A 90 Year Old Example of Forced Perspective Photography

A 90 Year Old Example of Forced Perspective Photography

Week of Jul 19

Be. Trust. Receive. Respond.
http://www.chattingatthesky.com/2009/02/23/be-more-do-less/

Summary:
Sun-Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Frank McCourt died (wrote Angela’s Ashes) Mon-Stacie’s bday, Chris didn’t take a lunch Tue-Chris to work early, took D to Panera for breakfast Wed-Splash Day, Chris didn’t take a lunch, Maggie Moo’s, watched Deep Blue Thu-Mark Buehrle (Chicago White Sox) pitched a perfect game Fri-Went on a short walk after dinner. Michael tripped over the back of my shoe, fell and scraped himself up a little bit on the sidewalk, watched Knowing (Nicolas Cage) Sat-Denyce & Zoe, bought bday gift for Keila’s friend Marco’s party on Sun, Mom played with Michael while Chris and I ran a couple errands, watched the first episode of Heros Primrose-Unit of Learning: Dinosaur Stomp, Theme: Citizenship

Sun, Jul 19
Frank McCourt died (wrote Angela’s Ashes)
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. This zoo has an exhibit where you can feed the giraffes. Chris bought a dollars worth of crackers to feed them, gave half to Michael and half to Keila (three each.) Michael was upset because he wanted all six crackers, and in a fit of anger he threw his six into the enclosure. I said, “He did not just do that!” Then, of course, he had a meltdown because he didn’t have any crackers.
Keila and Mom saw My Sister’s Keeper
Dinner-leftovers
Watched The Last Food Network Star-Jamika went home.

Mon, Jul 20
Chris-no lunch
Stacie’s bday
Lunch-Office Depot for a 2010 calendar, Einsteins.
Dinner-sloppy joes and French fries

Tue, Jul 21
Chris to work early
Took D to Panera for breakfast
Lunch-Red Robin
Dinner-quick spaghetti

Wed, Jul 22
Michael-Splash Day
Chris-no lunch; I went to Aveda and got a coffee refill at Einstein’s on my way back
Dinner-Papa John’s
Did D’s laundry & went on a walk after dinner
Maggie Moo’s
Watched Deep Blue

Thu, Jul 23
Finally finished editing, uploading and adding to my Shutterfly share site the pictures from our Colorado Springs mini vaca. Also uploaded a video to my Shutterfly share site for the first time. It’s pretty slick! and is provided through motionbox.com
Lunch-Paradise
Dinner-Tokyo Joe’s
Mark Buehrle (Chicago White Sox) pitched a perfect game
Went to Target to get gift for bday party on Sunday
Watched Dinner Impossible-Will Shortz

Fri, Jul 24
Abs, legs/butt Pilates DVD
Lunch-Einstein’s (no coffee refill)
Michael was working on his motorcycle tonight. When Chris told him it was time for a bath, Michael said, “I’m working really hard. I’m busy, so don’t bother me.”
Dinner-BBQ chicken sandwiches and mac cheese
Went on a short walk. Michael tripped over the back of my shoe, fell and scraped himself up a little bit on the sidewalk.
Watched Knowing (Nicolas Cage)

Sat, Jul 25
Denyce & Zoe
Bought bday gift for Keila’s friend Marco’s party on Sun
Mom played with Michael while Chris and I ran a couple errands
Watched the first episode of Heros

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Dinosaur Stomp
Theme: Citizenship

Layout credits:
Life 365 by Gina Marie Huff:
Hodge Podge #3 (brackets3)
Hodge Podge #7 (paint2)
Hodge Podge #10 (paper)
Hodge Podge #12 (sun, wa5b)
Creative Borders (dots1)
Hugs & Kisses by Gina Marie Huff: Paper 3
Font: LD Little Piggy

Week of Jul 12

Summary:
Sun-Jeannie’s 26th bday, Chris and I saw Public Enemies Mon-Received Kyle’s AP Exam results-he is “highly qualified” with a score of 4 out of 5 Wed-Dr. Andow-me, MD-splash day Thu-Watched Deep Blue on TNT Fri-Sandi’s bday, legendary CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite died, Fusion class with Kathy (?)-circuit!!!, MD-ice cream party Sat-Colorado Springs, Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Buffalo Lodge swimming in indoor pool, Mr. Biggs-Michael’s first time playing mini golf Primrose: Unit of Learning: Western Round-Up, Theme: Citizenship

Sun, Jul 12
Jeannie’s 26th bday
Met Dad at Panera
Utah Park
Chris and I saw Public Enemies
Dinner-French bread pizzas
Watched The Last Food Network Star-Michael went home

Mon, Jul 13
Chris didn’t take a lunch; Einsteins’ Tasty Turkey sandwich for me
Dinner-burritos
Received Kyle’s AP Exam results-he is “highly qualified” with a score of 4 out of 5 which is eligible for college credit (depending on the college apparently.)

Tue, Jul 14
10 Minute Solutions Pilates-abs
Lunch-Einstein’s Honey Mustard & Swiss Chicken Wrap; pretty good and a steal at $1.99.
Dinner-pork chops & mac cheese

Wed, Jul 15
10 Minute Solutions Pilates-legs/butt
Dr. Andow-me
Casual Day
MD-splash day
Lunch-Lemon Grass
Dinner-French bread pizzas
Made reservation at Cheyenne Mountain Resort for this weekend.
Tried to make banana bread, but I didn’t leave it in the oven long enough.

Thu, Jul 16
Lunch-Paradise
Received American Eagle package
Dinner-Corn Bread Taco Bake
Watched Deep Blue on TNT

Fri, Jul 17
Sandi’s bday
Legendary CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite died
Fusion class with Kathy (?)-circuit!!!
Sent Eye-One software back to Amazon
MD-ice cream party

Sat, Jul 18
Colorado Springs-Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Buffalo Lodge
Swimming in indoor pool
Mr. Biggs-Michael’s first time playing mini golf

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Western Round-Up
Theme: Citizenship

Layout credits:
Life 365 Gina Marie Huff:
Creative Templates 7-photo (7l)
Creative Borders (misc1 & dots2)
Paper Pack 2 (1)
Hodge Podge #12 metal numbers
Hodge Podge #13 (july3)
Attach It 2 (ribbons2)
Life is Good Gina Marie Huff: Paper 4
Font: LD Little Piggy

Week of Jul 5

I operate on the assumption that we each only get one life, so we should definitely live it, not just cruise through it window shopping. Mónica Guerra Leiria; Studio mgl

When life gets too hectic, I've always found that a nice, hot bath can solve most problems…I've been in here since last Thursday. Hallmark card

Summary:
Sun Six-year anniversary of being in house, dinner at Old Chicago for Randy’s bday Mon Jessica Sprague class began (Photo Editing: Frame-Ups & Special Effects) Tue Michael Jackson’s funeral, dinner with Keila at Noodles & Company Wed Rheana Shine, KT-blood draw, emissions test for car, tried to register with DMV (need to pick up title from Saturn at post office first), MD-splash day Thu KT-Done with Accutane, picked up Hyundai title from post office Fri Received ScanCafe DVD Sat Michael’s first trip to DQ. He had a cherry Star Kiss. Primrose: Unit of Learning: Kings, Queens, Castles and Knights Theme: Courage

Sun, Jul 5
Six-year anniversary of being in house.
Worked for 3 hours
Ran errands-Best Buy, Target, Aveda, Costco
Dinner at Old Chicago for Randy’s bday

Mon, Jul 6
Jessica Sprague class begins (Photo Editing: Frame-Ups & Special Effects)
10 Minute Solution Rapid Results Pilates-Waist Slimmer
Lunch-Paradise
Dinner-leftover Old Chicago pizza for me and chicken nugs for MD. Chris didn’t feel well and didn’t eat.
Watched an episode of “The Deadliest Catch”.

Tue, Jul 7
Michael Jackson’s funeral
Lunch-bank & Einstein’s for a coffee refill
Dinner with Keila at Noodles & Company
Picked Kyle up from Jeff’s.

