Last week we were cold and rainy, this week it has been warm and sunny....and smoggy today :( I've been sneezing and coughing, my eyes are watery and my head feels like it could explode at any moment....yup its Springtime in SoCal!!! Lol!
Tomorrow is our last day of work/school and then we get a 2 week Spring Break!! So excited about this! No pressure to have to be anywhere, no driving a million and one places and sleep oh sweet sleep!!! I'm looking forward to getting the tomato plants started and maybe buying some other plants to get going in the planter boxes. I also need to get some flowers for my hanging baskets out back, it will be nice to see some color back there! John and I are also going to get to work in that backyard and tackle some of those trees, they need to be pruned back desperately! Maybe we will even fire up the grill for the first time this year :)
Just one more day until a couple weeks of "freedom"!!! I can do it, I know I can!!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Cannot wait!!
So Johns car has been down off and on for almost 2 years, which leaves me to be the one driving everyone around, including taking him to and from work and odd hours. I am in desperate need of some serious sleep! We thought we had the problem fixed last year, yeah that didn't work out so well! They guy only half fixed it, which really meant he just made it worse!!! Ugh! So with our taxes this year we had to get him a rebuilt engine! it has been almost 2 weeks and I'm hoping that it will be done soon, it will be so very nice to not have to take him to work @ 10:30 at night, ot pick him up at 1 AM if he works overtime....sure we could have used the money to pay bills or take the girls to Disneyland, but just thinking that I can actually RELAX at night is so much better!!!
Happy Fat Tuesday!!!
Happy Fat Tuesday!!!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Finally...a minute to breathe!
Good Saturday morning! It is gorgeous here today, supposed to be near 80! I am much more of a cool weather person, but the warm sun feel fantastic this morning! The nice weather in combination of having a very laid back day is just what I needed :)
I'm sitting in front of the school waiting for Jordan to get out of Saturday School. Now, this is not the Sat School I remember growing up! If I would have had to go to Sat School I'm positive my mom would have been quite upset with me! This, however, is something different. The school is giving kids who may have missed a day or two to make it up and basically erasing that absence! The school benefits too of course, they get $15 for each child that makes up the missed day, so its a win win! And with state testing coming up its a good thing. Jordan was hoping to get her weekend homework done this morning, that would be nice!
After Sydney & I dropped Jordan off we headed to Wal Mart, not my favorite place since they don't support Unions, but sometimes you just have to go where the prices are a bit better! I got a lot of my shopping done before dropping Syd off at dance. Then I hit the new Goodwill store, I picked up a shirt for Syd or Brooklyn, whoever wants it, and some cereal bowls, both for $8 :) then I hit the grocery store and stocked up on the good deals (6 packs of small gatorade bottles for $1.99!!) I grabbed a breakfast burrito and am now waiting for Jordan to be done. The birds are singing, I just heard an owl (!!!) The snow covered mountains look beautiful, especially since there isn't any ugly smog!!! Big bonus! I just got to chat with the girls 2nd grade teacher...seriously one of the BEST teacher placed on this earth!!! God gave her a gift to work with kids and my girls were blessed to have her as a teacher!
John will go to work this afternoon while the girls and I clean the house, it is such a mess! Since Syd and I were gone at a dance convention last weekend nothing really got done, and these cute little monster puppies are destroying the garage, so we will be in there as well.
Tomorrow is church, Jordan has a game and Sydney has a cookie booth for Girl Scouts, not too shabby of a day! One more week until the girls and I are off for 2 weeks for Spring Break...whoo hoo!!!!
Enjoy the day!!
I'm sitting in front of the school waiting for Jordan to get out of Saturday School. Now, this is not the Sat School I remember growing up! If I would have had to go to Sat School I'm positive my mom would have been quite upset with me! This, however, is something different. The school is giving kids who may have missed a day or two to make it up and basically erasing that absence! The school benefits too of course, they get $15 for each child that makes up the missed day, so its a win win! And with state testing coming up its a good thing. Jordan was hoping to get her weekend homework done this morning, that would be nice!
