So I just got done with day 2 of babysitting sweet little Megan. I have been keeping her since March, and it has been so much fun to watch her change everytime I go over there. I can't imagine having one of my own, but if watching a child that I am not related to can melt my heart with every smile, I am going to be in BIG trouble when I have my own. I always say that the beauty of other people's kids is that you get to spoil them and leave, someone please remind it does not work the same way when they are your own.
I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend of grilling and swimming,. Pool party tommorow! I wish I had started blogging earlier so that I could recount all the ups and downs of pool ownership. However, I think we have finally learned our lesson, and we will close it down properly this year. After this spring I am so sick of fishing out leaves it is not even funny!
Happy Weekend, Everybody!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
phew...
So the high school reunion invites went out today.... A big thank you to Robyne Gresham at FNB who gave me access to the folding machine. Thank goodness Brian was here to help me stick labels and seals on all of them, too bad he wasn't at the post office to help me stick stamps on all of them. I don't understand why the postal people couldn't just run them through the little machine that stamps them? You would think that since email is clearly winning the war against snail mail, they would bend over backwards.
SO back to Jamaica, I have never been so happy to see customs on U.S. soil in all my trips abroad, and having a husband waiting for me with 2 dozen red roses wasn't so bad either. Here are a few of the highlights- One thing I want to point out is that all inclusive camping should not be confused with all inclusive resorting!
1. The great kids from our group. Watching the rotten teenagers with their hairdryers and straighteners made me thankful for such a laid back group. (that's not to say that I might have fought someone for the use of a hairdryer) There were a few brief moments where i had to remind myself i am the adult: i.e. adult leader to recently graduated high schooler- "so and so, what are you reading?" teenager- "a book," adult- "what kind of book?" teen- "one with words and pages." had i not been on a mission trip, my response would have been gee, with three college degrees, i had trouble figuring that out.
2. The infirmary and the orphanage- not enough room to type about that. I did get to see a resident that had been there when I went on this same trip in high school, which was pretty neat.
3. Tonsillitis- I can mark Doctor in a foreign country off my bucket list.
4.- Dunn's River Falls- visiting the location of my honeymoon was tough without Brian, but I didn't not let that stand in the way of my beach time.
5. Jerk Chicken- It only tastes good when it is served out of a cardboard box
It was a great trip, and I can't wait to go back for a fourth time!
On an unrelated note- I applied to go to UGA this week. I am moving backwards to get another bachelors degree, so one day I can hopefully get Dr. in front of my name. Since we are a pretty devout Tech household, I cannot wait to buy a house divided licence plate. While they are not as classy as the pink Georgia girl ones, I don't know if I can quite pull off pink.
So in honor of that, you stay classy Griffin, GA!
Heres a recipe-
This comes from my favorite hour of morning tele: Today with Hoda and Kathie Lee. These cookies are auctioned off every year at the Lemonade Stand Cancer Benefit. This years batch sold for $13,000.00.
Lemonade Cookies
1 Box Lemon Cake Mix
1 Egg
1 Tub Cool Whip
Powdered Sugar
Mix first 3 ingredients, form into balls and roll in powder sugar. Bake 350 degrees, 10- 15 minutes.
SO back to Jamaica, I have never been so happy to see customs on U.S. soil in all my trips abroad, and having a husband waiting for me with 2 dozen red roses wasn't so bad either. Here are a few of the highlights- One thing I want to point out is that all inclusive camping should not be confused with all inclusive resorting!
1. The great kids from our group. Watching the rotten teenagers with their hairdryers and straighteners made me thankful for such a laid back group. (that's not to say that I might have fought someone for the use of a hairdryer) There were a few brief moments where i had to remind myself i am the adult: i.e. adult leader to recently graduated high schooler- "so and so, what are you reading?" teenager- "a book," adult- "what kind of book?" teen- "one with words and pages." had i not been on a mission trip, my response would have been gee, with three college degrees, i had trouble figuring that out.
2. The infirmary and the orphanage- not enough room to type about that. I did get to see a resident that had been there when I went on this same trip in high school, which was pretty neat.
3. Tonsillitis- I can mark Doctor in a foreign country off my bucket list.
4.- Dunn's River Falls- visiting the location of my honeymoon was tough without Brian, but I didn't not let that stand in the way of my beach time.
5. Jerk Chicken- It only tastes good when it is served out of a cardboard box
It was a great trip, and I can't wait to go back for a fourth time!
