Well, March Madness has come to an end. Nick officially turned 7 yesterday.
We had a wonderful spring break road trip. We got to spend an evening with Julie, Karlton, and Amelia in Louisville. We had dinner together and then Julie and I got to talk and catch up while Rob took the kids swimming. Our drive was broken up to about 6 hour drives. We continued on to our cabin in Sevierville, TN. It was about 15 minutes from town and was up on the top of a mountain that had tons of twists and turns to get to. We were in the mountains and didn't have wifi and it was great. We explored most of the Northeast Smoky Mountains. We started at Big Creek and decided to try the mountain hugging road instead of getting back on the interstate. We had awesome views and saw waterfalls and nature up close and personal...however, we also probably prematurely aged ourselves about 10 years. The car said we were 100 miles til empty and it was 16 miles to the next inlet. We didn't take into consideration the gravel/dirt road, the twists and turns and the climbing the mountain. Also, it turned out the next inlet in 16 miles was just a hiking trail and not a gas station. I was so happy when we could see the interstate in the distance and was even happier that we could coast down most of the last 4 miles...literally, coasting into the gas station on the last fraction of a gallon of gas.
It was chilly there, even snowed on and off. We went to the aquarium one day and it had the coolest moving walkway shark lagoon. The fish, shark, stingrays, and turtles were swimming all around you and you were just able to take it all in. We walked around downtown and looked in a couple of the arts and crafts studios. Ellie really wanted to go to this mini golf course but the time we had left was all freezing and snowing.
We spent the last couple days in Cincinnati. On our first night there, the kids had been asleep for a few hours, Rob went to bed and then the fire alarm went off. I called the front desk and the clerk didn't really know what to tell me. It was midnight but we woke the kids up and went down to the lobby. Turned out that it was some stupid person pulling the switch. Luckily, Nick didn't even remember it in the morning and Ellie shrugged it off. We went to the museum in Union Station. It was 3 museums in one - history, science, and children's. We spent hours there. They had a train exhibit with Cincinnati history that Nick loved. They had this huge bat cavern that you could walk through to see a bats perspective. We had dinner at our favorite Ohio Mexican restaurant. We drove home on Friday. It was a great week and we are already talking about possibly going West next year.
Nick didn't really want to do anything but hang out and play for his birthday. Ellie made cake pops and video taped it. She really wants to place it youtube. Ellie and Rob started to edit it on Saturday night. Nick didn't want to go out for dinner so we brought food in. We went to Target after dinner so Nick could use a gift card that he received for his birthday. We built his new lego truck when we got home.
Today I finished up all our laundry. Did a grocery run for the week. Rob and I worked to dig up all the bulbs and tubers that were around the base of the tree so they don't get damaged when they stump it. The kids played outside all afternoon with our neighbors. We went to dinner at Mom and Dad's. It was great that the kids got to play outside there, too. Ellie's cake pops turned out great.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Spring Break
Our internet connection is shaky, not sure how long this post will be. It it the beginning of Spring Break, so I will be taking a week off from posting.
Monday was St. Patrick's Day. I tried to do some thrifting in the morning but it was like the stores were giving things away - way too crowded and messy. I picked up soda bread for Nick to bring to school. Ellie walked home for school with a couple friends...a first for the newly 12 year old. Our tree is now completely down in the yard. We have some huge craters where the trunk fell to the ground. They will stump it in a few weeks.
I volunteered on Tuesday morning. The kids were painting their backdrops for the frog and toad plays. After school, Nick and I put together his LEGO train.
Today it did some thrifting in the morning. I got the oil changed in the car. I went to seethe frog and toad play at school and Ellie's battle of the books...they lost. We went over to Mom and Dad's for dinner.
Hope everyone had a nice week. Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Monday was St. Patrick's Day. I tried to do some thrifting in the morning but it was like the stores were giving things away - way too crowded and messy. I picked up soda bread for Nick to bring to school. Ellie walked home for school with a couple friends...a first for the newly 12 year old. Our tree is now completely down in the yard. We have some huge craters where the trunk fell to the ground. They will stump it in a few weeks.
