Day 105

It's my new Becky Higgins Project Life Planner! It's so bright and colorful, I just love it! After work yesterday, I swung into Michael's and picked up the binder and kit, all at 50% off!  Perfect.  Then I spent last night putting in things like birthdays, events, and appointments - getting it all ready for use today. Now, I know that I'm mostly a digital or electronic girl, and having a binder you carry around seems counterintuitive for me.  But there's just something about Project Life - for me it needs organizing on paper. Somehow I need to see it at a glance I guess, and be able to jot things down here and there. I had carved out a section in my work planner for my blogging, scrapping and Project 365, but this is so much better!! Can't wait to really get to using my new 'toy'!!

Day 104

Oh these girls, they are so funny.  They are either two peas in a pod, or fighting like cats...and well, dogs I guess. This was them tonight over at Mom's, while Mom and I were eating dinner. The door to the little pantry wasn't shut, and Baylee got it open with her snout, then proceeded to lay in front of it - hoping someone would notice and give her a treat from inside. She wasn't there long before Lucy joined her...she too knows exactly what good things are inside this little closet!

Day 103

Today is the Solemnity of Palm Sunday - the day we celebrate Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and mark the beginning of Holy Week! We celebrate Mass a little differently today, beginning with a procession into the church with palm branches. There are then several readings, including a reading of the Passion itself. It's quite a moving and somber celebration.

Then, when Mass ends, everyone grabs their own palm to make a cross with. Unfortunately this year, the palms were a bit small, but I was able to make a cross out of one of them, and tuck it in behind our crucifix on our living room wall.

Happy Palm Sunday to you all!

Day 102

Our little backyard tree, all in bloom.  I realized today that our tree in the front has lost all its blooms, and they have given way to new leaves. But in the backyard, we still have three trees full of pretty pink blossoms, like this one! I wanted to hurry and take a photo while they were still around, because I'm sure they'll be gone in just a day or two. The sky was a funny mix of sun and clouds, making it difficult to capture a good photo - with my phone anyway. But thankfully, the pretty pink comes through.

Day 101

Today I spent the morning at our city's library in a Leadership Team meeting. Our city is divided into three groups; Executive Leadership (director level), Management Leadership (middle management), and Supervisory Leadership (supervisor level). Today, Cindy, our City Manager (that's her up front), called a meeting of all three groups to get together and discuss several topics, but mostly where the Leadership Team is and where it is going, in conjunction with our city's Strategic Plan.

It was a long morning, but I guess it was good for all of us to get into a room together - people from all different management levels from all different departments in the City, from garbage to fire, from library to police, and from finance to electrical.

Day 100

Oh my little Baylee girl...she's such a cutie patootie! Tonight we were over at Mom's and she was up on the couch sawing logs. I went to take a picture of her with her face smashed up against the pillow...always with her face up against something...and she rolled her up big ol' eye up at me. Now she has the doggie equivalent of red-eye. She's just still the bestest girl...love her so.

Day 99

It looks like a giant gopher has burrowed in our yard. But it's not, it's actually a plumber we've hired to disconnect us from the City's domestic water and hook us up to the City's irrigation as the supply for our sprinkler system.

When I moved into the house 10 years ago, irrigation was not available in our area, either through the City, or the County's Irrigation District. 'It should be available soon', they said.  Well, 10 years later and it finally has come to a neighborhood near us. Yay!  No more outrageous summer watering bills and/or less than green lawns due to the price of keeping it green during our scorching summer months! Once this project is complete, we can water all we like, for one low(ish) price per month!

Day 98

This is so funny. I was at Walmart tonight picking up a few things, and ran into a display of these Limited Edition Fruit Punch Oreos.  I'm not sure how they taste, but the idea made me think of Billie, so I quickly snapped a picture and texted it to her. She is always dunking things in her drinks, especially Kool-Aid, or Hawaiian Punch - usually it's a potato chip, or it could be a cookie. This made me think she certainly must not be the only one who dunks, to come up with such a combination, with a Kool-Aid like pitcher right on the front. I'm afraid I'll never know how these tastes though...this is one limited edition item I'm willing to let slip by me...

