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 – 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 – 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.
celebrations: week 28 (7-13 jul 2014)
We celebrated only two week 27 holidays, Nation Ginger Snap Day and Independence Day. Coming up this week: 7: Chloe’s Birthday and Chocolate Day and Tell the Truth Day and Macaroni Day and National Strawberry Sundae Day 8: Video Game Day and Chocolate with Almonds Day 9: National Sugar Cookie Day 10: National Piña Colada…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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…
happiness project: work + misc (jul)
Thrive!, 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. June’s main theme was Blogs. I’ve worked hard over…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 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 – 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.
phelix the dog: Wrong House?
From Chloe’s blog: Yesterday my peeps left me for a whole hour! I thought they would never be back. When they got back, I was so excited that I grabbed the towel off the stove. Them my mommy and older sissy took me for a walk. The we went up to the “fifth” floor where…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 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.
celebrations: week 27 (30 jun – 6 jul 2014)
We celebrated only one week 26 holiday, and only barely, tapioca day – but a day late. Coming up this week: 30: Meteor Day and Social Media Day 1: Canada Day and National Ginger Snap Day and National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day 2: World UFO Day 3: Eat Beans Day: and National Chocolate Wafer…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 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 – 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.
My Sissy Is Back!
From Chloe’s blog: My big sis got back from Sweden yesterday! And guess who she brought back? Grandma! Whenever I see grandma, I get lots of bites and treats. Grandpa Texas had come a lot earlier yesterday. Sadly, my Grandparents could only stay the night, but they got up early and left in the late…
summer snapshots from gooney road – 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…