On an unrelated note- I applied to go to UGA this week. I am moving backwards to get another bachelors degree, so one day I can hopefully get Dr. in front of my name. Since we are a pretty devout Tech household, I cannot wait to buy a house divided licence plate. While they are not as classy as the pink Georgia girl ones, I don't know if I can quite pull off pink.
So in honor of that, you stay classy Griffin, GA!
Heres a recipe-
This comes from my favorite hour of morning tele: Today with Hoda and Kathie Lee. These cookies are auctioned off every year at the Lemonade Stand Cancer Benefit. This years batch sold for $13,000.00.
Lemonade Cookies
1 Box Lemon Cake Mix
1 Egg
1 Tub Cool Whip
Powdered Sugar
Mix first 3 ingredients, form into balls and roll in powder sugar. Bake 350 degrees, 10- 15 minutes.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Ya Mon
so blogspot just ate my pulitizer award worthy entry about my trip to Jamaica. I will try and recreate tommorow. after i get the high school reunion invitations in the mail. grr...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Boredom Induced Blogging
Today, as I was trying to come up with something else to fill my time ( other than the pool, books, searching the bargains at Roses and my garden) I realized that the Internet could use one more blogger. On top of that, my writing skills have gotten very rusty since becoming a reluctant housewife (so please excuse typos and stylistic errors). So here is my first blog entry:
Last week was my graduation marathon, first my sister's on Thursday and Brian's nephew on Friday. I am so proud of Betsy(my sister) I know she is going to be very successful as a music major at Young Harris College in the Fall. This week is a packing marathon, today was the first trip of picking up the necessities. I got some packing space bags, more on how those work later. I leave for 10 days in Jamaica a week from today, and Brian is off to MN for a work conference on Sunday. (nerdy side note- this will be the first time we have been away without each other since the wedding, i think we should have ripped this band aid off a LONG time ago) In addition to the 1500 trips i will take to Wal Mart in the next week, I have been trying to get things ready around the house. My biggest molehill is the pool. Looking back, if we covered it, it wouldn't be hard to open up. lesson learned. Mix that up with laundry and grass mowing, and it makes me want a full time job again!
Tonight is a Utility Club Board meeting, the last one before I take over as president! This year has flown by and I am ready to see what the next has in store for the club.
Here's a favorite recipe to finish off the post:
O'Quinn Strawberry Cake (This recipe came from my mother in law, and I have put my own twist on it)
1 Box Cake Mix (white or yellow, make sure it calls for whole eggs and not just the whites)
3 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 small carton frozen strawberries
1 small package strawberry jello
Split the carton of strawberries in half, heat strawberries and syrup in saucepan and dissolve jello in strawberries
mix and bake according to package directions incorporating the strawberry mixture into the cake batter
Icing
2 sticks butter
splash vanilla
2 lb bag powder sugar
strawberries
mix first three ingredients, add strawberries until it reaches your desired color, taste and consistency
Enjoy!
Last week was my graduation marathon, first my sister's on Thursday and Brian's nephew on Friday. I am so proud of Betsy(my sister) I know she is going to be very successful as a music major at Young Harris College in the Fall. This week is a packing marathon, today was the first trip of picking up the necessities. I got some packing space bags, more on how those work later. I leave for 10 days in Jamaica a week from today, and Brian is off to MN for a work conference on Sunday. (nerdy side note- this will be the first time we have been away without each other since the wedding, i think we should have ripped this band aid off a LONG time ago) In addition to the 1500 trips i will take to Wal Mart in the next week, I have been trying to get things ready around the house. My biggest molehill is the pool. Looking back, if we covered it, it wouldn't be hard to open up. lesson learned. Mix that up with laundry and grass mowing, and it makes me want a full time job again!
Tonight is a Utility Club Board meeting, the last one before I take over as president! This year has flown by and I am ready to see what the next has in store for the club.
Here's a favorite recipe to finish off the post:
O'Quinn Strawberry Cake (This recipe came from my mother in law, and I have put my own twist on it)
1 Box Cake Mix (white or yellow, make sure it calls for whole eggs and not just the whites)
3 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 small carton frozen strawberries
1 small package strawberry jello
Split the carton of strawberries in half, heat strawberries and syrup in saucepan and dissolve jello in strawberries
mix and bake according to package directions incorporating the strawberry mixture into the cake batter
Icing
2 sticks butter
splash vanilla
2 lb bag powder sugar
strawberries
mix first three ingredients, add strawberries until it reaches your desired color, taste and consistency
Enjoy!
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