots from gooney road โ 19 sep 2014
After a morning of work and studying, I took a nap. The girls did some chores and school stuff. I worked a little more in the afternoon, then Chloe and I headed out to take MARTA to Music Midtown. Rob volunteered with the bike valet there for a while. Chloe and I heard Banks, Run
photo friday: thira, santorini
After our surprise stop in Pyrgos, we finally arrived in Thira. Thira is a bigger caldera town than Oia, and all we really wanted was some dinner and maybe to see a bit of the sunset before getting on the last bus back to Kamari. We were tired from our long tourist day and weren’t
snapshots from gooney road โ 18 sep 2014
I got up super early and went right to work. The girls finished unpacking and did some chores. In the early afternoon, I headed out to volunteer at the Red Cross. When I got home, we worked on making baked French fries to go with our “cheeseburgers”. Rob came home and made his burger on
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