Wed, Jul 8
10 Minute Solution Pilates-legs/butt
Received Hodge Podge #13 freebie
Rheana Shine. Rheana called me to tell me she can feel the warmth and love in our home which made me feel really good.
KT-blood draw, emissions test for car, tried to register with DMV. Need to pick up title from Saturn at Post Office first.
MD-splash day
Lunch-B&N & Hallmark for Jeannie’s birthday; Einstein’s for a coffee refill.
Dinner-French bread pizzas

Thu, Jul 9
Created “Daddy and Michael 03.17.2007” layout.
KT-Dr. Grant; done with Accutane
Kyle picked up Hyundai title from post office.
Lunch-Lemon Grass
Dinner-grilled brats, hamburgers, corn

Fri, Jul 10
Chris didn’t take a lunch
Dinner-Quick Spaghetti
Received ScanCafe DVD
Watched part of Lethal Weapon

Sat, Jul 11
10 Minute Solution Pilates-arms/shoulders
Worked for 2 hours
Dinner-Taquitos and pico
Michael’s first trip to DQ. He had a cherry Star Kiss.
Watched part of Mulholland Drive

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Kings, Queens, Castles and Knights
Theme: Courage

Layout credits:
Life 365 by Gina Marie Huff:
Paper Pack 2 (7)
Creative Borders (misc2)
Fill In Date Strips
Hodge Podge #3 (brackets2)
Hodge Podge #13 (paper)
Font: LD Little Piggy

Week of Jun 28

Month of June Summay:
1-No more paci for Michael 7-Southlands tornado 8-Maxima had flat tire, Keila’s Science Fair, Kyle’s last day of school 9-Keila’s last day of school 13 through 20-Summer vacation in Springfield 18-Kyle got a 2nd degree sunburn playing golf 19-Our 5th Anniversary & Max’s 5th birthday 21-Father’s Day 26-Randy’s birthday 28-Heritage Square

Summary:
Sun Heritage Square Tue ½ PAL day, saw The Hangover Wed MD-splash day Thu MD-picnic at daycare; Chris & Ryan played golf at Kennedy; met Sandi for lunch at Panera Fri Took Michael to see Ice Age 3; Chris played poker at Ed’s Sat Bought flowerpots & greenery for top of refrigerator; cleaned out & organized pantry; finished making Berries & Cream Brownie Squares; watched National Treasure Primrose: Unit of Learning-Og’s Book Adventures; Theme-Courage

Sun, Jun 28
Panera-met Randy, Stephanie, Ben and Mom for Randy’s birthday
Heritage Square
Dinner-Tokyo Joe’s
Mom and Keila made some yummy triple chocolate fudge
Watched The Next Food Network Star-Teddy went home

Mon, Jun 29
10 Minute Solution Rapid Results Pilates-Waist Slimmer
Confirmed Group Retirement Correspondent position is still open.
Lunch-La Fogata
Dinner-French bread pizza
Completed Scan Café order
Watched an episode of The Deadliest Catch

Tue, Jun 30
10 Minute Solution Rapid Results Pilates-Super Toned Buns & Thighs
½ PAL day
Added Heritage Square pictures to Shutterfly
Posted link to Shutterfly family website on my Facebook page
Lunch-grilled hot dogs
Saw The Hangover
Dinner-Burritos

Wed, Jul 1
PAL day
Michael-splash day
Dinner-frito pie
Watched an episode of The Deadliest Catch

Thu, Jul 2
PAL day
MD-picnic at daycare (taking juice boxes)
Chris and Ryan played golf at Kennedy
Met Sandi for lunch at Panera
Group Retirement Correspondent position filled
Dinner-chicken soft tacos
Chris & I played Scrabble

Fri, Jul 3
Company holiday
Fusion class at gym
Took Michael to see Ice Age 3
Chris played poker at Ed’s
Michael and I went to Wendy’s for dinner (brought home)

Sat, Jul 4
Bought flowerpots & greenery for top of refrigerator
Cleaned out & organized pantry
Finished Berries & Cream Brownie Squares
Watched National Treasure

06 Jun Week 5 layout credits:
Gina Marie Huff:
Hodge Podge #3 paper, Hodge Podge #5 paper1, Hodge Podge #8 buttons, LIFE 365 zzstitches
Denise Zavagno: Baby Safari paper
Emily Powers {wst}: Bunny Hop lace trim
fei-fei’s stuff (Oscraps): something.pop wordart (laugh)
Sara Wise: Template 4
Font: LD Soccer Mom

07 Jul Week 1 layout credits:
Gina Marie Huff Life 365:
Hodge Podge #10: template
Paper Pack 2: paper 12
Attach It: brads, hardware, paperclips
The Daily Digi Everyday: days, june
Pattie Knox (designerdigitals.com): Everyday Inspiration freebie 070509 papers
Hummie: Text Path Star freebie
Font: LD Little Piggy

Week of Jun 21

Small boys become big men through the influence of big men who care about small boys. Anonymous

Summary:
Sun Father’s Day Tue “While playing outside [at daycare], Michael accidentally ran into a pole and there is a small bump/bruise on the left side of his forehead.” Wed Michael-splash day Thu Michael Jackson & Farrah Fawcett died Sat Michael got a hair cut

Sun, June 21
Father’s Day
Panera, grocery store and Target
Chris and Michael mowed the lawn. Michael put his lawnmower away in the garage right next to Chris’.
Saw The Proposal
Dinner-French bread pizzas and salad
Watched The Next Food Network Star-Bret went home
Finished The Eyre Affair

Mon, June 22
10-minute solution Pilates-abs
Lunch-Lemongrass
Dinner-Quick Spaghetti
Watched The Next Food Network Star-Eddie went home

Tue, June 23
10-minute solution Pilates-legs/butt
Finished last weeks’ P365 layout
Lunch-Paradise
Michael ran into pole at daycare; small bump on forehead
Dinner-chicken soft tacos
Watched Dinner Impossible (X-games)

Wed, June 24
10-minute solution Pilates-arms
Posted 1st week of June layout to Shutterfly, Weeds & Wildflowers & blogger
Lunch-bank & Arby’s
Michael-splash day
Dinner-Papa John’s
Did Michael’s laundry
Watched Dinner Impossible (Yahoo!)

Thu, June 25
Farrah Fawcett died
Michael Jackson died
Lunch-Black Cow deli (tuna melt)
Dinner-pork chops, corn on the cob, mac cheese with strawberry shortcake for dessert
No TV

Fri, June 26
Randy’s bday
Fusion class
Lunch-Red Robin
Ordered X-Rite Eye-One Display LT screen calibration software from Amazon
Dinner-leftovers
Watched Somali Pirate Takedown The Real Story about ship captain Richard Philips who was captured by pirates around Easter this year on Discovery Channel. Heroic Navy SEAL kill shots finally freed Captain Richard Phillips after a dramatic 4-day Somali pirate siege.

Sat, June 27
Panera in Parker
Michael hair cut
Lunch-hot dogs on grill
Target (bought scrabble & canasta) & Sam’s Club
Dinner-sloppy joes, french fries, Bob Evans sliced glazed apples
Dessert-Wendy’s; miller moth in my purse

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: In My Backyard
Theme: Courage

Layout credits:
Gina Marie Huff:
Creative Templates: 7-photo (7i rotated)
Creative Borders: dots2
Life 365: paper 2
Hodge Podge #5: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Hodge Podge 6: dates2
Hodge Podge #7: dates2
Hodge Podge #10 strings2 & weekof1
Ransom Notes Dates
LivEdesigns: I Sing for Spring! white paper
Font: LD Soccer Mom

Week of Jun 14

VACATION!!

Photo summary:
Sun-Discovery Center-Keila & Van De Graaff Generator & Chris in astronaut suit
Mon-Michael feeding a giraffe at the Dickerson Park Zoo & Michael’s first ice cream cone
Tue-Bowling at Sunshine Lanes
Fri-Michael eating cupcake with blue frosting & Kyle’s second degree sunburn

Sun, Jun 14
Discovery Center, 438 St. Louis St.¸Springfield, MO
http://www.discoverycenter.org/
Dinner-grill hamburgers etc.

