1:32 am. Haven't been up at this hour (sober) for awhile! Was able to have a nice dinner at Granite City with my dear hubby and one of his associates. Great conversation, good food, and I discovered a new wine I like but I can't remember (and could barely pronounce) the name!
Little Stevie is asleep on the recliner here in the office. He tried to come in and sleep with us earlier but was so squirmy - this is when I had to get up - I couldn't sleep anyway. I'm thinking about my to'dos for the upcoming Zumbathon. Getting my ducks in a row.
Nicholas survived his first "bad note" from the teacher for talking too or more appropriately, "failing to use his active listening skills." He was pretty embarrassed about having the note sent home. Mike and I both had separate talks with him and he has since done better. He's proud now when he comes home with a "zero" which means he had no warnings. Sometimes it pays to be a zero.
And Miss Macy is becoming my biggest adversary. God I love her but she's really figuring out how to get under mamma's skin - or maybe like countless daughters before her she was just born with this skill. Most of the time we're cool but she does like to push it with me - at school she's an angel:) She's becoming best friends with Kelsey down the street and they play together almost every day.
Mike is busy at work, a bit stressed but always calm, cool and collected. Even though I see him every day, I miss him and long for some time alone with him. I need to plan a little get-away, the hell with the cost.
With this I will carry my pooky up to his bed and see how long he stays in it. I shall retire to the bath where I shall await drowsiness. Good night.
Thursday, September 16
Thursday, September 9
Ha Ha! My last post said I would get caught up but here it is two months later. Sometimes I long for those days when I had so much time during the morning and evenings to write, but then I mentally place myself back there and remember how empty my life really was before my chaotic family life. I do wish for super memory though so when I do have time I can document all the special things that happen during these crazy days that - according to many of my wise elders - will be gone in the blink of an eye.
Like I alluded to in my last post... We took a two week vacation early July. Mike had to be out of town for a week for business so the kids and I took off on a roadtrip. We headed toward Indianapolis first where we stopped by the Colts stadium. We spent most of the day there, eating a picnic lunch (grapes, carrots, cheese, crackers that I retrieved from our fridge before we left) at a downtown fountain and gave our extra food to a homeless man. It was a humbling experience - he looked up at me with an expression of disbelief and said, “Really? I can have this? Really?” I felt so good about helping him I went and got him a big bottle of water, too. The kids learned a little something too. It was a lesson for them that they have so much more than a lot of people. They still talk about that man and wonder where he is sleeping.
From Indianapolis we drove to St. Louis. We got a hotel room and swam at the pool that night and the next morning drove downtown to check out the Rams stadium. Not really that impressive from the outside. In fact, I kinda felt like I might get mugged walking around down there. We drove by (didn’t go in) the Arch and also checked out the Cardinals stadium.
From there we headed to Kansas City stopping for lunch Columbia, Missouri. We also stopped at a Candy Factory where we could watch the candy being made.
We made it to my sister Monti's in Kansas City that night. We stayed with them for two nights. My brother in law had just gotten a new motorcycle so we all got to take rides. He took me out into the country on some beautiful windy and tree-lined roads and I loved it. I hadn’t been on a motorcycle since high school! I definitely would like a motorcycle in my future! We also got to spend quality time with Monti & Chase - they took us to an awesome mall where we ate at a dinosaur themed restaurant. Oh, and you guessed it… we visited the Chiefs & Royals stadiums!
From there we headed to my brother Luke's house in Sterling. He holds a 1 Mile and 5K run every summer as a fundraiser for the school and I actually took part this year. The route is through the pasture on the farm where I grew up. My cousin Sharla & I ran the 1 mile (with the kids) & finished in 10 minutes 45 seconds. I can usually do a mile on the track in 9 minutes but in this race I had to contend with some hills and uneven dirt/grass surfaces. I was pretty proud of us for finishing and we're planning on doing the 5K next year.
