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“And then, the volcano will eruff!!!!” (Erupt) 

I told him he had to eat his food so that he could grow big and strong. “Or else I’ll turn back into a baby, right mom?”

“It will grow way way way high up into the sky!!!”

Sunday, Monday, Happy Days

Rain is a good thing! (Weird: my son’s show just came on and is singing that song, Rain, Rain Go Away). Dreary today but…happy Monday to all! Was a wonderful weekend.

Made some pork and gouda burgers Friday.

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My son needs to stop with the stamps.

Got out the bikes Saturday and took a ride. Made low carb breakfast burritos out of what was in the fridge. Turkey lunchmeat, peppers, eggs, provolone, etc. They turned out pretty good. Did some free throws. Also, a very sweet student sent me this surprise card. What a thoughtful student!

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Saturday was my brother’s birthday so we played some virtual cards with him and Christie. Really fun! Cards Against Humanity but a digital version. Worked pretty well! Joe ran out of batteries. haha.

Sunday was mostly relaxing. We watched church and did a curbside pickup for groceries which was really nice for a change. Rainy. Didn’t really eat very good- but the chips and queso and wine with the couch sitting was good times. Remi and I took a walk in the rain though. Probably didn’t burn off the chips ahha.

Today I got things done but it was hard. Wet and cold. Did my intervals in the rain. Got the school stuff done. Made a good dinner. Not too bad. I heard the rain lingers tomorrow but should clear up Wednesday. Hope so.

Well, gotta go check some emails and wind down for the evening. Hope you all have a good Tuesday. Peace for now!

Cheerful

Happy Friday! The weather is beautiful and cheerful. Finished up a workout and some band lessons. I plan to do some grading and a creative project for my band kids. The high school band is “meeting” at 11:00am. Should be good times.

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I know. It’s sad. This is literally posted on my desk to remind myself to let people talk and not just think of my response.

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My son is eating a peanut butter sandwich on my couch. That will be good I am sure.

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Gotta get back to it. Have a splendid weekend!

A good day for a good day.

Late on my blog post again today. It was a busy, happy, and good day for the most part. Great lessons with the kids. Good meetings with area directors. After this, John and I took a walk. Lots of beautiful tulips out!

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There’s a kid in there somewhere… 🙂

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Another Hello Fresh dinner tonight and it was very good. Pork stir fry. All we do is eat pork these days. But that is ok with me!

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And that is the deal on today! Lots accomplished and looking forward to the weekend ahead. Later!

Long days, good foods

Long Tuesday and Wednesday. Hence, the late post today. Long and productive meetings but also good work with students. And today the middle school students and I had some fun with some music jams and trivia! They are the coolest. Got out for a run (intervals) and a walk to clear my head. The weather was quite nice.

So when I was younger and much too old, I colored on the basement walls with crayon. I was pretending to be a teacher and was writing things like math problems and English on the walls and talking to my fake class. But I’ll give it to my parents- way too old for that. Karma y’all. John Michael has colored in crayon in his bedroom. In marker on the living room windows. Paint covers the furniture in the sunroom. Yesterday’s addition: markers in the carpet. Jammed right up in there. Good times. On the plus side, I am starting to see him draw things like cars, suns, and volcanoes!

But… at least the foods were good. I am starting to perfect my salmon making- was really good! Lemon and butter but also fresh dill out of my garden- (that Aerogarden is so cool- thanks Mom!), and a hint of spice with some cayenne. Sweet potatoes are getting perfected too. Joe is really liking those lately.

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Tonight I made a Hello Fresh meal which was pretty good. Bruschetta chicken with bacon mashed potatoes and asparagus. Could definitely make that again. They sent some basil that looked pretty sad. Good news, I just went to the old sunroom garden and cut my own fresh basil!

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Ended last night with some stories and so I should probably go and get that underway for this evening.

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Time to relax, much needed. Have a good evening!

Re-adjust

New day, new thoughts. Fresh start.

Made me some fresh squeezed orange juice yesterday. Unbelievably good.

John likes this little spot he makes for himself in the sunroom. His fort!

We watched a Back to the Future reunited show yesterday. So good! JM jammed to it.

Here’s the link if you want!

Hope you all have a great Tuesday!

 

Mother’s Day Weekend

Good morning!

Lovely weekend. We made steaks, mushrooms, potatoes, and salad Saturday night. Everything was set to go on the grill (except the salad) but the propane went out as the potatoes were on. So I saved it on the stovetop. Tasty stuff!

Joe is the best of husbands. He got me some “prizes” (as John Michael says). I love the way he wrapped this up in an Easter basket. haha. We made breakfast together and I made fresh orange juice! He made the perfect egg (he’s super proud of it). He cleaned up the house and I got to watch all the Hugh Jackman movies I wanted. Took a drive to be in the car parade for his grandma. Called all the moms which was fun. A nice fire. Overall, quite lovely.

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Here’s a few photos of all the moms in our life. We are pretty lucky.

And of course, this little stinker made me a mom and he is my one. He has his moments like any of us but overall he’s so sweet and we are very blessed.

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Hope everyone had a good weekend. Back to work for me with my new “camp” coffee mug!

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