Here are the kids on Easter afternoon with MC's Godparents, Courtney and Jerry. They brought cascarones (I hope I got that right), or confetti eggs to help celebrate Easter. These are real egg shells dyed and filled with confetti. Here MC demonstrates how to crack one over Jerry's head. As you can see, she had a similar experience on her head.Thursday, March 27, 2008
Easter Celebration
Here are the kids on Easter afternoon with MC's Godparents, Courtney and Jerry. They brought cascarones (I hope I got that right), or confetti eggs to help celebrate Easter. These are real egg shells dyed and filled with confetti. Here MC demonstrates how to crack one over Jerry's head. As you can see, she had a similar experience on her head.
Writer's Block
I think that's what it's called when you can't think of what to write. Guess I have a case of that now. Topics that are on my mind are: my foot hurts, I'm nervous about singing in front of an audience on Saturday, I should post a picture here, I love that I don't have to follow traditional grammar rules for my postings if I don't want to.
Words still aren't coming.
For those of you who check my blog periodically because you actually think I might have something worth reading, thank you! You are my inspiration. I work better when I have an audience.
Still nothing.
A garbage truck just drove by our house.
Solomon is taking a nap on the guest bed.
Birds are chirping outside our window. Solomon likes to look out and watch them.
Words still aren't coming.
For those of you who check my blog periodically because you actually think I might have something worth reading, thank you! You are my inspiration. I work better when I have an audience.
Still nothing.
A garbage truck just drove by our house.
Solomon is taking a nap on the guest bed.
Birds are chirping outside our window. Solomon likes to look out and watch them.
Monday, March 10, 2008
waiting for my pants to dry
I plan to go work out this morning. However, both pairs of my workout pants are in the dryer right now. I really don't have anything else to wear that suits the type of exercise I plan to do. So, I figure I'll write something here in the meantime.
Here it is, Monday again, and I don't remember what I did this weekend. This happens to me all the time. Even activities from the day before are hard to conjure up for me sometimes. I live so much in the future or the planning and contemplating of the future, that the past becomes hazy. Some of it anyway.
What did I do this weekend? Let's see...
On Friday, the kids went to school. I didn't go to Curves, but spent some of my time by myself in my house. I picked up a few things that were laying on the floor and put them away. I believe I actually posted something on my blog. I felt kind of sad most of the day. We had leftover spaghetti sauce on actual spaghetti noodles for supper. (The first time I served it was over spiral pasta.) Despite this radical menu change, J refused to eat it because he wasn't about to eat the same thing twice in one week. To his credit, however, he simply announced this and went into another room while we ate. He never complained nor ate anything else the rest of the night. He was hungry at breakfast on Saturday, though.
On Saturday, I got to sleep in until just before 9:00. The kids watched tv and James did his own thing after he got up with MC. I cooked frozen biscuits at MC's request, as well as some dairy-free "cheese" blintzes. I got to eat one of those, because it technically didn't have any cheese in it, and I'm not eating cheese this Lent. The weather was reasonably warm, but quite windy. Before lunch, I ran around the neighborhood. My knees had been bothering me lately, so I took a flatter route, and perhaps shortened my distance just a tad. Pretty sure it was close to my current record of 2.4 miles. I also did a lot of stretching before and after the run, and again later in the day. This, coupled with 2 ibuprofen tablets taken at bedtime led to me waking up Sunday morning with no pain in my knees. I think the stretching may be the key. I hope so anyway. The family went to Moe's for supper, using a buy-one, get one free coupon that came in the mail. James and I changed the clocks in the house during the day, unannounced to the kids. This amazingly led to a smooth transition into Daylight Saving Time.
On Sunday, we went to church as usual. The time change really wasn't a factor. MC insisted on wearing a new dress I bought for her at a consignment shop in Greensboro when I visited Sarah last week. This beautiful dress, worn by a friend of the owner as a child in the '50's, is made of soft green velvet with a lace collar and trim. It is probably a size 6-7, maybe 8. MC wears 3-4 in dresses, so it was like a floor-length dress for her. She loved it. Thanks to my sis for spotting it in the store (and only for $5.00).
We went to Irregardless for lunch (AKA "Funny Arthur's Place") and had a nice time there, as well as good food. I ordered the grilled salmon, and MC announced when it arrived that she wasn't going to smell my food, because she didn't like the way it smelled. Oddly enough, it smelled like grilled fish! We had leftovers from James' birthday meal on Thursday night for supper. Jay didn't seem to mind leftovers this time. No leftovers tonight, though. I have to start over, just haven't figured out what yet.
So that was my weekend, basically. It was good. I got over my sadness for most of the weekend, but it is coming back again today. My pants should be dry in less than 20 minutes, so hopefully exercise will help my mood.
Here it is, Monday again, and I don't remember what I did this weekend. This happens to me all the time. Even activities from the day before are hard to conjure up for me sometimes. I live so much in the future or the planning and contemplating of the future, that the past becomes hazy. Some of it anyway.
What did I do this weekend? Let's see...
On Friday, the kids went to school. I didn't go to Curves, but spent some of my time by myself in my house. I picked up a few things that were laying on the floor and put them away. I believe I actually posted something on my blog. I felt kind of sad most of the day. We had leftover spaghetti sauce on actual spaghetti noodles for supper. (The first time I served it was over spiral pasta.) Despite this radical menu change, J refused to eat it because he wasn't about to eat the same thing twice in one week. To his credit, however, he simply announced this and went into another room while we ate. He never complained nor ate anything else the rest of the night. He was hungry at breakfast on Saturday, though.