So by this time Mike was through with his business trip and flew into Omaha to meet up with us. Once he arrived we spent three nights at Mahoney State Park camping with his sister’s family. We were able to go on a trail ride on horseback, paddleboat, golf and hang out at an awesome wave pool. Funny story - I got knocked down by a big wave and came up with the top half of my bathing suit down! I fixed it pretty quick but a young boy, probably about 9 or so saw everything, pointed and said, “Whoa!!!” I was laughing so hard… poor kid got his first thrill!
We also spent some quality time at Mom's and I got to see my high school BFF for lunch - yay!
After two weeks away it was nice to be back home and on a normal schedule. I really missed my Zumba classes and couldn’t wait to get back at it. I have also added running to my fitness schedule (preparing for next year's 5K) and am up to 1.5 miles three times per week.
Which brings us to September. Macy and Nicholas started school at St. Vincent de Paul this year and are doing really well. Nick adjusted smoothly, Macy still has her moments where she feels like she "doesn't fit in" but I know it's all a matter of time. She joined Girl Scouts through the school/church and I'm confident that this will do nothing but bring great relationships into her life. Nicholas will start Flag Football this weekend with Mike as coach. And little Stevie is at "school" as well two mornings a week at Pine Hills Preschool. He thinks he's pretty hot stuff getting ready, grabbing his back pack and being dropped of at the door. One his first day he came home and said excitedly, "Mom I have homework!" Upon looking in his bag I discovered a sheet of paper which was our statement for payment... I went ahead and let him color all over it for his "homework!"
Speaking of preschool - it is time for me to head on over to pick him up. I'm enjoying my two mornings per week to myself - this morning I spent two hours cleaning the toy room - fun stuff! I have a plan to turn it into a media room so I guess cleaning it up was Phase I.
Off to pick up my little man.
Like I alluded to in my last post... We took a two week vacation early July. Mike had to be out of town for a week for business so the kids and I took off on a roadtrip. We headed toward Indianapolis first where we stopped by the Colts stadium. We spent most of the day there, eating a picnic lunch (grapes, carrots, cheese, crackers that I retrieved from our fridge before we left) at a downtown fountain and gave our extra food to a homeless man. It was a humbling experience - he looked up at me with an expression of disbelief and said, “Really? I can have this? Really?” I felt so good about helping him I went and got him a big bottle of water, too. The kids learned a little something too. It was a lesson for them that they have so much more than a lot of people. They still talk about that man and wonder where he is sleeping.
From Indianapolis we drove to St. Louis. We got a hotel room and swam at the pool that night and the next morning drove downtown to check out the Rams stadium. Not really that impressive from the outside. In fact, I kinda felt like I might get mugged walking around down there. We drove by (didn’t go in) the Arch and also checked out the Cardinals stadium.
From there we headed to Kansas City stopping for lunch Columbia, Missouri. We also stopped at a Candy Factory where we could watch the candy being made.
We made it to my sister Monti's in Kansas City that night. We stayed with them for two nights. My brother in law had just gotten a new motorcycle so we all got to take rides. He took me out into the country on some beautiful windy and tree-lined roads and I loved it. I hadn’t been on a motorcycle since high school! I definitely would like a motorcycle in my future! We also got to spend quality time with Monti & Chase - they took us to an awesome mall where we ate at a dinosaur themed restaurant. Oh, and you guessed it… we visited the Chiefs & Royals stadiums!
From there we headed to my brother Luke's house in Sterling. He holds a 1 Mile and 5K run every summer as a fundraiser for the school and I actually took part this year. The route is through the pasture on the farm where I grew up. My cousin Sharla & I ran the 1 mile (with the kids) & finished in 10 minutes 45 seconds. I can usually do a mile on the track in 9 minutes but in this race I had to contend with some hills and uneven dirt/grass surfaces. I was pretty proud of us for finishing and we're planning on doing the 5K next year.