Mon, Jun 15
Chris and Kyle played golf with Jason at Bill & Payne Stewart Golf Course.
Debbie, Keila, Michael and I went to the Dickerson Park Zoo (www.dickersonparkzoo.org)
Debbie, Keila and I got manicures and pedicures.
Dinner at Nakato Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar

Tue, Jun 16
Bowling at Sunshine Lanes. Michael pushed his ball by himself this year.
Lunch with Grandma Sharp (Steak & Shake)
Took Keila and Michael to Jump Mania (www.jumpmaniaspringfield.com)
Kyle went to driving range with Jerry
Dinner at the Iseminger grandparents with Danny, Liz, Wade, Jason & Ashlee
ScanCafe review deadline extended

Wed, Jun 17
Chris played golf with Andy Seal at Springfield Golf & Country Club (private)
Went to mall (Peggy too.) Stopped at Andy’s (Frozen Custard) on the way (www.eatandys.com).
Bingo with Grandma Sharp (at the Emporium-2345 W. Catalpa¸Springfield, MO 65802). First time playing for Kyle and I. Jason, Ashlee, Debbie & Peggy played too.
Linda admitted to hospital with chest pains. She thought she was having a heart attack but tests confirmed she didn’t.

Thu, Jun 18
Breakfast at Cracker Barrel with the Iseminger grandparents.
Debbie took Michael and Keila to Jump Mania again per Michael’s request.
Chris and I went to Joplin for our 5th anniversary. We went to the Missouri Southern Campus, the two apartments he lived in, Joplin Supply (pipe yard) and Hastings book store. Chris found all 5 of the Backyardigans beanie babies at Hastings. You can't start too early for Christmas/birthday shopping!
Lunch-Mazzio’s pizza
Saw Pelham 123.
Dinner-Cheddar’s (We went to the Cheddar’s in Springfield after our rehearsal dinner 5 years ago & Jason Bright accidentally punched me in the eye.)
Stayed at Downstream Casino
Pat Sainz found me on Facebook
Kyle played golf with Jerry at Silo Ridge Golf & Country Club in Bolivar (private http://www.siloridgecc.com/);got a 2nd degree sunburn on his right forearm.

Fri, Jun 19
Our 5th anniversary.
Max’s 5th bday.
Jerry called Chris and said Kyle has the potential to be a scratch golfer (good enough to get a college scholarship.) He also knows the McGetrick golf course owner where Ryan’s mom Elena is a golf pro.
Chris and I back from Joplin.
Chris and Kyle fitted for tuxes for Jason & Ashlee’s wedding in September.
Dinner-brisket. Jason, Ashlee, Peggy, Eric & Jamison joined us.
Went to see Jason & Ashlee’s house.
Andy’s Frozen Custard. I get the James Brownie Funky Jackhammer which is frozen custard blended with creamy peanut butter & brownies and filled with hot fudge. It's GOOD!

Sat, Jun 20
Back to Denver
Dinner-Tokyo Joe’s
Max sick-vet gave him a shot to settle his stomach and the first dose of antibiotic.

Layout credits:
Gina Marie Huff Life 365:
Paper 9
Paper pack 2-1
Attach It-pins
Journal Blocks B-3d
Hodge Podge #3-brackets1
Hodge Podge #4-paper
Hodge Podge #8-ribbon2
Hodge Podge #10-strings2
Ransom Note Dates-June & weekof3
Ransom Note Numbers
Template-The 80’s Me Template 365 Part 4
Font-LD Soccer Mom

Week of Jun 7

Photo Summary:
Sun-Tornado at Southlands (2 photos)
Mon- Keila’s Science Fair
Tue-Nissan had flat tire
Wed-trash/recycle day, Michael brushing hippo’s teeth
Thu- Michael with spiky hair

Week Summary:
Sun Tornado at Southlands, bought laptop & golf clubs
Mon Brother printer corona wire issue, Kyle's last day of 10th grade, Keila's Science Fair & got yearbook
Tue PAL day, Nissan had flat tire, Keila's last day of 6th grade, Kyle's first day of Saddle Rock golf league, made chocolate chip banana bread
Wed Emailed writing sample for Group Retirement Correspondent position, Mom had a colonoscopy and biopsy
Thu Second interview for Group Retirement Correspondent
Fri Rheana Shine, Chris, Kyle and Ryan (Green) played golf at Meadow Hills, got kids’ grade cards-Kyle GPA (weighted) 3.571 & Keila GPA 3.714
Sat Facial with Denyce; to Springfield-we sat on the runway (without electronics) for an hour because of rain.

Sun, Jun 7
Panera
Errands-Wal-Mart, Costco
Worked for a couple hours
Tornado at Southlands
Bought laptop (me) and golf clubs (Chris)
Watched The Next Food Network Star

Mon, Jun 8
Brother printer Corona wire issue
Keila gets yearbook
Kyle last day of school
Lunch-Paradise
Dinner-leftovers
Keila-Science Fair at 7 pm

Tue, Jun 9
PAL day
Keila last day of school
Kyle-first day Saddle Rock golf league (with friend Ben)
Nissan flat tire & repairs
Dinner-Tokyo Joe’s
Errands-Dick’s (shirts for me) & Costco (luggage)
Made chocolate chip banana bread. (Mom’s banana bread recipe with ½ cup choc chips.)
No TV

Wed, Jun 10
Emailed “If money was not an issue..” writing piece for Group Retirement Correspondent position.
Mom-colonoscopy; also did biopsy. Doc says she almost certainly has recticulitis.
Lunch-Paradise
Dinner-Old Chicago.
Bought wireless optical mouse from Target.

Thu, Jun 11
Second interview 10am-Group Retirement Correspondent (Dennis Hampson & Bev Peterson)
Lunch-Black Cow Deli
Dinner-Papa John’s

Fri, Jun 12
Rheana Shine
Chris, Kyle and Ryan (Green)-golf at Meadow Hills
Lunch-Einstein’s & errands
Got kids’ grade cards-KT GPA (weighted) 3.571; KL GPA 3.714
Dinner-French bread pizzas

Sat, Jun 13
Denyce
To Springfield
Sat on runway (no electronics) for an hour because of rain.
Dinner-Steak & Shake.

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Life in the Big City
Theme: Courage

Layout Credits:
Gina Marie Huff-
Hugs & Kisses Papers (7&8)
Life 365:
weekof, datetape, staplerib2, zzstitches
Hodge Podge #7-alphablack
Jen Caputo Text Paths Collection #1
simply yin-Template 365 - set 9
Font-LD Soccer Mom

Week of Jun 1

“One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.“ – Eleanor Roosevelt

Photo summary:
Mon-Planted flowers
Tue-Michael’s potty set up
Wed-Bruise from getting calf caught between potty seat and regular seat
Thu-Michael in a box!
Fri-Rabbit in our front yard on our way out in the morning
Sat-Mama duck and ducklings at Utah Park

Mon, Jun 1
KT-blood draw
Lunch-Paradise
Dinner-Papa John’s
Planted flowers
Chris fixed lock on laundry/garage door
No paci for Michael
Watched Jon & Kate Plus 8.

Tue, Jun 2
Rained ALL day.
Panera for breakfast to “celebrate” Michael’s first night without paci. He threw a little fit when he took too much of the outside of the cinnamon roll off.
We almost were hit by a car in the daycare parking lot. It was so close I can’t believe we weren’t hit.
Kael was already at daycare and he and Michael were so happy to see each other!
Ordered/picked up pictures of Keila’s science fair project for her presentation board.
Office Manager position filled from within.
Dinner-quick spaghetti
Watched CSI season finale.