I volunteered on Tuesday morning. The kids were painting their backdrops for the frog and toad plays. After school, Nick and I put together his LEGO train.
Today it did some thrifting in the morning. I got the oil changed in the car. I went to seethe frog and toad play at school and Ellie's battle of the books...they lost. We went over to Mom and Dad's for dinner.
Hope everyone had a nice week. Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Happy Birthday, Ellie
My baby girl turned 12 this weekend, can't believe it.
Thursday was Nick's field trip to the Shedd Aquarium. Dad and I chaperoned...Dad was Nick's 1st request! They only had one bus reserved, so we drove down. I haven't been to the Shedd since the early 1990s. We got to walk around and see the various fish, frogs, eels, sharks and such. We got to see the Fantasea show with the dolphins and whales. We also saw the Ice Age 4D show - the kids loved it. It was a fun time.
Friday was so bright and sunshine filled. I got in the car early. I had to find the remainder of the kids birthday presents. I was able to find everything I needed and things seemed to fall into place. Friday night, Ellie and I went to Mariano's to complete the shopping for her girlfriend party on Saturday.
Saturday morning we straightened up around the house. Ellie had a couple friends over and they feasted on some of Ellie's favorites - ravioli, strawberries, veggies, bbq chips, and punch. They painted some rocks and made bath salts and sugar scrubs. In the evening, we went out to Sweet Tomatoes to celebrate as a family. It was perfect because we all could find something to eat.
This morning Rob went to church and the kids and I did out cooking prep work. We ran to Costco to pick up their cake. Nick is starting to learn about telling time at school and not a moment too early. It was so hard for him to wait until people arrived. Rob went to pick up the GGs and I got the food into the oven. We had mac and cheese, baked shells, chicken strips, mini corn dogs, salad, and fruit. The kids loved playing with each other and there weren't any ugly scenes. Ellie and Nick received some great gifts that will keep them happy and busy for a long time. It was a wonderful day and a great to see everyone.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Thursday was Nick's field trip to the Shedd Aquarium. Dad and I chaperoned...Dad was Nick's 1st request! They only had one bus reserved, so we drove down. I haven't been to the Shedd since the early 1990s. We got to walk around and see the various fish, frogs, eels, sharks and such. We got to see the Fantasea show with the dolphins and whales. We also saw the Ice Age 4D show - the kids loved it. It was a fun time.
Friday was so bright and sunshine filled. I got in the car early. I had to find the remainder of the kids birthday presents. I was able to find everything I needed and things seemed to fall into place. Friday night, Ellie and I went to Mariano's to complete the shopping for her girlfriend party on Saturday.
Saturday morning we straightened up around the house. Ellie had a couple friends over and they feasted on some of Ellie's favorites - ravioli, strawberries, veggies, bbq chips, and punch. They painted some rocks and made bath salts and sugar scrubs. In the evening, we went out to Sweet Tomatoes to celebrate as a family. It was perfect because we all could find something to eat.
This morning Rob went to church and the kids and I did out cooking prep work. We ran to Costco to pick up their cake. Nick is starting to learn about telling time at school and not a moment too early. It was so hard for him to wait until people arrived. Rob went to pick up the GGs and I got the food into the oven. We had mac and cheese, baked shells, chicken strips, mini corn dogs, salad, and fruit. The kids loved playing with each other and there weren't any ugly scenes. Ellie and Nick received some great gifts that will keep them happy and busy for a long time. It was a wonderful day and a great to see everyone.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Pretty Snow
Short post tonight. I spent Monday out by Lauren and the little girls. I got my baby fix, it is fun to see their changes with every visit. Monday was in the 50s here and it felt great to have a glimpse of spring. Rob watched the kids when he got home and I ran to. Mariano's...alone. It was nice to shop alone and I felt like I got everything I had on the list, in my head.
