Happy Year Project

Day 346 (Friday)

2010-12-20T19:24:00.000-08:00

1. Lunch with my brother, sister, and sis-in-law

2. A cocktail party hosted by some friends.

3. The kids all having a great time making a gingerbread house at my dad's while R & I were out.

Day 345 (Thursday)

2010-12-20T19:22:00.000-08:00

1. 2 hour delay to the start of school because of ice which actually translated into a very relaxing morning for all of us.

2. Holiday parties at the elementary school - it's amazing how fun these are for the kids.

3. M having a fun evening while doing good service with his scout troop.

Day 344 (Wednesday)

2010-12-20T19:20:00.000-08:00

1. Christmas wishes from my adorable toddlers.

2. The start of three weeks off of work.

3. Feeling like life is finally getting back to normal.

Day 343 (Tuesday)

2010-12-20T19:16:00.000-08:00

1. Subbing for a teacher at the preschool at the last minute.

2. Girls night out - actually a lovely evening in at a friends' house.

3. Food, wine, holiday cheer & laughter with the ladies - it deserves 2 notes for the happiness of the day.

Day 342 (Monday)

2010-12-13T19:20:00.000-08:00

1. Getting stuff done - bank, cards, emissions inspection, wrapping paper prize deliveries

2. A nice afternoon of M working on a school project and MJ doing an art project while C was at yoga.

3. Finding my phone in the spot on the side of the road where it must have fallen when I got out of the car to drop off on of C's friends.

Day 335 - 341

2010-12-12T19:42:00.000-08:00

Not the greatest week, but holiday decorations are everywhere, shopping is almost done, and we had some snow flurries in Atlanta today...

1. Christmas cards

2. Finding a sub, once again

3. My toddlers being excited when I finally made it back to work

4. An evening out helping get ready for the school auction

5. My sweet husband

6. A latte alone while I strolled through Whole Foods - I even did some Christmas shopping there

7. Adorable 1st graders dressed as Gingerbread men for a school performance

8. Taking the girls to a cute little Christmas play with friends

9. Finding a last minute sitter so R and I could go to a very fun Christmas party

Day 334 (Monday)

2010-12-08T06:33:00.000-08:00

So it was MJ's turn to wake up with a high fever...

1. C & M finally getting well, back to school for both of them tomorrow.

2. Our family Christmas cards arriving, now I need to get them addressed and in the mail - I'm only sending 40 this year.

3. Finally using one of my house bound days to get some cleaning done around here.

Day 333 (Sunday)

2010-12-08T06:25:00.000-08:00

1. Early church service in the chapel, my new favorite service to go to by myself.

2. Seeing 4 little blond girls having fun at Sunday school (MJ was the only one of my kids healthy enough to go)

3. Time alone in a coffee shop with my book while MJ was at a birthday party.

Day 332 (Saturday)

2010-12-05T18:20:00.000-08:00

1. A nice outing to the mall, just me & MJ, and I found some cute pants at Nordstrom

2. A quick trip to the playground before it got rainy.

3. A cute romantic comedy

Day (331) Friday

2010-12-04T19:08:00.000-08:00

1. A much needed evening catching up with old, old friends over snacks and drinks - not that we're actually that old, but we've known each other for a very long time.

2. A good day at work - so nice to get out of the house after being home with sick kids all week.

3. Christmas decorations.

Day 330 (Thursday)

2010-12-02T18:56:00.000-08:00

1. Everyone starting to get better.

2. Getting organized with my PTA stuff for the year so far.

3. A spur of the moment evening out with my husband, thanks Grandaddy!

Day 329 (Wednesday)

2010-12-01T19:32:00.000-08:00

Today brought another sick child, and since they still have fevers, we'll be home once again tomorrow...

