carter’s excitement about the first day back at school
getting up early and walking uma before the sun came up
seeing a lunar eclipse that i didn’t know was happening
having a good visit with someone i don’t see very often and an unexpected, handmade gift
“play with my son each day” goal
carter’s been at his grandparents for the last week (getting spoiled relentlessly!) but last night we:
1. played candyland substituting hotwheels for the game pieces
2. played candyland again without the cards or dice or game pieces, just the board and hotwheels!
3. played arctic explorers (complete with albatross, igloo, polar bears, penquins, and sledding dogs!)
discovering letterbox visitors
parents that will drop what they’re doing to help with grandkids
river rocks
it was really hard to get back on the wagon after being out of town for three weeks!
finally jumped back on last night
rollerbladed with uma
a little treadmill
and back on my bowflex regimen
fingers crossed that it wasn’t just a fluke!
list 43 pet peeves and then try to forget about them:
people who treat conversation like a competitive sport
an unexpectedly pleasant breeze and a sky full of stars
a shrinking inbox
when you see another person’s “lightbulb” go off
feeling like you’ve done a hard days work
someone backing out of their parking spot right in front of you when there are no parking places on campus!
list 43 pet peeves and then try to forget about them:
people who treat conversation like a competitive sport
list 43 pet peeves and then try to forget about them:
people who speed up when they realize you’re about to move into their lane
list 43 pet peeves and then try to forget about them:
the neighbor with TWO loud motorcycles that require 30 minutes of warming up in the driveway.
list 43 pet peeves and then try to forget about them:
people who want to share their shitty car stereo experience with you while you’re in your house or three cars away.
list 43 pet peeves and then try to forget about them:
people who turn compliments into criticisms. “well what you did was good, but you know what would have been better?” [yeah, you shutting up!!!] ;-)
list 43 pet peeves and then try to forget about them:
bluetooth cell phone earpieces when walking around not talking to anyone!
list 43 pet peeves and then try to forget about them:
people who can’t multitask, but try to talk on the phone while they drive
people who can’t multitask, but try to talk on the phone while they drive
dinner with friends
hiding four new letterboxes
cafe capuccino’s gingerbread pancakes!
ABBA (shhhh….don’t tell anyone!)
sudoku and coffee while everyone is still asleep
spending time with ann
building lego stuff with carter
an unexpected soduko opportunity
helping someone who’s not expecting it
tonight we had a tickle/wrestling match with lots of laughter
we also played hide and go seek with two shirts (????)
a zippy waterslide and a big splash at the end
tonight we went to a water park and road a crazy big slide over and over!
the sounds and sights of fountains
the laughter of children
a nap you didn’t know you needed until after you took it
the laughter of children
a nap you didn’t know you needed until after you took it
today we played candyland, bingo, and hotwheels
another busy and often internet-less week, but
we’ve played ninjas, sword fights, hi ho cherry-o and candyland!
8/5 rocky mountain rain showers
8/6 long winding mountain roads that lead to a beautiful mountain lake
8/7 my own bed!
8/8 carter coming home
8/9 fireflies in an old cemetery
8/10 visiting with friends we haven’t seen in a while
been too busy to add entries until now! here are some of the recent highlights from the last couple of weeks:
building sand castles, dodging waves, looking for seashells, exploring a submarine, playing ninjas, coloring, playing mini golf
pumpkin loaf, marble machiato, and internet access!
whitewater rafting, 60 degree river water, jumping through a hole in a big rock and coming out in the river
climbing a fourteener
hiking
colorado
seeing carter
the view of santa fe from martyrs hill, finding an elusive letterbox
winding streets, good food, discovering new places
santa fe!
whitewater rafting the “numbers” on the arkansas river in colorado
climbing (most) of grays peak (14er) in colorado [got stormed out before reaching the peak]
i’ve been internetless off and on for the last couple weeks, but in that time, my “exercise” has included:
walking all over santa fe for several days,
sprinting to the top of martyrs hill in santa fe…
