1. Volunteered (with Mom) at the Obama Campaign HQ. I did data entry and Mom made phonecalls.
2. Beautiful day outside; blue, blue skies, slightly warmer temps, and just pretty weather.
3. Out with G. for our anniversary. We went to Bravo! and split lobster and crab ravioli (topped with shrimp) and crab cakes (served with roasted potatoes and green beans) and got tiramisu for dessert. YUM!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
10/3/08
1. Though it took longer than we'd planned (over 4 hours actually), we got a really cool layout done at Home Depot for Mom's kitchen! I can picture how it'll all look... :)
2. Harvest Festival at the kids' school; I let T. pretty much go on his own (now that he has a cell phone) and M. and I grabbed a snack before it got too cold to stay any longer.
3. Again, 13 YO cuteness--this time a combination of three things: 8th grade picture day and all that preparation; big sisters helping out by volunteering to work at the Elementary Harvest Festival; all the preparations for Homecoming and finding as many ways to incorporate blue and white into their outfits.
2. Harvest Festival at the kids' school; I let T. pretty much go on his own (now that he has a cell phone) and M. and I grabbed a snack before it got too cold to stay any longer.
3. Again, 13 YO cuteness--this time a combination of three things: 8th grade picture day and all that preparation; big sisters helping out by volunteering to work at the Elementary Harvest Festival; all the preparations for Homecoming and finding as many ways to incorporate blue and white into their outfits.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
10/2/08
1. My anniversary! G. and I have been married 15 years!
2. Attended a very informative Open House at the Medical College of Wisconsin today. All of their graduate programs sound so unbelievably fascinating and SO much more exciting than anything else I've looked at. But they are also insanely competitive and I just don't have the pre-req's for them. So while I enjoyed the presentations, they also made me a little sad...
3. M's make-up soccer game today. It's just so cute to see the kids in uniforms WAY too big for them running around on the field and actually playing soccer!
4. My wonderful Mom and my great friends who all pitch in to do all sorts of things when I have other stuff that keeps me away from home for chunks of the day. There's no way I could do the things that I do without all of their help.
2. Attended a very informative Open House at the Medical College of Wisconsin today. All of their graduate programs sound so unbelievably fascinating and SO much more exciting than anything else I've looked at. But they are also insanely competitive and I just don't have the pre-req's for them. So while I enjoyed the presentations, they also made me a little sad...
3. M's make-up soccer game today. It's just so cute to see the kids in uniforms WAY too big for them running around on the field and actually playing soccer!
4. My wonderful Mom and my great friends who all pitch in to do all sorts of things when I have other stuff that keeps me away from home for chunks of the day. There's no way I could do the things that I do without all of their help.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
10/1/08
1. Excellent grocery shopping trip. Not only did I save over $80, I "only" spent a bit over $100. And I got so much stuff that the freezer is FULL of meat and veggies.
2. Hauled out the Halloween decorations and stuff (since it IS October now) and had fun going through things and seeing the kids dress up in what I'd put aside from last year. Especially fun was seeing C. squeeze into the costume I'd bought for M. (Incidentally, M. wanted *nothing* to do with said costume until C. tried it on)
3. Cuteness of C. heading out to be in her first Homecoming Parade! It drizzled during the parade, so the rest of the family didn't go (we were going to bike up), but she had fun.
2. Hauled out the Halloween decorations and stuff (since it IS October now) and had fun going through things and seeing the kids dress up in what I'd put aside from last year. Especially fun was seeing C. squeeze into the costume I'd bought for M. (Incidentally, M. wanted *nothing* to do with said costume until C. tried it on)
3. Cuteness of C. heading out to be in her first Homecoming Parade! It drizzled during the parade, so the rest of the family didn't go (we were going to bike up), but she had fun.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
9/30/08
1. Errand running--and finding lots of deals! I only spent $43 at Target ;) And I found a lot of things for my Mom and her house, too.
