Eggless Easter

Happy Easter! Happy Day off for us!



Well not really a day off for us....because there is always something to do. But a day off from dealing with the stress of having our two stores open. So technically it's a day off for our worrying minds.

Today will be spent cleaning house, catching up on some more paperwork, and making a dinner for my Houston family. And as an added treat.....I get to do all this while being sick :(

There will be no running around the house and yard looking for colored eggs, easter baskets filled with all kinds of surprises, or chocolate bunnies. Those days are long gone and will not be back again until we have grandchildren visiting our house. I miss that excitement.



Instead it will be 5 adults carrying on forced conversations while eating my awesome pot roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, and corn.

And in the blink of an eye it will all be done and they will all go home and once again our house will turn into it's quiet sanctuary. And then once again I will bo back to working on cleaning house and catching up on paperwork.

Homeward bound........

Looking so forward to our trip "home"

Miss the family, miss the mountains, miss the cactus, miss the friends, miss the food, but don't miss all the "brown".



I love where we live in Texas. I love green. I love grass. I love trees. I love water. All of those we have here in Texas. We even have a beach within one hour of us (not the best.....but hey it's still a beach)



But we are all excited about coming back to Tucson. Love ya'll......can't wait until we see ya!



I wonder how many of these things I can devour while I am there?

Routines and Rituals

Shampoo
Rinse
Conditioner
Body Soap
Rinse Soap and Conditioner
Brush Teeth


If I don't do them in this order, I usually forget something.

Isn't it funny that the older you get -- you develop a routine or ritual? In fact, I usually do these things every morning in the shower without even thinking about them. It's just a habitual act. Usually my mind is on 18 other things that need to happen that day, so I don't even have time to think about my showering habits in the morning.

But let me miss one step ---- and I might walk out of the shower without rinsing the conditioner out of my hair.

Are you like this too......or am I just weird?

No Talking Thursday

It was totally unplanned, but it looks like today is going to be pretty much silent.

Yesterday I woke up with that funny feeling in my throat. Couldn't describe it as "sore", but it just felt "funny".

Sure enough, the first words that left my mouth this morning had that low, raspy, deep, masculine-type, and froggy sounding. Sounds like a full blown case of laryngitis!

Thank goodness I had nothing planned for today that really required much speaking. So now I'll sit in the solitude of my house and work on my quiet paperwork and not utter any words.

Thankfully I only listen to talk radio all day long so I won't even have the urge to "sing along" to any songs.

Wordless Wednesday...sort of

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Waiting for the phone call

Well it's been 4 months since we sent in our application packaet for our chance at The Amazing Race.

So far they haven't called us.

We're still sitting here waiting for them to call. We've got our passports and we're ready to have the adventure of a lifetime.

Although, our workout regimen hasn't been very good the last couple of months. We might have to huff and puff a little and Aaron might have to carry me on his back.....but other than that -- we're ready to go!

There is still time. I still answer unfamiliar phone numbers on the caller ID just hoping that it's Phil Keoghan calling to tell us he's waiting for us in some fabulous city.

Maybe if we all subliminally send out the signal to call us......it will happen.

So get ready....call Team LA......call Team LA......call Team LA

I think I'll go start packing my backpack now.

Things that make me happy :)

Visiting Los Angeles, California:

Visiting Boston, Massachussettes

Trip to Reno, Nevada:

Trip to Washington, D.C.:

Great Family Vacations:

Trip to New Orleans, Louisiana

Many more journeys.......to be continued -------------