http://www.eyeballgirl.com/ en Copyright 2011 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:14:14 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Watching the planes at the beginning of our trip. Leaving the wedding reception. More plane watching on the trip home.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/04/race_plane_wedding.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/04/race_plane_wedding.html Alex Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:14:14 -0700 I am ahead of schedule) 2. Stick to a Strict Budget (So far we are following our budget) 3. Run in a Race (April 2011...I am even on a team, so no excuses) 4. Read 36 Books (I read four in March. I have read eight total for the year.) 5. Lose 10 Pounds (Hopefully goes along with #3) 6. Blog Weekly (On average, I have the met the goal.) 7. Scrapbook Monthly (I still need to do March 2011, but I give myself the first week in the next month to finish.) 8. Monthly Family Game Night (Alex loves games...we played Ants in the Pants.) 9. Monthly Date Night (We went to the symphony.) 10. Go through Credit Cards (It is just March, so I still have time) So far, so good. March Books Fool Moon, by Jim Butcher To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving (available free through Project Gutenberg) ]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/04/goals_update_for_march.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/04/goals_update_for_march.html Resolution Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:22:27 -0700 I am ahead of schedule) 2. Stick to a Strict Budget (So far we are following our budget) 3. Run in a Race (April 2011...I am even on a team, so no excuses) 4. Read 36 Books (I read one in February...I can catch up. I have read four total for the year.) 5. Lose 10 Pounds (Hopefully goes along with #3) 6. Blog Weekly (On average, I have met the goal.) 7. Scrapbook Monthly (I am caught up for 2011.) 8. Monthly Family Game Night (Alex loves games...we played Ants in the Pants.) 9. Monthly Date Night (We went to a roller derby match and a hockey game.) 10. Go through Credit Cards (It is just February, so I still have time) So far, so good. February Book The Help, by Kathryn Stockett]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/04/goals_update_for_february.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/04/goals_update_for_february.html Resolution Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:21:53 -0700 We also went hiking. We have plans to go back this weekend. It is in the mountains so the temperatures as cooler and things are green. I recently finished Water for Elephants. It was good. I am excited to see the movie in April, but the cast doesn't match the characters I imagined. Yesterday we went to a local park and attempted to fly a plane (a foam glider). Alex really wanted to slide. The slide trumped the plane. I am off to work on my to do list. We have a meeting tonight and I would really love to get a few things accomplished.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/03/outdoor_time.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/03/outdoor_time.html Alex Arizona Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:09:22 -0700 Alex had a lot of fun at Sea Life looking at the fish. I think it was a little expensive for what we saw, so we probably won't be going again. He had a lot of fun watching the robots compete. He also liked playing the games at Peter Piper. We are almost finished with the Helping Tower. Gabe still has one piece to put in its place. We altered the design slightly. Alex is napping right now and I would love to read some more of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but I have too many things to do...maybe I can work fast.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/03/peter_piper.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/03/peter_piper.html Alex Arizona Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:19:14 -0700 Big Horn Sheep Gabe and Alex enjoying the weather. Overall things have been busy. I am still running. I am up to a little over 3.5 miles. I should be able to run in the 5-k. I have already registered. So I will be there even if I have to walk the entire thing. The Little Helper Tower is still a work in progress. I don't think it will be finished until sometime next week though. Gabe has a lot of work commitments coming up soon.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/03/animals_1.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/03/animals_1.html Arizona Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:53:36 -0700 Learning Tower. Hopefully in the next few days these pieces of wood (and some not pictured) will turn into the desired item. It will offer a secure environment for Alex to participate in kitchen activities. Right now he wants to drag a chair around and stand in it. Since we don't allow this, one of us usually ends up holding him so he can see what we are doing. A Learning Tower will cost you around $200. Our project cost around $40 (wood, stain, polyurethane, screws). I will post pictures of the finished project. Plans for the Little Helper Tower can be found on Ann-White's website. I also have plans to make Alex a picnic table. In an hour or so I can add some more polyurethane to the wood. I would love to complete this project by the weekend.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/03/little_helper_tower.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/03/little_helper_tower.html Crafts Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:53:55 -0700 Alex loves to ride his bike. We go on walks to check the mail or to the park frequently. If Gabe is going with us then I can run around the park while they play. We went to an Arabian Horse show. Alex really enjoyed watching the horses. We had some friends come and visit for a week. They went to a lot of the local sites. We also enjoyed a couple of park days. We converted Alex's crib into a toddler bed this week. He is doing great sleeping in it. We also managed to go to a couple of museums, a birthday party, a hockey game, and a few other places. ]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/03/stuff_2.