1. Playing with MJ while her siblings napped

2. A much needed night out for me and MJ catching up with friends

3. Finding a few online bargains, since I had lots of time to sit around the house on the computer today.

Day 328 (Tuesday)

2010-12-01T19:28:00.000-08:00

1. Finding a willing sub since I will be home again on Wednesday with a sick child.

2. Watching Kit Kitteridge, An American Girl with C

3. A new episode of Glee to cheer me up at the end of a not so great evening.

Day 327 (Monday)

2010-11-29T20:25:00.000-08:00

I hate that poor C is sick, but it was a cold and rainy day here so not bad to stay inside all day.

1. Getting the 2010 Christmas card designed and ordered.

2. A late night trip to Target to get some supplies for another day in tomorrow.

3. Sorting through more old pictures so that C now has a genuine baby book.

Day 326 (Sunday)

2010-11-29T12:37:00.000-08:00

1. A leisurely bedtime routine, but kids still in bed by 8 (at least the girls were)

2. Kids getting gifts for each other at the bookstore.

3. Leftovers for dinner - just enough left in the fridge for dinner for all and the fridge is now cleaned out.

Day 320 - 325

2010-11-28T09:25:00.000-08:00

The holiday week flew by, lots to be thankful for and happy about, little time for blogging. Here are the highlights...

1. Spending time with my brother and sister.

2. Getting some serious medicine to clear up a terrible bout of poison ivy (did not know it could happen in November)

3. Carrying a sleeping little boy to bed - he's almost too big :(

4. R taking the week off of work.

5. Christmas decorations.

6. Thanksgiving feasts on Wednesday and Thursday.

7. Getting most of the Christmas shopping done.

8. The movie Tangled - so much fun to take the kids, it's a great new Disney movie.

9. A big box of clothes to give away.

10. C's Daisy scout troop, a very sweet induction ceremony.

11. Some time out with my husband thanks to Grandma & Grandpa.

Day 319 (Sunday)

2010-11-21T19:12:00.000-08:00

1. A lazy Sunday - I just hope the kids aren't getting sick, they were very low energy today.

2. My brother & sister arriving in town for the week.

3. A nice chat (and picture) with Santa.

Day 318 (Saturday)

2010-11-20T20:21:00.000-08:00

1. Catching up with my mom, dad, and sister all on the same day (mom & sister by phone)

2. Christmas decorations - yes, we went ahead and got a few out today.

3. Watching a good movie.

Day 317 (Friday)

2010-11-20T20:06:00.000-08:00

1. M & C's excitement about getting to school early - if I could only get MJ on board.

2. MJ talking to Dora & Diego as she watched them on TV, we don't have much time to see them anymore - it was very cute to watch her.

3. A great night out with a fantastic group of women.

Day 316 (Thursday)

2010-11-18T19:13:00.000-08:00

1. More shopping at the book fair - books are one of my weaknesses

2. Another Thursday done, 2 day school week coming up

3. Venti carmel brulee latte to start my day (it's a flavor only available at the holidays)

Day 315 (Wednesday)

2010-11-17T19:06:00.000-08:00

1. Day 3 - still keeping up with my new workouts

2. A busy afternoon of playdates at home.

3. Realizing that I'm caught up with my happy lists.

Day 314 (Tuesday)

2010-11-17T18:55:00.000-08:00

1. A little shopping trip to the book fair.

2. M & R feeling good about their new basketball team.

3. An easy night of getting everyone settled into bed.

Day 313 (Monday)

2010-11-16T18:40:00.001-08:00

1. MJ singing a new Thanksgiving song that she learned at school.

2. Starting a new workout routine - maybe I'll keep the holiday pounds at bay.

3. Chicken & dumplings, even if my kids didn't like them - bought from a local market.

Day 312 (Sunday)

2010-11-16T18:30:00.000-08:00

1. A successful 4 year old sleepover.

2. A lovely dinner with some new friends, kids all played well at their house.

3. Family bike ride.

Day 311 (Saturday)

2010-11-15T18:42:00.001-08:00

1. Family breakfast at Waffle House

2. A new compost caddy from Farmer D organics - one of my new favorite places

3. A birthday party at a jumpy place - always a good time for the kids