Day 97

You know I think I am seriously getting old.  Not only do I now have bifocals, I also have a weekly pill container. Really?  At least only one of the pills is a prescription - so far. The others are vitamins Mom bought for me because she thought I should be taking them. The thing is, she bought me Costco sized bottles, and they don't fit into the cupboard very well, so I keep them in the pantry, but then I forget to take them - out of sight, out of mind.  So, Mom solved this problem too...a pill container she happened to have on hand she was no longer using. So I loaded it up, and it seems to be working so far...I just can't believe it's come to this!! When did this happen??

Day 96

Say cheese Jenn! She made a bit of a whirlwind trip down yesterday afternoon after she worked for awhile. Then she went out for evening with some old high school friends. This afternoon, her and I got a chance to just chill...Rob had gone to work, she didn't bring the kids with her, so it was nice to spend some time together just the two of us.  And we actually got sucked into a movie - Pitch Perfect. She was getting ready to head back to Spokane, and I snapped her picture, just for prosperity's sake.

Day 95

It's that time of year again.  Actually, it's well beyond that time of year!  I can't believe it's the 5th, Easter is in two short weeks and I'm just now getting around to putting out my decorations. Considering my Valentine's and Saint Patrick's stuff didn't make it out at all this year, I guess it truly is better late than never.

Jenn came into town today, and we visited for a bit, and went out and grabbed a bite for dinner. But she had somewhere to be for the evening, and with Rob at work I took the opportunity to rearrange the furniture and put out the springy decor. The house is now adorned in pastels, with bunnies and eggs and lilies and tulips...at least for the next two weeks!

Day 94

So Mom and I did a little bit of shopping after work tonight. We went to the mall and to our 'new and improved' Christopher & Banks store.

Fred and Christy gave me a gift card for Christmas, and when I went to use it earlier this year, I discovered our C&B store was CLOSED! Thankfully as it turns out, it was just temporary, they were closed for remodeling... and enlarging.  The store's grand re-opening is this weekend, so Mom and I decided to check out the bigger, sleeker, well stocked store.  I didn't make a haul or anything, just a couple pairs of capri pants for the season...more gearing up for spring.  They were on sale, and with my gift card I walked away with only a few dollars out of my own pocket!  Yay!  Thanks Padens and C&B!!

Day 93

Isn't this just the cutest purse ever? It's my new Guess Jonsi bag, and it's so fun and springy - don't you think? I actually bought it on Saturday when I was out shopping with Billie and Jenn looking for something new for Granny's funeral. I had spotted this once before on a quick swing into Macy's, but today, it was on sale, and of course if you used your Macy's card, you got an even better discount. And to help with my decision, this happened to be the last one of this style and color, so I went for it and got it nearly 1/2 off...even better. Now, to find a new wallet so I get get everything transferred over...and let spring begin!

Day 92

Well we are officially ready to be Godparents! Tonight Rob and I took the baptism preparation class at church with other parents and Godparents.

We were given some light reading material, including the Rite of Baptism, which we ran through in the class - rather quickly. We were also given a couple flyers related to our discussion in the class - on the roles and responsibilities of being a sponsor or Godparent, mostly on the importance, seriousness and significance of it. We were lucky enough to have our friend, Deacon Tom, teach the class - so we even stayed after and were able to ask some questions and get some clarification from him.  This being our last step, we truly are excited and ready - as we'll ever be anyway - to be KG's Godparents. We can't wait for her baptism on May 10th!

Day 91

So...last night I had my big, fun trip to Costco. Well, one of the things that I picked up that certain was NOT a necessity was Frozen. I'm not sure why, but like most people who have seen it, I just loved it. I haven't liked an animated movie like this in quite some time. So I picked it up last night, and tonight I made Rob watch it with me. And when I say 'with' me...he was beside me, but I'm not sure how much watching of it he did. I don't think he was quite as thrilled with watching an animated, romantic comedy, musical as I was! Oh well, I still enjoyed watching again...and I might just watch it again...and again...