Wed, Jun 3
Applied for Group Retirement Correspondent position
Lunch-price match on Cannon A1000; Arby’s
Dinner-burritos
Watched Deadliest Catch season premier

Thu, Jun 4
Keila-locker clean out
Lunch-Lemon Grass
Kyle visited Challenge
KT-derm appt at 4:00; taking himself (1st time)
Dinner-ham steaks and mac cheese
Watched “Role Models”

Fri, Jun 5
Fusion class at gym
Kyle joining golf league at Saddle Rock
Interview at 10am for Group Retirement Correspondent position with Lance Mecham and Jessica Patchett.
Lunch-sauce
Chris playing poker at Rick’s-won $140!
Dinner- Wendy’s for D and I

Sat, Jun 6
Panera
Went to Utah park to feed the ducks and play on the playground
Went to Home Depot to get a new doorknob/lock for the garage/laundry room door
Chris and Kyle went to Saddle Rock to hit balls during Michael’s nap
Dinner-leftovers (mac & cheese for the boys and chili nachos for Chris and I)
Watched The Wrestler

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Cactus Country
Theme: Courage
Letter of the Week: Dd (dinosaur)

Layout Credits:
Template LiNZy template number 3
Gina Marie Huff:
Papers from A Better Me (2, 3 & 5) & Life 365 Paper Pack 2 (2)
Hodge Podge #11 tiny alpha & numbers
Attach It hardware
Font-LD Soccer Mom

Week of May 24

Summary:
Sun- Saw Angels & Demons
Mon- Memorial Day
Tue- Michael got the Show and Share bucket-letter Cc.
Wed- Keila Honor Roll breakfast
Thu- Went to “park that we just passed by” after dinner.
Fri-Applied for Tax Reporting and Office Coordinator positions.
Sat-Errands (grocery store, Staples, Wells Fargo, Lowe’s, Costco)
Sun- Went to O’Brien park in Parker “park by the ice cream store”

Picture summary:
Mon-Climbing on rocks outside Panera
Tue-Alligator eating dinosaur
Wed-Keila working on her Science Fair project (weather)
Wed-Keila and Misha at the Honor Roll breakfast
Thu-Park in our neighborhood
Sun-O’Brien Park in Parker

Sun, May 24
Panera
Michael & Chris went to the grocery store
Max still sick
Saw Angels & Demons
Dinner-BBQ chicken sandwiches
Watched CSI

Mon, May 25
Memorial Day
Chris worked for a couple of hours.
Returned items to PetsMart and Bed Bath & Beyond.
Dinner-chicken pot pie
Watched CSI

Tue, May 26
PAL day
Joni’s bday
Denyce-massage
Zoe-cut & hi-lite
Went to Wolf Camera re: problem with Nikon D60. It appears to be a problem with the Quantary lens. The sales associate is going to swap out a new one with me tomorrow. Also, bought Canon PowerShot A1000IS to replace my Nikon S200.
Chris started BofA mortgage refi process. They are so backed up closing is in 2 months.
Michael got the Show and Share bucket-the letter is Cc.
Dinner-burritos
Watched the first hour of the Criminal Minds season finale.

Wed, May 27
Posted layouts for Weeds & Wildflowers Hodge Podge #11
KL-Honor Roll breakfast
Lunch-Lemon Grass & Wolf Camera
Kyle & Keila both have colds
Dinner-quick spaghetti
Watched the second hour of the Criminal Minds season finale.

Thu, May 28
Lunch-La Fogata
Dinner-Papa John’s
Found out Gma Sharp isn’t doing very well
Went to “park that we just passed by” after dinner. Michael hit his head pretty hard. He woke up at 5am Friday morning crying because his head hurt.
Went to bed early-no TV.

Fri, May 29
Gym-Fusion class but more like weight lifting; used bar entire time
Lunch-Paradise with Courtney
Applied for Office Coordinator position Dana Kennedy referred me for.
Applied for Tax Reporting position being vacated by Butch Rediske; I don’t even see it posted yet so hopefully that’s good for me!
Michael somewhat of an emotional wreck
Dinner-Tokyo Joes, Wendy’s frosty’s for dessert
Watched Jon & Kate Plus 8

Sat, May 30
Chris & Michael worked outside
Errands-grocery store, Staples, Wells Fargo, Lowe’s, Costco
Dinner-chili nachos, frito pie
Watched House season finale

Sun, May 31
Panera-D&J
Went to O’Brien park in Parker (park by the ice cream store)
Chris and Kyle went to Saddle Rock to hit golf balls during D’s nap
Dinner-Rio Grande for Joni’s bday, then to Maggie Moo’s
Watched a little bit of a Jesse James show

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: My Country, My Flag
Theme: Keeping Promises
Spanish: Talked about words such as “La Bandera” (flag) and “Blanco” (white)
Letter of the Week: Cc (cake mix)

Layout credits:
Week of May 24-
Life 365 Gina Marie Huff:
Hodge Podge #6 dates1
Hodge Podge #8 buttons
Hodge Podge #10 weekof6, strings1
Hodge Podge #11 paper2
Papers & Patterned Blocks Paper9 (recolored)
Date It blank circle colored cardboard
ChrissyW (Elemental Scraps) freebietemplate21
365: International Edition-Take2 (Studio mgl) month circle
Font: SP You’ve Got Mail

May Summary-
Life 365 Gina Marie Huff:
Quick Page Templates - Monthly Summaries
Megan Turnidge (Scrap Matters) Ribbony Sweet Treats ccbottom2 & top1
Fa Maura (Scrap Team Shop) Cute Kit (freebie)
Nikki Scott (Elemental Scraps) Birthday Bash candles
eclectic designs by Gabi (Scrap Artist) Birthday Kit alpha & colorful string
Font: SP You've Got Mail

Week of May 17

Summary: This was a tough week. Chris and I both had busy and stressful work weeks. On Wednesday, Kyle’s friend Ben took him to take his road test. (He had the highest test score of the day-a 92.) Chris picked him up and took him to the DMV to get his license. I had a seminar downtown all day Wednesday (Kelby Training Adobe Lightroom.) Thursday night was Keila’s last band concert. On Friday, we had the lawn aerated and fertilized and discovered something ate through the sprinkler system wires so we’ll need to have that fixed. Max was sick and Chris spent several hours Friday night and Saturday cleaning up after him. All in all, a very busy and frustrating week! So glad it’s over!!

Sun, May 17
D&J Panera
Fed the ducks at Utah park
BBB, library, Home Depot & Michael’s (for Keila’s science fair project)
Keila and Mom saw Witch Mountain
Dinner-pork chops & mac cheese
Watched Survivor finale-J.T. won

Mon, May 18
Lunch-Paradise (and Einstein’s for a coffee refill for me)
Michael got Og’s book bag; took a dino book and Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Dinner-chili nachos
Watched first hour of 24 season finale

Tue, May 19
PAL day
Got closer to being caught up in the office; filing done; medical bills verified & paid
Sent resume to another recruiter and uploaded a resume and profile to Charles Schwab
Dinner-French Bread pizzas

Wed, May 20
PAL day
Kyle got his driver’s license! He had the highest test score of the day-a 92. Drove to Brett’s in his car (1st solo drive.)
Adobe Lightroom class at Denver Convention Center
Dinner-chicken soft tacos
Watched last hour of 24 season finale

Thu, May 21
Ordered diffuser for SB-600 speedlight
KT-no school (graduation)
KT-drove to Cassidy’s in Golden
Courtney’s bday
Lunch-Lemon Grass; tried Kung Pao Chicken. Yum!
Chris back on Rick’s team
Keila-band concert 7pm main gym (Mom and Joni came too)
Dinner-Frito pie
Maggie Moo’s
Watched Criminal Minds

Fri, May 22
Fusion class at gym
Cory Ramos-aerated & fertilized; some creature ate through the sprinkler system wires so we’re going to have to have someone come out and fix
Lunch-Red Robin
Max sick
Dinner-Michael and I Wendy’s; Chris Papa John’s
MBO

Sat, May 23
Went to Panera.
Went to Home Depot & Pet’s Mart.
Continued to clean up after Max
Turned Michael’s dresser over. (It was changing table.)
Tried to take clothes to the consignment store; they’re only taking clothes in sizes 12 mos and under. Cash out-$59.11.
Dinner-Ruby Tuesday
Watched Criminal Minds

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Summer Fun
Letter of the Week: Bb (bouncy ball)
Spanish: Simple phrases and words related to the weather
Theme: Keeping Promises

Layout credits:
Weeds & Wildflowers: Ad Challenge 3-30 template
Gina Marie Huff:
Life 365: Hodge Podge 10- paper, weekof1, weekof6; Paper Pack 2 paper6
Ransom Note Alpha (#s)
Bohemian Art Fix It Bonus03 (scrapartist.com)
Font: SP You’ve Got Mail

Week of May 10

Sun, May 10
Mother’s Day
Dinner-Mimi’s (for May bdays) with Dad, Joni, GG, Randy, Stephanie and Ben-11 in all!
Michael and Keila made me gifts.
Chris took the kids to the store so I had some time at home and got me purple Iris’s.
Mother’s bracelet.
Mom in Montana.
Watched Celebrity Apprentice season finale-Joan Rivers won