2. Got information from the Medical College of Wisconsin about an Open House on Thursday for their Graduate Studies. I would love to do something in the medical field involving research and lab work, but don't know if my undergrad work is enough to apply for advanced education there. Guess Thursday will be the perfect opportunity to find out! :)
3. Received some information about a long-term Science subbing position at Nicolet (the next school district north of here) from mid-October to late November. It would be a nice, short test to see if I'd enjoy it. I have to see if it would work, and see how much it would pay.
4. Very funny story related to me by the mother of one of M's classmates. When Mom and I were out of town this weekend, G. had to get all three kids different places at the same time, and enlisted the help of several people. So the mom who drove M. to a birthday party related some funny stories about M. My favorite was where she said that M. said, "Sometimes M. likes to talk in third person."
5. Excellent Knitting Group--as always!
2. Got information from the Medical College of Wisconsin about an Open House on Thursday for their Graduate Studies. I would love to do something in the medical field involving research and lab work, but don't know if my undergrad work is enough to apply for advanced education there. Guess Thursday will be the perfect opportunity to find out! :)
3. Received some information about a long-term Science subbing position at Nicolet (the next school district north of here) from mid-October to late November. It would be a nice, short test to see if I'd enjoy it. I have to see if it would work, and see how much it would pay.
4. Very funny story related to me by the mother of one of M's classmates. When Mom and I were out of town this weekend, G. had to get all three kids different places at the same time, and enlisted the help of several people. So the mom who drove M. to a birthday party related some funny stories about M. My favorite was where she said that M. said, "Sometimes M. likes to talk in third person."
5. Excellent Knitting Group--as always!
Monday, September 29, 2008
9/29/08
1. I got to be the PE helper in M's class today. It was cute to see all her classmates and neat to "meet" the ones that I didn't already know.
2. Received an email from the Medical College's Graduate program about an Open House this Thursday. I had contacted them to find out about their programs and this sounds like a perfect opportunity to learn more.
3. We actually have a pumpkin! I planted a whole package of pumpkin seeds and many vines grew, but one of them grew up the Arbor Vitae and that is the only vine that produced a pumpkin!
4. Out for Chinese food for C's half birthday. Her actual 13 1/2 birthday was yesterday, but we had so much other stuff going on that we decided to celebrate today.
2. Received an email from the Medical College's Graduate program about an Open House this Thursday. I had contacted them to find out about their programs and this sounds like a perfect opportunity to learn more.
3. We actually have a pumpkin! I planted a whole package of pumpkin seeds and many vines grew, but one of them grew up the Arbor Vitae and that is the only vine that produced a pumpkin!
4. Out for Chinese food for C's half birthday. Her actual 13 1/2 birthday was yesterday, but we had so much other stuff going on that we decided to celebrate today.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
9/28/08
1. Good trip back "down South" with Mom. The weather was decent; traffic wasn't too bad, and the fall colors were BEAUTIFUL! Photos don't do it justice, but here's a few:
2. SOOOOOO nice to be home! As much as I like "vacationing", I like coming home even more. :)
3. Mother-Daughter Book Club; I love this group. We have great book conversations, and then the moms (who are all great) have Mom talk, and the girls (who are a wonderful group of 13 YO's) have girl talk--although tonight's "girl talk" was some sort of snorting game... it sounded like a pigpen in the living room! :)
4. Quick little date with G. We went out to grab a cup of coffee and catch up on the things we missed in each others' weekends.
2. SOOOOOO nice to be home! As much as I like "vacationing", I like coming home even more. :)3. Mother-Daughter Book Club; I love this group. We have great book conversations, and then the moms (who are all great) have Mom talk, and the girls (who are a wonderful group of 13 YO's) have girl talk--although tonight's "girl talk" was some sort of snorting game... it sounded like a pigpen in the living room! :)
4. Quick little date with G. We went out to grab a cup of coffee and catch up on the things we missed in each others' weekends.
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