It's Friday!

Happy Friday!


I had intended to do a travel post for today. But it has been a sad news week and my heart wasn't in it.


Between a school shooting; a Chicago police officer being killed; and the 10th anniversary of the shooting at NIU, I have been struggling to find some happy this week. My heart is heavy and I can't bring myself to watch/listen to the news.


We are enjoying watching the Olympics though. So I guess that's SOMETHING happy! :)


I hope you all have a good weekend and hug those you love!

MONDAY!

Happy Monday all!

I hope you had a good weekend.

Little Miss had a GREAT time at her Rainbow Loom class. Thank you Michaels! She learned a new pattern and knew about half the kids there.

Thank you to all the new blog and twitter followers I've gotten the past week. Thank you to those who have continued to follow, read and comment.
You are all wonderful and appreciated!

This week has the makings of a pretty good week, so far!  (Stay tuned for an exciting announcement in the next couple of days...)

I was a little sad to see the Olympics come to an end last night but hoping to get back to my regular sleep schedule and TV viewing. Thank you Sochi for a fun 16 days. 

Dear NBC, your coverage was a little A.D.D. We couldn't seem to get into an event before you switched to something else.

Dear Athletes, you are all champions to me! You should be proud of yourselves for competing at that level - regardless of where you finished.

I will say (part of my 'makings of a good week') - I am looking forward to tomorrow night's Chicago Fire episode. First, it will be back on TV. We'll see if I make the reel for the show or am on the cutting room floor. (I have my bet placed...) [And I will post about my experience after the show airs]
Third, this Wednesday night is a new Chicago PD - which is a Law & Order:SVU crossover - it should be a good one!
Also, The Voice starts again tonight - wahoo!

Here's hoping you all had a great weekend and your week is wonderful!

TGIF

It's Friday!

My blogging mojo has been MIA this week. I hope to find it this weekend.

On a positive note, today is

Don't forget your red!

If you or your group wears red today, I would love to see a picture! My email is 

Jenmcgee34@yahoo.com

Thank you for supporting this cause!

The Olympic Opening Ceremony is tonight and we are looking forward to watching the Games!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

A little sports related post...

* I know the Super Bowl is Sunday, but frankly - I don't really care! I will probably be eating and doing something crafty during the game.

* The Olympics start in 9 days! I am excited about that. I like the skiing, sledding and curling events the best. What do you like?

* Baseball spring training is coming too! Pitchers & catchers report February 13 and position players report February 18. I know it's going to be another horrible year for the Cubs, but I'm ready for baseball to start!

What sports do you enjoy?

We interrupt this Olympics broadcast...

for pre-season football.  The battle of the navy and orange teams...

Hubby & son are thrilled! I will have to watch the Olympics in the bedroom.



HELLO!!!!

Just a quick - HAPPY AUGUST post!

We've been watching the Olympics and enjoying it a lot! (other than crappy announcers [thanks NBC...]) Our kids have really gotten into watching them this time.

DD signed up for her first fun run. So I am using it my excuse to "run" (I use that term very loosely) with her. I REALLY need to get back in shape!

We found a mouse (live) in the kitchen garbage the other night (and NOT Mickey or Minnie!) so we have had the traps set and cleaned everything good.  Sigh!  REALLY?

Wishing you all a wonderful, healthy, enjoyable August!

It's Thursday!

I hope your week is going well (the weekend is almost here!).

We were without power for almost 24 hours on Tuesday morning. We had a LITTLE bit of rain, lots of wind and some lightening. We stayed at my in-laws, enjoyed the air conditioning, a pizza and junky TV.  (Pretty good Tuesday night, eh?)  We were happy to be back home last night though and I think we all slept MUCH better!!!!

IF you are interested, I posted some photos I took of my brother & sister-in-law: Maternity Photos. Thanks for looking!

What are your plans for this weekend?

There's a little festival in town this week and the parade is Friday night, so I think we'll walk the whole house away to the street the parade goes down.  The Olympics start Friday (HOORAY!!!!).  And I'm hoping to get some crocheting and scrapping done. Hubby talked about maybe going to Bears training camp, depending on the weather.

Have a great one!

PS: There will be more on our vacation posted in the next week.  Stay tuned!

Serenity

I may have found my zen.

Baseball!

Laugh if you want, but I find it relaxing. I know there are those who say, it's a boring sport; it's so slow. Hence, why I find it relaxing.
I came home for a bad afternoon at work, hubby had the Cubs spring training came on. There were Len & Bob calling the game with the crowd noise in the background, the crack of the bat hitting the ball. Ahhhh... I felt much better after a few minutes.
Do I get excited and wound up about a game? Yes. But I still find it soothing.

Play ball!!!!!
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PS: The London Olympics are 126 days away! We are all looking forward to them at our house.

It's coming....

202 days from today!
We are getting excited in our household.

LONDON 2012

Thank you Vancouver!

Thank you Vancouver and Canada! The Olympics were lots of fun - seemed to be well organized and I hope as much fun for all of you as those of us watching on TV. The Opening Ceremonies rocked! (Even though my son didn't know who Bryan Adams is...OY!)

Thank you NBC for your coverage. Your 'extra' pieces on places in Canada and athletes were wonderful and we really enjoyed them!

At last but not least - thank you athletes, coaches and families of the athletes for sharing your talents with the world. I am sure you will be the inspiration of children everywhere. I know many of you captured the hearts of those in this house.

I hope you all enjoyed those 16 days as much as we did!

3 weeks!

WITH GLOWING HEARTS

The Opening Ceremonies are 3 weeks from tonight! We have been looking forward to these Olympics since the last ones. We do enjoy watching as many events as we can and of course, cheer on Team USA.


Here is the schedule of events: SCHEDULE

I hope you'll all be watching too!