So by this time Mike was through with his business trip and flew into Omaha to meet up with us. Once he arrived we spent three nights at Mahoney State Park camping with his sister’s family. We were able to go on a trail ride on horseback, paddleboat, golf and hang out at an awesome wave pool. Funny story - I got knocked down by a big wave and came up with the top half of my bathing suit down! I fixed it pretty quick but a young boy, probably about 9 or so saw everything, pointed and said, “Whoa!!!” I was laughing so hard… poor kid got his first thrill!
We also spent some quality time at Mom's and I got to see my high school BFF for lunch - yay!
After two weeks away it was nice to be back home and on a normal schedule. I really missed my Zumba classes and couldn’t wait to get back at it. I have also added running to my fitness schedule (preparing for next year's 5K) and am up to 1.5 miles three times per week.
Which brings us to September. Macy and Nicholas started school at St. Vincent de Paul this year and are doing really well. Nick adjusted smoothly, Macy still has her moments where she feels like she "doesn't fit in" but I know it's all a matter of time. She joined Girl Scouts through the school/church and I'm confident that this will do nothing but bring great relationships into her life. Nicholas will start Flag Football this weekend with Mike as coach. And little Stevie is at "school" as well two mornings a week at Pine Hills Preschool. He thinks he's pretty hot stuff getting ready, grabbing his back pack and being dropped of at the door. One his first day he came home and said excitedly, "Mom I have homework!" Upon looking in his bag I discovered a sheet of paper which was our statement for payment... I went ahead and let him color all over it for his "homework!"
Speaking of preschool - it is time for me to head on over to pick him up. I'm enjoying my two mornings per week to myself - this morning I spent two hours cleaning the toy room - fun stuff! I have a plan to turn it into a media room so I guess cleaning it up was Phase I.
Off to pick up my little man.
Sunday, July 18
Well, hello! It's been over a month since I've posted here, what will my excuses be? Actually, my first one is a good one. Remember my sore throat, aches and chills the night before Mike returned from Texas? Turned out to be Strep. I had to miss Mike's company picnic the next day and was pretty miserable until i went to the doctor for some antibiotics on Monday. So I guess I was out of my blogging routine for a few days. Then once you get out of it... well you know how that goes.
Our neighborhood pool opened up Labor Day weekend so we have spent the majority of our days there. We all have a nice tan going as proof. In addition to the kids having a blast, I get to lounge poolside (most of the time) and get to know the neighbors. I've met so many of them there, it's starting to feel like a real community to me.
Macy has started lob-pitch softball in Huntertown and Nick began flag football with the YMCA. Mike has agreed to co-coach Nick's team. It is amazing to watch Nick. He is truly in his element. I'm the biased mommy so I think he's the best darn football player in the world, but when I hear the rest of the crowd of parents talking about him, I feel justified that I may be correct! He is so focused on the ball, anticipates the runner and his direction, fakes moves side to side. If he continues to enjoy it with as much passion as he has now, he could really be something someday.
Macy says she likes softball but seems rather bored during the games. I think it may just be a calmness in her that I rarely see. I may have skewed expectations of how she should act on the field and maybe, just maybe, this is her competive side - calm, cool and collected. If you know Macy, though, this is a little hard to believe:)
Stevie is a great cheerleader on the sidelines with me:)
In other news, some of my family came a'visiting in mid-June. We had six adults, two teenagers and nine little ones under the age of nine in 'da house! We hung out at the pool, attended German Fest, checked out the Zoo and generally sat around chatting, eating and trying to control the mass chaos of kids. It was awesome!
Which brings me to today. We got back from our Summer Trip to Nebraska last night. I've done laundry, gotten groceries and generally (and in a sluggish sort of way) put some things away and trudged about the house, really in no mood for much of anything (I'm exhausted). My attempt at a giant blog update will have to end now. I hope to catch you all up on our Nebraska trip (dare I say it) tomorrow! ooh, ooh... remind me to tell you about the Indy Fever and the Dave Matthews concert fiasco, too!