Tuesday I started listing again. I have had a lot of things selling and I needed to get some replacements listed. I volunteered at school. I joined Mom and Dad for a trip to Whole Foods and Target.
We had another snow storm go through overnight. Thankfully it did not snow more than a couple inches. The snow was so pretty flocked on all the branches this morning. I drove the kids to school because the bus wasn't here. I spent the day listing. I got a good number of items up. Nick was the reader at school today.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Tuesday I started listing again. I have had a lot of things selling and I needed to get some replacements listed. I volunteered at school. I joined Mom and Dad for a trip to Whole Foods and Target.
We had another snow storm go through overnight. Thankfully it did not snow more than a couple inches. The snow was so pretty flocked on all the branches this morning. I drove the kids to school because the bus wasn't here. I spent the day listing. I got a good number of items up. Nick was the reader at school today.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Such an Active Weekend
Thursday was our 15th anniversary. The kids were at school, and Rob at work. I did some listing in the morning. It was so sunny out that I felt the need to get out and enjoy it. I ran to Unique and found a few things. I hit Salvation on the way home and found a few new in box games and puzzles and a few ties. I came home to a bouquet of flowers from Rob. Mom and Dad brought dinner for the kids and watched them so Rob and I could go to dinner. We went to Tapas Barcelona in Evanston. We enjoyed a few plates together and then took a brisk walk around downtown before heading home.
Friday I did some thrifting in the morning. I went to Morton Grove Salvation and found a new in box Rejuvenique mask, it is a scary infomercial anti aging product. I went to Wings but didn't find anything. I ended at Avenues and found 3 kids costumes and a puzzle. The kids came home from school and we went to get ice cream. Ellie finished her ISAT testing and needed to unwind. We stopped into Half Price Books and then went to the mall to walk around.
Saturday morning we all slept in. I woke up to a fantastic email, my kind of creepy doll sold. In less than a week for full asking price. Rob went to work a side job for an hour. A bit after he got home there was a door bell ring, it was the tree company asking us to move our cars. We are having our very large cottonwood taken down. We constantly lose branches, some pretty big ones. One came very close to hitting Nick last summer. It was instant entertainment for the day. Ellie and I ran out to Salvation and Unique because she wants to update her spring wardrobe. We came home and found that they had almost one half of the Y split taken down. It was a great ebay afternoon, lots of items moving out. We went out for breakfast for dinner. We went to Walker Brothers and were pretty much alone in the restaurant. We went to Target afterwards to walk around. We found hepa filter/purifiers were on clearance. We have had ours for about 5-7 years now and trying to find the filters is getting hard and pricey. We decided to get new ones for each bedroom and one for the 1st floor, too. We came home and got the kids to bed since we would be losing an hours sleep.
Today Rob and Ellie were up in time for church, Nick and I came down just as they were getting ready to leave. I took the time to really get my boxes organized. I had crap bins in every room and I tossed them all on the table to go through. I had another good sale day with more items moving out. Rob and Ellie got home and brought in the hepas. Rob did the switch outs of the old ones. Ellie made some bath salts this afternoon. The house is starting to not look like a hurricane hit it. We went to Mom and Dad's for dinner. Mom made pizzas, salad, roasted potatoes, and fruit salad. Ellie made 3-2-1 cakes for dessert and Mom had cinnamon rolls.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Friday I did some thrifting in the morning. I went to Morton Grove Salvation and found a new in box Rejuvenique mask, it is a scary infomercial anti aging product. I went to Wings but didn't find anything. I ended at Avenues and found 3 kids costumes and a puzzle. The kids came home from school and we went to get ice cream. Ellie finished her ISAT testing and needed to unwind. We stopped into Half Price Books and then went to the mall to walk around.
Saturday morning we all slept in. I woke up to a fantastic email, my kind of creepy doll sold. In less than a week for full asking price. Rob went to work a side job for an hour. A bit after he got home there was a door bell ring, it was the tree company asking us to move our cars. We are having our very large cottonwood taken down. We constantly lose branches, some pretty big ones. One came very close to hitting Nick last summer. It was instant entertainment for the day. Ellie and I ran out to Salvation and Unique because she wants to update her spring wardrobe. We came home and found that they had almost one half of the Y split taken down. It was a great ebay afternoon, lots of items moving out. We went out for breakfast for dinner. We went to Walker Brothers and were pretty much alone in the restaurant. We went to Target afterwards to walk around. We found hepa filter/purifiers were on clearance. We have had ours for about 5-7 years now and trying to find the filters is getting hard and pricey. We decided to get new ones for each bedroom and one for the 1st floor, too. We came home and got the kids to bed since we would be losing an hours sleep.
Today Rob and Ellie were up in time for church, Nick and I came down just as they were getting ready to leave. I took the time to really get my boxes organized. I had crap bins in every room and I tossed them all on the table to go through. I had another good sale day with more items moving out. Rob and Ellie got home and brought in the hepas. Rob did the switch outs of the old ones. Ellie made some bath salts this afternoon. The house is starting to not look like a hurricane hit it. We went to Mom and Dad's for dinner. Mom made pizzas, salad, roasted potatoes, and fruit salad. Ellie made 3-2-1 cakes for dessert and Mom had cinnamon rolls.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
The Eve of Our 15th
Crazy to think tomorrow is our 15th wedding anniversary - seems both like yesterday and like decades ago.
Monday the kids had off of school. We saw a matinee of NutJob. It was nice, we were one of about 3 groups in the theater. I ran to the post office afterwards to talk with the carrier supervisor. My carrier got hurt last week and her replacement left my outgoing mail in the box on Thursday and took my tote with 9 packages begrudgingly on Friday but never scanned them in. Not Friday, not Saturday, not Sunday and nothing Monday until a couple hours after I went in to talk with the supervisor. We spent the afternoon at Mom and Dad's house. Nick played trains with Dad, Ellie and I introduced Mom to the Sequence game.
Rob has a crazy busy filming week this week. He has worked each evening and will continue through Saturday - at least he put in for tomorrow night off.
Yesterday I started listing all my treasures from last week. I felt good, I got an entire box of Christmas crafts listed. I volunteered in the morning. Mrs. Berkowitz is back from maternity leave. After school, Ellie had her 1st Battle of the Books meet. Mom, Dad, and Rob met us for it. Ellie was up 1st because she was one of the students who had read the most books. Unfortunately, they lost this round.
Today I did some more listing. I got all my Scrapbook items listed and my dear, scary doll. I listed her for $300 and I had 2 watchers within a few hours. I also listed just the Cookie Monster from the play doh set and have my opening bid of $24.99 and 9 watchers! My most expensive tie sold for $102.00, I paid $1.99. After school we went to Target because Ellie was asking for specific snacks for ISAT testing this week.
So, I am a bit annoyed...March is colorectal cancer awareness month. I think I have voiced before that I believe they should be 2 separate cancers - as I was diagnosed with rectal cancer, not colon cancer. Long story short - I am annoyed that rectal cancer doesn't get enough talk. I know survivors of rectal cancer that say they had colon cancer because they think there is a stigma with rectal cancer. I will get off my soap box - I did see a funny announcement - Make sure to give your doctor a booty call, butt no excuses.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Monday the kids had off of school. We saw a matinee of NutJob. It was nice, we were one of about 3 groups in the theater. I ran to the post office afterwards to talk with the carrier supervisor. My carrier got hurt last week and her replacement left my outgoing mail in the box on Thursday and took my tote with 9 packages begrudgingly on Friday but never scanned them in. Not Friday, not Saturday, not Sunday and nothing Monday until a couple hours after I went in to talk with the supervisor. We spent the afternoon at Mom and Dad's house. Nick played trains with Dad, Ellie and I introduced Mom to the Sequence game.
Rob has a crazy busy filming week this week. He has worked each evening and will continue through Saturday - at least he put in for tomorrow night off.
Yesterday I started listing all my treasures from last week. I felt good, I got an entire box of Christmas crafts listed. I volunteered in the morning. Mrs. Berkowitz is back from maternity leave. After school, Ellie had her 1st Battle of the Books meet. Mom, Dad, and Rob met us for it. Ellie was up 1st because she was one of the students who had read the most books. Unfortunately, they lost this round.
Today I did some more listing. I got all my Scrapbook items listed and my dear, scary doll. I listed her for $300 and I had 2 watchers within a few hours. I also listed just the Cookie Monster from the play doh set and have my opening bid of $24.99 and 9 watchers! My most expensive tie sold for $102.00, I paid $1.99. After school we went to Target because Ellie was asking for specific snacks for ISAT testing this week.
So, I am a bit annoyed...March is colorectal cancer awareness month. I think I have voiced before that I believe they should be 2 separate cancers - as I was diagnosed with rectal cancer, not colon cancer. Long story short - I am annoyed that rectal cancer doesn't get enough talk. I know survivors of rectal cancer that say they had colon cancer because they think there is a stigma with rectal cancer. I will get off my soap box - I did see a funny announcement - Make sure to give your doctor a booty call, butt no excuses.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Happy March
Had the most excellent thrift week last week. I have such fun things to list this week. On Thursday I went to Target and found a good number of things on the end cap clearance. I had lunch with Mom, Dad, and Teo when I dropped off some diapers. In the evening I went to a Relay for Life meeting. I have signed up to walk this year. Friday was 50% off day at Unique. I started in the city and worked my way North. I found some nice clothing, some new books, some weird doll craft things, and ties. I found the tagged with certificate of authenticity Gotz doll. Lara is 30" tall and quite scary...I have her wrapped in a bag just in case she is thinking of escaping. I got her for $9.99 - I am thinking of listing her at $300. I scored 5 seasons of Gilmore Girls dvds - not selling those! We started watching them on Friday.
Saturday Rob worked in the morning. The kids and I took advantage of the snow not starting early and we headed to a rummage sale. We found some games and puzzles for our house and Michigan. Ellie was very happy to find Sequence, I had never heard of it. We played in that evening - it is fun. It is a card strategy game. We watched some more Gilmore Girls and got the kids to bed.
It was nice to see some new, clean snow this morning. I was glad the early week predictions were way off and we only got a few inches. We spent the morning cleaning up around here. I organized all my inventory on the first floor...it had been just in the store bags but I got prices off and placed in bins. I rearranged the couches in the back room for more even wear. I cleaned up the kitchen - partially inspired by Ellie making a batch of cupcakes. We had family Sunday. Mom made tortellini, chicken, cabbage, broccoli, tofu salad, fruit. Cookies and packzi for dessert and Ellie's cupcakes. We were celebrating our anniversary, Ellie and Nick's birthdays, St. Patrick's Day. We drove the GGs home and came home for the Oscars. The kids have the day off tomorrow - not sure what we are doing yet.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
Saturday Rob worked in the morning. The kids and I took advantage of the snow not starting early and we headed to a rummage sale. We found some games and puzzles for our house and Michigan. Ellie was very happy to find Sequence, I had never heard of it. We played in that evening - it is fun. It is a card strategy game. We watched some more Gilmore Girls and got the kids to bed.
It was nice to see some new, clean snow this morning. I was glad the early week predictions were way off and we only got a few inches. We spent the morning cleaning up around here. I organized all my inventory on the first floor...it had been just in the store bags but I got prices off and placed in bins. I rearranged the couches in the back room for more even wear. I cleaned up the kitchen - partially inspired by Ellie making a batch of cupcakes. We had family Sunday. Mom made tortellini, chicken, cabbage, broccoli, tofu salad, fruit. Cookies and packzi for dessert and Ellie's cupcakes. We were celebrating our anniversary, Ellie and Nick's birthdays, St. Patrick's Day. We drove the GGs home and came home for the Oscars. The kids have the day off tomorrow - not sure what we are doing yet.
Visualizing my healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree
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