A day with Red Cross and work. For dinner we celebrated Homemade Soup day with … soup. Chloe, Pheli and I walked up to the square to see the candlelight vigil for Kevin Davis.
happiness project: appearance + misc (feb)
Empower and Energy, Project 44 and the monthly projects in my Happiness Project … so many projects! In reality, they are all facets of the same project, guiding me to finish or give up old projects and move forward on the ones that are most important to me. January’s main theme was Friends, Family &…
snapshots from gooney road – 3 feb 2015
School, work and Red Cross. After two busy days, I was too tired to cook, and the girls both had activities than ran late.
snapshots from gooney road – 2 feb 2015
No internet at home, so I headed out to Val’s to hang with her for a while. Unfortunately, the trip home was a mess because a bomb scare shut down the highway. At home, I made pad thai while Rob, Claire, Camille and Chloe assembled some of the new stools.
celebrations: week 6 (2-8 feb 2015)
We celebrated a number of week 5 holidays, including National Chocolate Cake Day. Coming up this week: 2: Groundhog Day and Bottle Cap Day The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears. – Bill Vaughn Watch: Groundhog Day Yellow River Game Ranch Groundhog Printables Silhouette Picture Bottle Cap Crafts…
snapshots from gooney road – 1 feb 2015
Camille worked on her personal project. Rob and Chloe went to a GT Women’s basketball game and then Super Bowl parties. I took the day off and caught up on reading.
snapshots from gooney road – 31 jan 2015
Anna stayed until mid-afternoon, doing craft projects with Chloe. Rob and I went to Lowe’s to pick up the last bits for the project; he spent the afternoon installing the new under counter backsplash.
judging.
We all do it, don’t we? You see someone do something that goes against your *style* or convictions and you judge. I do it far too often. I try to stop myself every time. That person has a reason for doing what they do. Call me naive. I don’t mind. I know I am, and…
snapshots from gooney road – 30 jan 2015
I got the kids off to school, walked the dog, cleaned and worked until it was time to meet Amy for lunch. After lunch, Phelix and I went for a hike at Arabia. Not long after we got home, the teens and tweens descended. When Rob got home, he took the tweens bowling.
photo friday: prospect park
After an earlier morning flight from ATL to LGA and a short taxi ride to Prospect Heights, we dropped our bags at our home away from home for the next few days. As it wasn’t quite ready for us, I managed to drag the family right back out for our first adventure. Being a lovely…
snapshots from gooney road – 29 jan 2015
I had a busy day with taking Chloe to school, a meeting at the Red Cross and work. In the evening, Camille made enchilada soup, then we left to go to the Alliance Theater to see “Tuck Everlasting”.
snapshots from gooney road – 28 jan 2015
Long day of work. Chloe had her first solo flute lesson. Rob and the girls went to Book Nook and grabbed a pizza for dinner.
snapshots from gooney road – 27 jan 2015
School, work, Red Cross, theater rehearsal. I made shepherd’s pie and greens as well as a flourless chocolate cake for dinner.
snapshots from gooney road – 26 jan 2015
Back to work and school. Chloe came home after school and got right to work then helped me make risotto, sausages, and salad with our farm greens for dinner.
celebrations: week 5 (26 jan – 1 feb 2015)
We celebrated a number of week 4 holidays, including Blondie Day. Coming up this week: 26: National Peanut Brittle Day and Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle Bubble Wrap 27: Chocolate Cake Day and Thomas Crapper Day and International Holocaust Remembrance Day Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for…
snapshots from gooney road – 25 jan 2015
We made hash browns in the waffle iron — Perfect! We took care of things around the house, then went for a hike at Arabia. The girls and I made a tortilla soup for dinner – delicious!
snapshots from gooney road – 24 jan 2015
A day mostly spent doing things around the house. Not so exciting.
cooking.
I’ll easily admit it; I’m no chef. I have visions of making lovely meals. I purchase cookbooks in hopes of finding inspiration. Over the past year, I’ve been managing to get dinner on the table more and more often despite our busy schedules. Not only that, we’ve been branching out from rotating through the three…
snapshots from gooney road – 23 jan 2015
I had a morning meeting then had to pick Chloe up from school as she was not feeling well. Lots of teens came over in the evening. I went to a CAPS reception down the hall in the amenities room.
photo friday: brooklyn
Brooklyn! It’s amazing how this place has changed over the past few years. We even hear that it is harder to find a place in Brooklyn than in the UES these days …. It seems strange to claim this vibrant place as my birthplace, but I guess my parents, as always, were ahead of the…