Another school day for the girls. I worked in the morning and volunteered at the Red Cross in the afternoon. In the evening, we had pita pizzas for dinner and made a peach cobbler with out peaches from the farmer’s market. Rob is still in Singapore.
misc thoughts on back-to-school
Last year, the girls when the girls headed “back-to-school” it was actually Camille’s first time ever going to school, so not really “back” for her. I have dreams of getting “so much done” now that school is back in session. Of course, I had dreams of getting “so much done” once school was out for…
snapshots from gooney road – 4 aug 2014
The girls were up early to head off to their first day of school! I worked during the morning, then took care of some projects. They hung out with friends after-school and then weren’t hungry for dinner, so we had a quiet night at home.
celebrations: week 32 (4-10 aug 2014)
We celebrated a few week 31 holidays, including National Lasagna Day and National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. Coming up this week: 4: Coast Guard Day 5: National Mustard Day and National Night Out and National Oyster Day and National Walk on the Moon Day 6: National Root Beer Float Day 7: National Lighthouse Day and…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 3 aug 2014
Up early to work on projects. Chloe, Phelix and I took a long walk around Decatur. Camille, Claire, Chloe and I went to MODA, Dream Cars at the High and then dinner at Lawrence’s Cafe. At home, we worked on getting ready for the first day of school!
don’t have time for this
How many times have I said this over the past 10 years? I cannot even count the times… Over the past couple of years, I’ve been working hard to finish up projects, transfer projects, move on. Just to give myself a little bit of breathing room. Find the things that truly are worth my time….
summer snapshots from gooney road – 2 aug 2014
I got up early and worked on my projects. The girls and I then headed to the Freedom Park Farmer’s Market and a very crowded IKEA. At home, we unpacked everything, then went to the Back to School celebration at Souper Jenny’s. Camille made chocolate chip cookies, and we finished watching the “Grand Budapest Hotel”….
happiness project: exercise + misc (aug)
Simplify and Prepare, Project 43 and the monthly projects in my Happiness Project … so many projects! In reality, they are all facets of the same project, guiding me to finish or give up old projects and move forward on the ones that are most important to me. July’s main theme was Work. As it…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 1 aug 2014
Camille headed off to her AP meeting in the morning. I worked. Rob left for Singapore. Claire came over for a while. Chloe and I went to Meet and Greet at Renfroe in the evening. The girls and I made a simple dinner and watched Frozen.
photo friday: ancient athens
Apart from the obvious main attraction of the Parthenon, Athens is full of ancient sites. We spent our two days exploring many of the various places, such as Hadrian’s Arch, the Theater of Dionysus, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Library, the Ancient Agora and the Roman Agora. All are within easy walking distance of…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 31 jul 2014
Work and picking up around the house. Rob came home early in the evening and took Chloe to get new sneakers. We had a simple dinner; Claire stopped by for a little while.
summer snapshots from gooney road – 30 jul 2014
I worked all morning. Chloe and Jane played Wii for a bit, then went to Starbucks to get prepared for school to start. Camille worked on some last minute pieces for her summer assignments. Rob got home from Canada very late.
summer snapshots from gooney road – 29 jul 2014
A morning of work and cleaning. A trip to Target and Book Nook. Picked up Jane, made lunch. Dropped Claire at softball practice. Made lasagna for dinner. A late night swim for the girls.
summer snapshots from gooney road – 28 jul 2014
Work during the morning, then the library and lunch at Moe’s. We then tackled the school supply list at Target. In the evening, we picked Claire up from softball and then went to see Snowpiercer at the Plaza Theatre.
celebrations: week 31 (28 jul – 3 aug 2014)
We celebrated a few week 30 holidays, including National Hot Dog Day and National Coffee Milkshake Day. Coming up this week: 28: National Milk Chocolate Day 29: National Chicken Wing Day and National Lasagna Day 30: National Cheesecake Day 31: Jump for Jelly Beans Day and Mutt’s Day and National Raspberry Cake Day 1: National…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 27 jul 2014
After a slow morning, the girls went to the arcade for a while before we packed up and checked out of the hotel. The trip home was easy – we stopped at a car wash to get some of the bird poop off Poppy. We picked up Phelix and then watched The Lego Movie while…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 26 jul 2014
We had a slow start to the morning. Once it stopped raining, we spent more time at the pool. In the early afternoon, we then went to play mini-golf and get some ice cream. Back at the room, we rested a bit, then back to the pool for the afternoon. In the evening, we went…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 25 jul 2014
I got up early and used Camille’s computer to catch up, since I forgot my charger. Chloe and I went to the beach and the pool early while Camille read and caught up in the room. Chloe loved playing with the beach ball in the pool with lots of people. Camille came to the pool…
photo friday: the parthenon
After we made our way from our arrival at Piraeus on the ferry from Crete, we made our way to the center of Athens. As we had arrived so early, our hotel room was not ready. We left our bags and headed out to hike to the top of the Acropolis. We took our time,…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 24 jul 2014
Up early to work, then clean up and pack. The girls and I were finally in the car a little after 10am. We dropped Phelix off at “summer camp”, Camille’s old phone at the women’s center, and Lucy’s stuff off at her house, then hit the road. As we entered Alabama, I realized that I…