I'm back...

I know that I was never really here on a regular basis- but I'm back.

I am finally on vacation. 11 days off starting tomorrow- you have no idea how excited I am. no idea. It has been a very busy month. I work for an International teacher exchange program at a local University- and we had 2o Pakistani teachers here for a month long institute. Since I'm the assistant to the director- my life was literally consumed for the entire month of July. I loved every second of it, made some really great friends and had lots of adventures- but I'm ready for a vacation!!!

So I just wanted to let you know- I'm back :)

ok- it's been a while...

These are just a few of the reasons why I haven't been posting much lately...

#1- Happy Mother's Day!!! Today was more like 'Baseball Day' than Mother's Day. If we weren't playing it- we were watching my son play it- listening to someone discuss it- or watching it on tv. Good thing I like baseball! :) Anyway, I had a great day with my mom and my family and I hope all of you wonderful moms had a GREAT day too!

#2- Baseball- yes, I did say baseball!!! Not only did baseball consume my day today, but it also consumes 3-4 nights a week too.

#3- Brownies- and I *unfortunately* don't mean the kind you eat...no, I mean Brownie Girl Scouts. I am the leader for Elsa's troop and we meet once a week...so basically, we meet on the one day that Ethan doesn't have baseball!

#4- Ballet- on the days of the week when Ethan doesn't have baseball and Elsa doesn't have brownies, we have dance. As if we don't already have enough going on!!

#5- WORK!!!!- I spent my entire day in front of a computer- so no offense, but the last thing I want to do when I get home is to sit down at the computer and tell you all about my day! :) This weekend was really short for me because I had to work PSU graduation today- UGH.

#6- kids- yes, believe it or not, having two kids does take up a good amount of my time. I have to admit, the little buggers grow on you after a while. :)

and...coming soon......

#7- SUMMER HOCKEY!- on the 18th, E starts summer hockey and it continues every sunday through August. So once a week for the entire summer, I'll be in an icy cool hockey rink for 2 hours!!!

So that's my life right now- Never a spare minute and never a dull moment! I hope you are all keeping busy and enjoying life too. It's really too short....

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

* oh, and I don't watch Idol anymore btw...now that my Jason is gone. (sniff, sniff)

Hallelujah...

well, the talk in the Idol world tonight is that Jason Castro will be leaving us...and while I really hate to admit it- I am an Idol JUNKIE!!! I hate pop music and I never buy or listen to any of the 'winner's' albums...but I am a junkie for the show for some reason. And it helps that regular guys that look a lot like some of my buddies are contestants this time around...



Michael Johns was my favorite- he sang my type of music and he rocked...until he was voted off a few weeks ago. So when I hear that Jason may be leaving tonight...my initial reaction is...god I hope not....if he leaves I'll have no reason left to watch!

keeping my fingers crossed!!!

Happy Administrative Assistants Day!

I was greeted at work today with a lovely potted plant and a card with a non-winning scratch ticket inside-yes, I had to add the 'non-winning' part. but hey, it's the thought that counts right? Considering I just started working there 4 weeks ago, it was a pleasant surprise for me. And I didn't even know it was Administrative Assistants Day until I got to work!!

So to all you Admins out there- Happy DAY!!! :)

IT'S SO QUIET~

It's so quiet in this house without the kids here that I slept until 10:30am this morning!!!! It has been at least 9 years since that has happened. Granted, I was up babysitting until 2am last night...but still...it felt gooooooood.

Good Morning everyone! :)

I miss them...

The kids are in Fort Myers Beach with Grammy and their uncle and cousins for April vacation week. They got all packed into a nice big van and drove down- mom said the kids were all troopers!!! They have been gone now for 36 hours and 22 minutes...but who's counting?

I already miss them. Only 9 days to go! (sniff, sniff)

...the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day...

well, ok. it wasn't that bad...I'm just really super tired. I left the house at 8:15 this morning and I just got home at 9:45pm. have you ever had one of those days that you just thought would never end? meetings all day long, then Elsa had dance, then I had a dinner meeting, then I had a girl scout leaders' meeting...and now here it is- almost 10:30pm and I'm baking 'worms in the dirt' brownies to go with my 'bird's nest tweets' (get it, instead of treats? clever huh?) for the Wild Thing bake sale that I soooo conveniently forgot was tomorrow morning.....