Sunday, October 10, 2010

College girl

4 of my favorite people
She came home for her very first visit after ever being away since August 20.  She loved being in her bed and sleeping in.  8am classes every morning have taken their toll.  Between being pre-Med, playing tennis 3-4 hours a day and classes she is one tired, and sick, girl.  She's had a sinus infection and nagging cough off and on since she left us but hopefully a visit to our wonderful doc her in St. Louis diagnosed and prescribed things to knock it out.

We had girl time (at Nordstrom & California Pizza Kitchen), Thursday night tv time, tennis (w/her old coach) time, visit w/both sets of grandparents time and a visit with our college working boy at the mall (who graciously used his discount at Banana Republic to buy his sister a pair of shoes).

College girl is loving life even though its hard.  I'm so incredibly proud of her and her drive to excel at her classes and her sport.  Her most recent tournament at Notre Dame she fought through feeling horrible to beat two girls from Miami of Ohio & Kansas.  She had some losses too, but is playing incredibly well.


Cannot wait to see her again at Thanksgiving.  This college thing is dumb dumb dumb.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

My Stream of Consciousness

Wish I were better at blogging.  You'd think with only one child at home and a husband gone 75% of the time I'd have more time but, life gets in the way.  Going through each day I have so many thoughts.  May I share?

* I really do not enjoy picking up my dog's poo on our thrice daily walks.  She used to do this little duty in the back yard, but recently we got an electric fence to contain the little monster who was escaping the real fence.  Now, she hates the backyard.  So, I'm not running all over the neighborhood trying to find her anymore but I get to stand by the side of the road while she does her business.

*On those daily walks I've gotten to know my neighborhood quite well.  I pass one house where I know inside is a woman, 35 - mother of 2, dying of cancer.  I so appreciate my body and health each day when I pass her house and say a prayer for her and her family.

*My youngest plays too many video games.  His current favorite is a Spiderman Wii that he paid half of.

*Same youngest has had 3 friends over from school, all girls.

*I am so proud and grateful for my two oldest.  They work so hard in school and at their sports.  They are so good.  I am truly blessed.  (And my girl is coming home for fall break on Thursday - YAY!!)

*My husband is looking at Harleys.  I'm really excited about that.

*I want to renew our vows in August.  25 years.  I'm trying to convince my dearest that it will not be cheezy.

*Andrew's dream of a 10 pound praying mantis will be the basis of a story he has to write for school.

*I tried a TRX class at my gym yesterday.  Awkward, hard and I am so sore today - but I can't wait to go back.  http://www.fitnessanywhere.com/

*Thank goodness for Skype

*Fall clothes are way more fun than summer.

*I found peppermint ice cream at the store tonight.  The holidays are upon us.

I could keep going, but AJ is out of tub and ready to watch Biggest Loser.  Told ya, it would be random.