Tuesday, June 30, 2009
What I'm Reading...
I read all of these in the past week. Now, I'm out of reading material. I'm bored! Any suggestions?
Monday, June 29, 2009
Best Mom on the Block
I am the best Mom on the block (this week)! We splurged on this blow up slide/pool thingy and the kids are loving it. I get to spend time reading (I read two books this weekend), while lying on the hammock in the shade. The kids run for hours, eat a good meal and plunge into a night of uninterrupted sleep. It's a win-win for everyone!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Ella's Deli
The boys and I met up with their Daddy, Aunt Mary and Uncle Steve and their new baby, Josie, at Ella's Deli in Madison yesterday. This is a great place to take kids, it is filled with mechanical toys, such as a flying Superman, a Bart Simpson, and each table is like a shadow box, filled with interesting things to look at. One of our tables had a Monopoly game set into it, and the other had yo yo's. The highlight of the lunch was riding the carousel afterward. The boys couldn't believe Josie had never been on a ride before (she's 3 months old). J kept saying, "She has never ridden anything in her WHOLE life! WOW!"
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Farrah Fawcett , You got your wings
So many people wanted her hair, mine looked more like Dorothy Hamill. I still want her teeth. She was so beautiful, and always seemed like a lady. I adored her in the made for tv movie Double Exposure, as she portrayed photographer Margaret Bourke-White. And, of course, who could forget her as Jill Munroe. May she always be an angel.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Loving these!
I found these in one of my favorite catalogs/websites, Room Service Home, and I think I might need one for bumming around this summer. This company has so many adorable things; jewelry, linens, so cute pj's, lots of monogrammed things. Check it out!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Goodbye nursery...sob
This week we are giving S a big boy room, and switching his room and a guest room. The guest room was large, and it didn't make sense to use that space only a few times a year. The saddest part for me is painting over the mural my sister created, although she is fine with me painting over it. The crib has been gone for years, but it makes me melancholy to officially not have a nursery. S is very excited about him Cowboy and Indian room, and could care less about the mural. I found a 1950-s toy chest with silhouette of cowboys on it in Door Co. last weekend, and the cutest sheets at the Company Store Outlet. I'll post pictures as the new rooms take shape.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
It's been a Blah kinda day
BLAH! It has been just a dull, boring, blah kind of a day. Other than sweeping the floor ten times, because the kids can't remember to take their shoes off, and they keep tracking in sand and dirt. Loading and unloading the dishwashers, and loading, switching, folding and putting away laundry. Putting out and bringing back the trash and recycling from the curb. Pulled a bunch of weeds (it was easier today since it rained buckets last night) and pruned the peonies. Making breakfast, lunch and dinner, the later of which was a Chinese stir-fry, and my youngest told me would have been better, if I was Chinese. Ah... okay. Gave the boys showers and tucked them into bed. They both told me they want to go with me to the Farmers Market, which shoots my alone time. I emptied a guest room, because next week the carpet is getting pulled up, and we are turning it into S's big-boy room, and in turn, his current room will become a guest room. I am feeling lazy and uninspired. Blah! Snap out of it! And as Katie Scarlet O'Hara said, "Tomorrow is another day."
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Christmas Project started today
Let me start by saying I love Christmas. Last year I put up 8 full size trees throughout the house. This year I want to do a shell tree, with a nod to my Great Aunt Rosemary. All the shells, collected from many years of snow-birding, were bought at her auction last year. She is in her nineties, and has moved out of the big house into a care facility. I was born on her birthday, which thrilled my mother. I bought florist wire to hot glue shells onto, which will stick out of the tree, like bursts. The bigger shells will be hung like regular ornaments, and a huge starfish will be the topper. I got about two dozen glued, a few hundred more to go.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Weekend in Door Co.
We finally got to the cottage! Hello Door County! It's been called the Midwest's Cape Cod.
Go to lunch in Egg Harbor, eat at Shipwrecked. Make sure to have the Seafood Chowder, simply wonderful! I order it every time we go there.
Daddy takes the boys fishing, while mom lays on the coach reading about Mr. Latte.
Took husband's Aunt Dorothy out for dinner Saturday night.
Spent a great deal of time getting the boat in and out of the Lake. Note to husband: Listen to your wife the next time she asks, "Is there gas in the boat?". Enjoyed Lake Michigan on a beautiful, sunny, warm day.
You must start and end your trip to Door County with a stop at Frosty Tip. Get a twist cone, and start licking!
Go to lunch in Egg Harbor, eat at Shipwrecked. Make sure to have the Seafood Chowder, simply wonderful! I order it every time we go there.
Daddy takes the boys fishing, while mom lays on the coach reading about Mr. Latte.
Took husband's Aunt Dorothy out for dinner Saturday night.
Spent a great deal of time getting the boat in and out of the Lake. Note to husband: Listen to your wife the next time she asks, "Is there gas in the boat?". Enjoyed Lake Michigan on a beautiful, sunny, warm day.
You must start and end your trip to Door County with a stop at Frosty Tip. Get a twist cone, and start licking!
I love you, Al Roker!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Rocky Road Bark
A friend called this week needing a favor for a medical school event. I had made her marshmallows last year, and this year I made Rocky Road Bark. They are decadent. And easy.
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Calling Dr. Nanovic- I hope your students enjoy their treat!
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