Mon, May 11
PAL day
Received call from daycare-Michael kept saying he had to go potty and doing the little dance, but wasn’t able to go when he went into the bathroom. This happened about 4x.
Dinner-Steak Fajitas
Watched 24

Tue, May 12
PAL day
My 40th bday (or 14,610th day as Chris figured out!)
Lunch-Tokyo Joe’s
Saw The Soloist
KT-final driving lesson wit A+
Dinner-Little Ricci’s pizza
Maggie Moo’s
Vicki’s bday gifts received:
$80 cash
Chico’s gift card
Archiver’s gift cards
Gift certificate for photography class
Vintage Shiny Camera necklace
Amazon gift certificate
3.5” HP digi picture frame

Wed, May 13
Kyle’s 16th bday
Rheana Shine
Lunch-Red Robin
Dinner-Panda & brownies for dessert
KT-hair cut
Kyle bday gifts received:
White 2002 Hyundai Accent L
Elitches season pass
iTunes gift cards-$45
$100 savings bond
"I Need My Golf time” t-shirt
Hollister hoodie
"Never Drive Faster than your Guardian Angel Can fly" rearview mirror charm
$108
Two golf shirts
Notorious
Chipping & driving mat

Thu, May 14
KT-AP World History exam
Big Picture Scrapbooking Microblog Album workshop begins
10am-MD doctor’s appt
Lunch-Paradise
Dinner-Papa John’s (had to pick up prescription and new undies for Michael)
Watched Survivor

Fri, May 15
Fusion class with Jackie
Michael got extra jump time in the jumpy castle at Primrose
Lunch-Paradise with Courtney
Dinner-Quick Spaghetti
Played at “new” playground
Watched Prison Break season/series finale

Sat, May 16
Facial with Dencye
Chris worked for a few hours
Cassidy came over to see Kyle
Spent $25 gift card at Archiver’s
Keila finished A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (author of The Secret Garden); 316 pages!

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Circus and Zoo Animals
Letter of the Week: Aa (airplane)
Spanish: Colors and counting to ten

Layout Credits:
Moriginals: 365 Template No 018
Gina Marie Huff: Life 365-Papers 2&7, Hodge Podge #1 DateStripPSD, Hodge Podge #4 frame1b, Attach It hardware.
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Megan Turnidge: Party Boy-Birthday Swirl, Party Girl Paper4, Ribbony Sweet Treats cupcake bottom1 and top3.
Font: SP You’ve Got Mail

Week of May 3

Sun, May 3
Breakfast with Dad & Joni at Panera; Randy and Ben came too
Chris got a ticket for running a red light
Took Keila shopping at Kohl’s
Dinner-Fillet’s, French fries, salad
Watched Celebrity Apprentice-Clint Black, Jesse James and Brande Roderick fired

Mon, May 4
Finished Apr 26-30 layout
Teacher appreciation-picture of Michael doing “something fun”
Sauce for lunch
Michael got another Happy Gram! from Ms. Cassie for noticing his friend Kyle was struggling to get a toy and helping him.
Chicken pot pie for dinner
Made Smores, yum!
Got Nuggets playoff tickets for tomorrow night for Chris’ birthday

Golden Graham Smores
¾ c. light corn syrup
3 tbsp. butter
1 pkg. (11.5 oz.) milk chocolate morsels
3 c. miniature marshmallows
1 tsp. vanilla
1 pkg. (12 oz.) Golden Graham cereal (9c.)
1. Grease rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches.
2. Heat syrup, butter and morsels to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
3. Pour over cereal; toss until coated. Fold in marshmallows, 1 cup at a time. Press in pan with buttered back of spoon. Let stand 1 hour.
4. Cut into 2 inch squares. Store loosely covered at room temperature up to 2 days.
Makes 24 squares.

Tue, May 5
Finished May 1-2 layout
Lemon Grass for lunch
Burritos for dinner
Chris went to the Nuggets game with Ed

Wed, May 6
MD-Class picture
Teacher appreciation-thank you cards
Lunch-Paradise
KT-blood draw for Sat derm appt
Dinner-quick spaghetti
Watched CSI (from 4/16)

Thu, May 7
Liquidated Kyle’s Selected account to purchase a car; $4180.48 as of 5/6.
Applied for Compliance Coordinator position.
Bought Kyle’s car; white Hyundai Accent L with approx. 63,000 miles for $3,500. Initially they wanted about $4,150; sticker price of $3,494 + delivery fee of $498 and taxes of $160. Chris and I had already discussed that we only wanted to spend between $3000 & $3500. Chris and Michael were already out of the dealership when I stopped to talk to the salesman and his manager to both let them know that we were going to continue to look and to ask where the car might be. (They brought it up from Colorado Springs for us to look at.) The manager asked what needed to happen for us to go home with the car, so I told him and they made it happen! My very first negotiation (ha ha.)
Watched Survivor.

Fri, May 8
PAL day
KL-no school; 2nd Gardasil shot
Chris’ bday-played golf with Ryan; 8:40 tee time at Saddle Rock
Lunch-Old Chicago
Took Kyle’s car to Firestone to make sure it’s mechanically sound.
Chris and I went to Kohl’s. We saved $250 according to our receipt! I used my $50 from Deb and Ron to buy a digital picture frame. Chris used his to get several shirts.
Teacher appreciation: $5 Target gift card
Dinner-thin crust Papa John’s
Spiderman DQ ice cream cake for desert
Watched Prison Break.

Sat, May 9
Firestone said Kyle’s car looks good. They think the 60,000 mile check up was done recently. They listed a couple of things that could be done. Depending on how much we receive from Kyle’s UTMA, we may go ahead and do a couple things.
KT-10 am derm appt
Chris played poker at Ed’s.
Movie night for Michael, Keila and I.

Primrose:
Teacher Appreciation Week
Unit of Learning: Farm and Farm Animals
Letter of the Week: Zz

Layout credits-
Gina Marie Huff (Weeds & Wildflowers):
Life 365- Patterned Blocks pattern2b, journalblock11b, brads, roundweekdays2,7-photo template3, Paper Pack 2 paper14, Hodge Podge #3 border2 & button1, Hodge Podge #5 monday2 & Wednesday frames, Hodge Podge #7 alphablack.
Emily Merritt {wst}-alphakraftm
Emily Powers {wst}-selotsoflinespapers3 from Storyteller Essentials v.1 Bundle
Christina Bartholomew (Scrapbook-Elements)-Scissors Brushes Torn Edges 1
Elegant WordArt by Bethany framing calendar freebie
Font: SP You’ve Got Mail

Week of Apr 26

Leftovers in their visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart.
Thomas Fuller (1654-1734 British physician, preacher, and scholar; author of Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs.)

Sun, Apr 26
Swine flu public emergency declared.
Chris worked about 5 hours
Michael and I went to the Target in Parker (so we could get his hair cut), did some shopping and filled Kyle’s prescription. We made it until 10 when Snip-Its opened but Michael didn’t want a hair cut after we bought him a toy. He wanted to go home and play!
Chris and I saw State of Play.
Roast, carrots, potatoes and green beans for dinner; mom stayed.
Watched Celebrity Apprentice; Melissa Rivers fired.

Mon, Apr 27
Snow.
Kyle missed the bus.
Lunch-Wendy’s/bank
Dinner-Chicken Parmesan
Watched 24.
Posted Apr weeks 3 & 4 for Life 365 incentive
Michael was calling bad (not nice) names at daycare. He told Miss Cassie he was going to tell me on her :D
Ordered April prints from Shutterfly (25 free)

Tue, Apr 28
Registered for Kelby Training Adobe Lightroom class on 5/20
Purchased Microblog Album Workshop class (bigpicturescrapbooking) that starts 5/14 & ends 6/10
Purchased DiA Photography CD with copyright release
Paradise for lunch
Baked potato soup for dinner
Watched House
Received Hodge Podge #9 Life 365 incentive

Wed, Apr 29
Placed ScanCafe order (10% off) and submitted paragraph about how ScanCafe has touched my life for an additional 3% off. (It’s 5% if you make them cry, but I don’t think mine will :D.)
WHO (World Health Organization) raises swine flu pandemic level to 5; second highest level, meaning that it believes a global outbreak of the disease is imminent.
Looked at cars for Kyle at lunch & mailed ScanCafe order.
Papa John’s for dinner
Chris researched cars
Made banana bread (Banana-Oat Quick Bread from June 2000 Cooking Light, Sowing Your Oats); came out of the pan perfectly!

