4.30.2012

{last nite - s'mores at dusk at the jones'}

random notes on a monday morning.

weekend days go faster than week days.

ordered new kitchen stools at pottery barn with free shipping.

favorite family app this weekend - kept us all thinking.

rachael lent me this book and yes, i've already started reading it :)

i've downloaded this book on the kindle from the library.

paging through this book on the coffee table and loving the ideas.

still blogging - over 5 years and still going.

still addicted to pinterest & can't wait to tackle a project or two this week.

looking forward to picking out paint colors this week.

the dishwasher is humming.

the washing machine is spinning.

the emails are piling up.

the to-do list is growing.

i've watched last weeks episodes of smash and greys on my iphone this morning

in the quiet predawn hours.

and loving the music from both shows.

found 9 white dirty socks in the game room -

all belonging to the same sippel boy - any guesses?

our football tent suffered wind damage this weekend -

thank goodness we had it - it was a hot 90 degrees even with a breeze!

colin is loving his new water bottle -

now why didn't i think of that?

love sandra bullock in the blind side.

only 4 weeks of school left - yikes!

off to start planning those lazy summer days!

happy day.

4.29.2012

finished this ebook from the library on friday.

this was a hauntingly beautiful book that weaves love,

hope and determination with the rwanda genocide in 1994.

2010 bellwether prize winner awarded for social issues.

heavy read.

historical fiction.

you wont soon forget this read.

4.28.2012

hello saturday.

we love you.

lazy morning filled with words with friends & neighborhood walks.

sunny afternoon on the fields with my favorite chain gang.

evening filled with playdates, cheeseburgers, the hunger games

and the blind side on tv.

hello saturday.

thank you for stopping by.

4.27.2012

friday night pizza.

friday night film review.

a charger football team gathering around a tv screen.

to review prior games.

to learn from each play.

to improve.

to motivate.

we are ready for weekend football!

friday night fun.

4.27.2012

do you see it?

my first horn toad sighting.

i've been in texas over 6 years and i've seen alot of things.

snakes, longhorns & armadillos

but never a horn toad.

until tonight.

check that off my bucket list!

4.26.2012

thursday notes.

i scanned the football field tonight to catch a glimpse of colin

and for a brief second, i couldn't find him.

there are 5 or 6 teams practicing on the fields.

there are 100 boys running around in the 90 degree heat.

there are chairs in a bag scattered everywhere.

there are parents, grandparents & siblings walking the sidelines.

there are whistles blowing everywhere.

there are play calls being tossed in the air in all directions.

i scanned the football field to catch a glimpse of colin

and for a brief second, i couldn't find him.

yikes.

is that him?

when did he grow up?

when did he get so big?

where is my curly colin toddler?

where is my always smiling colin?

who is this 10 year old dude with a serious play face on

with wild curly hair?

who is this 10 year old listening and following each of

coaches words without hesitation?

is that him?

yikes - it is!

colin is growing up right in front of my eyes

despite all my wishes to freeze time right now.

i am in awe.

i have found colin on the field - just a little bigger,

a little faster, a little older than i wished.

i will cherish each and everyday.

now.

4.25.2012

hello wednesday.

my library visit tells a lot about my mood these days.

i checked out a new cookbook.

{might need to try a new recipe because i make the same meals every week!}

i checked out a interior design idea book.

{maybe because the painters are coming in may to paint the entire house -

motivates one to house clean also!}

i checked out an art collage book.

{maybe because i need to step outside my scrapbook comfort zone}

i checked out a calligraphy book.

{just love looking at all the scripts}

i checked out a chick book.

{been reading way to many heavy books lately}

i checked out a nonfiction book.

{love my true medical stories}

i baked cookies today.

{buying too many oreos lately}

i received a tiny prints email.

{20.00 gift card used to buy some personalized thank you notes-

can never have enough}

i watched american idol.

{modern family was a repeat}

i made pork chops & twice bakers for dinner.

{95 degrees outside and i'm cranking the oven -

see need to try a new recipe - we have this meal every week!}

i love today.

