Daybook 6-4-2k11

Outside My Window: It's summertime baby Arizona style the heat is on and this village idiot who drives a black on black car is now officialy burning her tail on a daily basis, outdoor activities are now limited to the early morning or late evening unless they involve water...and lots of sunscreen

I Am Thinking: About this little blog I have been moonlighting on the side. Of embracing summertime and the ways for which I will go about doing this.

I Am Thankful For: All of the new shoes I now posess bought with all of the money I have been able to save since I quit buying Vodka.

From The Kitchen: We actually had meals out 4 times this weekend which is a total rarity for us but it was a busy weekend for me and I was happy to get out of the kitchen. This week everything I will be making on my "menu" is courtesy of Lottie&Doof lots of pasta dishes this week made with healthier alternatives & cookies from Gwyneths new cookbook. I will be buying a bag of whole wheat flour for the first time as I try my hand at homemade biscotti..pretty rad.

I Am Creating: Strong muscles due to yoga 6 days a week & walks/runs whenever possible.

I Am Going: To relax next weekend as much as possible before I kick the next few weeks into high gear celebrating Fathers Day & Jakes 5th Birthday while juggling my soon to start Psychology course which will top off the two accelerated summer courses I am already taking, I should have mastered the art of the written exam after this summer!

I Am Reading: The drinking diaries on  Blogher & chapter upon chapter in my cultural anthropology book.
I Am Hoping: To have a little time off this summer even if it's just for a week..I think the last time I took a whole week off of work was like say 2006..too long.

I Am Hearing: Family Guy on the tube

From The Teaching Rooms: I am learning about the effects of drugs on society & studying etic and emic ethnography and its role in anthropology and field studies.

Around The House: Squeaky clean..well almost..for the first time ever I am excited to say my huband took the downstairs while I took the upstairs and we killed this cleaning of the house today. Although he was done with his half in less than 2 hrs and it took me over 3 I so appreciate his help! It took me an hr just to scrub our shower which really wasn't even that dirty..yikes! House is fresh and ready for the week.

One Of My Favorite Things:Butterfly kisses from Jake, the long conversations I have with Logan sometimes about nothing in particular, the fact that Nicholas doesn't let a day go by without telling me he loves me at least once.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: Doing some massive studying and test taking before Thursday...making some awesome meals..having fun with my beautiful family

Here Are A Few Pictures From The Week To Share

Splashpads

Luau Cakes

Love!

Making Wishes

Summertime Birthday Parties