Thu, Apr 30
Swine flu shuts 300 schools across the U.S.
Came home for lunch to get Tom Slingsby’s phone number
Received Shutterfly order
Watched Survivor
Maggie Moo’s

Fri, May 1
Gym-Fusion class with Jackie
Watched Yes Man
Red Robin for lunch; I changed it up and had a cheeseburger
Chili nachos for dinner

Sat, May 2
National Scrapbooking Day; spent $34.13 over the weekend (Love to the Sea, Welcome to the Zoo!, Dingy Boy Kit, No. 2, Photo Edge FX, NSD Grab Bag, Biggest Fan Kit, Biggest Fan Date Stamp, Confessions class, Life 365: Attach It 3, Border It 5, Ransom Notes Dates, Scrap Box 1, Puzzled)
KT-AP World History final 7:30-noon; he got a 79 and the class average was 77
Michael got a haircut
Dinner at Mom’s for birthday’s; spaghetti pie, garlic bread, corn, cole slaw & choc pie
Chris told Michael he was cute and Michael’s response was that he wasn’t cute, he’s sweet

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: The Month in Review
Life Skills April Theme: Making Good Choices
Spanish: Sang El Ocean & La Tortuga
Letter of the Week: Yy; Michael took a yellow tractor for Show & Share

04 Apr Week 5 layout credits:
Gina Marie Huff:
Hugs & Kisses: Paper 7
Life 365:
Tool Kit: week of, yarnties; Border It 3c
Ransom Notes Dates: Apr
Hodge Podge #5: wordstripa3
Hodge Podge #7: dates2
Hodge Podge #9: dates2
Border It 5: Bborders
Attach It 3: zzstitches
Font: Burst My Bubble

01 May Week 1 layout credits:
Gina Marie Huff:
Life is Good: Papers 4 & 11; chalkdoodle3c
Life 365: Paper Pack 2 Paper 3; Hodge Podge #6 Paper Strips, Attach It #2 Ribbons2
geniaBeana Template 31
Font: SP You’ve Got Mail

Week of Apr 19

Summary:
Sun-Gma Frieda here; went to Uncle Hank’s
Mon- Keila made 3rd quarter honor roll! We celebrated with Maggie Moo’s :D
Tue-Big Mike’s fixed washing machine.
Wed-Took Keila to Perle Vision to have her glasses fixed and adjusted.
Thu-Got DiA Photography proofs; MD made “My Hand Octopus”
Fri-Chris played poker at Rick’s and won $60; Michael got a “Happy Gram!” from Miss Cassie.
Sat-Took Kyle shopping-Sports Authority, American Eagle and Old Navy.

Sun, Apr 19
Panera then to work for 4 hours (1 hour OT)
Washing machine leaked water all over the laundry room floor.
Gma Frieda here; went to Uncle Hank’s
Michael pretended his washcloths were “bubble monkeys” and he was the dad.
BBQ chicken sandwiches for dinner.
Watched Celebrity Apprentice.

Mon, Apr 20
Columbine 10-year anniversary
As we were walking out the door this morning Chris said, Bye, Pumpkin head!” to Keila. Michael piped in with, “Bye, mac & cheese head!”
Paradise for lunch
3:40-Keila’s IEP meeting (rescheduled from last Tuesday); she will be in a regular writing class next year. This was the only support class she had this year and her teacher (Mrs. Madry) is extremely happy with Keila’s effort and output. She will continue to receive support for speech and the option to have extra time for test taking.
Keila made 3rd quarter honor roll! We celebrated with Maggie Moo’s :D
Big Mike’s came out to look at the washing machine. It needs a new hose. He will come back out tomorrow to actually fix.
Chicken soft tacos for dinner.
Finished watching Celebrity Apprentice.

Tue, Apr 21
Hallmark and Einstein’s (for another coffee refill) for lunch. I got bday cards for Chris and Kyle and Mother’s Day cards. I also got Keila the cutest clipboard with a big “K”, hot pink and white stripes and a polka dot ribbon ($5) for making the honor roll and a HSM ornament ($2.)
Big Mike’s fixed washing machine.
Took Keila to Perle Vision to have her glasses fixed and adjusted.
Ham steaks and mac cheese for dinner.
Watched 24.

Wed, Apr 22
Gym-Step it Up Plus (Jackie-static muscle)
Michael wanted cinnamon rolls for breakfast. We had some Pillsbury ones in the fridge, but when Chris pulled them out to make them the expiration date was last month. Michael was really upset, so Chris took him to King Soopers for a “pink” donut (aka a cake donut with pink frosting.)
Kyle had a late start today and he and I both had the wrong time for the bus so he missed school.
Lunch-Red Robin
Michael’s new favorite tv shows are Go, Diego, Go! and the Backyardigans (both on Nickelodeon.) He’s captivated by both.
A while ago, Michael was concerned that he didn’t “make his letters as good as the other kids.” He did pretty well on his “Xx” worksheet today and when I told him that he said, “I’m trying to be better.”
Chris told me he is known as the “$100 gift card guy” at Maggie Moo’s.
Watched CSI.

Thu, Apr 23
Lunch-Lemon Grass
Dinner-Chicken Pot Pie
Watched Survivor
Got DiA Photography proofs
MD made “My Hand Octopus”

Fri, Apr 24
Paradise for lunch
Michael got a “Happy Gram!” from Miss Cassie.
French Bread pizzas for dinner.
“Movie night” for Michael and I.
Chris played poker at Rick’s and won $60.

Sat, Apr 25
Worked for 3 hours
Took Kyle shopping-Sports Authority, American Eagle and Old Navy.
Chili nachos for dinner.
Watched Prison Break

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Life in the Ocean
Letter of the Week: Xx
Spanish: colors and a new song

Layout Credits-
Gina Marie Huff:
Hugs & Kisses: papers 4 & 7
Life is Good: paper 12
Life 365: fill in date strips, week day buttons, word strips B-3b, Attach It 2-shiny bows, Hodge Podge #7-paint 2
Laurie's Scraps - Project 365 template 7
Katie Pertiet – Shaped Notebook Journalers
Jesse Edwards – Musical Brushes and Stamps
Lauren Grier-Layered Up in You scallop border

Week of Apr 12

Like a triangle that completes a shape in space, the language of three gives a feeling of wholeness, of completeness. i.e. beginning, middle and end; blood, sweat, and tears; here, there and everywhere; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; executive, legislative, judicial; I came; I saw; I conquered; Kyle, Keila & Michael.
**Type+Writer Day 10 Journaling (Jessicasprague.com)**

Sun, Apr 12
Easter-the Easter Bunny left eggs for Michael in Gma Debbie’s and Papa’s room (at the Drury Inn Union Station)
Visited Gateway Arch
Home from St. Louis
Watched most of Celebrity Apprentice
Papa John’s for dinner

Mon, Apr 13
PAL day
MD pix-DiA Photography
Chili nachos for dinner
Watched 24
Finished layouts for Weeds & Wildflowers Hodge Podge #8 incentive.

Tue, Apr 14
Finished 20 small things layout
Lunch at Lemon Grass; I tried something new-cashew chicken
Received letter from Primrose re: Department of Human Services “cited the school for consistently failing to maintain the Standards published and prescribed by the Department or under Colorado law.” Unable to pull up provider report on their website and we had a bit of a worrisome night trying to figure out alternatives if we needed to pull Michael out of the daycare.
Missed Keila’s IEP meeting.
Quick spaghetti for dinner.
Watched the end of The Apprentice.

Wed, Apr 15
Gym-Step it up Plus class (Jackie/fit ball)
Talked to Shelley at Primrose about specifics of why school cited by Department of Human Services.
Mailed tax returns/Arby’s for lunch.
Watched House; Cameron and Chase had relationship/communication issues and Kyle said to Keila, “You just need to tell the boy what he has to do.” How funny is that? Wise beyond his years that boy.
Called Liberty’s Speech Language Pathologist, Karen Gunn, re: Keila’s meeting.
Teriyaki chicken and rice for dinner.