Our neighborhood pool opened up Labor Day weekend so we have spent the majority of our days there. We all have a nice tan going as proof. In addition to the kids having a blast, I get to lounge poolside (most of the time) and get to know the neighbors. I've met so many of them there, it's starting to feel like a real community to me.
In other news, some of my family came a'visiting in mid-June. We had six adults, two teenagers and nine little ones under the age of nine in 'da house! We hung out at the pool, attended German Fest, checked out the Zoo and generally sat around chatting, eating and trying to control the mass chaos of kids. It was awesome!
Which brings me to today. We got back from our Summer Trip to Nebraska last night. I've done laundry, gotten groceries and generally (and in a sluggish sort of way) put some things away and trudged about the house, really in no mood for much of anything (I'm exhausted). My attempt at a giant blog update will have to end now. I hope to catch you all up on our Nebraska trip (dare I say it) tomorrow! ooh, ooh... remind me to tell you about the Indy Fever and the Dave Matthews concert fiasco, too!Saturday, May 15
Saturday a.m. Well I'm pretty proud of myself. I've made it through the week as a "single mom" still managed to add 4 new routines to my Zumba class. Macy did great with the new dentist although she did have a cavity. Nick had an appointment on Friday but they squeezed him in after Macy. He was cavity free:) We drove through Taco Bell on the way home (the thought of making dinner was pretty unappealing).
Thursday was calm until about 4:00. I had my Zumba class and quick had to rush to get Macy to softball practice. Again, we did drive through on the way home. I really need to get better about planning dinners!
And Friday... 9:15 Zumba & groceries filled up my morning then we all went to the Tincaps game last night. It was Perry Hill night for their reading program so pretty much all of Macy's classmates were there. We had front row seats behind first base and a lot of the kids ended up coming down and hanging with us so they could stand by the fence. I had to put the kabosh on that though (they were in my way!) I was nice about it though and suggested they all sit in SEATS... what a concept! It's always fun to watch Macy with her friends. She has such a great personality and likes to have attention and be in charge. Nick isn't shy either about joining in on the fun. Stephen still has a little bit of shy in him around strangers but I'm thinking that will change in a year or two and he'll be just like his brother and sister. I was so painfully shy as a kid I'm just amazed at their confidence.
Macy and Claire talked her mom in to letting them have a sleepover (at Claire's house) so I let the boys sleep with me. I woke up at 3:00 in the morning with a sore throat, chills and aches. Geesh... I almost made it through the week. Mike's plane comes in at 9:30 tonight so I just have to suck it up til then. I promised the kids a trip to the Dollar Tree (they think it's so cool that EVERYTHING's a dollar!) I give them each a couple of bucks and they have the time of their life picking stuff out. I also need to go get a new phone as mine is officially "unresponsive." Bring on the DAY!!! ouch.
Thursday was calm until about 4:00. I had my Zumba class and quick had to rush to get Macy to softball practice. Again, we did drive through on the way home. I really need to get better about planning dinners!
And Friday... 9:15 Zumba & groceries filled up my morning then we all went to the Tincaps game last night. It was Perry Hill night for their reading program so pretty much all of Macy's classmates were there. We had front row seats behind first base and a lot of the kids ended up coming down and hanging with us so they could stand by the fence. I had to put the kabosh on that though (they were in my way!) I was nice about it though and suggested they all sit in SEATS... what a concept! It's always fun to watch Macy with her friends. She has such a great personality and likes to have attention and be in charge. Nick isn't shy either about joining in on the fun. Stephen still has a little bit of shy in him around strangers but I'm thinking that will change in a year or two and he'll be just like his brother and sister. I was so painfully shy as a kid I'm just amazed at their confidence.
Macy and Claire talked her mom in to letting them have a sleepover (at Claire's house) so I let the boys sleep with me. I woke up at 3:00 in the morning with a sore throat, chills and aches. Geesh... I almost made it through the week. Mike's plane comes in at 9:30 tonight so I just have to suck it up til then. I promised the kids a trip to the Dollar Tree (they think it's so cool that EVERYTHING's a dollar!) I give them each a couple of bucks and they have the time of their life picking stuff out. I also need to go get a new phone as mine is officially "unresponsive." Bring on the DAY!!! ouch.
