neglect

Oh blog, sweet blog, how I have neglected you!

Honestly, you would think I would have more time on my hands than I used to, but it just isn't happening! I feel like I'm always catching up on something, or heading off to an appointment, or just plain busy.

This week I've had two of my women's networking groups to attend, plus sending out invitations for my Heart Link Networking later this month. And I'm in the midst of some freelance work, so trying to stay on top of that. What I'm saying is, things have been busy, ya know? I could say that I promise to do better, but honestly I am not sure I have a system in place that will enable me to keep that promise. So I guess all I can do is promise to try.

Spring break next week, which is nice. Not only for the kids, but for everyone else who doesn't have to deal with the morning traffic craziness of the buses and such. My kids are going to sports camp for the week, because their best friends will be out of town anyway, so if they were home all day they would just be losing their minds. And contributing to the loss of my mind, as well, natch. They'll still be home early enough to play with our other neighborhood friends, so it's all good. Lately it's been all about riding bikes and scooters. Now that it's nice.

I'm working on planning big girl's birthday party - CANNOT believe she is turning 7. Crazy. That's my baby girl!! I don't have the slightest idea what to get her for her birthday. She is one of those that kind of wants everything, but nothing in particular. I gave her grandparents the best gift idea - Nintendo DSi XL, so she is getting that. But she already has a DS, so it's not like she needs a bunch of games for it or anything (truth be told, she only wanted to upgrade to the DSi because her brother got one for his birthday last year to replace his DS. And now she is getting the DSi XL so I would bet money big brother will want the XL for his birthday this year. It's a viscious cycle. But now we have two extra DS's. Ya know, should I suddenly find a bunch of spare time with which to play one.) I guess I wil just have to see what I can come up with, wandering the toy aisles of Target. Crap, speaking of which, we have a birthday party this weekend to go to, so I need to get a gift for that.

Alright, clearly I have more on my to do list than I realized for the day, so I must have used up my "blog time" by now.

big list of things

saw this in a post on Hilltop Memories and thought it looked fun. Things that apply to me are in green.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a day off work when you were not sick
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

growing old

I had to take Jasper to the vet today becaues he is having trouble walking. Jasper, aka Jazz, aka Jazzyfur, aka JJ, aka Big J. Apparently he's got arthritis pretty bad in his back knees and hips, particularly the right one. It's odd to think that he's getting old. Since Calvin died last year, Jazz is pretty much my last tie to my "old life", before marriage, before kids...so it's bizarre to think that he may not be around much longer. He's a good boy, a bit of a grump with other dogs, but so very loving to people and oddly accepting of cats. Poor old guy. Hopefully the meds the vet prescribed will make him more comfortable in his old age.