Thu, Apr 16
Discovered merit increase was paid out as a lump sum – approx $700 after taxes
Lunch at Paradise with Courtney
Watched Survivor
Maggie Moo’s
Dinner-chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese sandwiches

Fri, Apr 17
Snow-left work at 3. Went to Target. Starbucks.
Lunch-La Fogata
Dinner-leftovers
Watched Prison Break
Found out mole removed from Kyle’s back is benign.
Finished Hey girlie layout
Chris asked Michael if he could only take one food to the desert what would it be…oranges. If he could only take one toy…dump truck. If he could only take one book…new dump truck book.

Sat, Apr 18
MORE snow; 13” total (Centennial; 14” Parker)
Had March summary printed at Costco
Panera, Sam’s, Costco

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Taking Care of Our World
Letter of the Week: Ww

Layout credits:
Laurie’s Scraps P365 template 6
Gina Marie Huff-
Life Is Good: Letters, wireflower, wireflower3, paper12
Life 365: Hodge Podge #6 paper, Papers 2-7, border 5
Font: Burst My Bubble

Week of Apr 5

Sun, Apr 5
Met D & J at Panera
Went to Target to get a couple things and got Michael a Triceratops, a dino floor puzzle and Over the Hedge DVD. Keila got a cute white tank top.
Saw most of Monsters vs. Aliens. Michael got scared so we left before it was over. We weren’t all that impressed with the part that we did see though.
Snow
Grandma Frieda, Aunt Norma and Uncle Don will be here the 17th-19th
Baked potato soup for dinner
Kyle’s bday wish list

Mon, Apr 6
Max had an appointment at 4:15 to get his Bordatella (kennel cough) shot. Chris went to work early, left early only to find out Max already had this shot and the vet just hadn’t updated their computer. He was NOT happy.
Type+Writer class started at Jessicasprague.com
Joni brought Easter baskets out to the kids
Chili nachos for dinner
Watched 24

Tue, Apr 7
Daniel and Kael both gave Michael HUGE hugs this morning.
RPS filled position
Paradise for lunch

Wed, Apr 8
Rheana Shine
Watched House. Kutner (actor Kal Penn) committed suicide. I heard this on NPR earlier in the day but didn’t tell Chris or Kyle about it. They were shocked! He left the show to go to the White House as the new associate director of the Office of Public Liaison. (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102859368)
Ran errands at lunch. Got glasses adjusted, my sunglasses fixed and went to Aveda.
Papa Murphy’s for dinner.
Michael had a potty accident at daycare.

Thu, Apr 9
KT-Dr. Grant (derm) at 4:20. He removed a mole for biopsy.
Went to Einstein’s for lunch and got another coffee refill :D. Also made deposit at Wells.
Papa John’s pizza for dinner
Packed for St. Louis trip
Watched Survivor

Fri, Apr 10
To STL 10:45 am. Arrive 1:45 pm. Staying at Drury Inn Union Station, 201 S. 20th St., St. Louis, MO 63103.
Late lunch at Houlihan’s at Union Station. Chris and I shared Chipotle Chicken Nachos (just okay) and a bacon cheeseburger (delicious!)
Michael rode some rides, we got some cookies from Nestle’ and we went to a toy store called Play & Learn. He got a triceratops, a crocodile, 2 t-rexes, 2 books (Hide-and-Seek Dinosaurs! And Hide-and-Seek Big Trucks and Diggers.)
Michael and Chris went swimming in the hotel swimming pool.
Debbie gave me a beautiful jade bracelet that was Grandma Mae’s. She also gave me a hard bound family tree album and a print out of the Sharp/Hungate and Iseminger/Drumright family trees.

Sat, Apr 11
Went to the Saint Louis Zoo. Chris got a funnel cake-his favorite! Then we went back to our room so Michael could take a nap. When he woke up we took the MetroLink to Busch Stadium for the baseball game (for Jason’s 30th bday & D’s first)-St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros. Michael got a free Cardinals baseball cap when we walked into the stadium and Debbie got him a stuffed Fred Bird (their mascot.) Unfortunately, Michael was ready to go almost as soon as we got there. We were under an overhang and with the wind it was sooo cold! I really wanted to drink a beer, but when Debbie got coffee, I had to have some and only made it through about half of my Bud Light. The best play of the game was when the St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols hit a grand slam in the fifth inning. Jason was in the beer line and missed it! Pujols hit another home run in the seventh inning and Jason almost missed that one too!
Dinner at the Hard Rock Café at Union Station. I had ribs and they were just okay. Michael fed the Koi that are in the lake there.
Kyle got in a fight with “some Mexican kid who called him racist white names.”

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Growing Things
Letter of the Week: Ww
Spanish: colors, songs and numbers

Layout Credits:
Kimmy’s Keepsakes P365 Template2
Gina Marie Huff: Hugs & Kisses-paper1, paper8; LIFE365-paper9, Hodge Podge 7-dates2
Font: Burst My Bubble

Week of Mar 29

Summary:
Kids on spring break all week
Sun - Chris and I saw 12 Rounds
Mon - Michael left a little surprise on my pillow last night that I didn’t find until 2:30am. A few chewed up jelly beans that ended up in my hair. Yuck!; more snow
Tue - Chris eligible for retention bonus!
Wed - Chris saved us $850 total on our airline tickets to Springfield in June; more snow
Thu - New team assignments by institution (corporate 401(k) for me)
Fri - Moved desk at work (by window)
Sat - Kyle had blood drawn for Thu derm appt; Final Four (Villanova/NC & Michigan State/UConn); scanned pictures of Dad; Chris finished our taxes-we owe; colored Easter Eggs; watched Seven Pounds (Will Smith); snow
Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Growing Things
Letter of the Week: Vv
Spanish: colors, songs and numbers

Sun, Mar 29
We found a really cool tool at Loews to change the light bulbs on our vaulted ceilings.
Chris and I saw 12 Rounds
Had my February summary printed at Costco
Salsa Burros for dinner

Mon, Mar 30
Michael left a little surprise on my pillow last night that I didn’t find until 2:30am. A few chewed up jelly beans that ended up in my hair. Yuck!
More snow
Teriyaki chicken and rice for dinner

Tue, Mar 31
Stayed in for lunch
Chicken soft tacos and queso for dinner
Chris eligible for retention bonus! Payed on 4/15?
Received Hodge Podge #7 incentive from Weeds & Wildflowers

Wed, Apr 1
Went to gym-Lori for Jackie
More snow
Chris saved us $850 total on our airline tickets to Springfield in June. He was looking to see what the price was for September (for Jason’s wedding) and noticed the June tickets were $95 less (per ticket) than we originally paid. He called United to see if they would give us the better price. The agent said the fee to change was $150 (per ticket.) Chris said, okay, I’d like a full refund to my credit card. How much will that be? As it turns out, there was no fee because there was a schedule change (of one minute.) The agent put Chris on hold to do the refund but had problems with his system. Chris had to wait on hold for maybe 5 minutes. The guy came back on and said for the inconvenience (of being on hold) he would be sending 5 $75 vouchers to us (one per ticket.) Chris then turned right around and rebooked our tickets. We’re leaving later but coming home on the same flight. Total savings - $850 for a 5 minute phone call. How crazy is that?!
Watched Celebrity Apprentice (Dennis Rodman intervention.)
April Fool’s Day- Poor Robin's Almanac (1790)
The first of April, some do say
Is set apart for All Fool's Day;
But why the people call it so
Nor I, nor they themselves, do know,
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment.

Thu, Apr 2
New team assignments by institution. I’m on Corporate 401(k) with all new people.
Lemon Grass for lunch (Chris tried something new-Sweet & Sour Chicken)
Quick Spaghetti for dinner
I went to bed early (8:30) so no TV
Found out Chris’ cousin Monica (who’s 17) is pregnant.

