Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Yeah, this is how the night started out - the current parent liaison gives me this monstrosity to thank me for always volunteering for the little things when he asked. Fine, but I am not doing HIS job (by myself) next year! And now I have to keep this thing for a year. I'm already... Continue Reading →
OK, well, just one since I don't have time for much more, but this seems to The Color right now. When I put events or meetings in my calendar I use a color coded system to organize them by the type of event. Purple happens to be the color I assigned for "Party"... Continue Reading →
This morning I drove up about 60 miles north to Crystal Cove State Park and participated in a 6k trail run event. My motivation was to spend a day with my high school friend #651 - it was her birthday and she was treating herself - no, challenging herself - to achieving something new. She... Continue Reading →
It's a tree ornament AND a state of life! Another old classic, though not as old as the mouse. This one has been around ever since we started using white lights in a tree - which I think is pretty much when my parents bought the first fake tree we owned and my mom and... Continue Reading →
A twitter friend is posting daily photos with short descriptions of the ornaments on her tree and I thought I would copy that. Though maybe not daily and probably as add ons to regular posts 🙂 Yes, the inside is done, and boxes are put back away. The first batch of jello Spritz cookies are... Continue Reading →
I've started a tradition a few years ago of baking cookies and bringing them into work during the month of December. My next door neighbor sometimes also has a neighborhood cookie exchange party. Last year I was a cookie elf bringing treat plates to Renee & Eve and Renee & Quyen (yes, the two couples in my... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of Dinosaurs Can't Eat Pizza - a recipe a saved back in January and finally remembered to pull out this week when I wanted to do some crock pot cooking. Crock Pot Lasagna Author: Unknown : Entree, Italian, Crock Pot Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 5 hours Total time: 5 hours 15 mins Serves: 6 Ingredients 1.5... Continue Reading →
This is the tweet/facebook status I posted at 8am today: "Driving in to work, I passed a man walking along the side of Torrey Pines Rd-leading 3 pack mules! Yes, mules!! What the??" And this is the link that someone posted as a response: Three Mules in Los Angeles Last weekend, Kelly and I were... Continue Reading →
I toyed with the idea of putting off the outdoor decorating until next weekend given that Thanksgiving was SO early this year. But then, I saw that there is a first winter rain storm predicted to arrive next weekend - and this weekend was gorgeous. Warm even in the middle of the day. So after... Continue Reading →
The photo above is my first attempt at using the panorama photo function on the iPhone. This was taken Thanksgiving morning. Go ahead and hate me because yes, I live in paradise, I know! The girls and I went for a run at Torrey Pines. Ok, actually, the text I received went like this: "Up... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 