my journey, destination unknown
Uh-oh! No books came in for me at the library this week, but my holds list is now up to eight. I bet they’ll all come in at the same time. How will I read them all?? This week I finished The Diamond Caper by Peter Mayle . I love his nonfiction — he was…
Today is National Irish Coffee Day and Burns Night and Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. Up by 6am to take care of things, walk Phelix, and work. The girls left for school, Rob left for work a bit later. I finished up with my conf calls by 11:30, and Phelix and I headed out to Arabia….
We celebrated a number of week 4 holidays, including National Peanut Butter Day. Coming up this week: 25: National Irish Coffee Day and Burns Night and Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Burns Night Fun Ways to Celebrate National Peanut Brittle Day Bubble Wrap 26: National Peanut Brittle Day Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle 27: Chocolate Cake Day and…
Today is National Peanut Butter Day and National Compliment Day and Belly Laugh Day. I woke up with my leg STILL hurting. Been too many days that it has hurt to walk. Rob took Chloe to church for choir. Then he, Camille, and I worked on making plans to go to the PNW for April…
I’ve always wanted a rubber band ball. And I finally had cleaned out our office supplies so that I got to the point where I was out of rubber bands. And I could buy a ball. Sad thing is, I continue to use up the rubber bands and the ball is shrinking.
Today is National Handwriting Day and National Pie Day and National Rhubarb Day. Up early to clean, read a magazine, and take care of things around the house. Claire left before 9, and the girls got busy with cleaning their bathroom and room. It took all morning, but everything is organized now. Rob and I…
Back in school for photography. Not really school, but more like a nice little class for people who, like me want to take better photos. I don’t feel all that challenged, despite learning tons. And, like my classmates, I am doing my homework when I have time. How can I dedicate more time to my…
Today is National Blonde Brownie Day and National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day. Up early to clean and work. My annual performance review went well; glad to be past that. I then walked Phelix and worked the rest of the morning. In the afternoon, I took care of things around the house. The girls were…
As I planned my trip to France, I started to think about things to do while I was in the area around Nice. I’ve been to most of the touristy places in the area and wanted to do something different. I thought about traveling to Corsica, but I I didn’t have enough time. Are there…
Today is National Hugging Day and National Granola Bar Day and National Clam Chowder Day. I got up early to work, then headed out to my photo class. While on the way, Chloe texted me to come get her, so after class, I went to Renfroe and then to Kroger. At home, I worked some…
Almost a year has passed since I took my first photography class at Showcase. Finally, I have the chance to take Photo 2. With our travels and other commitments, I was not able to get back in until now, which makes me sad. And so, even though the schedule is complicated, I jumped at the…
Today is National Cheese Lover’s Day and National Buttercrunch Day and Penguin Awareness Day. I woke in the morning with a leg that would not take any weight. Probably walked too much in NYC and then twisted it funny on the plane home. Then Chloe chose to stay home. So we had a day at…
Earlier this week, I turned 45. Another year has gone by. And I still feel as though I didn’t move ahead enough on my goals. However, I have moved ahead… What I have managed to accomplish in the past two years makes me proud. I still have a ways to go, for sure, but I…
Today is Popcorn Day. Up early to work and take care of chores. As I headed to the Red Cross, Chloe texted from school. Once I was done at the Red Cross, I headed back to Decatur to pick her up and go to the library and the store. I worked during the afternoon. We…
As I’ve been traveling most of the past week, I’ve mostly been reading the Outlander series on my phone. This week I borrowed The Heart Goes Last: A Novel by Margaret Atwood. . I will continue to read these this week: The Diamond Caper by Peter Mayle The Vegiterranean Diet: The New and Improved Mediterranean…
Today is Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday and Kid Inventors’ Day and Hot-Buttered Rum Day. Camille and I had a slow start, relaxing and getting some work done. I ran out to the corner to pick up some bagels for breakfast. The VRBO person came around noon, and we headed out to Coney Island for some fresh…
We didn’t celebrate any week 3 holidays… too crazy with getting ready for our trip to NYC! Coming up this week: 18: Thesaurus Day and Peking Duck Day and Martin Luther King Day What’s another word for Thesaurus? – Steven Wright 19: Popcorn Day The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes…
Today is Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday and Kid Inventors’ Day and Hot-Buttered Rum Day. Camille and I headed out to Grand Central; we bought bagels for breakfast there. We ended up on the wrong train and had to get off in White Plains and take the next local train going south. We wandered around Bronxville to…
In the week leading up to our trip, the weather forecast was all over the place. Sunny, rainy, snowy, windy. We had no idea what we would end up with, so we brought umbrellas, long underwear, and t-shirts. And we used it all. When we woke this morning, snow was in the forecast, so we…
Today is National Nothing Day and International Hot & Spicy Food Day and Appreciate a Dragon Day and National Fig Newton Day. Slept in until almost 8am, then worked on photos, etc., from the previous day. After Camille was up and ready, we headed out. She grabbed a bagel at the bodega, and we took…