back is feeling better....meaning i can get around without yelping. It is still all tight down there but i am trying to do some stretches throughout the day ( Read more... )

we were back home for about an hour and i went upstairs to change into warmer clothes because it is 59 degrees out there and my back went out. Not in the kind of 'out' where i can't get up but it is uncomfortable to walk around and i get some pains walking upstairs. oy voy--welcome to the 40's ( Read more... )

it is the second week of day camp for f/c. this week their cousin izzy is always attending w/ them. because she is older she is in an older kid group but they get to see each other at lunch and pool time ( Read more... )

one of the things we bought w/ hubby's bonus is a bedroom set. we have been sleeping on a mattress on the floor since we got together....we got a headboard, two bedside tables, a dresser, and an armoire. We drove down to Pottery barn in MPLS and picked out a set ( Read more... )

we are back from our week of roaming. we stayed a night in downtown chicago and walked to a deep dish pizza place. we drove to legoland one day and then went back to the city and visited jay's older sister. we headed out of the city on wednesday night but hit a big storm outside of milwaukee and had to stay the night. we drove thursday night to ( Read more... )

got the hubby's bonus check!

it has put a spring in my step and a smile on my face.

can money buy happiness?? maybe not but it is a damn fine downpayment on it.

I am back from round 1 of Summer 2010 travels ( Read more... )

The kids first official week of vacation started this monday. We kicked it off by jumping in the mini-van and heading out to the UP. We arrived in time for my nephew's b-day party ( Read more... )

Yesterday we were all stuck in the house due to constant rain outside and the fact that most of us are still fighting off whatever bug has infiltrated our happy home. Jay's last days of vacation are trickling away and we (or maybe just I) would like to spend them out doing something. We haven't even been able to go out on a walk somewhere because ( Read more... )

Hubby's 3rd week of vacation. Because the kids are in school we are tied to the house. Getting bored of just sitting around the house ( Read more... )