This is what happens

…when you don’t take your vitamins

…when you don’t get enough rest

…when you try to “do it all” even when you know you can’t

…when you neglect yourself and don’t listen to your body

What happens?

You get sick. That’s what happens.

I’m sitting here with a box of tissues, a water bottle dosed with EmergenC and lots of sniffling and sneezing.

Sigh.

So, if the blog is “light” this week, I wanted you to know why.

ACHOO!

I’ll be back.

Happy Independence Day!

Images from the road

I’m traveling this week for work – and even though I AM working hard I am having a blast. Lots of memories from years’ past when I used to come out here regularly, and I’m enjoying catching up with work buddies that I usually only get to “see” as a voice on a conference call.

The weather is beautiful, although the trip out here was rough with about 4 hours of weather delays (ugh) – once I arrived, though, California has made it up to me with lots of sunny days and balmy temperatures.

I forgot how much I love it out here.

Tonight, I’m having dinner with my brother (I can’t wait) and then tomorrow is my last day of meetings. Today I managed to find my way across the San Mateo Bridge, over 3 different freeways and to our Pleasanton offices to see my folks there. I had a great lunch at Johnny Garlic’s (Guy Fieri‘s place) with them and we had a great time. (good food, too – someone had an pancetta/apple/brie/balsamic glazed pizza I was dying to try but too shy to ask for a bite! Now I wish I had!)

Friday it is home again – hope that the trip is uneventful and I can’t wait to see SuperMan and the girls. It’s nice to get out here again – reminds me of how much I love my job and the company I work for.

I’ll try to post again soon.

Have a great week, guys!

Taking a little break

I will be traveling for work next week and this weekend is filled with recitals, so I will be taking a little hiatus from blogging.

I’ll be back soon with stories from my trip and pictures of not-so-tiny-little-dancers as well.

Take care!

Sigh

We’re in the final countdown days to the end of the school year.

Teachers are cramming in all that they can —

the kids are trying to get away with as little as they can —

Moms are alternately looking forward to the alarm clock-less mornings and dreading the “I’m BORED!” that they know will not be far away —

and my poor Big Girl is sick (as if all that wasn’t enough)

Fever, chills, sore throat.

UGH.

We’re off to the pediatrician this morning. Not sure if I hope it is strep or hope it is not. At least with strep she’d have antibiotics. But those are so hard on her system.

I’ll be in nurse mommy mode today.

sigh.

I’ll be back… soon.

Hi, gang,

So sorry I haven’t been around here much the past week. Work is crazy busy and it is the end of the kids’ school year. Add to that some unexpected challenges that we’ve had in the past week and you have one overloaded girl.

Blogging just hasn’t fit into my schedule.

But I will be back. Soon.

I promise.

Right now, though, I need to focus on some other things and on getting my girls through the last weeks of school. Hopefully, I will be back to blogging next week.

Thank you for understanding!

Happy Easter!

Wishing you and your family a blessed Easter.

In the words of the Terminator…

“I’ll be back”

Taking a little break for a few days… going to enjoy the springtime, my girls, and spending some time with family.

See you next week!

Menu Plan Monday ~ 12 March

Achoo!

Spring has sprung and so has the pollen! We had such a nice weekend – hiking with some dear friends on Saturday morning and just enjoying the beautiful weather and company. We paid the price with sneezes and sniffles Saturday night but it was so worth it. The view from the top of the mountain was so pretty –

This week it’s all about comfort food and easy suppers.

Monday: Chicken & Dumplings (requested by Big Girl)
Tuesday: Shepherd’s Pie (requested by Little Bit)
Wednesday: Fajitas (I’ll share my “recipe” later this week)
Thursday: (still have to figure this one out)
Friday: YOYO (you’re on your own)

The girls and I are headed to grandma’s for the weekend – I’m sure SuperMan will be cooking all sorts of concoctions in our absence. He likes to make things we don’t (like cabbage) while we’re gone.