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/03/stuff_2.html Arizona Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:26:35 -0700 Playing Don't Spill the Beans]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/02/busy.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/02/busy.html Miscellaneous Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:26:13 -0700 I am ahead of schedule) 2. Stick to a Strict Budget (So far we are following our budget) 3. Run in a Race (April 2011...I am even on a team, so no excuses) 4. Read 36 Books (I read three in January) 5. Lose 10 Pounds (Hopefully goes along with #3) 6. Blog Weekly (On average, for the month of January, I exceeded this goal) 7. Scrapbook Monthly (I am caught up for 2011) 8. Monthly Family Game Night (Alex loves games...we played Don't Spill the Beans & Ants in the Pants...multiple nights) 9. Monthly Date Night (We went out to a benefit dinner) 10. Go through Credit Cards (It is just January, so I still have time) So far, so good. January Books Cross Fire, by James Patterson The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer The Lace Reader, by Brunonia Barry]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/02/goals_update_for_january.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/02/goals_update_for_january.html Book Resolution Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:13:22 -0700 I went to Big Lots today. I bought a wooden plaque that I am going to paint and redo. Tomorrow I am going to start working on a valentine's project. I finished The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer. I am almost finished with The Lace Reader, by Brunonia Barry. It was a book club selection that I didn't finish a few months ago. Off to unload the dishwasher. Pray for Jimmy. Send a card.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/01/a_trip_to_the_zoo.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/01/a_trip_to_the_zoo.html Zoo Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:33:23 -0700 nephew. We stayed every night until 9:00 p.m., when visiting hours were over. It was great to be able to spend a lot of time with him. Our flights were pleasant and I was able to read on the plane while Alex and Gabe napped. I finished Cross Fire by James Patterson. While Alex was napping at home, I started reading The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. It is the January selection for my book club. I am behind on organizing. I need to play a little game of catch-up tomorrow. I need to do the medicine cabinet, under the bathroom sinks, the spice cabinet, my freezer and fridge, the laundry room, and organize toys. We also need to take down the Christmas tree. We started before leaving but had to abandon that project for more important things like packing. I am hoping to catch everything up this week. Really I would like to do it all tomorrow, but we will see how that goes. Since most of our time was spent either in Jimmy's room or a hotel room, I don't really have any pictures from our trip. Here is one of Alex looking at the airplanes. ]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/01/back_to_the_nice_winter_weathe.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/01/back_to_the_nice_winter_weathe.html Book Chicago Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:26:17 -0700 Jimmy]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/01/lots_of_spam.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/01/lots_of_spam.html Miscellaneous Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:30:03 -0700 tupperware cabinet. It wasn't too messy, so this was an easy challenge. I don't use most of it so it was easy to donate. Plus, I still want more Pyrex since those containers are the primary ones that I use. Today's challenge by A Bowl Full of Lemons is to clean out the linen closet. I will get to that later tonight. I feel another large container of donations items coming on. I made Beef and Barley Soup yesterday. It is one of my favorites. I guess Alex really likes it. When I asked him what he wanted for breakfast, he said "soup". I made him waffles. He didn't eat them. I should have just given the boy soup. I have been purging a lot lately. You might not notice when you come to our house though since a lot of it has been drawers, the garage, etc. In all of my purging I recycled all of our 20% an item at Bed, Bath, and Beyond coupons. I figure we rarely go there and there is no need to hold on to the coupons. Well, last night found me digging through the recycling bin to retrieve one. They were expired. Gabe and I have been playing a Sherlock Holmes computer game before going to bed. We go through one "case" each night. The funny thing about this game is that Holmes has an Australian accent. It is quite hilarious. So my post isn't all words, here is a pic of one of our dogs. ]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/01/more_purging.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/01/more_purging.html Miscellaneous Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:27:56 -0700 Alex even agreed to wear a party hat. Gabe's birthday was fun. We stayed home and grilled. I made a yummy and very chocolatey chocolate cake. I am attempting to participate in the Getting Organized Challenge over at A Bowl Full of Lemons. Day one was organizing your junk drawer. Mine was recently organized, so I tackled the drawers in my nightstand instead. Day two was clean off the top of your desk. Done! She stressed only the top. So I am hoping we will be cleaning out the drawers soon. If not, I guess I can do it anyway.]]> http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/01/so_far_so_good.html http://www.eyeballgirl.com/2011/01/so_far_so_good.html Arizona Birthday Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:10:29 -0700