Another week...

I managed to get a two day weekend which was packed with things... I got to pick blueberries with a friend, still not put up yet but picked!, I got to go out with my book club and friends and see Mama Mia which if you haven't made it there yet is totally worth the time and even better if you can find a full theater to view it in! I also seemed to cram in an impromptu kitchen dance party which if I did more often would mean my joints would hate me so very much less than they still do today!!!!!!!! We also spent Friday finishing off camps. Bronwyn's was called the village and they were responsible for building their shops and people and everything from things they found or could barter for. And by the time I had made the requested spaghetti and meatball dinner for my campers I was bone tired!!!!!! Also I picked up the CSA this week, which was beets, broccoli, green and yellow beans, lettuce, squash (a lot of squash) and zuchinni...so it is getting better because that was my share after it was split with my csa partner! Oh and eggs as well! So now I head back in to work for our busiest week ever and least staffed week in the history of our busiest week ever and try not to be disgruntled and sour and mean and try to survive....sigh...the end of my last two day weekend for a few weeks....roll on retirement!!!!

Joy Mail!!

Oh today had such a lovely end for me...after running and picking up the elder statesman from school and then running the monkey to gymnastics...I finally got home to find one of the best mail days I have had in a long time!!! As you can see above, the lovely Erin at http://bluebirdbaby.typepad.com , totally made my day, my week even with the arrival of the wonderful tote bag that I won in her giveaway a while back. As if that perfect little bag , in those really great colors was not enough she packed in treats a plenty!!! Did I mention I have never had Green and Black chocolate before??? OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!! It has been absolutely all I can do to stop myself from devouring the entire dark chocolate bar!! And there was also this to die for seasoned popcorn! I have been licking the bowl I limited myself to!!!!!!!!!! And as if the yummy goodness of the snackies was not enough there is a clutch in there that is awesome! The colors and style are perfect!!! I am blown away, in case you couldn't tell by her generosity! You bloggers are a cool group of folks!!!

And as if that little boon in a bag wasn't enough, my book I ordered from amazon, Three Cups of Tea arrived. And not only book goodness but our first http://netflix.com selection arrived. Of course it is a shoot em up for Himself not all the lovely artsy selections I have in queque for myself! But for a mail day all things lovely and good and best of all NO BILLS!! Yeah!!

Then the lovely Elder Statesman arrived home from Ballet, and we all sat down to hot cocoa together...dinner was a broken affair with all the running and classes...but I rejoiced in the time to hear her talk and see how her day went and hear how her views are changing and celebrate in her new reader selection the wonderful Frog and Toad books! And she just looked so grown up with her hair all pulled back and her snuggle clothes on...did I mention she has started doing her hair herself?? Sigh...it is just going too, too fast for me...she just looks like a lady not a little girl any more and I am not sure I will ever be ready for all that is coming...

A Day...

It was in fact a day...and it is in fact nearing over...

The doctor's appt. yielded antibiotics for a big ole sinus infection for me and a note for a day off work tomorrow...and we just watched the girl's movie choice A Quest for Camelot (Friday nights are our family movie night) which they are now re-enacting. And after they are safely tucked in their beds himself and I are going to watch Becoming Jane...and with any luck I will find a way to sleep tonight it has been eluding me the past few evenings...

Snuggle days

Oh, today is one of the days I love most in the world. I get snuggle time with one of my most favorite ladies in the world.... We are having a jammie couch day full of tea and snacks and drawing and writing and talking and hugs and yes I admit a little TV...oh and don't forget "String Bear"...

Mind you the bad part is this snuggle time comes due to the extremely high viral load my house has at the moment. (cough drops have become a food group for me!!) Himself is the only one not showing outward signs of the unshakable coughing ick that seems to be rampant in our area at the moment...so our motivation levels are all very, very low! So not much is being achieved in our little corner of the world...although there needs to be food cooked!! Hmmm chili sounds good...I make mine with Yves veggie ground round as Himself is a vegetarian...

Yesterday I actually got a date with Himself, we got to see Juno and go have a coffee... Juno was ok, not as fantastic as the hype for it but the soundtrack is really great and I really enjoyed Ellen Page and all the teen speak. Then that evening we took all our little people and some of their friends to see The Water Horse. This was a movie that got very little press in our area and was really wonderful! Although the setting (Scotland) made himself homesick, not helped really by my Valentine's gift to him from http://www.foodireland.com they have all the Irish "memory" foods. And their prices aren't too scary! We got one loaf of the Brennans bread and with one bite we were almost in tears with memories and longing...sigh... and right now if you order before Valentine's Day and type in LOVE in the coupon code they give you 5 dollars off your order!!

I should be writing my letter for the http://www.themodernletter.com. This is a project that pairs you with another participant each month to encourage the art of real letters and communication! I was always a big penpal girl in school so this is fun and you only need write two letters for the month one to the address you are assigned and one back to the person who writes you. Plus this aids my love of all things stationery and paper!!

Ok onto food and tidying!! Enjoy the day!