And I'm finally blogging.
We started off the year in Australia taking our boys on "the trip-of-a-lifetime." We were gone for 3 full weeks. It was fun and they saw so much of Australia.
Now we're all home and getting back into the swing of the regular routine. School resumes (for them) tomorrow and I have 3 appointments tomorrow as well.
Laundry is the bane of my existance and still is...esp. after such a long trip! the fridge is completely empty, so I have to fix that tomorrow as well! And hubby has already left on a business trip!
I am going to try to blog more this year. It's a good way to organize my thoughts, etc.
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Monday, January 17, 2011
Thursday, February 11, 2010
February 2010 so far
Well...a recap of the past 4 weeks:
* took a cruise w/ hubby and some of his geek friends and their wives. Had a good time. Made new friends and hope to see the ladies again in June for a crafting weekend. Woo Hoo! The guys will be in Dallas for a conference, so the wives should have fun too!
* Oldest DS competed in ensemble and solo competitions during our cruise and made a 1 on both of his pieces. YAY!!! Then his band director pulled him into an ensemble where a student didn't show up (!) and DS made a 1 on that one too! And he was sightreading the music. So proud! Did you get hit by a button as it popped off my shirt? lol
* youngest DS is now 10. Cannot believe it. Where'd the time go? Must still organize the birthday party, but he had a great time sharing a giant chocolate chip cookie cake with his classmates at school.
* I'm doing the administrative part of starting up a SENG Model Parenting Group -- a discussion group for parent of gifted kids as we read our way through Jim Webb's book. That's coming together nicely.
* I had a great time last week making rehearsal dinner invitations with a friend for her son's upcoming wedding.
* Lastly, saw both my GP and endocrinologist in the past month and BOTH are very please with my HA1C number.
Life is good.
* took a cruise w/ hubby and some of his geek friends and their wives. Had a good time. Made new friends and hope to see the ladies again in June for a crafting weekend. Woo Hoo! The guys will be in Dallas for a conference, so the wives should have fun too!
* Oldest DS competed in ensemble and solo competitions during our cruise and made a 1 on both of his pieces. YAY!!! Then his band director pulled him into an ensemble where a student didn't show up (!) and DS made a 1 on that one too! And he was sightreading the music. So proud! Did you get hit by a button as it popped off my shirt? lol
* youngest DS is now 10. Cannot believe it. Where'd the time go? Must still organize the birthday party, but he had a great time sharing a giant chocolate chip cookie cake with his classmates at school.
* I'm doing the administrative part of starting up a SENG Model Parenting Group -- a discussion group for parent of gifted kids as we read our way through Jim Webb's book. That's coming together nicely.
* I had a great time last week making rehearsal dinner invitations with a friend for her son's upcoming wedding.
* Lastly, saw both my GP and endocrinologist in the past month and BOTH are very please with my HA1C number.
Life is good.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Vacation
We had a wonderful time at our friends' house in Colorado. The weather was cool, had a couple of days of rain, just heavenly.
If you ignore that fact that
on Monday I sprained my left ankle (day one & same foot that I had x-rayed 2 weeks ago suspecting a stress fracture)
on Tuesday Youngest DS scraped his back on the ceiling. Yes you read that right. imagine a boy, a bunk bed and a low ceiling.
and on Wednesday hubby accidentally stubbed his toe on one of those log chairs. The chair didnt' give, his toenail did.
We wondered what the oldest DS was going to do to injure himself on day 4, but he sailed through vacation w/o any physical injuries.
The drive back was long, but it was great to sleep in my own bed again!
I had stamp club tonight and the ladies were responsible for being the creative ones! They had to design a card and bring enough goodies for each of the attendees to make one to take home.
In all we walked away with 7 new projects and had lots of fun doing it!
If you ignore that fact that
on Monday I sprained my left ankle (day one & same foot that I had x-rayed 2 weeks ago suspecting a stress fracture)
on Tuesday Youngest DS scraped his back on the ceiling. Yes you read that right. imagine a boy, a bunk bed and a low ceiling.
and on Wednesday hubby accidentally stubbed his toe on one of those log chairs. The chair didnt' give, his toenail did.
We wondered what the oldest DS was going to do to injure himself on day 4, but he sailed through vacation w/o any physical injuries.
The drive back was long, but it was great to sleep in my own bed again!
I had stamp club tonight and the ladies were responsible for being the creative ones! They had to design a card and bring enough goodies for each of the attendees to make one to take home.
In all we walked away with 7 new projects and had lots of fun doing it!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Long time since I last posted
Well...the last time I posted I was at my 25th high school reunion. That was a fun trip. Got to see lots of people I had not seen in 25 years! I was disappointed some of the people I'd hoped to see did not make it (Sherri!) but I understand that family comes first.
When we returned home, we had to do so by swinging by the local airport and dropping off DH for a week long business trip. :-( But he needed to go and the boys and I did o.k. on our own.
Mom and I had a couple of serious discussions with a counselor present and got everything worked out!