{smile}

4.24.2012

tuesday through the camera lens.

just to capture some randomness.

the front hall table is homework central -

library books, text books, school binders, backpacks & lunchboxes

all call this spot home.

banana republic earth day bag -

every time i use it, i get 10% off my total.

hummm...i can walk to the banana republic outlet &

use my new bag & get 10% off.....hummm

my afternoon necessity pile -

purse, iphone, kindle, keys and water.

i am always picking up somebody somewhere.

zang agency - south office.

i have piles on the floor -

it must be in my genes!

five must daily beauty products.

lancome lipstick and mascara, perfume, moisturizer

and eye cream.

scrapbook table buried in stuff.

-

goodbye tuesday.

4.23.2012

hello monday.

i was ready for you in my head but my heart was still at work.

i was ready to start a week in the life but my heart was still at work.

i was ready to conquer my to-do list but my heart was still at work.

some weekends are hard to forget.

some weekends my patients carry over with me.

some weekends leave an imprint on my heart that cause me

to falter on monday morning.

some weekends are life changing and life altering.

some weekends just cause me to slow down & take a little longer look around.

some weekends just remind me how precious life is.

i was ready for you monday.

i was ready to grab my arms around you & breathe.

i was ready to appreciate the little things.

i was ready to just live.

i was ready to take in each precious moment.

now.

4.22.2012

i'm getting ready for march scrapbooking.

i'm getting caught up.

i'm always playing catch up.

i'm still taking about 200 photos a month.

i'm better at ordering only the good ones.

i'm only taking about 50 good ones a month it appears.

i'm off to practice my photography skills.

i'm sure these pictures will still be waiting to find their new home.

i'm ready for a productive week.

i'm ready for ali's week in the life series.

4.21.2012

so we found ourselves with a sippel story last night.

we dropped colin off for a football party at gattiland.

we purchased him a 15.00 game card to keep him busy.

we reminded him not to loose it.

we left.

we checked out a great new place in downtown round rock.

we found a new hangout - krave.

i'm getting off the story.

we returned an hour later.

plenty of time for colin to eat pizza & spend his game card money.

we found colin.

we found out that colin lost his game card after using only a dollar or two.

we had one sad colin.

we now have one story on how to be responsible written by colin.

we now have created a game key lanyard.

we have quite a collection of game cards.

we now hope that history will not repeat itself.

4.21.2012

started tuesday.

finished friday.

 a quick beautiful read.

i actually reread the first two chapters when i was

finished just to allow the book to linger a little while longer.

a love story, a first love & nazi europe horrors

all woven into one book.

4.20.2012

friday notes.

amazon packages ordered by justin.

new headset for xbox.

leave it to justin to figure out how to get next day shipping for only 3.99.

i think i'm on some sort of free 30 day trial that hopefully

i'll remember to cancel at day 29.

misting water bottle for spring football.

how cool is that.

an impulsive purchase but how could i walk pass that.

its hot aleady here & we are only half way thru the season.

extra mouthpieces for the team bag.

do these boys eat the mouthpieces?

nathans getting ready for texas history debate team

competition tomorrow.

he has stayed after school everyday for the past

two weeks to study with his team.

tgif.

4.21.2012

the best presents i get are usually found at the bottom

of a backpack & all wrinkled.

look at these gifts!

colins writing camp last week at school

produced two handwritten treats.

two sippel stories.

in the words of a forth grader.

one about snowflake and rosie.

our family pet guinea pigs for a short time.

and one story about a game of baseball

played last summer on a vacant field

at crystal beach.

the details.

the memories.

from a 10 year old heart.

the presents found today!

4.19.2012

4th grade school musical tonight.

not even sure what instrument colin played.

it made a great vibrating sound that echoed

throughout the cafeteria.

it was a stand up performance.

an everyday memory for today.

4.19.2012

february scrapiness finished today.

love that i used my own terrible handwriting to

journal each event instead of typing it into microsoft word and

printing each event out separately.

love that i will someday be happy to see my handwritten letters instead of a fancy font.

love that each story is still fresh in my mind.

love that i was able to quickly relive each memory & smile.

love that i was able to include colins super bowl squares he made.

love that i was able to attach justins basketball thank you note to me.

love that i was able to find & attach ticket stubs.

love that i was able to print my iphone pictures at cvs to include.

love that i continue to enjoy this wonderful hobby that debbie

introduced me to nine years ago.

love that i include the big & little events.

love recording our everyday memories in a treasured

keepsake.

love adding the new pages to a binder.

love looking back on days, weeks, months & years gone by.

love finishing another month!