i broke out the flops yesterday & today. opi's cajun shrimp adorns my toes. i've been driving with the sunroof open. our windows are open. and, yes, i've been wearing capris. we've had some amazing spring-like weather recently which makes it hard to believe that this was what it was like just a week ago:dear mother nature,please keep the warm temperatures and the bright sunshine. you can keep the snow.love, a girl yearning for spring … [Read more...]
beantown.
January 4, 2011 by · 2 Comments
aidan: "mom, christmas day is jesus' birthday."me: "sure is! do you know where he was born? i'll give you a hint...it starts with a b."aidan: "boston."{1st row: dim sum on day 1, boston as we drove in}{2nd row: snowy chinatown, boston common}{3rd row: the view of downtown boston from our hotel room, dim sum on day 2}{4th row: malia & aidan with their new bogs boots, a random chinatown pic}with an impending blizzard creeping up the east coast, we decided to go full-speed with our post-christmas vacation plans and visit my sister who lives in boston, massachusetts. originally, we were going to leave on sunday, december 26th, but after hearing that boston was expecting up to two feet of snow we decided to get on the road. the kids & i packed up and loaded up my parents' van. … [Read more...]
cold & soggy.
February 6, 2010 by · 8 Comments
last weekend, we had a bunch of this:and this:and this:it's not supposed to snow like that here. no sir. not in the mid-atlantic. not when i live ten minutes from the atlantic ocean. i think we got about 10" total...some parts of our yard had more due to the drifting snow.schools were out until wednesday. wednesday, y'all. i didn't go to work for most of this week because of the weather & my kiddos being out of school. oh, who am i kidding, i only missed one day {duh, i only work three days a week}. but, still. i was seriously on the verge of a nervous breakdown {well, i could blame more than snow & restless kids for that}.this morning, we still had a nice patch of snow in our yard. there are still piles of {icky, dirty} snow around town.well, maybe not anymore because i'm sure … [Read more...]
of course.
December 18, 2009 by · 4 Comments
{map image courtesy of The Weather Channel...I added the circle, arrow & chicken scratch} of course. what was i expecting? did i REALLY think we were going to get any of the white stuff? well, i suppose there IS a slight possibility that we could, but the chance isn't nearly as good as it is where my parents live {about 50 miles south of washington, d.c.}.adam is going hunting tomorrow about 40 minutes from our state capital, richmond. i told him to take our 'old' camera & snap some pics. i'm actually kind of jealous that he'll get to see the snow. but, then again, i think i'm really just more concerned about him getting home at a decent hour so the w{h}ine festivities with my friend, katie, can still take place. … [Read more...]
Is this week really over??
March 7, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
You don't know how badly I am ready for this week to be over with. It's been ridiculous.First of all, I cannot seem to shake the fatigue. That's mostly due to the fact that this stupid head cold has me up all night either coughing up a lung or shooting what I'm convinced is my brain out of my nose. My poor nose. So much skin has fallen off of it this past week that I'm surprised that I even have a nose left...ah, well, I guess it's just good and exfoliated. Of course, the drowsiness could also stem from the fact that I've been eating the Tussicaps prescribed to me like candy. Well, no, not really, but the codeine makes me feel all warm & fuzzy on the inside and really K.O.'s my cough.Of course, this cold could just be some twisted punishment from God for picking up my sick child from … [Read more...]
