snapshots from gooney road – 29 feb 2016
Today is Leap Day. Woke early to take care of my projects, get the girls up, clean, and work. Rob walked Phelix before leaving. After my conference call, Phelix and I headed out to the library, the yarn store, and then finally Arabia. He was so excited! After our hike, we came back home, and
celebrations: week 10 (29 feb – 6 mar 2016)
We celebrated National Banana Bread day and other holidays in week 9. Coming up this week: 29: Leap Day March: 1: National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day 2: National Banana Cream Pie Day and Namesake Day and Dr. Seuss born 3: National Cold Cuts Day and National Anthem Day and National Mulled Wine Day and Unique
snapshots from gooney road – 28 feb 2016
Today is National Tooth Fairy Day and National Chocolate Souffle Day and National Pancake Day. Still not feeling well. Could not get up early for a hike as I had planned. Instead, I had a quiet day at home getting in some extra rest and getting things done. Rob and the girls went out to
suspension bridge.
I can’t believe we have never been to Morningside Nature preserve before! Look at this awesome bridge!
snapshots from gooney road – 27 feb 2016
Today is National Strawberry Day and National Kahlua Day and International Polar Bear Day. Up early to take care of all the things. Camille left to go to a stream cleanup for NHS. Rob went to Decatur Makers to help with some things. Chloe left with Chloe to go to lacrosse. I cleaned up and
snapshots from gooney road – 26 feb 2016
Today is National Pistachio Day and Tell a Fairy Tale Day and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. Woke early to get the girls up, get some things done, and work. Mid-morning Phelix and I headed out to Arabia. He was so happy to get back to his happy place after weeks of being restricted
photo friday: louvre at night
Following my up to the Seine and then through the Bercy Park and Village and then along the Promenade Plantee, I went back to the hotel for a while to rest and process my photos. Once I was well rested, I went back out to see a little bit of Paris at night.
snapshots form gooney road – 25 feb 2016
Today is National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day and Paper Currency Introduced in US and National Chili Day. Woke early to take care of things, get the girls going, walk Phelix, clean, and work. When I was done with work, I went out to run errands and go to the gym. During the afternoon, I did
college search: florida schools
While we were in Florida between Christmas and New Years, we decided to drive through some campuses on our way home just to start getting a feel for what Camille likes and dislikes about where a campus is and how it is laid out. Perhaps that sounds a little superficial, but as one of her
snapshots from gooney road – 24 feb 2016
Today is National Tortilla Chip Day. Up early to work, get Camille off early to TOK, clean, work, walk Phelix. I worked all day, taking short breaks to read, knit, have lunch, walk the dog. Camille stayed at school late for theater. Chloe went over to a friend’s house. I left for my first aid/CPR
happiness project monthly breakdown: cooking/creations (apr)
April is the “Cooking and Creations” month in my Happiness Project. In 2014 and 2015, the topic was focused on cooking. This year, I added creations to the list, since 2016 is “Create”. I have spent the past couple of years working to organize my online recipes – ones I like I print out and
snapshot from gooney road – 23 feb 2016
Today is National Banana Bread Day and National Dog Biscuit Day. Up early to get the girls going, work, and clean. Mid-morning, I went to the Red Cross; the pile of work was enormous, and I was there for four hours. When I got home, I had just a little time to eat and work
book report: 23 feb 2016
Yet again, no new books this week still dealing with a large pile from three weeks ago. When will I get the chance to read again? I’ve been putting on lots and lots of miles in the car this week, looking at colleges. Not much time for reading. We did listed to a few podcasts,
snapshots from gooney road – 22 feb 2016
Today is World Thinking Day and National Margarita Day. I got up at 5:30 so I could get it all done. Projects, walk Phelix, work, get the girls off, clean, walk Phelix, work, return to the gym at long last. I got home, showered, and drove tot he high school. Just as I was about
celebrations: week 9 (22-28 feb 2016)
We celebrated “National Cherry Pie Day” in week 8. Coming up this week: 22: World Thinking Day and National Margarita Day 23: National Banana Bread Day and National Dog Biscuit Day National Banana Bread Day Banana Bread recipe 24: National Tortilla Chip Day 25: National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day and Paper Currency Introduced in US
snapshots from gooney road – 21 feb 2016
Today is National Sticky Bun Day and International Mother Language Day. I got up early to read, clean, and walk the dog. Rob took Chloe to choir, then went to a meeting. I went through old papers then caught up on other things. When Chloe got home, we had a family meeting, then I worked
zoom burst.
One of my favorite photos from my photography class…. Zoom burst!
snapshots from gooney road – 20 feb 2016
Today is Love Your Pet Day and National Cherry Pie Day. I got up early to tackle my to do list. Rob, Camille, Chloe, and Grace went to Waffle House for breakfast. After Grace went home, we went to Emory to do our Cluetown tour of the campus. Back at home, I made soup, Chloe
around atlanta: cluetown emory
Family time. With a super-busy middle schooler and a high schooler who is balancing IB, college search, and work, it is hard to find time for family time. My goal is that every weekend, we do one interesting thing as a family. It isn’t easy, but I do try. Today we chose to visit Emory
snapshots from gooney road – 19 feb 2016
Today is National Chocolate Mint Day. Up early to read my magazines and clean. I worked for a while in the morning, then Camille went out to get us lunch. I took care of various projects in the afternoon, then had the chance to read some books for a change. Rob got home and went
GBK Gwyneth