After Sydney & I dropped Jordan off we headed to Wal Mart, not my favorite place since they don't support Unions, but sometimes you just have to go where the prices are a bit better! I got a lot of my shopping done before dropping Syd off at dance. Then I hit the new Goodwill store, I picked up a shirt for Syd or Brooklyn, whoever wants it, and some cereal bowls, both for $8 :) then I hit the grocery store and stocked up on the good deals (6 packs of small gatorade bottles for $1.99!!) I grabbed a breakfast burrito and am now waiting for Jordan to be done. The birds are singing, I just heard an owl (!!!) The snow covered mountains look beautiful, especially since there isn't any ugly smog!!! Big bonus! I just got to chat with the girls 2nd grade teacher...seriously one of the BEST teacher placed on this earth!!! God gave her a gift to work with kids and my girls were blessed to have her as a teacher!
John will go to work this afternoon while the girls and I clean the house, it is such a mess! Since Syd and I were gone at a dance convention last weekend nothing really got done, and these cute little monster puppies are destroying the garage, so we will be in there as well.
Tomorrow is church, Jordan has a game and Sydney has a cookie booth for Girl Scouts, not too shabby of a day! One more week until the girls and I are off for 2 weeks for Spring Break...whoo hoo!!!!
Enjoy the day!!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
So busy!!
What a weekend! Ok who am I kidding??? What a busy few weeks/months this has been! Jordan and Brooklyn both had a soccer tournament last weekend and Jordan made it to the semi finals today. They did awesome! They went up against a Silver Elite team and gave them a run for their money! Jordan learned what she needs to work on and she didn't back down at all! We are very proud of her and the effort she showed today! Now on to Spring League for Jordan and tournaments for Brooklyn!
Sydneys competition season starts next weekend with a convention/comp. It is going to be a long weekend! But I know she will learn so much and will be so worth it!
In addition to soccer and dance craziness we are also smack dab in the middle of cookie sales for Girl Scouts! Sydney is trying to raise enough money to go to Hawaii with her troop this Summer so she is working as many booths as she can....and I sat with some of the girls in the pouring freezing cold rain last night and the chilly air tonight...I am still trying to thaw out! But, again, so worth it!
Boy am I ready for Spring Break! 3 more weeks until I have 2 glorious weeks off! :) so excited to just do a bunch of nothing!
Sydneys competition season starts next weekend with a convention/comp. It is going to be a long weekend! But I know she will learn so much and will be so worth it!
In addition to soccer and dance craziness we are also smack dab in the middle of cookie sales for Girl Scouts! Sydney is trying to raise enough money to go to Hawaii with her troop this Summer so she is working as many booths as she can....and I sat with some of the girls in the pouring freezing cold rain last night and the chilly air tonight...I am still trying to thaw out! But, again, so worth it!
Boy am I ready for Spring Break! 3 more weeks until I have 2 glorious weeks off! :) so excited to just do a bunch of nothing!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
what a month!!!
Between puppies being born (Ruby had 6 adorable little adorable monsters! 4 boys and 2 girls), soccer starting back up, Sydney going to dance conventions and now Jordan getting herself into trouble it has been a long few weeks!! I am so beyond ready for Spring Break!!!!!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Good Monday Morning!
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness;only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only Love can do that"
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
I love this quote! With what is going on in our country right now I thought it was fitting for the day. Hope you have a great Monday!
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
I love this quote! With what is going on in our country right now I thought it was fitting for the day. Hope you have a great Monday!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Semi lazy day
I slept in until 7:30, yay! Felt good! I did have to take Sydney to dance and then took Jordan to Payless to grab some running shoes and then off to soccer practice. Brooklyn & I ran to Stater Brothers to get the grocery shopping out of the way. We put it all away and then picked Jordan up, and are now at home....with nothing else to do for the rest of the day! How can that be??!! Yippeeee!!!
John and I are watching football, Sydney should be home in a little bit from dance and we have movies to watch later. These low key weekends don't come along very often, but when they do I relish them!!! Boring for some I'm sure, but for a family like us with crazy schedules it is an amazing feeling to not HAVE to be anywhere! :)
Happy Saturday!!
John and I are watching football, Sydney should be home in a little bit from dance and we have movies to watch later. These low key weekends don't come along very often, but when they do I relish them!!! Boring for some I'm sure, but for a family like us with crazy schedules it is an amazing feeling to not HAVE to be anywhere! :)
Happy Saturday!!
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