Finished:
Birth of Venus - Sarah Dunant - 4/5
Fall on Your Knees - Ann Marie MacDonald - 4/5
* Listened to Abridged CD set* I really wished I would have not had the abridged set as I hated missing some of the details.
Currently Reading:
The Goldren Road: Notes on my Gentrification - Caille Millner
Case Histories - Kate Atkinson
Next Up:
Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen
Happy Birthday, Josh!!!! Hope you enjoy your 20's. Trust me that is a hard one for Mom to believe.....20????
Remember.......
I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.
And so it began........
Josh at 3 months.
Josh and Mom, Then...
Josh and Mom, Now.......
You truly are a gift to me. It has been a great 20 years! I can't wait to share the next 20 with you. I am very proud of the wonderful young man you have become.
Love,
Mom
I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!! We had a great day! We got most of our garden planted and our outdoor living room has been set up. I am so happy to have summer here! I am wanting to get my house and routines back in place so I have more evenings to be outside and enjoy the weather.
Thanks to Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie for hosting Menu Plan Monday. Go and check out more great menus! Menu planning will help you have more time with your family and enjoy your summer.
WHAT WE ARE EATING THIS WEEK.....
Saturday - 10th - Steak/ Potatoes/ Veggie
Sunday - 11th - Honey Mustard Chicken/ Perogies/ Broccolli
Monday 12th - LEFTOVERS
Tuesday 13th - Baked Potato Bar
Wed 14th - Eggs or Sandwich
Thursday 15th - Grilled Chicken and Coleslaw
Friday 16th - Sloppy Joes / Tater Tots
Satruday 17th - Hamburgers and Caesar Salad
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Sunday 18th - Easy Crockpot Meat Loaf with Carrots and Potatoes
Monday 19th - LEFTOVERS
Tues, 20th - Pizza Pancakes
Wed 21st - Eggs or Sandwich
Thurs 22nd - BOOK GROUP - Summer Sub/ Greek Pasta Salad/ Fruit Tray
Fri 23rd - Mini Corndogs x 4/
Sat 24th - Shake and Bake Pork Chops/ Carrots and Peas, Cheesy Pasta
SUNDAY - GROCERIES
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Recipes To Try:
Baking - Apple and Custard Muffins
Mini Banana Muffins with Cream-Cheese Icing
Crockpot Ribs - my mom's crockpot ribs*, mini ears of corn on the cob
*The ribs are very easy to do-- just place boneless country spare ribs in the crockpot with salt and pepper (no liquid) and cook on low all day. Then, about an hour before you want to eat, drain all the fat and liquid out of the crockpot, and add in your favorite BBQ sauce. (We like a store brand thick and spicy sauce.) Simmer another hour on low, then enjoy!
Good Morning!
LAST NIGHT - I was so tired when I got home from work. I made supper and went to bed around 7:00. I am still fighting this cold/allergies and just was sooo tired. I woke up for a bit at 9:00 and went right back to bed after having a snack. I am taking a combination of Sudafed and antihistimine every 4 hours.
TODAY - This morning we are touring a new school for Erik. It is a ISD # 916 school which is the special education district. I am not sure if this will be a good school for him or not. I did hear there is a high functioning autism classroom in Mahtomedi that I would like to look at as well.
This evening we don't have much planned. Erik has church and I should be home at a normal time. My last appointment is at 2:45. Have a great day!!!
Local Report on the State of Autism in Minnesota. An interesting story about the number of children diagnosed in MN.
http://wcco.com/specialreports/autism.spectrum.diagnosis.2.716184.html
Another week has gotten by me. I don't know how it happens, but it does. It is good to be back from the conference, but there is much to do at home and work. It will take me weeks to get caught up. Argh...
LAST WEEK - I returned from the conference on Tuesday evening and was sick. ARGH!!! I returned to work on Wednesday and had a busy week at the office.
WEEKEND - Our weekend was pretty quiet. Friday night we had family movie night as always. We watched The Golden Compass. It was pretty good, but we were all distracted a bit, which made it hard to follow.
SATURDAY - we all slept in as I have had this cold/allergy thing going on for almost three weeks. We went to Sam's Club. After dropping off the stuff from Sam's we picked up Josh and went out for lunch and to the library. Hubby wanted to get a Blue Ray player for our anniversary so we stopped to look at Sam's for one with Josh. We ended up having to go to a Sams in Woodbury to buy one. We rented a couple of Blue Ray movies and called it a night.
SUNDAY - I worked on doing some laundry and then went to a benefit for a friend's grandchildren. The children are a set of twins just born that have Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS). The benefit was a silent auction and spaghetti dinner. There weren't too many people there so I bid on a few items. I won three items. Two baskets of Tuperware things and another kitchen theme basket.
The rest of my evening was spent paying bills and getting stuff done to start the week. I had alot of stuff to do for Tommy's read A Thon and other school stuff. He is registered to run on the Medtronic Marathon with my hubby on May 17th.
I finished my book ' World Without End by Ken Follett - Love it!! (5/5) and started a new book. I also was up late last night getting some things set up for my online book group. I posted two contests for members to participate in. I came up with some cool prizes as well. I also finished up the survey and posted the reading schedule. We will be reading the following books:
Reading Schedule: June - November
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen - Discussion Starts June 1st
Stones Diaries by Carol Shields - Discussion Starts July 1st
The Gathering - Anne Enright - Discussion Starts August 1st
Creation in Death - Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robbs - Discussion Starts September 1st
A Widow for One Year - John Irving - Discussion Starts October 1st
Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger - Discussion Starts November 1st
Our first Discussion will start on June 1st!! Join the discussion by registering to participate on the message board.
http://jasmine1931.proboards82.com/index.cgi
Happy Reading!!
THIS WEEK: It promises to be another busy week. I will be working each day this week. I am working late tonight. My last homevisit of the night is at 7:00pm.
Hubby and I will also be touring a new school for Erik. Tommy has a dentist appointment and we will be attending the Culminating Evening Event at his school.
Our plans for Mother's Day weekend is to get our garden planted and our outdoor living room all set up. Everyone helps to get everything done in the yard as my Mother's Day gift. I am looking forward to sitting on my outside porch and reading. AAAAH...... I also need to get groceries, but I hope to do that on Friday evening if possible.
Wishing you all a wonderful week!!!!
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