Wednesday, May 12
Wednesday a.m., Tuesday in retrospect...
11:00. I have 45 minutes before I need to pick up Nick from preschool and head over to the Y for my Zumba Gold class. Ah, a nice, relaxing hour of Zumba.
We had a fog delay this morning. We also had Jack and Emily so it was two and a half hours of fun in this house. I couldn't believe the damage they could do upstairs. Alas, they are kids.
Yesterday was a nice little day. I donated at the Plasma center in the morning (my iron was high enough - yay!) hung out with the boys, did laundry in the afternoon and had my 7:00 Zumba class. Other than that, not much to report.
Mike should be called to the witness stand in Kaufman this morning. Then off to Tyler. I know he's looking forward to seeing his Tyler friends. I wish me and the kids could have joined him but it really didn't make sense this time. Hopefully we'll have a good reason to visit in the near future, although I probably will try to avoid the Texas summers - aiy!
I've been in good, calm spirits lately. I wonder if my return to (almost) daily writing has anything to do with it? In any event, all is well. Besides these pesky allergies, that is. On my list for today... hmmmm? oh! Macy has a dentist appointment at 4:00 so that will eat up a few hours. Other than that, I'll be mommin' it up as usual:)
11:00. I have 45 minutes before I need to pick up Nick from preschool and head over to the Y for my Zumba Gold class. Ah, a nice, relaxing hour of Zumba.
We had a fog delay this morning. We also had Jack and Emily so it was two and a half hours of fun in this house. I couldn't believe the damage they could do upstairs. Alas, they are kids.
Yesterday was a nice little day. I donated at the Plasma center in the morning (my iron was high enough - yay!) hung out with the boys, did laundry in the afternoon and had my 7:00 Zumba class. Other than that, not much to report.
Mike should be called to the witness stand in Kaufman this morning. Then off to Tyler. I know he's looking forward to seeing his Tyler friends. I wish me and the kids could have joined him but it really didn't make sense this time. Hopefully we'll have a good reason to visit in the near future, although I probably will try to avoid the Texas summers - aiy!
I've been in good, calm spirits lately. I wonder if my return to (almost) daily writing has anything to do with it? In any event, all is well. Besides these pesky allergies, that is. On my list for today... hmmmm? oh! Macy has a dentist appointment at 4:00 so that will eat up a few hours. Other than that, I'll be mommin' it up as usual:)
Monday, May 10
In retrospect:
KOMETS!!! Saturday's game was awesome. Our boy - Guy Dupuis - scored the winning goal. I think I enjoyed that game more than any other. The Komets games are fun, but they need some work on their crowd-pumping music. No hockey venue has yet to compare the the Lincoln Stars in that aspect...
Mikey gave me a serving bowl from the chirp collection and a lovely brunch of french toast with fruit and whipped cream:) Unfortunately, he had to fly out on business in the early afternoon so we grabbed a quick lunch at Subway on the way to the airport. After dropping him off I found myself wiping away a few tears. He's such a great guy, I miss spending time (alone) with him. I understand the kid situation and all that, but I really miss our carefree days. Being without the kids, though, for any length of time is unfathomable. The irony of parenthood.
So we sent him on his way and returned home. The afternoon wasn't so bad. We made "sugarmen" (sugar cookies cut like gingerbread men) - which the dog took the liberty of sneaking off the counter later - arg! But at least I got pictures. Of course, two of Nick's creations were Suh and Manning.
