It is what it is

Day started early with floor guys here to sand and put the first coat on my stairs and hallway.  Tore out the carpet the Saturday before school started.  Looks great but I forgot how badly it smells.  Air is on at 71 with windows opened.  And, the dust!!!!!!!!   Sorry I didn't do this in June before I cleaned the whole house.  What was I thinking????  Spent the day running around.  Glad I had a chance to get Lucy out of this smell and time in the pool.  Day off for Eid after a PD day yesterday and Open House on Tuesday.  Busy week.  Piano today, bells last night and decided to save my 3rd Blue apron for tonight.  I know now that cod should be the first used of the 3 meals.  Also made a cheese/corn soup from "The Pioneer Woman" recipe that looked really good from her show.  Will be dinner tomorrow night.  Looks like it will feed a crowd.   It is what it is and after being back to school for nearly 3 weeks, it...

I changed my phone message from summer to fall today.  PD today and holiday (off) tomorrow.  Stairs and hallway hardwood being sanded and sealed, trip thrift shop (last one of this summer) with donation, errands, shopping and hopefully a trip to GREENFIELD VILLAGE!   Got 45 minutes in a freezing cold pool but a bit of late summer sun.   Off to first ding dong rehearsal of the season, helping the Chicago connection move this weekend and I happily get to babysit!!! It is what it is and it is well on it's way to fall and the 2015/16 school year.   Open house/curriculum night last night for a very late night.  Working on wedding, working on identity theft (again), working on schoolwork and a new book for 7th grade.  Dealing with sun in your eyes from the east on the way to work and sun in your eyes on the way home from work.   12/12.  Summer went way too fast!  Cooked 2 Blue Apron meals this week.  I love it, it's fun, different, tastes...

With the "crises" over and being back home from a wonderful wedding weekend in Traverse City, I feel I can tell the story. After a day of driving through the wine peninsula, visiting a winery, sitting in the sun on the water, it was time to get ready for the 4:00 wedding.  Otto pulled out his suit, only to find that it was an old suit he never got rid of.  The pants button didn't have a prayer.  He could not even get the jacket on.  I was 5 minutes short of being ready as the wedding and reception was a 4 minute walk from our hotel. I had no words.   He had nothing.  Realizing that he would just have to miss the wedding, he took a trip to the Cherry City Mall.  My husband of 43 years, who NEVER shops was able to find a jacket and pants at Kohls and was in his seat just before the "I Do's". Lesson learned, CLEAN YOUR CLOSET The rest of the weekend was flawless!  Wonderful party Friday at the Top of the Park, great brunch on Sunday, same pla...

Beautiful weather since I have been in Boston starting 8:00 am on Friday.  I had another amazing trip.  So much to do and so much to see.  Part of me loves being able to walk everywhere to do everything or take the T or an Uber.  I wish we had a close "downtown" area in Livonia to shop and walk and do restaurants.   Love being able to walk to the commons, see all the historic sites and the zillions of people on the walkways, the farmer's markets and being so close to the Atlantic.  I love everything about Boston.  I love that it is an hour plane ride to get there.  I feel so provincial shopping daily for dinner.  The seafood, the ocean, the friendly people yet it is a big city.  I am happy to be home but know that I am only an hour away.  It is what it is and I am happy to say with jetBlue it is good.

i really needed to walk today in "the village"   Forgot my sunscreen so I got a bit of sun but enjoyed every minute of my walk.  Since I am a regular I don't have to see everything, only my favorites.  I could live there, in fact, I think I pretend that I do!!!  Had an endodontist appointment and yes, another root canal is imminent....whatever, please wait for 2016 benefits.    Everyone is safely home and I can't believe a week has passed since they all started to arrive!!!   House is cleaned and back to normal....lonely!!! Cooking sautéed mushrooms and, feta/basil tomato salad.   After the day visiting all  the GV cottages cooking lunch and mid-day scrumptious farm meals, we are having hot dogs!     It is what it is!  

Well, the shower is over, only Amanda is here a few more days.  We had a great time all together but so busy getting ready there hardly seemed time to truly visit.  Hannah is growing up so fast.  Crawls all over, recognizes us, laughs, waves, babbles and pulls herself up and can go up a flight of stairs.  Her 1st birthday will be here way too soon. We had a beautiful day for the shower.  A squall before the shower but it was 92 and humid all day!  The balloons were forgotten, the chicken stayed in the oven downstairs as it was thought to be an extra pan.  Amanda & Bryce received a lot of very nice things.  Many were already shipped to CA and BBB shipped anything they received free of charge!  The day flew by, many wonderful long-time friends shared it with us, enduring the "Dobos-hottest-day-in-summer" party.  By Sunday, Matt, Dana and Hannah were back home in Chicago after a 7 hour drive in construction traffic, Andrew was back in...

Summer is racing by.  It is already past July 4th weekend and nearly time for Amanda & Bryce's shower.  She came home today and we are head over heels busy with all the people to see and places to go!!!   I have spent the last 3 weeks cleaning, sewing, glueing, shopping, cutting fabric, creating and getting ready.   It Is What It Is and here it comes!!!