I can’t believe I didn’t get right on this last night… I made homemade strawberry jam for the FIRST TIME yesterday. It was a HUGE process, a HUGE mess, a HUGE expense, etc. It tastes very good and we had fun making it but here is what we bought and used about 100 jars (Jill [...]
We have a neighborhood email group and I have been encouraging all the members to introduce themselves so we can learn more and meet some more people who have things in common… Anyhow, I have been running this group for over 3 years now and I just sent my introduction and wanted to post it [...]
Today Zoe asked, "Is Valentine’s Day when you give gifts and candy and new clothes?" What the heck is this all about. I am starting to realize how a culture can be developed. She is learning by watching… her grandma gave her PJ’s, she got candy at school, and a student gave the teacher a [...]
not that anybody cares, but just for documentation sakes… Sat. I did my second ride since the big ‘ol accident. This time we started at the Queen Creek Wash behind Safeway. It is a paved trail that goes about 2.5 miles. We got to the end and my friends, Ben and Minda, asked how I [...]
Man, time flies when I am supposed to be doing better about journaling! Well, let’s see here-my week in a nutshell… Mon. weigh in (Biggest Loser contest which I am LOSING-not in a good way!) Tues. earned some babysitting co-op sticks Wed. tried pilates for the first time-wow my abs are killing me! Volunteered [...]
Zoe is very proud of her art on the door! She could not understand why Tim did not like it. I don’t even know where to begin on how to get it off-maybe just paint over? That research will be for another day. She kept reminding me that it is HER room… She was just [...]
The last few days have been great! I went to lunch with my mom on Friday-had some good conversation about grandpa, marriage, etc. My mom takes one of her kids out for lunch each month. I LOVE it, of course, and it is rare that we have the opportunity to talk and enjoy each other [...]