Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
For the first time all year, I did not exercise at all this week. Nada. Zilch. The big zero. Not that I had any time. Sleep was kinda critical. Looking on the positive side, one week out of 23 is not bad. So, there are only 4 more days of school. We are starting into... Continue Reading →
Please excuse the somewhat fuzzy photos. We were in a hurry as the little thespian was boiling hot in his uniform. Apparently the hat almost didn't make it on his head tonight - there was a frantic search of various classrooms to locate it and it was found with about 10 mins to spare. Thankfully... Continue Reading →
Just at the moment that we needed to leave the house for night #2 of the play, MSNBC put up this graphic: I stopped just long enough to let that soak in. Then I flew out the door for yet another Tuesday night missing the political dramatics and speeches, but knowing I could always find... Continue Reading →
In case you had not figured it out - I am barely skimming posts until sometime at the end of next week ok? I always try to make a point to drop a comment once a week on everyone's place, but that is just not possible. Frankly, I would love to comment more than once... Continue Reading →
What a cool idea! I heard of this by way of Alex Year Two and I knew right away which post would earn it from me: These Words Are Not Empty by Kayla at The Journey. This post is probably my most favorite ever on the topic of the unexpected joys of blogging. We start... Continue Reading →
Home from the Baseball team party where the hostess plied me with vodka and chocolate until much later than I intended while Sportsboy grew gills in their swimming pool. Now he is passed out and I am about to do so with visions of him falling asleep backstage tomorrow night and the play director yelling... Continue Reading →
Under the heading of "more than you ever wanted to know about the Democratic primary process" - the Rules and Bylaws committee of the Democratic party finally had their say in what to do about Michigan and Florida and their delegates. The net result? Clinton gains a bit on Obama, but still is going to... Continue Reading →
Let's trace my schedule starting back from this past three day weekend - if you dare: Sat 5/24 - tournament games rained out. Caught up on treasurer duties for both baseball and football leagues. Finised the book which I reviewed earlier. Bought groceries for the week. Went to Padres game at night. Sun 5/25 &... Continue Reading →
Playing For Pizza: A Novel by John Grisham My review rating: 4 of 5 stars Don't read this while you are hungry! A short, fun read about a washed out NFL player landing on a team in Parma, Italy. A friend of mine who played a different professional sport in Parma read this before me... Continue Reading →
Tournament Championship #2 on the season. Ending the year in grand style! A game ending home run in the semi-final game to push the team into the finals and then a game ending grand slam in the final. For the first time in 5 years of tournaments at this same location every Memorial Day weekend,... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 