Simply Saturday

• Got a late afternoon nap


• VERY good hair day


• Got to attend my sister's choir concert and listen to music by Bach based on the life of Christ


• Saw broccoli buds growing-YAY!!!!


• Visited with my parents AND former branch president from the Philippines, a widower who just got engaged!


• My mom brought me my curling iron I left at her house and...... tomato plants! Can't wait to plant those!!!


• Ride home/visiting with my sister- about how news anchors actually have to buy their own wardrobe, how sometimes we just miss our Grandparents, the concert, the results of my body fat assessment..... Yeah, we can pretty much talk about anything- I love it :)


• Got my apt cleaned up, ready for Sunday

Totally Tuesday

("Totally" really has no connection to the days events.... I just really like blog post titles with alliteration!!!)

• ate a home grown strawberry-grown in my own garden! SO good and SO rewarding


• made a good dinner-pasta with broccoli, chicken and mushrooms mixed with plain yogurt


• made it to the gym!!! For the first time in, oh..... a year :)


• watched the Biggest Loser


• finished getting fruits and veggies for Marchelle and Alex's shower tomorrow......


• good chats with Mom via phone


• worked on the year end film as a gift for my students (all the pictures from the year put to music)


• good hair day


• made plans with Kerri for dinner on Thursday


• breakfast pizza for breakfast- that I didn't have to cook myself!

(I'll)Take it Tuesday!!!!

Highlights from Today:

• fun activities with the children (writing letters in flour on a tray and exploring/hammering into a coconut and jicama)


• Sunshine (more or less)


• Seeing my Mom (she picked me up during lunch to run some errands with me)


• Oreos and starbursts from my Mom


• My books were in at the library (remember this titan: by Coach Yoast of the "remember the titans movie) and (Not your mother's casserole- though my mother's tuna noodle and chicken lasagna are still my favorites!)


• looking forward to reading my new book and trying some recipes from the new cookbook


• shared lunch with my parents (the brown rice and african stew i made on Sunday)

• Planted my strawberry and green pepper plants (green peppers courtesy of my Mom)


• secured summer employment/summer day camp.... YAY!


• banana chocolate chip muffins at school lunch breakfast (and the lunch lady sent me home with extras. I like her :))


• 0% financial stress..... Cannot put a price on THAT!


• A picture from Emily of me and Kerri and Tulip Gardens yesterday


• Watching the Biggest Loser


• Having my mom admire my wreath-in progress and my newly decorated shell themed-bathroom