Monday (today) has found us doing just as well. After sending Macy on her way to the re-scheduled-because-of-Friday's-rain Zoo field trip, and dropping Nick off at preschool, Stevie and I took Sam to the vet for a nail trim, stopped by SportsClips for a Stevie-haircut, and headed to the requisite Target trip for various and miscellaneous items which brought us right up to preschool pick-up time. The afternoon was going quite well. I had just finished a game of one-on-one BB with Nick and we were starting our touch-football game in the front yard (Stevie was holding his daily garage sale... ie: lining up all of the bikes, scooter, skateboards, etc. in the driveway) when Sam decided to break through the invisible fence. We tracked him down for, oh, five blocks or so before cornering him in someones back yard. I was within inches of grabbing him when he made a quick jump to the right. I dove (in somewhat of a catch-a-greased-pig fashion) only to be knocked in the knee by said naughty dog's head. Oh, snap! He yelped and I fell to the ground in agony. Seriously, it really hurt. As I sit here, it is swollen, bruised and very painful when I bend it - which I really kinda have to do CONSTANTLY!!! So Samuel has been grounded all day, only allowed out to tinkle on a leash. Dang him though. He was having so much fun running, chasing birds. I gave up then and there. I was angry, hurt and so very frustrated. I could have cared less if he did run away. In fact, I was just daring him to try to come home now. So me and the boys (Nick in tears saying, "now we don't have a dog!!!") headed home. I figured, he has a tag with our phone number... someone is bound to catch him sooner or later. Half way home I turn around and he's a block behind us. I just keep walking. Long story short... he did eventually get tired enough to allow me to grab him by the collar.
So here I sit alone for the first time since 6:30 a.m. Kids are asleep and no one needs anything from me... aaaaah! But there's the swollen leg and the new Zumba choreography and the dishes and that really good book I've been dying to get back to and the bath and good ol' mindless TV in bed. I wonder what will win out in the end.
Saturday, May 8
Saturday...I always hope that one of these days the kids will start sleeping in on Saturdays. They made it until 7:30 this morning. Eventually we'll get there. So I've fed the boys, Macy declined breakfast for a spot on the couch watching Full House and Mike's still asleep.
Still dealing with these annoying allergies and the zyrtek makes me sluggish. I didn't get much done yesterday besides my 9:15 Zumba class - which I had to cut a little short because of a strong need to run to the bathroom (if ya know what I mean). Geesh, I'm falling apart here!
Looks like a cloudy, cool, wettish day out there. Besided getting the yard mowed and planting a couple of trees, we have nothing definite planned until tonight's Komets game.
Still dealing with these annoying allergies and the zyrtek makes me sluggish. I didn't get much done yesterday besides my 9:15 Zumba class - which I had to cut a little short because of a strong need to run to the bathroom (if ya know what I mean). Geesh, I'm falling apart here!
Looks like a cloudy, cool, wettish day out there. Besided getting the yard mowed and planting a couple of trees, we have nothing definite planned until tonight's Komets game.
Friday, May 7
Friday... woke up to rain this morning. Personally, I love rainy weather - it relaxes me. But it's kinda a bummer when you have stuff to do that requires leaving the house, which I do. Also, Macy had a field trip to the Zoo planned for today but not sure if that's gonna happen.
Directly after my 4:45 Zumba class last night Macy had her first Softball (lob pitch) practice in Huntertown. She didn't say much about it but didn't complain either so we'll see how the season fares. Nick found friends while she practiced and spent the entire hour in an intense and very aggressive game of soccer. By the end of the night he was as dirty and sweaty as a boy could be - but very happy:) Stephen insisted on swinging most of the time and wasn't even deterred after a nasty fall off the swing. I picked him up as he was crying but he cried even harder as I walked away from the swingset. He wanted right back on. Mike joined us later (after getting lost on his way to the park) so it was a happy family night. I picked up Subway on the way home and we ate on the picnic table - it was a super beautful night.
Directly after my 4:45 Zumba class last night Macy had her first Softball (lob pitch) practice in Huntertown. She didn't say much about it but didn't complain either so we'll see how the season fares. Nick found friends while she practiced and spent the entire hour in an intense and very aggressive game of soccer. By the end of the night he was as dirty and sweaty as a boy could be - but very happy:) Stephen insisted on swinging most of the time and wasn't even deterred after a nasty fall off the swing. I picked him up as he was crying but he cried even harder as I walked away from the swingset. He wanted right back on. Mike joined us later (after getting lost on his way to the park) so it was a happy family night. I picked up Subway on the way home and we ate on the picnic table - it was a super beautful night.
