aaaahhh...mothers day...

So, mother's day. We had great plans for mothers day. Quite a few months ago, all the Fritts kids decided to get together in the mountains and have a bbq/picnic for mothers day. Let all the little cousins run wild, get to speak to each other without a table or waiter in the way and really enjoy the day. But....Chris' Aunt D'Ann had another stroke about 2 weeks ago and his parents have been sooooo busy with ICU - doctors - hospitals - rehab - insurance - etc.... They are worn out and canceled the day. Maybe everyone come to our house? Well, it did not work out. Chris' folks just wanted to get home to their own house and their own beds. Cannot blame them at all.

Which made our mothers day my choice. And what did I choose? Well, we went to church. And opened some presents from Miss H and a risque card from the hubby (mom - what is a sex goddess???) And planted my new herbs from the farmers market. And went out on the boat for nachos and beer. No Nachos, no beer but I settled for chicken quesidallas (sp?) and iced tea. Then some fishing down at the dock. Then dinner where I did not have to cook at all. And and evening walk to settle dinner. Not too bad, not bad at all. Enjoyed every minute of it.

And next week being the monumentous occasion of our 20th anniversary - we are heading out for a romantic weekend (ha ha - with the kidlet) to Blowing Rock/Boone in the NC mountains. But it is a getaway, it means no cooking and it means going someplace new for us. So we are all excited. I am planning on getting a new "wedding" ring for my anniversary but that means jewelry shopping and I am just not up for it right now. Sometime I will be in the right place, find the right ring and buy it. I guess I should add if it is the right price - I am married to a frugal sort of guy you know.

And I cannot end a mothers day post with out a huge HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to my numero uno, the bestest of the best, my very own MOM! I wish I could see her today but luckily we will all be together in a month! Happy happy day mom!

and then there were granite counter tops...

Granite counter tops installed in the basement this week. Monday, the remainder of the appliances come. Later in the week, the electrician will finish up wiring changes. Then tile backsplash. Then the large project of getting the cork on the floor......

farmers market in Denver...

Today was the second saturday for a farmers market in Denver. Last Saturday it rained so that one should not count. It is being held in the school parking lot so it is only 4 miles from the house. I went by today and bought STRAWBERRIES! Not real large - our cool spring weather kept them small - but this should be enough for a pie!



Then I got some herbs - purple basil, lime basil, reg. basil and cilantro. Then some organic pork sausage for Mr. Chris. Then I stop and bought a bouquet of flowers from a little Laotian man from Lincolnton with 6 acres of flowers and a couple green houses. he grows everything he sells and if you bring a vase he will arrange the flowers for you.


Not alot of vendors but if people will come, more vendors will come. And if more vendors will come then more people will come. And as the weather warms, more local produce will be available.

This is very cool!

nothing was broken....

So thursday am - we are hanging outside before school starts - waiting on the carpool to arrive. Hannah is riding her Razor scooter around the driveway and sidewalk.

"Hey - let me ride that thing" I tell her.

I go up and down the sidewalk. Then I see the carpool arriving so I head into the garage. Somehow I manage to let the front wheel hit a spot where 4 slabs of concrete meet. The scooter stops on a dime. I however, do not.

I fly thru the air, head over heels. Somehow I manage to actually perform a roll and end up on my back. Hannah is screaming, the carpool is ready to drive over me and ........I start laughing and laughing.

Nothing broken, barely scrapped up but very bruised pride.
I am getting to old for this.

my face hurts...

So today my face hurts. I have a sinus cold so my sinuses hurt. I got a temporary crown yesterday and my jaws hurt. I cannot eat hard food. I cannot bend over. I want to take a nap.
Argh.
Hannah also has a head cold. We were to run errands today after school but she is not feeling up to it so she is now on the couch watching TIVO.
I am still thinking about that nap.
Not a productive day now is it.
Maybe tomorrow my face will stop hurting.
(end of whining)

back in the saddle again...

So, it has been a few weeks since I have posted -sorry. I finally fixed my &%$# wireless connection so it stops dropping me every 3 minutes. I either had to toss my laptop out the window or fix the connection. Thanks to the power of the internet and google searches, I finally discovered to disable WZC in windows and change the channel in my wireless router. Anyway I seem to be back in business!

Spring break flew by here - hannah did not have lots to do since I was working most days. But she did fit in a double sleepover so all was not terrible. Chris' truck was in the shop so there was lots of shuttling around.

I am training my replacement so i figure another week or so and I will be officially at home working for FCI 5 days a week!

The weather has really turned here - 80 today. Yesterday I spent the morning cleaning off the pollen from the screened porch while Chris cleaned up the boat. Hannah and a friend swam in the lake. Brrr.... Anyway, we finished the chores and then spent a little time on the lake, enjoying the beautiful weather. After a roller coaster ride weather wise in April, we are hoping for some spring weather and not just a jump right into hot summer.

For those of you following the diet/exercise plan - Laurie and I have till may 15th for our 1 year makeover. For me this was to lose 20-30 pounds and exercise consistently trying to get my chloesteral (sp?) down. So, with 30 days to go, I have another 4 pounds to hit the 20 mark. And I am going to get there by goodness. Watch out Laurie - I will be in fighting shape when we visitg in June! Fair warning girlie!

And i will close with a picture from the first boat ride of the season - Hannah and friend enjoying the lake!


And how do you like this - an entire post without getting kicked off! I think I will celebrate!

progress

Can't decide if I like the red or just having something on the window is too shocking....

cats and cowbells....

Cowbell or catbell?
Poor cat.
A few months ago, Hannah bought Tiger a name tag for his collar. She has been wanting to put it on him, but since we superglue his collar on, we could not get it on.
So, while out shopping on Friday, we bought tiger a new collar, cut off the old one and added his new name tag.
Poor cat. The name tag clinks against the bell that is already there making him sound like a cow coming in from the field. He trots down the hall and makes so much noise! No stealthy sneaking on any poor critters now!
And this is not a good picture. All the ones with him looking straight on had the flash on and his eyes lit up like something from the exorcist. But you get the idea. Big heart shaped name tag. She could have at least gotten him something manly! Like a skull and crossbones or a paw print. But nope, he has a giant heart shaped cowbell on!

and it is freezing here...

Forgot to mention - it was 26 this morning. Should be the same for the sunrise Easter service tomorrow. Brr....

Nature is so mean. Give us a week of 80+ then toss us some cool weather. Play with us, get everyone to plant their flowers (except me, I do know better), get those shrubs blooming and BAM!

t-shirts and flip-flops...

So I had an epiphany the other day. I no longer need to buy work clothes. I can wear whatever I want to work. Well, in a few days that is when I am working solely for FCI.

I was actually at home, trying to decide whether to keep a couple of pairs of black heels.... hmmm.... not quite dressy enough for dressy, not casual enough for jeans but perfect for work pants. Should I keep them just for work? And I realized, I no longer really needed work pants. I was free.

So - what exactly would my new work attire be? After considerable consideration (at least 3 minutes) I decided on funky T-shirts and flip-flops. Perfect.

So I went on a hunt for funky t-shirts. Founds lots, found none that looked good on this 45 year old body. I am not longer 21, right? But flip-flops I did find. Tevas, nike, addidas.....and more. Bought me some orange Tevas and blue nikes. Could have bought 3-4 more.

Came home happy - I am prepared for my new job!

Then I remembered - April is supposed to be my self-imposed no spending month.
6 days into April and I forgot. But I got me some flops!