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Today is Love Note Day and National Public Lands Day and National Pancake Day and Shamu the Whale Day. I got up early to get Chloe up, drive her to the XCountry bus, walk Phelix, take care of things and clean. I then went out to run a bunch of errands before working on packing…
Today is National Comic Book Day and Native American Day. Up around 4am to work. A bit later, I got the girls off, cleaned and and walked Phelix. I put Phelix’s leash on Gazoo to take her to the vet, and Phelix went bonkers. Gazoo hated being at the vet as usual, but was fine…
While in Galway, we left the car in the parking garage and walked everywhere. Walking along the harbor area was particularly fun as we explored the city.
Today is National Cherries Jubilee Day and National Punctuation Day and Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving. Up early to get the girls off, clean and work. Mid-morning, Phelix and I headed out for a hike at Arabia. After I dropped him at home, I ran to Kroger for groceries. At home, I worked some more and then tackled…
As often happens, that which I want to do gets put off and put off. For a change, I kept my eye on the dates and, though it got done to the wire, insisted on going. Thankfully, despite homework and activities, the girls happily joined me to see Bruce Munro: Light in the Garden at…
Today is Checkers Day and Fall Equinox. Up early to take Camille to school and Phelix to Pets Playhouse. I got Chloe off to school and exercised, then worked all morning. In the afternoon, I went for my semi-annual haircut then started to cook our annual first day of fall dinner. I took Chloe to…
Today is National White Chocolate Day and Elephant Appreciation Day and Ice Cream Cone Day and Family Day. Up early to exercise, walk Phelix, get the girls off to school, clean and work. Mid-morning, I left to go volunteer at the Red Cross. When I got home, I worked on making the white chocolate dessert,…
This week, I read a little more. It’s been a bit crazy with a big upcoming deadline at work, taking care of everything around the house while Rob has been gone and managing everything else. I have barely had time to breathe, yet alone read. I did manage to get in enough reading time to…
Today is National Pecan Cookie Day and Miniature Golf Day. I got up early to get the girls up, walk the dog, clean and work. In the afternoon, I exercised and took care of a few things around the house. Chloe went over to Chloe’s house after school; Camille stayed late as school for theater…
We celebrated a number of week 38 holidays, including Eat a Hoagie Day and National Linguine Day. Coming up this week: 21: National Pecan Cookie Day and Miniature Golf Day 22: National White Chocolate Day and Elephant Appreciation Day and Ice Cream Cone Day and Family Day 23: Checkers Day and Fall Equinox 24: National…
Today is National Punch Day. Up early to start working on my list of things to do. Camille helped me with the turtle’s cage before she left for work. Chloe gave Phelix a bath. I got everything organized and then went to Kroger. When Camille was done with work, we went to Publix and Book…
Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and National Butterscotch Pudding Day and Oktoberfest. Rob left early for the airport. Gwyneth and Chloe left midday for Music Midtown. We heard X Ambassadors, The Wilderness, Elle King, Hall & Oates, Icona Pop, Panic! at the Disco, Vance Joy and Van Halen. We shared a Willy’s…
Today is National Cheeseburger Day. Up early to get Camille up to leave for her prospective student day at Georgia Tech. I then cleaned, exercised, walked Phelix, and worked. After work, Chloe and I ran a few errands, then had lunch. I worked on a few projects, then Chloe and I headed to MARTA to…
On one of our days in Galway, we walked along the beach to Salthill, spotting the apartment we stayed at when we were here in 2003. Chloe and I went to the Galway Aquarium while Camille and Barbara went to eat Fish and Chips. Then we walked through Salthill, stopping in at the arcade for…
Today is Citizenship Day and National Apple Dumpling Day. I got up early to clean, exercise, walk Phelix and work. The girls and Rob slept in a bit. I worked all morning, then read and rested for a short time before working more. Camille went to work at Smoothie King. Rob got home and took…
Today is National Guacamole Day and Mexican Independence Day and Mayflower Day and National Play-Doh Day. I got up early to work and pack. I got the girls up around 8am to help with the packing. After my conference call, we finished up packing and put Barbara’s bike on the car and headed into the…
Today is National Linguine Day and Make a Hat Day. I got up early and worked during the morning. When I was done, Camille, Barbara and I walked to the village and went into some of the stores. We stopped in for lunch at the grill. Chloe and Daniela found us, but went somewhere else…
Today is Eat a Hoagie Day and National Cream Filled Donut Day. I got up early and got to work. In the mid-morning, I went out for a walk with Barbara. Chloe and Daniela walked into town; Camille hung out at home. Barbara, Camille and I went to get subs. Chloe and Daniella then went…
We celebrated a number of week 37 holidays, including National Fortune Cookie Day. Coming up this week: 14: Eat a Hoagie Day and National Cream Filled Donut Day 15: National Linguine Day and Make a Hat Day 16: National Guacamole Day and Mexican Independence Day and Mayflower Day and National Play-Doh Day 17: Citizenship Day…
Today is National Peanut Day and Fortune Cookie Day and Grandparents Day. I got up early to take care of a few things, then Barbara arrived. I got the girls up and working towards packing and cleaning for our trip. Walked the dog, had some breakfast. Then we struggled for a long time to get…