Thursday, May 6
Why hello, there back muscles!! I'm a little sore today... the two hour Turbokick/Zumba Cinco de Mayo party last night really worked it out! I have to say I enjoyed Turbokick and didn't do tooooo awfully bad. If I attended regularly I might just get pretty good at it. But following that, the Zumba portion seemed a pretty lax and chill workout. Most of the attendees were my Zumba people - God love 'em!
Afterwards I replenished my lost calories by meeting up with a group of Pine Ridge Zumba gals who so graciously invited me to Cebollas for a Margarita and burrito. I'm happy to report I just had one of each though - yay me! It was a fun and interesting group of gals... everything from a vegan cat-lover to a couple of MILFs:) I also got to see one of my new friends, Jackie, a Facebook friend who just had a baby, and meet a fellow Zumba instructor and several die-hard Pine Ridge Zumba students.
This morning I'm sitting in my office still downloading CDs, checking up on emails and balancing the checkbook. I purchased tickets for the family for a Indy Fever (WNBA) game in June where I will be able to perform Zumba at halftime. I just got the email invite today so I jumped right on it. It should be fun:)
Nick came up with another creative endeavor (see image below) which I had to put together for him - a story about the Super Bowl (yes, he still thinks about it) with the incorporation of he and his friends. I'm amazed at what he remembers!!
I know... it's pretty cute, right?:)
So otherwise, Stephen has made a clubhouse under the table here in the office, and Sam is at his usual spot by the window. I'm trying to summon up some energy to do something productive - sigh! I feel pretty unorganized, scattered, crazed, etc. etc... I'm sure once I clean something I'll feel better.
Afterwards I replenished my lost calories by meeting up with a group of Pine Ridge Zumba gals who so graciously invited me to Cebollas for a Margarita and burrito. I'm happy to report I just had one of each though - yay me! It was a fun and interesting group of gals... everything from a vegan cat-lover to a couple of MILFs:) I also got to see one of my new friends, Jackie, a Facebook friend who just had a baby, and meet a fellow Zumba instructor and several die-hard Pine Ridge Zumba students.
This morning I'm sitting in my office still downloading CDs, checking up on emails and balancing the checkbook. I purchased tickets for the family for a Indy Fever (WNBA) game in June where I will be able to perform Zumba at halftime. I just got the email invite today so I jumped right on it. It should be fun:)
Nick came up with another creative endeavor (see image below) which I had to put together for him - a story about the Super Bowl (yes, he still thinks about it) with the incorporation of he and his friends. I'm amazed at what he remembers!!
I know... it's pretty cute, right?:)
So otherwise, Stephen has made a clubhouse under the table here in the office, and Sam is at his usual spot by the window. I'm trying to summon up some energy to do something productive - sigh! I feel pretty unorganized, scattered, crazed, etc. etc... I'm sure once I clean something I'll feel better.
Wednesday, May 5
WEDNESDAY - Another busy day ahead of me but I'll write real quick like...
Already took Nick to school, picked up a couple new batteries for Sam's collar (still doesn't work!) and browsed through Dollar Tree with Stephen. Home now printing out a grape salsa recipe for the Cinco de Mayo fitness party tonight at the Y:) I'll pick up Nick @ 11:45, Zumba Gold @ 12:30 then home til 4:15 at which time I'll head back to the Y. I was invited to join up with a group of Zumba ladies at Cebolla's for a margarita tonight... we'll see if I can swing it. It would be nice to meet some new people with a common (zumba) link:)
Stephen's out playing in the flower gardens - he's gonna be our outdoorsy one I believe. I'm a bit out of sorts gastro-wise. I had a fried egg and toast for breakfast but my body seems to be telling me I need some good things; perhaps some fruit, veggies and lots of water are in order for today. I'll try it out and see how it goes.
