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todays tweet: reflections award ceremony at stony point high school. survived.

1.24.2014

todays tweet: this is what a snow day looks like in austin. captain phillips on dvd with a roaring fire in the fireplace. perfect snow day at home.

1.23.2014

todays tweet: 930pm and this is what i see as the automated round rock independent school systems rings the house to announce school closing for tomorrow.  3 smiles shinning down.

1.21.2014

todays tweet: 820am and nathan has to share something with me before he leaves for school. with peanut butter knife in one hand & brown paper lunch bag in the other, i'm off to watch a super bowl commercial. way to start my day nathan! you know exactly what i like to watch on you tube!

1.19.2014

todays tweet: seventy degrees, six pm football games &

papa murphy pizza!

1.18.2014

todays tweet: grand opening of whole foods at the domain. 12 minutes door to door. this could be just a little too close to home to resist. outdoor firepits. indoor bar. shopping with a cocktail in hand. all very dangerous!

1.16.2014

todays tweet: finished project life 2013 today. 54 page protectors. 108 sides of everyday memories.

heres to shopping for a new binder to fill with photos and stories of 2014!

1.8.2014

todays tweet: two words i have never ever heard out of steves mouth in the 24 years i've known and loved him - pot roast! new year. new recipe. thanks pioneer woman cookbook for coming to the rescue!

1.6.2014

todays tweet: snapped this photo yesterday. not sure why but justin for some unknown reason pulled up my first blog post from february 2007 and started reading them out loud. before long he had an audience. before long he had us all laughing with a couple on the floor belly rolls. am i really going to stop blogging or is someone giving me a laughing sign to continue......

1.5.2014

todays tweet: old fashioned popcorn from our kris kringle from william sonoma with hot melted butter poured on top with a side of our new 'ticket to ride' board game. doesn't get any better than this on a sunday afternoon!

1.3.2014

todays tweet: i never even allowed squirt guns in the house when justin and nathan were younger. that was before texas and call of duty video games. when i look at this picture all i can think of is how creative colin is with his legos. go figure. love our lazy winter vacation days.

1.2.2014

todays tweet: one sippel teenager lost four wisdom teeth today.
i had him write about his journey while pumping him up with norco tabs.
colin created a pain pill chart for him after i basically carried him into the house.

1.1.2014

         

happy new year.

i'm taking some blogging time off to build lego streets, play 'ticket to ride' with the boys, watch a movie or two and simplify daily living.

i'm cleaning closets, donating treasures to goodwill and filling the garbage can with stuff so the boys aren't stuck with the chore 40 years from now.

i'm trying those recipes that i've clipped from magazines that take all day to make.

i'm taking a break to reevaluate my to-do list and erasing a couple things.

i'm refocusing. i'm rebranding. i'm reinventing.

happy new "live" 2014!