I got up early to work. Rob and the girls went to Six Flags Whitewater for the day. After work, I took a walk with Phelix and then read for a while. It was nice not to have so many projects to take care of! When Rob and the girls got home, Rob and I…
girls’ rock camp
One of the reasons Chloe decided to not continue with gymnastics was to giver her time for other activities. Her first step was to sign up for Girls Rock Camp ATL. While she was at first on the wait list, she quickly moved off of it, and thrilled to be a camper. At the camp,…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 22 jul 2014
A morning of work. In the afternoon, I voted, then headed to the Red Cross to volunteer for the afternoon. At home, Rob and Chloe went to the store, then Chloe had her flute lesson. We had a nice dinner and watched Les Miz.d
happiness project: SIMPLIFY and PREPARE
I spent the first half of the year declaring that this was my year to THRIVE. And much as I had hoped to pursue that, what I’ve found is that this has been my year to SIMPLIFY and PREPARE. In order to make room in my life for the things I want to explore and…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 21 jul 2014
A morning of work and the cleaning service. A walk to the library. Rob came home early, and he, Amy and I went to a taping of two episodes of Family Feud.
celebrations: week 30 (21-27 jul 2014)
We celebrated a few week 29 holidays, including gummi worms day and corn fritters day. Coming up this week: 21: National Junk Food Day 22: Hammock Day 23: National Hot Dog Day and National Vanilla Ice Cream Day 24: Amelia Earhart Day and Cousins Day 25: National Hot Fudge Sundae Day 26: National Day of…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 20 jul 2014
Rob left to go kayaking. The girls and I had a quiet day mostly at home. Camille went to babysit for a while. Chloe, Phelix and I went for a walk. Rob made himself clam cakes for dinner.
summer snapshots from gooney road – 19 jul 2014
I got up early to go on a 7:30am bird walk in the rain with my parents at Fernbank Forest. When we got home, we were soaked. Claire, Camille and Chloe walked over to Pastries a Go-Go to get some muffins. We then headed to Little Five Points. After browsing in a few stores, Claire…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 18 jul 2014
Girls’ Rock Camp. Work. Phil and Barbara arrived. Rob got Claire and Chloe from camp. Camille, Claire and I went to see the Indigo Girls perform in the rain at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and stopped at Zestos on the way home.
photo friday: delphi
One place on Camille’s “must see” list while we were in Greece was Delphi. I wasn’t sure we were gong to be able to fit it in, but after a long first day of sightseeing in Athens, I decided we would be able to make a day trip. I went against my better judgement and…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 17 jul 2014
I drove Chloe and Claire to Girls’ Rock Camp, then worked during the morning. Camille and I went out to Book Nook and the post office. When Chloe got home, Rob went out to run errands and picked up a pizza. We watched “Saving Mr. Banks”. Rob and Chloe went out for a late ice…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 16 jul 2014
Another day at Girls’ Rock Camp for Chloe. Work for me. Camille headed to Little Five Points. Rob got home from DC. We made hot dogs and corn fritters for National Corn Fritter Day.
summer snapshots from gooney road – 15 jul 2014
I got up early and worked for a couple of hours before taking Chloe and Claire to camp. When I got back, I took Phelix on a long walk, then worked more. I volunteered at the Red Cross for a few hours in the afternoon, then took Chloe to flute and went to the store….
summer snapshots from gooney road – 14 jul 2014
Chloe headed off to Girls’ Rock Camp! Rob left for DC. Camille and I cleaned up the house and spend the rest of the day working. After camp, we had dinner at Sushi Avenue with friends.
celebrations: week 29 (14-20 jul 2014)
We celebrated three week 29 holidays, including Chloe’s birthday. Coming up this week: 14: Bastille Day 15: National Gummi Worm Day and National Tapioca Pudding Day 16: National Corn Fritters Day and National Personal Chef Day 17: Yellow Pig Day and Peach Ice Cream Day 18: National Caviar Day 19: National Daiquiri Day 20: National…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 13 jul 2014
Phelix and I went for a long morning walk (3 miles). Rob did work. Chloe, Jane and I went to the store. Rob, then I, took the girls to the pool. We had family dinner on the pool deck, then went swimming.
summer snapshots from gooney road – 12 jul 2014
Freedom Park Farmers Market in the morning. Grace came over int he afternoon while Rob flew to Winder with Roy. A quiet evening at home.
summer snapshots from gooney road – 11 jul 2014
Work. Long walk. Trip to L5P. Claire spent the night. We made homemade pizzas and blueberry muffins and watched “Rent”.
photo friday: random heraklion photos
Heraklion was an interesting place to spend a couple of days. I’d certainly be willing to return!
summer snapshots from gooney road – 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.


