On Saturday, I got to sleep in until just before 9:00. The kids watched tv and James did his own thing after he got up with MC. I cooked frozen biscuits at MC's request, as well as some dairy-free "cheese" blintzes. I got to eat one of those, because it technically didn't have any cheese in it, and I'm not eating cheese this Lent. The weather was reasonably warm, but quite windy. Before lunch, I ran around the neighborhood. My knees had been bothering me lately, so I took a flatter route, and perhaps shortened my distance just a tad. Pretty sure it was close to my current record of 2.4 miles. I also did a lot of stretching before and after the run, and again later in the day. This, coupled with 2 ibuprofen tablets taken at bedtime led to me waking up Sunday morning with no pain in my knees. I think the stretching may be the key. I hope so anyway. The family went to Moe's for supper, using a buy-one, get one free coupon that came in the mail. James and I changed the clocks in the house during the day, unannounced to the kids. This amazingly led to a smooth transition into Daylight Saving Time.
On Sunday, we went to church as usual. The time change really wasn't a factor. MC insisted on wearing a new dress I bought for her at a consignment shop in Greensboro when I visited Sarah last week. This beautiful dress, worn by a friend of the owner as a child in the '50's, is made of soft green velvet with a lace collar and trim. It is probably a size 6-7, maybe 8. MC wears 3-4 in dresses, so it was like a floor-length dress for her. She loved it. Thanks to my sis for spotting it in the store (and only for $5.00).
We went to Irregardless for lunch (AKA "Funny Arthur's Place") and had a nice time there, as well as good food. I ordered the grilled salmon, and MC announced when it arrived that she wasn't going to smell my food, because she didn't like the way it smelled. Oddly enough, it smelled like grilled fish! We had leftovers from James' birthday meal on Thursday night for supper. Jay didn't seem to mind leftovers this time. No leftovers tonight, though. I have to start over, just haven't figured out what yet.
So that was my weekend, basically. It was good. I got over my sadness for most of the weekend, but it is coming back again today. My pants should be dry in less than 20 minutes, so hopefully exercise will help my mood.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Friday, March 7th
It's one of those days. Everything seems overwhelming, then that little voice tries to talk me into doing something small and I do. And I feel a little better. Then after a few minutes everything seems overwhelming again. It's chilly and raining outside. It would feel so good to crawl back under the covers. But I talk myself out of that.
I looked up the local Race for the Cure to see how to sign up a team. I didn't see a link that would let me start a team, but it looks like that will be forthcoming on the website. It said in the meantime to encourage people to join the team. So, please join our team if you can. The minimun number of team members is 10. I don't think we will all have to register at the same time, but I'll find that out soon. It is preferable that people register online - makes it easier to keep track of everyone's registration and funds raised through the website. To register, you need to pay around $30, which includes a race t-shirt. If you want to check out the website yourself, the link is: http://www.komennctriangle.org/
So with this posting comes a little wave of energy and positive feelings. I don't know how long it will last, but I'll try to do a little more towards the overwhelming amount of things scattered about my house.
I looked up the local Race for the Cure to see how to sign up a team. I didn't see a link that would let me start a team, but it looks like that will be forthcoming on the website. It said in the meantime to encourage people to join the team. So, please join our team if you can. The minimun number of team members is 10. I don't think we will all have to register at the same time, but I'll find that out soon. It is preferable that people register online - makes it easier to keep track of everyone's registration and funds raised through the website. To register, you need to pay around $30, which includes a race t-shirt. If you want to check out the website yourself, the link is: http://www.komennctriangle.org/
So with this posting comes a little wave of energy and positive feelings. I don't know how long it will last, but I'll try to do a little more towards the overwhelming amount of things scattered about my house.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Good Day
I spent yesterday with Sarah. Despite getting caught walking in a drenching downpour, and Sarah finding more questions she needs to get answered before she makes her surgery plans, it was a good day. I love my sister. I also love my parents and my husband who took care of the kids while I was gone and allowed me to spend the day with Sarah. And I love my kids who were able to handle a different routine that did not include me yesterday.
It feels good to help. Sarah asked me to help coordinate all the offers of help that will no doubt be forthcoming when she has her next surgery. It will be fun for me to do. This week I plan to check into Zoomerang, an online survey tool that I will use to assign people to help her with needs that fit their gifts and schedules during her recovery.
Also this week I will look into officially setting up a team for Race for the Cure. Sarah and I talked about our financial goal for the team. We have a number in mind that we believe is attainable, so stay tuned for a link that you can follow to sign up on our team and/or to make a financial donation to our cause.
I ran 2.4 miles on Sunday afternoon. My knees have hurt some since, but I think I can do it again today. The only question is whether my running shoes have dried out from yesterday's experience in the rain (they were dripping wet). If not today, I'll find time tomorrow.
It feels good to help. Sarah asked me to help coordinate all the offers of help that will no doubt be forthcoming when she has her next surgery. It will be fun for me to do. This week I plan to check into Zoomerang, an online survey tool that I will use to assign people to help her with needs that fit their gifts and schedules during her recovery.
Also this week I will look into officially setting up a team for Race for the Cure. Sarah and I talked about our financial goal for the team. We have a number in mind that we believe is attainable, so stay tuned for a link that you can follow to sign up on our team and/or to make a financial donation to our cause.
I ran 2.4 miles on Sunday afternoon. My knees have hurt some since, but I think I can do it again today. The only question is whether my running shoes have dried out from yesterday's experience in the rain (they were dripping wet). If not today, I'll find time tomorrow.
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