Fri, Apr 3
Moved desk at work (by window)
Wendy’s for lunch
French Bread pizzas for dinner
Maggie Moo’s (Chris tried their newest flavor Banana-Chocolate)
Watched Survivor

Sat, Apr 4
Michael ordered his own breakfast at Panera again
Denyce (Zoe was running behind so I didn’t get a haircut)
Kyle had blood drawn for Thu derm appt.
Final Four-Villanova/NC & Michigan State/UConn
Scanned pictures of Dad
Worked in office; Chris finished our taxes-we owe
Colored Easter Eggs
Papa John’s for dinner
Watched Seven Pounds (Will Smith)
Snow

Layout credits Mar 29-31:
Gina Marie Huff-Life 365: paper6, Word Strips B 6a, Hodge Podge 1 arrows, Hodge Podge 5 Sunday, monday2, & Tuesday frames, Hodge Podge 7 border5d, Attach It 2 pins & Xstitches; Life is Good: paper12
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Week of Mar 22

Sun, Mar 22
Panera with D&J; Dad had a large manila envelope full of pictures of him from age 6 through joining the Army and he said he’s trying to track down the Evers’ genealogy.
Chris home from Vegas!
Mom and Keila went to see Bedtime Stories at the dollar movies.
Keila continued to work on her Inca temple extra credit project.
Chicken soft tacos for dinner.

Mon, Mar 23
First day back to work after a week staycation. I had 857 emails and double the amount of QA in my queue as I usually have.
Paradise for lunch; tried the club sandwich instead of my regular Southwest Chicken Cesar salad. It was good!
Chicken noodle soup and toasted cheese sandwiches for dinner.
Ms. Cassie said Michael slept an extra hour at naptime. He was extremely chatty all night.
Made banana bread with ½ cup of chocolate chips instead of walnuts (since Michael can’t have them.)
Watched 24

Tue, Mar 24
KL orthodontist appointment (Dr. Reed). Her adult teeth are pretty much doing what he hoped they would. Go back in 6 months.
Ordered free Shutterfly book of Michael’s third year (age 2)
Ran errands at lunch (Target & Office Depot) and ate a peanut butter bagel.
“Quick” spaghetti for dinner
Watched Celebrity Apprentice

Wed, Mar 25
Went to gym-Step it Up Plus class
Paradise club and potato soup for lunch.
Keila-band concert (Chris, Michael and I, mom and dad and Joni all went); Keila’s friend Mischa Lund’s drawing on cover of program.

Thu, Mar 26
All 5 of us went to Panera before work; Kyle walked home with his, Michael ate his at daycare and Keila came to work with me until lunch time.
Work closed at 1pm; Primrose closed at 4:30.
The National Weather Service officially measured 7.8 inches of snow in Denver from the storm but many metro neighborhoods saw accumulations ranging from 8 to 15 inches.
Watched Criminal Minds
Arby’s for lunch
Chili nachos for dinner

Fri, Mar 27
Work on normal business hours; Primrose opened at 7:30am.

Sat, Mar 28
Michael ordered his own breakfast at Panera-cinnamon roll and cream cheese
Chris and I watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Kyle went to see Cassidy and they went shopping at Crossroads Mall

Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Wind, Weather and Clouds
Letter of the Week: Uu
Spanish: colors, clouds, rain

Week of Mar 15

Summary: “stay”cation all week
Sun- Panera then zoo, saw Slum Dog Millionaire, Selection Sunday
Mon- KL- Dr. Andow 3:20
Tue- massage 2:45, KT-Dr. Leibold 4:20, St. Patrick’s Day
Wed- RPS interview 3pm, Matt arrives 8:45pm
Thu- Chris & Matt depart 7am for Jason’s bachelor party in Las Vegas, Account Manager position filled, Kyle sick (cold) had to pick up from school
Fri- First day of spring
Sat- MD haircut, library, MicroCenter clinic re: system backup, Tokyo Joe’s and Maggie Moo’s with mom for dinner
Primrose: Unit of Learning-Signs of Spring, Letter of the Week- Tt, Spanish-Learned how to say bunnies, birds, chicks and spring.

Sun, Mar 15
Panera then Zoo
Saw Slum Dog Millionaire (excellent movie!) at The Movie Tavern
No dinner; kids had mac cheese and chicken nuggets
Figured out how to post in the Weeds & Wildflowers forum
Selection Sunday (NCAA basketball-March Madness)

Mon, Mar 16
PAL day
KL- Dr. Andow 3:20
Met Chris at Wendy’s for lunch

Tue, Mar 17
St. Patrick’s Day
PAL day
KT-Dr. Leibold 4:20 (derm); told Kyle to not take Accutane for 3-4 days and then alternate between 2 pills a day and one pill a day since he’s so dry.
Me-Denyce 2:45 for massage

Wed, Mar 18
PAL day
Breakfast with Chris at MiMi’s cafe
Me-RPS interview with Brooke 3pm
Matt arrives 8:45pm

Thu, Mar 19
PAL day
Telling Stories Deeply begins (Big Pix Scrap)
Chris & Matt depart 7am for Jason’s bachelor party in Las Vegas
Account Manager position filled
Kyle sick (cold); had to pick up from school
Wendy’s for lunch
Fishsticks and Velveeta shells & cheese for dinner
Thought Keila had an orthodontist appointment, but it was rescheduled to next Tuesday

Fri, Mar 20
PAL day
First day of spring
Tuna Helper, salad and applesauce for dinner

Sat, Mar 21
Panera in Parker then haircut for D
Library
MicroCenter clinic re: system backup
Tokyo Joe’s and Maggie Moo’s with mom for dinner
Keila working on model of Inca temple (with sugar cubes)

Week of Mar 8

Enjoy the little things in life-for one day, you will look back and realize that they were the big things – Robert Brault

Summary:
Sun- Daylight savings time (ugh!)
Mon-Dermatologist (me)
Tue-Snow
Wed-Step it Up Plus class at gym
Thu-Applied for PA position with RPS
Fri-Bonuses paid (Both Chris & I)
Sat-Got Michael Power Rangers & a T-Rex
Primrose:
Unit of Learning: Birds and Insects
Letter of the Week: Q, R, S review
Spanish: Learned how to say insects, crickets, and grasshoppers. Reviewed numbers 1-10 and learned 11-15.

Sun, Mar 8
Panera with Dad, Randy and Ben (Randy says he has the Meint’s genealogy; Dad said to ask Aunt Norma or Margie (?) about Evers’ side.)
Mom and Ben came over to play with Michael while Randy and Stephanie worked on their adoption video.
Mom took Keila to Kohl’s
Daylight savings time (ugh!)

Mon, Mar 9
PAL day
Met Chris for lunch at Wendy’s
Finished Then & Now layout
Dermatologist – me

Tue, Mar 10
Kids – CSAPs
Snow-Michael woke up this morning as Kyle was going out the front door so he saw the snow. He told Chris he wanted to look out the back door to see if there was snow there too J
Target/ate in for lunch
French bread pizzas/cooked chicken for dinner
Chris is battling a cold
Chris picked up Kyle and Bret from Grandview when Michael was in the bath

Wed, Mar 11
Kids – CSAPs
Rheana Shine
Lemon Grass for lunch
Chicken soft tacos for dinner
Gym-Step it Up Plus class
Michael story-Michael made bubbles when he went pee-pee and when Chris asked him where he thought they came from he said his bubble machine J
Received phone call from Liberty re: Keila’s cell phone found in gym. Office looked up “Mom” in the cell phone’s contact list and called me to see whose phone it was. Pretty clever!

Thu, Mar 12
Kids – CSAPs
Paradise for lunch
Chicken pot pie for dinner
Applied for Plan Administrator position with RPS.
Michael story-Chris has been giving Michael money for helping with the trash and what not. Michael had some coins to put in his bank and on his way up the stairs he asked Chris if he was going to give me money because I was cooking dinner.

Fri, Mar 13
Scheduled interview with RPS for next Wednesday at 1:00.
Had to get tough with Janet to get next Monday through Wednesday off even though she had previously approved it.
Lunch at sauce.
Chili nachos for dinner.
Bonuses paid (both Chris and I)

Sat, Mar 14
Took Kyle to have blood drawn for derm appt next Tuesday.
Kyle went to Panera with us.
Got Michael some Power Rangers and a T-Rex at Target.
Watched Lakeview Terrace
Pork chops and mac cheese for dinner

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