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)