I promised Christina last weekend that we could go to the beach this weekend, so even though I’d only slept about 20 minutes, we went to the beach this morning. We swam in the ocean and lay in the sun. It was so relaxing and peaceful. And then it got hot, so we left. The rest of the day was chores – laundry, cleaning the kitchen, food shopping. And then Robin wanted her day, so we went to the mall. The girl better make a lot of money when she grows up because she LOVES to buy things. All in all a good day, but now it’s almost Monday again! I’m ready for some time off.
Tag: christina
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July 31
Robin was bored, so she made these enormous, head-sized peanut butter cookies filled with buttercream frosting. I love that she spent time doing something to entertain herself besides sitting alone in her room on her phone. The cookies taste good, but they are a lot. They look pretty impressive.
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July 11
Christina showed me an Instagram reel she saw for an art project and wanted to do it. It’s like a paper mache mobile, but instead of paper, it uses string. I have never done anything like this, but I am always up for a challenge, so we did some research online, went to Michael’s, and she went to work. The prototype is drying – we’ll see how it worked in a day or two before we go ahead and do the rest. I’m impressed and proud of her for giving this a shot, even though we have no idea what we’re doing. These are the best projects, especially when they work out, even more especially when they don’t the first four or five times you try, because each of those times you learn something and then when you finally get it, you’re even more proud of it. We’ll see if Christina shares that attitude with me. I may end up taking it over if she gives up because… I’m me and I can’t stand giving up. Looking forward to seeing how this one goes.
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June 23
It was a pretty typical day. I managed to take care of some tasks that have been sitting on my list a while – getting Robin registered for high school, getting the kids enrolled in their respective camps, scheduling car maintenance and doctor’s appointments, rescheduling the cleaners… I still have more to do. But we played Yahtzee after dinner and I started editing vacation photos. I’ll get to the bills soon.
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June 19
I really did not want to leave. I looked for any excuse to stop and see just one more thing. Everyone else was ready to go. We did at least make it back in time to get the sticker I’d seen when we first arrived to the park, and that made me happy. And even just driving through Yellowstone without stopping is pretty special.
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June 18
We fit almost the entire Tetons into our day today. We started with sunrise at Oxbow Bend, then Schwabacher Landing, Mormon Row, Craig Thomas Visitor Center, an ill-advised stop at Jenny Lake, a drive up Signal Mountain, horseback riding at the hotel, and a sunset drive in search of wildlife. Teton is a gorgeous place.
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June 4
Robin had her tumbling class and was invited to join the advanced class, which apparently is empty except for her. I think she likes the sense of recognition she’s getting from the coaches. It’s so nice to be at a gym that reinforces her instead of tearing her down. She also made white chicken chili for dinner, which was delicious. Not a bad day for Robin.
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June 2
Today was recital dress rehearsal marathon day. We left the house at 1:45 and didn’t get home until 9:20. Long afternoon. Luckily after a few years, I know to go prepared, so it was tolerable. I played with my new camera so much that I used up the battery by the time they were halfway through. I even have two spare batteries, but I left them at home because I never expected I’d use one up like that! Now I know. I’ll have to look at the photos on my laptop tomorrow or Thursday to see how it did. The photos looked a little blurry in the low light, but I’m hoping some came out ok. I had fun playing around – I just wish I had more shots of Christina’s dances and not everyone else’s.
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May 30
We went to an escape room today and we missed it by about THREE MINUTES. We had even figured out the clue but just kept typing in the answer wrong. We are so bummed! We did a lot better than the last time, and honestly that made it more fun. It also helped that we didn’t have to share the game with people we didn’t know. I so want to go and do another one and manage to escape. We were just so close! It was a good time and nice to go out and do something together. We’ll have to go again.
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May 24
I thought I finished digging out the patio this morning, but YouTube says I need to dig another six inches around the whole perimeter. Looks like one more week before I get to play with the compactor. Robin went to the mall with her friend Alejandro and Christina and I painted pottery while they wandered around getting lost in Belk. I thought this was a buffalo, Siggi thought it was a yak, Christina says it’s a cow. It’s a yakowalo.
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May 15
Today was a busy day! I went for a 30-minute run and then Christina and I went paddleboarding. There was just enough breeze to blow us around and cause enough current to be annoying. I drifted into the grass once, but it was ok. After that, the four of us went to Salento for lunch, and that was delicious. It was Robin’s suggestion. I ate my entire enormous plate of food and really could have eaten more. Where is it going? Then I drove up to Savannah to meet Siggi for a girls weekend! We had a rooftop dinner and walked a little along the river. It’s nice here without kids.
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May 11
I have been so exhausted these last couple days, thanks to my medication being out of stock yet once again. It is literally tiresome how often this happens, and the utter devastation I go through with withdrawal when I don’t have it. No one cares. Certainly not the pharmacy. I powered through anyway, and some energy came back around lunchtime. I made flat, pathetic pancakes for dinner. They were just sad. I need a better pancake recipe. But… there were none left over, so they couldn’t have been that bad. And so goes another Monday.
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April 11
Christina had a dance competition today. It was a very long day – we left home at 12:45 and got home at 9:45, with no time for lunch or dinner. Christina looked great, though! It was the last time she’ll perform her trio. Big smiles on their faces! They won a judge’s choice award for electric energy, and they deserved it. That’s impressive after being there for nine hours. Proud of our girl!
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April 6
Today was just annoying. Idiotic things got to me and I got a headache. I took a short nap and it went away, but now I’m just exhausted and all I want is ice cream and beer. I settled for two Starbursts and pajamas. I can’t wait to go to bed.
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March 27
The kids had a half day today, so Robin and I went to Leaderboard and played video games for a while before getting ready for tonight’s middle school dance. Looking at these two tonight, I really have to wonder what the heck happened to my babies?? At this point I have no chance of surviving prom. They had a great time and I’m glad.
