Busy, Busy, Busy

9AM, Saturday, at Pop's with Caroline, to meet Aunt Chris, who already has machines going! We are going to Spring clean as much as we can in four hours. Every window we can get to move is open.....go away smoke smell. Caroline is the best cleaner I have (Thank you, Caro)
Linens, laundry,comforters, toaster cover....anything that didn't move, we earmarked for washing. Four bags of garbage and four bags to take home and wash, and that clean smell through out the house! We accomplished a lot! There is a chance Pop will be coming home on Wednesday. Ready or Not!
Then....on to pick up Emilie and her stuff so that we could scrapbook at Angela's house. Tried Ling Ling Potstickers Chicken and Vegetable dumplings (Shop Rite) which were delicious! I was too strung out to really scrapbook so I messed with my week in the life album and then played with my new stamps on journaling cards for it. Barbara Base made a special Sangria just for me....A Bay Breeze flavor, potent but delicious. Emilie and I shared a Chicken and Broccoli chinese dinner and we couldn't eat it all and we stayed until 10:30 when Ang had to leave to go pick up her munchkins from a birthday party. All in all , a good day!

I'm BAD

Yes, I am. I broke the law and of course the law got me! What were the odds! Traffic was stacked up from the Bridgewater Promenade all the way to Finderne Avenue around 6pm. Stop and Go! I was late to start with, going to visit my Dad. Just before Finderne Ave, the road turns into two lanes, so brilliant me decides to ride along the shoulder. I rode right past a cop who then poceeded to stop me, lights flashing. I was calm but then couldn't find my registration or insurance card (which were all together, right where they were supposed to be) Sure, I was calm! After pleasantries he gave me a lesser ticket for careless driving, only two points for that versus five points for riding the shoulder, and a mere $85.00!!!!

Mad!Mad!Mad! but at whom?

And the week in the life continues.....

The main difference today was that Samantha and Kamryn were here. I took less pictures today than I did on Saturday and Sunday. Tomorrow will be hard not to repeat the same shots from today. I guess that is where CREATIVITY comes in.

A week in the life

OK! I am officially off my rocker. Yesterday, (Saturday) , two days before Ali Edwards officially starts her week in the life, I started mine. It is a microscopic portrait of a day in your life times seven. A picture at least every hour, words to describe who, what, where and why, and then next week scrapbook it. Didn't I just get finished saying that I was too tired to scrapbook???? I am really crazy. In the middle of this chaos I am going to tackle another time and labor intensive project. I am two days ahead of Ali, do you think I can finish out the week?

Here is just a sample of some of the pictures:

Can you see the face in the tree? An eye and a mouth and the sun/shadow forms the nose!

25 years old today

Adam's tree is 25 years old today! It's blooms are rather mediocre this spring. Usually it is covered in blossoms. Ahh! It too is getting older.

Too Tired

I'm overwhelmed and I don't feel like doing anything. I am fighting either sinuses or cold, stress eating, just no get up and go. Even blogging has been an effort. I am just barely up to date with my project life album. I am sure, along with the weather my mood will improve and I can't wait. You know something is wrong when I don't jump at the chance to scrapbook.

Happy 24th Birthday

Caroline , "Seriously, I'll be OK!"

What were they thinking?

Robyn and Emilie decided the weekend after Pop broke his hip to cold turkey the girls off their binkies. They can only suck their pacifiers if they are in bed. When they wake up they must leave the binkies in their beds. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
The girls don't even ask for their binkies during the morning at my house. If we are outside, we are usually too involved to think about them, but when we get home they both fall apart on me. I cannot make lunch fast enough,or get the tv on fast enough or cuddle them enough.
As Caroline pointed out , I didn't have to deal with that kind of withdrawl because all of my children sucked on their fingers until they were thirteen! (And I was OK with that) So, what were THEY thinking?

Happy Easter

Dad's First visit outside- Easter Sunday 2010

It's all about the kids!

Notice that now that he get's three square meals a day, served to him, Dad looks like he is gaining weight!

A ME Day!

Selfish Yes! But Necessary. A long, hot shower, a haircut, breakfast out, a photo shoot with Samantha, a little Easter Shopping, a nap and then out with Emilie for a trip to AC Moore and dinner and scrapbooking.
A perfect Day. (If I only had two unopened packages of EL Fudge Doublefudge Cookies).

By the way HAPPY EASTER! and a few pics from yesterday: