Back Home & Adjusting to a new schedule

   9.12.12

1. Breakfast for Dylan who has to be at Marching Band at 6:30am
2. Preston finishing breakfast, lunches packed
3. Lincoln Logs still on floor from last night
4. NINE inches cut off!
5. New favorite earrings from Custer!  Love. Them.
6. Office supplies can make me happy
7. Files Files who has the Files...back. to. work.
8. Dylan "working" next to me
9. The day is winding down, boys in bed.
10. Time to knit.  Ahhh
11. Dan relaxing and working.
12. BEDTIME.

IT'S ABOUT TIME!

Some Days are Just Like That.

It was a dark and stormy day.  The wind was a blowin, the trees were a shakin' and I was late getting out the door.


Ok, ok, so it was actually a beautiful spring day with a light to moderate rain.  But it started out a little rough...and then got better...and then got rough...and then got better...and ended with a splendid calm.  Some days are just like that.


4.12.12

1. test.  stayed up till 2am studying and by george i think i failed it.  seriously.it.was.hard.  these are the days i question going back to school BUT, it's not about being perfect. i have learned stuff. moving on.
2. a messy work space.  when one comes back from failing a test, one can never really be happy in their messy space.  rough energy, soooo...
3. culvers for lunch!  sad to say, but it was delicious and it made things better.  i know! i know!  that's called emotional eating but fast food made for an attitude adjustment and a more productive afternoon!
4. it's also hard being six sometimes.  he had to put on his own jacket and open his own car door and carry in his own backpack and then wait for me to help him get his shoes untied from the double knots. (which were actually like 50 knots!)
5. getting brighter! how can you stay in a bad mood when you're greeted by  SPRING FLOWERS!
6. and the trees are blooming.  our neighborhood has beautiful white, pink and purple trees - lovely!
7. snowing?  no.  but that moderate rain I spoke of earlier made it look like snow at times.  the white tree all over our driveway...and still beautiful.
8. allergies.  with all the wonders of spring comes miserable allergies for the little guy and they hit harder than usual this year. morning noon and night meds.
9. fun people.  Erin our Tour Manager doing some *fun* filing when greeted by Satch.  We love Erin!
10. to cut it all off or not to cut? that is the question.  
11. pudding cake for bedtime snack!  first time trying it and i believe they liked it.  we used color changing pudding though and it ended up green, kind of looking like slime on the cake...awesome!
12. People are Nice.  People Love Me.  I Love Them.  And The World is Good. My niece who is more like a cool, hip little sister made this for me.  She'll never know how much this means to me and Look Its Hanging On The Wall! 

My night couldn't have ended any better!

The Ides of March...or a little later.

Ok.  Here we are.  And look what day it is!  My calendar is full, which is good, but that sometimes makes it difficult to get to everything.  


But Never Fear, The Twelfth Was Here!...and here are the pictures to prove it!


3.12.12

1. My lovely Satchel Cade. matter of fact. literal. punctual. responsible. loving. and laughs till he cries. 
2. Grey Converse All Stars.  This kid (Satchel) is right out of the 1950's.
3. Dad & Mom heading home to Pierre after a delightful stay.  Just can't get enough of these people.  We love them so.
4. Having Milk and Oreos with my Honey!...I love that mug...and that man!
5. A favorite place mat. Textures are great!Wish I had made it but I bought it.
6. What's left of our Chalk Obstacle Course after a heavy rain.
7. Our New House.  We love it here!
8. After school routine:  Yogurt Supreme, spelling words and reading.  I love spending this time with them.
9. Another FAVORITE time of mine. Dylan playing piano as I cook dinner.  
10.  I never want it to end.
11.  Monday night at the Mall! We go to the play area while Dylan goes to his piano lessons. Always new friends to be had!
12.  My Text Book. Holding My Homework. For My Finance Class. Makes My Head Spin. I Love It.

That Second Month

So I thought I was late for a very important date, but looking at the date of my last post, I'm right on time!

Another exciting month gone.  In a blink.  Makes my head spin.  BUT, thanks to the SuperWoman
Ms. Laura helping my Oblivious Mind, I got my 12 on 12 done!  The day was busy, slightly blurry and was gone with only 12 topics so here we have it...

2.12.12

1. To start the day with coffee and yoda I like.  Yes, hmmm.
2.  Sunday Morning.  a favorite.  mom got me watching it and i always think of her when we're watching it every sunday morning. and then I call her to discuss what we just watched.
3.  Whitney Houston.  a Huge musical influence growing up.  what passion.  what a voice.
4. Legos.  this i'm sure will be in every month as it occurs every day.  they didn't even have time to get dressed before playing.
5.  Strawberries.  preston and i could live on strawberries dipped in chocolate!
6.  Valentines.  for a boy we don't even know fighting cancer who can't go to his class party due to the fear of getting sick.  i had sent one to the little boy and was telling satchel and preston about it and they too wanted to send some.  awwwww.
7.  Dirty Dishes mulitiply.  the story goes like this.  i saw a few dirty dishes in the sink and thought to myself "if i quick do these dishes ALL of the dishes in the house will be clean for at least a moment!"  so clean them i did...and then turned around to see this pile on another counter snickering at me with the cascade.
8.  Veggie Pizza & Wine.  nothing better.
9.  Reuter.  a great friend visiting.
10.  Boys...playing with their toys. "...and then it does this...and then it does this...and Look!  it can do this!"
11.  Treats for Creativity.  which leads us to number 12
12.  X is for Zebra.  readthru #2 of the new children's theatre script.  we have cool jobs.

A Great Day to Start

So here I start again.  And this time I have it all under control.  For the moment.  I'm going to start simple - maybe stay simple - maybe get crazy.  One never knows.  

I'm starting a second blog only because I couldn't figure out how to get in and manage my old blog which consisted of a whole 2 posts!  So here I start again.

12/12.  I call it 12 on 12.  My fine Niece,  who feels more like a super hip cool little sister than a Niece has turned me onto this simple, manageable, delightful challenge of documenting a day (the 12th) with pictures (12 total) of my life.  I can so do this! I can't get fancy yet but hold on to your hats because I'm sure fancy is right around the corner!  For now, enjoy my 12 on 12!
1.12.12

1. Dylan came home sick from school yesterday.  Headache, sore throat, body aches.  Dan & I woke up to the same thing so together started our day with pain relief.
2. The aforementioned sickness calls for a strong dose of OJ...for the entire family!
3. Department of Labor.  I can handle the Department of Labor when it involves giving birth.  When it comes to reporting statistics and I have to re do it THREE times because the website is picky, I almost can't handle it.  But I do. And the report has been successfully submitted.
4. The sky and trees. Ahhh.
5. Coupons & Sales.  LOVE THEM.
6. A pantry starting to fill up!  We must be settling in to our new home.
7. Dylan at his 'new' 'desk' which used to be a typewriter table of Grandma Workmans.  We are very good at recycling!
8. Satchel reading the Harry Potter series for the 2nd time.  He sees & hears nothing when reading.
9. Preston playing Legos...every day...he loves them.
10. The time & temp.  It's time to start dinner and it's cold.
11. Soup it is!  A good hearty pasta soup!
12. Homemade donuts.  Got the recipe off Pinterest - it's dangerously easy and dangerously delicious!  Preston's first taste of donuts!  He loved them.  Maybe more pics of that later...

So here I start again!