Always interesting to see the street art while traveling. The colors, the themes, the variety.
snapshots from gooney road – 16 jul 2015
Today is National Corn Fritters Day and National Personal Chef Day. Up early to take care of things and work. Rob, Jeff and the girls went to the beach for a few hours while I worked. Alice, Ronnie, Sal and Kasia arrived for the afternoon. I alternated between working and relaxing. Chloe and Catherine played…
currently reading.
Looking at the stack of books I brought with me from home and the books I’ve bought since we arrived reminded me of this post I wrote over five years ago about my changing book habits. Like then, I’m still reading a mix of books the kids bring home, books on topics that interest me,…
snapshots from gooney road – 15 jul 2015
Today is National Gummi Worm Day and National Tapioca Pudding Day. Up early to work and take care of things. Rob’s friend Bobby came with his family for a few hours. Camille and I went to the Cape Cod Mall for her comic books, but we also went to the bookstore for books and to…
snapshots from gooney road – 14 jul 2015
Today is Bastille Day. Up at 5:15 to do my morning tasks and work for a few hours. Rob took the girls shopping at Walmart, Michaels, Staples and Starbucks. Camille is happy to have a new planner to keep track of her schedule. Chloe and Catherine got a fishing pole to use in their adventures…
better than before.
After getting so frustrated reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo, I moved on to Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin. Ah, that feels so much better. I appreciate her breakdown of different personalities and types. Whenever I…
snapshots from gooney road – 13 jul 2015
Today is National French Fries Day and International Puzzle Day and Embrace Your Geekness Day. Up early to take care of a few things and work for an hour before getting the girls up and moving. A slow drive to the Falmouth parking lot to catch the shuttle to Woods Hole for the ferry to…
celebrations: week 29 (13-19 jul 2015)
We celebrated a number of week 28 holidays, including Chocolate Almonds and Macaroni Day. Coming up this week: 13: National French Fries Day and International Puzzle Day and Embrace Your Geekness Day 14: Bastille Day 15: National Gummi Worm Day and National Tapioca Pudding Day 16: National Corn Fritters Day and National Personal Chef Day…
snapshots from gooney road – 12 jul 2015
Today is Pecan Pie Day and Simplicity Day. Up around 6am to get stuff done; I spent the day working, reading and taking care of things. I’m worried about how much work I’ll be able to get done, but at leat now I’ve caught up from last week. Chloe and Catherine went to the beach,…
tidying up.
As everyone’s been discussing and praising the KonMari method, I wanted to find out what the fuss was all about, so I requested The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo from the library. Given its popularity, it took a while to arrive…just in time for us…
snapshots from gooney road – 11 jul 2015
Today is World Population Day and National Blueberry Muffin Day and All American Pet Photo Day. We had a later start than hoped, but still got on the road in time to beat the traffic (mostly). We headed into Falmouth and stopped at “Eight Cousins” our first bookstore of the day. We then drove down…
snapshots from gooney road – 10 jul 2015
Today is National Piña Colada Day and Teddy Bear Picnic Day and National Collector Car Appreciation Day. Up early to work and take care of things. We then all headed down to breakfast – a nice breakfast at the Hampton Inn! We finally hit the road a bit after 9am and drove. And drove. North…
photo friday: nine hours at JFK
When we booked our tickets to Ireland, we had a nice, reasonable layover at JFK. But with schedule changes, our layover at JFK increased to be NINE hours. Nine hours!! Who wants to spend nine hours in an airport? Instead, the girls and I looked into heading into the city for a couple of hours…
snapshots from gooney road – 9 jul 2015
Today is National Sugar Cookie Day. Up early to take care of things and work. While I worked, Camille went to the high school to get work papers. The girls then started on the chores that need to be done before packing. Rob came home in the early afternoon and ran a bunch of errands,…
miles to go.
I tried, really I did. But working, taking care of last minute crises, cleaning, preparing the pets and house for our departure, etc. took too long. We hit the road late. So late that it was the start of rush hour getting out of Atlanta. We pushed on through, but didn’t make it very far…
snapshots from gooney road – 8 jul 2015
Today is Video Game Day and Chocolate with Almonds Day. Important deadline at work, so I toiled all morning until it was done – then time to go to the Red Cross. Chloe walked Charley, hung out with friends, and went to her flute lesson. Camille checked on her AP scores – a 5 in…
on to the next adventure
Despite not being caught up yet from our last big adventure (Ireland) due to too many doctor appointments and too much work and too many celebrations and too much volunteer work, it is time almost time for us to hit the road once again. I’ve tried to catch up, keep up and get ahead in…
snapshots from gooney road – 7 jul 2015
Today is Chloe’s Birthday and Chocolate Day and Tell the Truth Day and Macaroni Day and National Strawberry Sundae Day and Global Forgiveness Day. Work all morning and into the afternoon. Chloe’s friends started to arrive at 1pm for her birthday party. In the end, five kids came. They went to the pool, had cake,…
happy birthday chloe!
It was a simple party for the new teenager. A few friends (not many are in town right now). Time to swim and play games. Ice cream cake and snacks (some healthy, some not). A few gifts (not necessary, but grateful in any case).
snapshots from gooney road – 6 jul 2015
Today is First Picture Postcard Made and National Fried Chicken Day. Work, cleaning and to dos. Chloe and I ran lots of errands to get ready for our trip and for her birthday. We walked the dogs and then made dinner – mini taco cups. Rob came home for dinner, then we all went to…