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
Font: Tall Paul
Layout credits Apr 1-4:
Gina Marie Huff-Life 365: Life 365-chalk1 border, paperclips, weekdaybuttons, & FillInDateStrips, Papers2-6, Hodge Podge 7-flowers3c; Life is Good: ribbon2, rope, frame9
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Font: Burst My Bubble