Happy Birthday to my wonderful mother. I love you! Wishing you many more!!!
Picture taken on our trip through the Panama Canal! Picture credit - my husband.
January 21, 2012
Happy Birthday Mom!
Picture taken on our trip through the Panama Canal! Picture credit - my husband.
January 20, 2012
January 04, 2012
New Year, New Whatever!
I'm sitting here, at 12:50 in the AM, wondering just where the heck 2011 went? How about you?
So many things happened in 2011. We rang in the New Year with wonderful neighbors. We are so fortunate to not only call them neighbors, but friends. In February, our favorite little buddy, Junior Bird Man spent a few days with us and we learned that IKEA has really good chicken tenders! We traveled to San Diego and embarked on a two week cruise down the western coast of Mexico and Central America, through the Panama Canal and ended up in Ft. Lauderdale, creating many wonderful memories with my parents.
Our only child graduated from college in May and, after a brief visit home, moved to Connecticut to begin his working career. I still can't believe that he's on his own. He can't possibly be old enough. And neither can I!!!
We traveled to North Carolina to vacation with Nurse Nancy, Fly Boy and Junior Birdman where we felt the earth move - literally. We were there when the earthquake that was centered just outside of Washington DC happened. I thought I was suffering from sun stroke. Duh!
And September rolled around, and for the first time since our son was three, we didn't have to write any tuition check. One year of part time pre-school and eighteen years of Catholic school (Pre-K 4 through college). And we don't regret a single dime of it. We were so fortunate to be able to give him an unusual graduation gift - no school loans to have to pay. Having only one child, it was a bit easier for us, and with saving and planning, and a little help from some pretty wonderful grandparents (thanks Mom and Dad!). So not writing a tuition check means that we can resume some pretty serious saving for retirement!
Knee surgery number three happened in 2011. This time on my right knee! My resolution for 2012 is to get back to swimming at least three times a week.
Then we blinked and it was Thanksgiving and our son made his first trip home since June. We did go to visit him, but once he started working, he just didn't have time to make the trip - seven hours of driving was a bit much for just a weekend.
And then it was Christmas, our first without our son. Thankfully we could spend it with my parents and my nephew and his girlfriend, but waking up on Christmas morning without our son was a bit sad. But a few days later, he came to visit for five days, including the New Year. And we thoroughly enjoyed spending time with him.
And here we are, a few days into 2012 and there are so many things I want to do this year. But before I start on any of them, I have some year end bookkeeping to do on our investment ventures. And when those things are finished, and the Christmas decorations put away, I hope to begin doing some sewing, crafting and some heavy duty house cleaning. And next year, I'll let you know how that goes!
So many things happened in 2011. We rang in the New Year with wonderful neighbors. We are so fortunate to not only call them neighbors, but friends. In February, our favorite little buddy, Junior Bird Man spent a few days with us and we learned that IKEA has really good chicken tenders! We traveled to San Diego and embarked on a two week cruise down the western coast of Mexico and Central America, through the Panama Canal and ended up in Ft. Lauderdale, creating many wonderful memories with my parents.
Our only child graduated from college in May and, after a brief visit home, moved to Connecticut to begin his working career. I still can't believe that he's on his own. He can't possibly be old enough. And neither can I!!!
We traveled to North Carolina to vacation with Nurse Nancy, Fly Boy and Junior Birdman where we felt the earth move - literally. We were there when the earthquake that was centered just outside of Washington DC happened. I thought I was suffering from sun stroke. Duh!
And September rolled around, and for the first time since our son was three, we didn't have to write any tuition check. One year of part time pre-school and eighteen years of Catholic school (Pre-K 4 through college). And we don't regret a single dime of it. We were so fortunate to be able to give him an unusual graduation gift - no school loans to have to pay. Having only one child, it was a bit easier for us, and with saving and planning, and a little help from some pretty wonderful grandparents (thanks Mom and Dad!). So not writing a tuition check means that we can resume some pretty serious saving for retirement!
Knee surgery number three happened in 2011. This time on my right knee! My resolution for 2012 is to get back to swimming at least three times a week.
Then we blinked and it was Thanksgiving and our son made his first trip home since June. We did go to visit him, but once he started working, he just didn't have time to make the trip - seven hours of driving was a bit much for just a weekend.
And then it was Christmas, our first without our son. Thankfully we could spend it with my parents and my nephew and his girlfriend, but waking up on Christmas morning without our son was a bit sad. But a few days later, he came to visit for five days, including the New Year. And we thoroughly enjoyed spending time with him.
And here we are, a few days into 2012 and there are so many things I want to do this year. But before I start on any of them, I have some year end bookkeeping to do on our investment ventures. And when those things are finished, and the Christmas decorations put away, I hope to begin doing some sewing, crafting and some heavy duty house cleaning. And next year, I'll let you know how that goes!
December 15, 2011
Word Verificationism, part 6
Here's some more "captcha" nonsense to hopefully brighten your day:
imaterl - what a 5 year old says the first time he/she makes the letter "L"
Hampadat: what moms tell kids to do with their dirty laundry (courtesy of Barb)
ztzwdzu - I think this is Polish for "captcha," but I'll have to check with someone who's fluent to be sure!
moldex - a green former spouse
rooterep - the guy who answers the phone for "roto-rooter"
palite - what you call dad after he loses weight
enick - Santa on the internet
flies - pretty self explanatory
imaterl - what a 5 year old says the first time he/she makes the letter "L"
Hampadat: what moms tell kids to do with their dirty laundry (courtesy of Barb)
ztzwdzu - I think this is Polish for "captcha," but I'll have to check with someone who's fluent to be sure!
moldex - a green former spouse
rooterep - the guy who answers the phone for "roto-rooter"
palite - what you call dad after he loses weight
enick - Santa on the internet
flies - pretty self explanatory
November 28, 2011
Happy Anniversary
November 22, 2011
Last Supper?
I wish I was one of those awesome bloggers who carry a camera around with them at all times, but I'm lucky if I can remember my wallet and phone. Today after an emergency trip to the dentist to have a crown re-cemented (stupid Tootsie Roll), followed by an emergency trip to the Wal-Marts to get OJ to make glazed carrots for Thursday, I headed home through a small neighborhood that has a corn field in it. And the field was full of wild turkeys munching on what ever they could find after the field had been cut and plowed. Having only my cell phone on me, and it's only a basic flip phone not a fancy iPhone or Blackberry like the other members of my family use, I quickly snapped a few pictures.
I have seen turkeys on this field and walking though this neighborhood before, but I have never seen this many - I'm guessing that there were at least 20 of them. Lucky for them, it's a "no hunting" area, so this won't be their last supper.
November 10, 2011
"Blah"-ging
Been in a bit of the blogging "blah's" lately. I don't know why, but I seem to not have much to write about. Or should I say, I have lots to write about, I just don't feel like writing. But I keep up on the blogs I love.
Hopefully I'll be over my blog blues soon. It's getting to be the time of year that there will be much to write about - Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years. So I'll work on busting the blues and writing more.
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