snapshots from gooney road – 1 nov 2015
Today is Learn to Homebrew Day and National Vinegar Day and Dia de los Muertos and National Deep Fried Clams Day. Up early-ish (thanks fall back!) to tackle my to-do list. After breakfast, we sat down to a marathon familly meeting to nail down a lot of open questions and plans. We also picked up
snapshots from gooney road – 31 oct 2015
Today is Halloween and National Caramel Apple Day. Rob left early to go kayaking. Camille and I had a slow morning, getting things done at a nice pace. I also spent time finishing a book. Chloe came home and read and got ready to go trick-or-treating. Rob got home, and I went out to volunteering
snapshots from gooney road – 30 oct 2015
Today is National Candy Corn Day and Checklist Day and Frankenstein Friday. Up early to take care of things. Done with work early, so I went to the gym and had the trainer walk me through my arms workout after my warmup walk. My arms felt like jelly afterwards! And then 32 minutes on the
photo friday: dublin parks
When the kids were younger, we always made a point of seeking out great parks while on our travels. We looked for fun and different playgrounds, places for them to explore, and open spaces to balance out being in the confines of cars, museums, hotel rooms. Now that they are a bit older, we don’t
snapshots from gooney road – 29 oct 2015
Today is National Cat Day and National Oatmeal Day. Up early to take care of the usual things. Work was complex because of some server upgrades. I headed out to the gym for my personal training session. I was nervous, but it went well. I walked on the treadmill, then headed home to work more.
snapshots from gooney road – 28 oct 2015
Today is Wild Foods Day and Global Champagne Day and National Chocolate Day and International Animation Day. Up early for the usual morning routine: get the girls up, walk Phelix, clean, work. Mid-morning, I headed out to the gym and talked to the trainer about formulating a plan and routine; he was quite helpful! I
snapshots from gooney road – 27 oct 2015
Today is American Beer Day. Rob left early for the airport to fly to Florida. I worked in the morning (Very frustrating as every tool server was not working properly), then went to the Red Cross to volunteer. In the afternoon, I took care of various chores and errands, then started playing with online college
snapshots from gooney road – 26 oct 2015
Today is National Pumpkin Day. Up early to do all the things. After working for 5 hours (mostly fighting with administrative details), I headed out to run all the errands. Police Department, library, Redbox, bank, LA Fitness, Target. After I got home, unpacked everything, and showered, I read for a little while. When Chloe got
snapshots from gooney road – 25 oct 2015
Today is Mother-In-Law Day and National Greasy Foods Day. Phelix and I went for an early morning hike at Arabia. When we got home, we had an extended family meeting to deal with a variety of upcoming things. In the afternoon, I volunteered with Police CAPS at the Halloween Parade; so many irate people! Chloe
snapshots from gooney road – 24 oct 2015
Today is National Bologna Day and Good and Plenty Day and Make a Difference Day. Woke with an awful headache. By 2pm, I realized that I have this same awful headache every year on the Halloween Parade weekend. Clearly I’m allergic to something in the air here. No idea what it might be. had planned
snapshots from gooney road – 23 oct 2015
Today is National Boston Cream Pie Day and Diwali. Up early to get the girls going, clean, take care of things, walk Phelix, and work. I took the car over to Pure for a car wash, met Stacy for brunch, worked, picked up the car, went to the gym, worked and then finally relaxed. Camille
photo friday: decorative arts
While in Dublin, we let Camille choose something she wanted to do … she chose the Decorative Arts & History Museum. My mom, Camille and I walked over there and spend a couple of hours exploring. We let Camille go off on her own after a bit, and Camille enjoyed her time there.
snapshots from gooney road – 22 oct 2015
Today is National Nut Day and International Caps Lock Day. Up early to clean, walk the dog, get the girls off, and work. The cleaners came later than expected, so I ha to leave for the gym before they were gone – Phelix had to get shut up in the bedroom. I had my first
snapshots from gooney road – 21 oct 2015
Today is National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day. Up early to take care of things around the house, walk the dog and work. And then I was done. And didn’t know what to do next. My happiness project? I finally freed up time in my life! Of course, I’ll be filling it with visits to the gym
snapshots from gooney road – 20 oct 2015
Today is National Brandied Fruit Day and National Suspenders Day. Up early to work, take care of things, and clean. Midmorning, I headed to the Red Cross; while I had missed two weeks, things have been so organized that we almost got caught up in just a few hours of work. At home, I worked
snapshots from gooney road โ 19 oct 2015
Today is National Seafood Bisque Day. I woke early and took care of lots of things. By the time the girls left, I was just about done with everything. Phelix and I went to Arabia. Back at home, I had my lesson on how to use the dumpster properly so I won’t smash my arm
snapshots from gooney road โ 18 oct 2015
Today is National Chocolate Cupcake Day. I got up at 4am and got busy with things around the house and with work. At 9:30, I left for my assessment at the gym; I was quite nervous, but it went okay. I stopped at Target and Office Depot on the way home; when I got there,
snapshots from gooney road โ 17 oct 2015
Today is National Pasta Day and Sweetest Day. I got Chloe up at 4am to take her to the high school to get the bus for her state XCountry meet. I spent the morning reading, cleaning and catching up. Camille and Claire went out to the thrift store. When both girls got back home, we
snapshots from gooney road โ 16 oct 2015
Today is National Bossโs Day and National Liqueur Day. I woke at 3:30 and got right to tackling my to do list. Later, I got the girls up and off to school. Once I had cleaned up, Phelix and I headed out to Arabia. When we got back, I did a little work and then
photo friday: shopping in dublin
I’m not much of a shopper, but we seemed to go to many, many stores while in Dublin. The girls didn’t buy much at them, but it was fun seeing what was available….
GBK Gwyneth