Grocery list:
green onions
cilantro
FRUIT
VEGGIES
Milk
OJ
Tuesday, May 4
Anonymity... did I spell that right?
I'm just about Facebooked out. I realize this blog is open to the public but let's face it.. no one comes here anymore. But the Facebook thing... it's fun sometimes, a good networking tool, but I'm honestly tired of trying to keep up with everyone. Sometimes I sit and wonder what it would be like not knowing all I know about everyone.
That being said here's the lowdown on myself. I spent the morning vacuuming and dusting the kids' rooms. Currently I'm re-downloading my CD collection onto iTunes. I had one of those "purge" days a while back where I deleted all the music except Zumba stuff because it seemed that was all I was listening to anyway. Now I want the other stuff back. As soon as I'm done with my collection I'll add Mike's.
Nicholas has a fever today. He's sitting in the living room chair (has been all day) watching Dora. Stephen had the same thing last weekend so it's just running its course. Not puking, no diarhea, just lack of energy and fever. I'm thinking I may have had something, too but I thought it was allergies. Alas.
Stephen is now watching TV as well but was outside playing earlier. He was so cute in his new blue and orange rain boots (it's not raining) "mowering" the back yard. He's gonna be an outdoorsy type, I'm thinking.
Macy's at school, wearing her new skinny jeans and artsy tank, complete with black flats and a sparkly headband. She looked adorable walking out the door today.
Mike's at work and Samuel is lying here next to me. Life is good in the Miriovsky household. To end, I'm going back to the ancient art of list-making to take me and my summer goals into spring...
1. less FB more BS
2. prepare summer activities for kids/family
3. finish office
4. novel outline "funnelhead"
5. hang pictures
6. plant vines
7. date nights
...more to come.
Saturday, January 2
I'm back to Brainsponge. I've changed my website several times since the Brainsponge days but just have a strong urge to get back to basics. I'm currently on Facebook which provides a great opportunity to network socially online but the basic act of journaling has definitely been missing. With this new year I hope to get back to what I love - simply, writing my thoughts and feelings and documenting my time.
We had a fantasic Christmas in Nebraska. It may have been a blsessing in disguise but we were snowed in at mom's for two days during the great blizzard of 2009. We actually stayed in the house, nowhere to go for two whole days! When we did leave, we drove through drifts taller than the van - quite the sight. Especially for a family who has spent six years in Texas before returning to the great North.
Otherwise, I'm still struggling with the same lifelong issues - body image, "who am I?, and "who do I want to be?" I'm getting closer every day. Right now I feel blessed to have the perfect cliche - a wonderful husband and three healthy, beautiful, smart and hilarious children. Life is good.
So right now Mike is in the basement preparing "man land" - finally! He bought a 52" flat-screen plasma TV which is going above the fireplace - yay! Surround sound is next on his list. Nick and Stephen are outside sledding with Jack and Macy and Emily are upstairs checking out Macy's new roomphone. Life is good.
We had a fantasic Christmas in Nebraska. It may have been a blsessing in disguise but we were snowed in at mom's for two days during the great blizzard of 2009. We actually stayed in the house, nowhere to go for two whole days! When we did leave, we drove through drifts taller than the van - quite the sight. Especially for a family who has spent six years in Texas before returning to the great North.
Otherwise, I'm still struggling with the same lifelong issues - body image, "who am I?, and "who do I want to be?" I'm getting closer every day. Right now I feel blessed to have the perfect cliche - a wonderful husband and three healthy, beautiful, smart and hilarious children. Life is good.
So right now Mike is in the basement preparing "man land" - finally! He bought a 52" flat-screen plasma TV which is going above the fireplace - yay! Surround sound is next on his list. Nick and Stephen are outside sledding with Jack and Macy and Emily are upstairs checking out Macy's new roomphone. Life is good.
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