snapshots from gooney road โ 24 mar 2014
School and work. The cleaning folks came, which drove Phelix crazy. I drove the new car to do carpool and errands and didn’t hit anything! Chloe had gymnastics, and Camille took her Greek Mythology exam. An evening at home trying to get through our list of things that need to get done.
celebrations: week 13 (24-30 mar 2014)
We celebrated a few week 12 holidays, including St. Patrick’s Day and National Ravioli Day. Coming up this week: 24: National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day 25: Old New Year’s Day 26: Make Up Your Own Holiday Day and National Waffle Day and National Nougat Day 27: Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day and National Spanish Paella
snapshots from gooney road โ 23 mar 2014
I got up at 5:30 to go volunteer along the marathon course. When I got up, I spent a long time cleaning up around the house, then crashed for a long nap. Rob and Chloe headed out to do some shopping. Camille went to the final performance of the play and then the crew party.
snapshots from gooney road โ 22 mar 2014
Early morning for bike registrations with the Decatur Police. Then off to buy a new car and sell the red wagon that has carried us so far for so long. How for alittle while. Camille went to the play, Rob and Chloe went to a party, then we went to see “Hairspray”.
snapshots from gooney road โ 21 mar 2014
A morning of school and work. Carpool and rides. Rob took the Subaru out to Carmax to get a quote on selling it; he was there a long time and had picked out a number of cars to buy while waiting. Rob picked up Harmony, Camille and Claire on the way home.
photo friday: lovely light at edisto beach state park
One of my favorite things to do while at the beach is to get up early and watch the sun rise. While it was a bit too chilly for me to want to spen too much time on the beach so early in the morning, I did manage to get oout of my warm sleeping
snapshots from gooney road โ 20 mar 2014
School and work for all. In the afternoon, I headed to the Red Cross to volunteer in the office and then attend the monthly DAT meeting. Chloe got home to an empty house, a rare occurrence. Rob and Chloe had dinner; I returned from my meeting; Camille came home late from opening night of “Hairspray”
home improvements: den
When we downsized from our beloved Pine Lake house into a condo on the Decatur Square back in 2011, I thought that we had come to the end of our home improvement projects. And, for the first year in our condo, we didn’t do too much beyond a couple of painting projects. When we moved
snapshots from gooney road โ 19 mar 2014
School and work. Rob flew home from Florida. Rob went to a meeting in Decatur, then Gwyneth went to a meeting. Camille had theater, Chloe had gymnastics. A late dinner, then lamp assembly.
jury duty
I am now 43 years old — middle-aged, in the general scheme of things. I’ve been registered to vote for 25 of those years. I should have been eligible for jury duty for 25 years. Except that I was a full-time student. Then a nursing mom. Then a primary caregiver/homeschooling parent. Thus I’ve managed to
snapshots from gooney road โ 18 mar 2014
A day of work and school. Chloe got home at 5:30 after hanging out with her friends at Yogurt Tap. Camille got home around 8 from play practice. We decided to have the frozen Indian food for dinner and go to bed early. Very uneventful day all around!
snapshots from gooney road โ 17 mar 2014
I got up at 5:30 to get off to a great start on my week. Girls off to school (Chloe forgot her phone AND her lunch.) Rob headed to Florida with his parents. I worked, but more importantly, resolved my health insurance billing issue and postponed my jury duty until AFTER spring break. I ran
celebrations: week 12 (17-23 mar 2014)
We celebrated a few week 11 holidays, including Pi Day! Coming up this week: 17: St. Patrick’s Day 18: Oatmeal Cookie Day 19: Swallow’s Return Day and National Chocolate Caramel Day 20: National Ravioli Day and National Quilting Day and Spring Equinox and Snowman Burning Day 21: National French Bread Day 22: World Water Day
snapshots from gooney road โ 16 mar 2014
A morning of tackling items on the todo list, with a couple of large dents having been made. Bob and Margaret arrived in the late morning to go to Chloe’s meet with Rob. Camille and I went to Target to get things for our upcoming trip. Chloe came in second overall at her gymnastics meet.
snapshots from gooney road โ 15 mar 2014
Phil and Barbara got up and left very early. I got up around 6 to take care of various things before heading out to volunteer at the Tour deCatur. Rob and Chloe ran the 5K. When I got back, Bob and Margaret had arrived. Chloe and I walked Phelix and Ozzie. In the evening, we
snapshots from gooney road – 14 mar 2014
A morning of work and school. Phelix was so excited when I brought Ozzie over so they could walk together! I cleaned during the afternoon, then my parents came. We took both dogs out for a long walk to find a geocache. My mom and I went out to get Chloe; Camille came home from
photo friday: camping at edisto island state park
February break. I don’t have enough vacation days to take the week off and go somewhere far flung. But I also hate to see a break pass without an outing or special trip of some sort. Like last February, I decided to head to Edisto Island State Park. camping site practically on the beach, and
snapshots from gooney road โ 13 mar 2014
A day of school and work. I spent a few hours at the Red Cross, trying to figure out where I can best volunteer in the office. We now have a plan! I stopped at Trader Joe’s on the way – dangerous to do when hungry! At home, I worked some more, did a few
snapshots from gooney road โ 12 mar 2014
A morning of work, volunteering to “Walk with a Doc”. An afternoon of work, Farmers’ Market, picking up Chloe from the gym, making dinner and doing projects.
snapshots from gooney road – 11 mar 2014
A day of school and work. I headed to the Red Cross to talk about volunteering in the office, stopping at Richard’s and Trader Joe’s on the way home. Chloe ahd a friend over for a while. Camille got home around 7pm, Rob after 8pm.
GBK Gwyneth