summer snapshots from gooney road โ 10 jul 2014
Barbara made bagels for breakfast. I worked all day. When Chloe, Phil and Barbara got back from town, we headed home. Chloe and I went to the Veronica Roth/Marie Lu talk at Presser Hall. Barbara came to spend the night.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 9 jul 2014
I worked all morning, then we went out for lunch at the Blue Ridge Brewery. Service was incredibly slow, but the food was pretty good. When we got back, I worked more and then took a nap. The girls ate watermelon and plated games in the evening.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 8 jul 2014
Work, work and work. Chloe, Barbara and Phil went out to go gem mining and to shoot paintballs during the afternoon.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 7 jul 2014
Rob and the girls got Ratio pastries for breakfast, then headed out to Six Flags for the day. I got lots done around the house while they were out. When they got back, we quickly packed up and headed up to the cabin. We had Chloe’s birthday dinner and cake with Phil and Barbara.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 6 jul 2014
Rob left early to go kayaking. The girls did chores around the house. Camille went running; Chloe went to Emma’s. Phelix and I went for a long walk. Jane came over to spend the night.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 5 jul 2014
We headed out to the Freedom Park Farmers’ Market early and picked up lots of veggies, fruit, pastries, eggs, flowers and more. After a quick stop at Georgia Tech, we headed home. The girls made a cornbread, then I helped Chloe dye her hair. Rob came home from working at the coffee shop, and we
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 4 jul 2014
We all slept in a bit. Rob made waffles for breakfast. I went out to lunch with Susan. We spent the afternoon working on projects around the house. I volunteered with Police CAPS at the parade. We had a cookout on the pool deck. I then volunteered at the fireworks – in the fallout zone!
photo friday: heraklion harbor
Our first sight of Crete was the harbor as our ferry arrived to dock. After disembarking we walked along the harbor to get to our hotel, which was right on the water. Throughout our two days on Crete, we kept returning to various spots along the water.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 3 jul 2014
Work in the morning. Camille came with me to get the new rug from re:loom, then I took her to L5P. I volunteered at the Red Cross during the afternoon. In the evening Rob took the girls to Target, then we had ice cream at the new ice cream place, Butter & Cream. Chloe and
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 2 jul 2014
No internet for most of the day. Chloe practiced flute and went to the neighborhood pool with friends. Camille went to the zoo with Claire. Stir-fry for dinner at the table. Quiet evening.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 1 jul 2014
Work. Chloe read and practiced flute. Camille and Claire headed to Oakland Cemetery to explore for a while. Chloe went to flute lessons. Camille made a noodle casserole for dinner.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 30 jun 2014
After a morning of work, we headed out to run a few errands then cooked a number of things. Camille’s new phone arrived. Chloe and I went swimming after dinner.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 29 jun 2014
Rob went kayaking. The girls and I did chores around the house all morning. Camille then did some sewing while Chloe went to Glenlake pool and then Starbucks with Jane.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 28 jun 2014
Morning with Phil and Barbara and taking care of various things. Camille babysat. Chloe and Gwyneth went out on the art scavenger hunt. Camille did some sewing. Dinner out at Harmony, “How to Train Your Dragon 2” at Phipps, and then the Cupcake ATM, just for the novelty of it.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 27 jun 2014
A morning running lots of errands. An afternoon at the pediatric GI. Chloe swam while I chopped veggies for the salad. Phil arrived. Then Barbara and Camille made it back from Sweden. Salad and pizza for dinner. Late night dog walk and swim.
photo friday: at the palace of knossos
After getting to the island of Crete and then out to Knossos from Heraklion, we finally were ready to visit the Palace of Knossos! A true dream come true for me. I could hardly believe that we were actually there!! Thankfully, we were not there in high tourist season and almost had the place to
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 26 jun 2014
Rob and Chloe headed off to spend the day at Six Flags. I worked and took care of things around the house. Camille is still in Sweden.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 25 jun 2014
Chloe and I grabbed bagels on our way to try to get my lenses cleaned; tech wasn’t there though. We walked to Fabu, Sheepish, Sawickis, the frame store, CVS, etc to run various errands. In the evening, Rob took Chloe skating.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 24 jun 2014
Chloe and I made French toast from an old baguette for breakfast. After a bit of working, we went to Fernbank Science Center for a planetarium show. I then had lunch out with Amy before working more. Chloe had her first flute lesson. I had a late meeting at the Red Cross.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 23 jun 2014
Up early to work. The cleaning service and the washing machine delivery people came during the morning – chaos. Chloe and I went to Fernbank to see the Whales exhibit and the Lemurs IMAX. We relaxed and worked on projects in the late afternoon then took Phelix on a walk to Swirlin’ Twirlin’.
GBK Gwyneth