This and that...Contact lenses and Weight Watchers!

Today is Friday! The ending of a busy week! The beginning of a busy weekend!
Isn't that how it is this time of year?

We have been working hard to get ready for Field Day, finish projects, read enough to get our AR points, study for exams and find books and things that need to be turned back in to the teacher at the end of the year.

We have been looking everywhere for another car for Emily. Apparently it doesn't take much damage to total a car that didn't have much value in the first place. We did get a nice settlement from the insurance company, but finding another car is just wearing on me. Why is that people don't list the mileage when selling on Craigslist...or they wait until you get to the dealership to look at the "just right" car to tell you that the car has a salvage title. Ugghhh! David is driving to SC today to check out another. It has only been a couple of weeks, but with all of the places she has to be....it would really be helpful if we could find something soon.

  On Wednesday, I joined Weight Watchers. I know it sounds really weird, but I have my reasons. Since working night shift, I have gained about 12 pounds. That has been over 3-4 years. And since Emily has started working at Chick-fila, she has gained about 10 pounds. Surely, there are other factors at play here like age, metabolism and laziness. My plan was for both of us to join together. To learn about healthy eating, how to read labels, and how to make the right choices. Turns out, she is too young to join, but she is allowed to go with me anytime. So we are both counting points and tracking our activity. Both of us have a goal to lose about 10 pounds. When we got home and started looking through the material, we determined that the free meal she was eating at Chick-fila every time she worked...was costing her...45 points. That is eye opening for sure. It is about choices.  I hope not to obsess here on my blog about this Weight Watcher endeavor, but I am hoping to see some changes... even though I feel like I am eating all day long.

My son has decided he wants to get contacts. He is 13 and I guess he is ready, but I am not sure how it going to work out. I did not get contacts until I was in my 20's and I had a really hard time at first. At least we will have the summer to work through the kinks.

Two very lovely ladies in my extended family died this week. They were both in their 90's and leave a wonderful legacy. Their funerals are today nearly 4 hours away and in different cities. Another time of year, I would have been able to go, but I just cant get away.

Swim Team season is in full swing. The coaches have gotten nicer and Zac is enjoying paling around with his friends after practice. Now, If he could just keep up with his goggles.
Tonight is the beginning of the Flag Football tournament for Jonathan's team. It is single elimination and the first team will be tough. It may rain, but if not, we will be there and hoping for an upset.

Today, I have many errands to run, and a dirty house to clean. I also have to get in some activity points, so I better get to it before it gets too hot. I hope your weekend is fabulous and if yours are already out of school....Happy Summer!

A few minutes to blog about this and that!

First of all....what is the matter with Blogger!
It is as if am still trying to get over the Blogger Bug from a few weeks ago. I am having the hardest time entering comments. When I sign into my blog, it signs me right back out. On some blogs, my google account is recognized when I leave a comment, and on others it signs me in as anonymous. If you have seen my comment as JEN without my little picture..well now you know why. And the worst part is that some of you don't accept anonymous comments....and I cant seem to leave a comment at all...I have been reading and typing comments, but they wont post. Ughhh!
And today, I tried to fix a label on an older post....and blogger reposted it for today. What?

This week I have been studying the states and capitals with Jonathan. I cannot believe how little I knew about the geography of my own country. All those little states in New England..and all those big states out west. I got them all mixed up in my mind. As I studied, I couldn't help but think of all of you. That is the state where Kerri lives, and Pam, and Jen, Susan, Alissa, Gabe, Mandy, Sloan, Bri, Angie, Anna, and so many more ....and guess what? I know their capitals too. Every last one of them. Some of them have silly memory tricks to help Jonathan remember. Those, I will remember forever! His test is today. I know he will do great!

Emily has been slacking off with her school work lately. Spring fever hit and that was it. One morning, last week, I took her to Dunkin Donuts before school so I could call out her science questions. I was so disappointed at how little she knew, that I just left her sitting there and waited in the car until it was time to go. I gave her the whole speech about how colleges are so much harder to get into now,etc... and that it is so important to start off strong your Freshman year. I think she got the idea. She took studying for the final much more seriously....and she got a 99, which gave her an A in Honors Earth Science!

Next....I know summer is coming.
I am trying to get excited about having the kids home all summer. Last night, Jonathan and Zac helped me make a summer list. I do not expect Emily to be around much....now that she is old enough to have friends that drive, she has much bigger and better plans, I am sure. Yikes!

Also....tonight is the annual end of school picnic, talent show and movie night. They are showing Despicable Me and I am the only one in my family who has not seen it! I am wishing that I had time to make a fabulous picnic spread complete with fruit, pasta salad, cheese and crackers, etc...but I may be sending my husband for Subway subs.

Enough of this and that! 
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

A few minutes to blog about this and that!

It's cold and flu season for sure around here. The neighbor kids are dropping like flies....fevers, headaches,  aches and worse. We are sniffling and feeling a bit tired. We are trying to stay well. We do not get the flu vaccine...so we wash our hands and eat lots of these!

It seems to be helping.

We will keep it up~just in case.

I've been seeing a lot of snow pictures on blogs lately. I have to say, even though I wish we would have gotten one more snow to really play in...I'm glad we are enjoying the warmth of spring early around here.

The other day, I was doing this....

And the boys and their friends ask if we could turn

the sprinkler system on for them to play in...so we did!

It was somewhere around 75 degrees.

I hope THIS didn't have anything to do with THAT thing I mentioned a moment ago!

Have a great weekend and enjoy whatever sunny or snowy weather you might be having!