reading – 11 aug 2011
Chloe finished her book on the trip home, and then moved on to reading “Henry Potty” on the iPad. Gotta love having so many books on hand without having to take up lots of room in the car.
at the pool – 10 aug 2011
The girls are sad that Pine Lake is not swimmable this summer, so they really loved getting to swim at our friends’ pool in Kentucky!! What fun!
in the pool – 9 aug 2011
We’re in Kentucky, staying with friends for a couple of days. The girls loved swimming in their pool after dinner last night! Chloe, of course, only brought half her swimsuit. Thankfully, she is small and could borrow one!
chloe – 8 aug 2011
Chloe insists that I take her picture — if I get the camera out, she jumps in front of it.
junk drawer – 7 aug 2011
I finally got the kitchen all sorted out (minus the grains into mason jars, that is). The junk drawer contents got separated into piles and all filed away in the correct spots.
gazoo – 6 aug 2011
That’s how I felt too. I flopped around the house all day, stalled because I didn’t want to do the task I had assigned myself, cleaning the kitchen.
flowers – 5 aug 2011
It was actually cool enough to sit out on the porch for a couple of hours while working this morning!
Photo Friday: Mermaids at Fernbank
This year, we’ve decided that we will play Hometown Tourists whenever we are actually in town. Though we’ve been to the Fernbank Museum of Natural History a gazillion times, it was this week’s tourist destination. The weather has been so HOT that I wanted to go somewhere indoors and no place that has gardens we
PL highway – 4 aug 2011
Um … highway??
ashtray – 3 aug 2011
The fad on facebook at the moment seems to be “You Know You’re from xyz when …” groups.My simple contribution on the group was a photo of this ashtray that I made in middle school shop way back when. I can’t believe it has survived all these years!
At Home: Making Memories at the National Night Out Luau
While I spent this week again catching up from being gone and getting ahead to go away again, I also realized that I need to do a better job of making sure the girls have time to connect with their friends and neighbors. I want them to look back on their childhoods not as a
fire house – 2 aug 2011
The fire department brought the “Fire Safety House” to our “National Night Out Luau” by the lake tonight.
doctor who girls – 1 aug 2011
Once they were done with their chores and homeschooling (yes homeschooling STILL), the girls printed out some Doctor Who paper dolls (and Tardises and Sonic Screwdrivers) and wokred on assembling them whil listening to TROCK music. TROCK, you ask? Yes, Timelord Rock …
Happiness Project: August – Cooking
As I still work on my July portion of my happiness project, Energy, it is now August and time to take on a new challenge. I’ve done fairly well with the “Energy” project; I’ve gained enough energy to really reduce my to-do list and keep up with other things too. But, I’m still not there,
sunflower – 31 jul 2011
I love having sunflowers in the house!
Duncan, We’ll Miss You
The girls and I were very saddened to hear of the sudden passing of my sister’s dog Duncan. Duncan was a beloved member of the family; my girls think of Suze and Duncan as a unit and are disappointed when Suze can’t bring him on her visits to Texas or Georgia. When we were in
kitty – 29 jul 2011
The hissing cousins are hanging out at the cabin with me, but they haven’t been much in the way of company.
Chloe’s Birthday Missions
At last, Chloe is nine! Sure, her birthday was almost a month ago, but she had not completed her birthday missions. Birthday missions? What are those you ask? Ah, well, to the listeners of the Absolutely Mindy show on Kids Place Live, these are the tasks that one must complete to become a year older.
at the cabin – 29 jul 2011
I headed up to the cabin Friday afternoon for a weekend of quiet.
Photo Friday: CNN Center
Since we have to stick closer to home this year so that Chloe can attend her “Training Team” gymnastic practices twice a week, I’ve decided that it might be lots of fun to play “Hometown Tourists”. There is a lot to see in Atlanta that we’ve just never made the time to see. This week,
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