Since then, I have been busy with summer stuff. Sent the oldest DS off to youth camp and he came back with the H1N1 flu. Yipee (not). So he missed the Youth mission trip that our church took this week. My DS has not complained too much about not getting to go on the trip, but he's still got an awful cough. May have to take him to the doctor again soon if cough meds don't fix him up.
My mom got the final report from her oncologist. No chemo. or radiation is warrented at this time. Hooray! I know she was dreading treatments.
I am working on going through piles of clutter in my house. Seeing how nice it was in the studio loft on vacation (with NO clutter) and then having the house clean for the weekend allowed me to see that I need to do this for all of us.
I'm working on putting my stamping supplies in the proper places tonight. If I get that done, I'll try to post some photos of recent projects I've done.
When we returned home, we had to do so by swinging by the local airport and dropping off DH for a week long business trip. :-( But he needed to go and the boys and I did o.k. on our own.
Mom and I had a couple of serious discussions with a counselor present and got everything worked out!
Since then, I have been busy with summer stuff. Sent the oldest DS off to youth camp and he came back with the H1N1 flu. Yipee (not). So he missed the Youth mission trip that our church took this week. My DS has not complained too much about not getting to go on the trip, but he's still got an awful cough. May have to take him to the doctor again soon if cough meds don't fix him up.
My mom got the final report from her oncologist. No chemo. or radiation is warrented at this time. Hooray! I know she was dreading treatments.
I am working on going through piles of clutter in my house. Seeing how nice it was in the studio loft on vacation (with NO clutter) and then having the house clean for the weekend allowed me to see that I need to do this for all of us.
I'm working on putting my stamping supplies in the proper places tonight. If I get that done, I'll try to post some photos of recent projects I've done.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
R&R
This past weekend I was able to get away from the rat race that is my life. I got away on Friday and did not return home until Sunday afternoon. It was just wnat I needed. I got to rest, relax and be creative. I made 50 plus cards and a couple of projects. It was just what the doctor ordered. I made new friends and had time with a very good friend that I don't get to see often enough.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Spring Break Summary
I have visited with my college roommate and with relatives from my extended family this week.
Unfortunately, my mom got sick on our trip to see the relatives and we had to return home earlier than expected. She's seen a GP and has gotten medications. Her CT scan is still scheduled for Monday. The PET scan machine has had troubles, so due to delays in the schedule, Mom won't get her PET scan until Tuesday now. At least that gives her another day to recover from the upper resp. infection.
Am working on taking control of the house, as I"ve been away for a week. It will all be here later if I don't get it all done, but I hope to finish much today and tomorrow.
Unfortunately, my mom got sick on our trip to see the relatives and we had to return home earlier than expected. She's seen a GP and has gotten medications. Her CT scan is still scheduled for Monday. The PET scan machine has had troubles, so due to delays in the schedule, Mom won't get her PET scan until Tuesday now. At least that gives her another day to recover from the upper resp. infection.
Am working on taking control of the house, as I"ve been away for a week. It will all be here later if I don't get it all done, but I hope to finish much today and tomorrow.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Back from Galveston
We're back from a week at the beach. Hurricane Dolly hit the Texas coast much further south than Galveston, but she still affected our weather. More cloudy and rainy days that not, but that was a blessing. We'd have all gotten sunburned early in the week if Dollly hadn't arrived. As it was, we all got sunburned on our last day there.
The waves/storm surge were/was incredible. We actually went to the beach on the day that Dolly hit and the waves were huge compared to the first day there. The boys enjoyed standing there and getting hit by the big waves.
I enjoyed the seafood at the various restaurants. Again, Casey's Seafood Cafe wins out www.gaidosofgalveston.com as the best seafood place. Their pecan pie dessert is absolutely wonderful.
They have lots of waitresses from Moldova working there this summer. Just an interesting fact.
If you're looking for a nice get-away, I'd recommend the beach house we rented: http://www.galvestonrentalhome.com. It's close to the beach, not in an overcrowded area and has all the amenities of home. Just take extra soap and toilet paper! They even have a washer and dryer on site and that made it soooo nice. I did not have to come home with suitcases full of dirty laundry! That's a vacation in and of itself.
The waves/storm surge were/was incredible. We actually went to the beach on the day that Dolly hit and the waves were huge compared to the first day there. The boys enjoyed standing there and getting hit by the big waves.
I enjoyed the seafood at the various restaurants. Again, Casey's Seafood Cafe wins out www.gaidosofgalveston.com as the best seafood place. Their pecan pie dessert is absolutely wonderful.
They have lots of waitresses from Moldova working there this summer. Just an interesting fact.
If you're looking for a nice get-away, I'd recommend the beach house we rented: http://www.galvestonrentalhome.com. It's close to the beach, not in an overcrowded area and has all the amenities of home. Just take extra soap and toilet paper! They even have a washer and dryer on site and that made it soooo nice. I did not have to come home with suitcases full of dirty laundry! That's a vacation in and of itself.
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