It's funny - Lauren doesn't want me volunteering anywhere near the middle school. I had the audacity to walk by her math class last week when I was helping out with the book fair. The look of horror on her face was priceless ( Read more... )

I've really been neglecting my journal! Again, I blame it on the winter blahs; there's just not much going on. And I readily admit to my Facebook addiction.

Here is this week's Four Foods on Friday:

1. Olive oil. What kind do you prefer to use?I'm not really a connoisseur of olive oil. I usually buy it at Trader Joe's (they call their olive ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I participated in FFOF, so I'd like to get back on track. Here are this week's questions:

#1. Coffee. Do you use ground, bean or pods?

Ground. My favorite restaurant sells great bags of ground coffee.

#2. Coffee filters. Do you use paper, gold or other?

Just regular paper ones.

#3. Tea. Do you prefer tea bags, loose ( Read more... )

I haven't been writing here very much these days. I think it's the weather. It's so cold, so we're not going out and doing anything. Nothing really to take pictures of. I'm making a lot of meals I've already posted about. I need Spring! Strawberry picking, leaves on the trees, green grass, flowers, warm sun. It's so close, but still so far ( Read more... )

I got permission from Becca's friends' moms to post their pictures here. I found out yesterday that all the kids earned over $5000 for the American Heart Association.

Becca and her friend Becca (they are both Becca W. and in the same class!):


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Becca celebrated her 11th birthday last week (sob!). She has been coveting Lauren's iPod since Lauren got hers last summer for her 13th birthday. We told Becca we'd be happy to get her one for her 13th birthday, but she COULD NOT WAIT. So we gave her an option - skip having a birthday party, and we would give her $100 towards an iPod ( ( Read more... )

I've wanted to update before now, but I got hit with some kind of virus over the weekend that's had me down for the count. We couldn't go to Kelli's Valentine party (which is a good thing since I probably would've infected all the guests) and Becca's birthday was pretty low-key. Lauren and I did do the Read-a-Thon Saturday morning since we had ( Read more... )

Last week I made one of Chris's favorite meals, but was so tired from my new anti-anxiety meds that I didn't get a chance to post it. I'm still a little more tired than usual, but it seems that most of the side effects have worn off. I'm actually feeling pretty good, and my doctor said I'm only going to keep feeling better as the weeks go on ( Read more... )

I haven't posted in so long! And this isn't a regular post either. Last week I finally saw my doctor about my anxiety and he prescribed a couple of medications for me. Well, fatigue is one of the temporary side effects, and I was useless last week. It reminded me of the early days of pregnancy. It's getting better, though. This week is crazy- ( Read more... )

The girls and I are doing a few fun things for charity in the next few weeks. Becca is participating in the American Heart Association's Jump Rope for Heart. Lauren and I will be doing a Read-a-Thon for the Literacy Council of Frederick County ( Read more... )