my journey, destination unknown
We celebrated a few week 2 holidays, including Three Kings Day. Coming up this week: 13: Frisbee Invented and National Rubber Ducky Day 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day 15: National Strawberry Ice Cream Day Now, let’s forget our troubles with a big bowl of strawberry ice-cream. – Malibu Stacy The Simpsons 16: National…
I spent much of the day playing catch up. Rob and I spent time dealing with a broken well pump at the cabin. Camille had a friend over. I tried to prepare for the week ahead, knowing that it is going to be a difficult one. Rob came home after kayaking.
It is now closer to Summer 2014 than Summer 2013, so it is high time that we complete our summer 2013 passport project! To recap, we started out by creating a list of 67 activities, one for each day of summer, that we thought would be fun to do during the summer and by buying…
Downpours. Run with the Dogs cancelled. Gwyneth attended a Red Cross “Disaster Assessment” meeting. Lunch at Green Ginger. Camille off to a birthday party. Rob off to the cabin to check on the pipes and go kayaking.
Chloe home sick. Again. A workday that did not go very well. Camille bringing home a gaggle of girls. Great report cards for both girls. Takeout for dinner. Too much Glee on tv.
For our first trip to LEAF, I brought along all our camping cooking equipment and food. Through the years, I’ve brought less and less with me each time. Why? The food at LEAF is amazing. Even the coffee is good. Plenty of vegetarian friendly options. Good ones. GREAT ones. So good that I could eat…
Chloe stayed home sick from school. Gwyneth tried to start catching up at work. Phelix got bored when his mommy was working. Chloe’s new shoes arrived. Camille went to drama club. Rob bought pizzas for dinner. Camille, Rob and Gwyneth watched “The Grapes of Wrath” during dinner.
Girls finally back to school. Wills signed. Insurance company called (no resolution). Self-protection seminar attended. Late dinner for all.
Christmas is over and I’ve made plans on how to make it less stressful for myself next year. I managed to get myself into the doctor for my first wellness visit in years and even had my first mammogram (oh the anxiety over the three different appointments!). We’ve gotten a first draft of our will…
No school again today, so late start for the girls. Cookie baking. Reflux doctor for Chloe. Tempura for dinner.
School canceled due to ice (of which there was none). Chloe read and went to gymnastics. Camille cleaned her room in search of a missing item (found!) then went to L5P with Claire. Undecorated the house and then celebrated with king cake!
We celebrated a few week 1 holidays, including New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day and more! Coming up this week: 6: Three King’s Day and National Shortbread Day and Bean Day Make king cake Take down the tree 7: Old Rock Day and International Programmers’ Day and National Tempura Day “Leave no stone unturned.” –…
Whipped cream on homemade waffles for “National Whipped Cream Day”. Skating for Rob and Chloe. Grocery shopping and cleaning for Gwyneth in preparation for a full week ahead. Undecorating the tree and hauling it through the parking deck to the recycling pile. Grilled cheese and soup on a chilly evening. Finishing up the Summer 2013…
Though I did not accomplish everything on my December project list, I made some forward strides; unfortunately, much of my energy went to our Christmas celebrations, leaving little time to really have made a dent in this project. And now, it is time to start up on the January tasks! January: January’s topic is “Friends…
Sleepover friends. Playdate with friends. Organizing. Spaghetti pie for “National Spaghetti Day”. Phil and Barbara joining in the Jeopardy game for “Trivia Day”.
I have posted my final photo-a-day for 2013! This past year, I posted my daily photos to Picasa and to facebook…. In my 2008 daily album on picasa, I posted 202 photos. In my 2009 daily album on picasa, I posted 227 photos. In my 2010 daily album on picasa, I posted 346 photos. In…
Early morning walk in the snow at the cabin. Work. Second breakfast of tasty waffles homemade by my mom for Tolkien’s birthday. Packing up, driving home, unpacking. Chloe to gymnastics. Grocery store for food and drinks. More work. 20+ people over for a game night. Late night for the teen girls, thus little sleep for…
For the seventh year in a row, we made our pilgrimage to Austin for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. With both girls in school now, it was a whirlwind of a trip. Drive 900 miles on Thursday. Go to three full days of music. Drive 900 miles home on Monday. But it was very…
A day of back-to-work, reading and New Year’s projects. And then … SNOW! and Cream Puffs!
Sunday, we headed down to The High for the “Paris on Peachtree” exhibit. Before heading into the museum, the girls and I stopped at Table 1280 for some espresso and pastries — seemed to be appropriate! Phil and Barbara met us at the cafe, then we all toured the exhibit together. As luck would have…