7/17/11

I am in Green Bay came in yesterday morning. Mom, Deb, Cheryl and I drove up to DC and spent the day playing. we stopped at a place called handsonart.com where there are 4 different studios that you can pick and make stuff I wanted to do the glass studio but it was too full of people so we did pottery-they have green ceramics you paint and make pretty and they fire it and mail it to you or you can pick it up.
I made a bowl a nice size one for my fruits & veggies i like to keep out. From there we went to fish creek had lunch hit a few stores then worked out way back down to GB.

A few winery's later and a stop at an awesome cheese shop, we arrived back home and have some brats on the grill with a few of our wine purchases.

I had the pleasure of educating Cheryl into wine-our virgin-it was fun using my wine knowledge with someone that really wanted to hear what i had to say & offer. She purchased a few bottles and as a newbie- we all bought her something for her new addiction. I bought her a wine stopper with a pair of legs sticking out, mom made her a wine charm and Deb bought her a magnet that says 'who let the girls out-door county'

today will be spent floating in the lake and being lazy cause it is summer and i am on vacation.

6/9/11

a nice cool down temp wise here today by 30 degrees!! i was cold most of the day and even had a sweater on!! it was maybe 63ish...

took zaz out running with me since his drain tube is out. was nice to have a dog that could keep up with me. he is 8/0 months old so he has enough energy to spare and i could tell he was itching to get out and burn off some trouble

made turkey chili cause i was cold and a great way to use up some turkey...nomnomnom...

5/26/11

it is still early and i have not fully woken up although i did muster through my pilates workout with Moira. wish i had a reformer in my house, i miss doing my reformer workouts.

the front yard needs to get mowed so that is on the list of things to do today. need to finish a shawl and get that blocked and mailed out and work on the 2nd bag for sally.

DH is getting a cold of some sort so i am hoping that we do not go to rhinelander this weekend. we have stuff to do here rather than waster time up there. my yard comes first and foremost and with all of the messes he has made by taking down trees there is plenty of work to be done.

5/24/11

the grass is high again due to the rain so while i am in between storms and things are dry, might as well get out there and mow. i am going to put the bagger on and start the garden compost pile of where i want my garden for next year to be. i have some newspaper saved and that will go down first then the grass. will do layers for the summer and by next year it should be ready to get turned over and tilled.

other than that nothing new to report for today. those that are trying to lose some weight,
check out sparkpeople.com. it is an awesome site, more helpful than WW and i am glad G turned me onto it.

4/2/11

great morning-went down to the German American Institute this morning for breakfast with Giovanna and afterwards we went to Flirt picked up some pretties and then down to everyday people. i bought a scarf and nothing else because i am not spending $$ on cloths that will not be fitting me in a month or so.

G bought this cut 60's mod dress. it is a great cut and style on her-

had to cut the day short since i have/had an open house that i needed to get to.

3/30/11

spent the afternoon outside with the k9's cleaning up the yard. we have an acre mostly trees that back up to a sod farm and a corn field, there is a ton of dead fall from previous owners, time and us. so i started a fire and started burning, i have made a dent but there is so much every where it is overwhelming.

the kids enjoyed their romps and runs and were spent bu the time i came in.

today it is a repeat of yesterday just less time, my legs are sore from climbing up and down the small hill and bending down to pick up the wood.

monday 3/28/11

just picked up my bike from getting it updated and prep'd for the spring/summer ride!!
it was gone for a week and i missed my morning ride on my trainer....sigh..

time to change the clothes and get out there and freeze!

have lost about 5 pounds so far...not sure what is going on one would think it would be more but oh-well can pushing on and all that crap...