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I’m tired

It’s about 9:30 here in San Jose, and I’m pooped! The day started out pretty quietly, but quickly became busy as we prepared for Cathy’s 40th birthday party. There were decorations to put up, veggies to chop, sodas to chill, and balloons to fill.

The party was a definite success. Matte and Cathy’s backyard is […]

San Francisco photos

So after dinner last night (which we ate at 9:30 pm Pacific time = 11:30 pm Central time), I was too tired to blog any more. At least I got a little in so I could keep up with NaBloPoMo! Thank goodness for my brother’s iPhone (which is really too much fun!).

Yesterday after lunch, […]

Happy day!

As I’m writing this, I’m sitting on my sofa, watching “The Office.” How can I do this without a laptop? I can’t! We got a laptop the other day!!! And today, our personal computer guru, my dad, helped us get connected with a wireless router. Sure would be nice if it were a Ruckus router, […]

Family Fun Day

Today was “Family Fun Day” for Badger Football at Camp Randall Stadium. It’s a chance to meet players and coaches, get autographs, and spend a couple of hours on the turf, which is hallowed ground to many. We found out about it very last minute this morning, but seeing as Madison is a little over […]

It feels like Sunday…

…but I’m really glad it’s not!

Andy took the day off yesterday for our golf outing, and today we were at Wirth Park for Andy’s family reunion. We took the boys swimming at the kiddie pool, which is really more than a kiddie pool. It’s a mini water park. They had a blast! It renewed […]

Use those wrist straps!

Andy is over at my parents’ house right now, helping my dad move their flat screen TV from their bedroom back down to their family room. It had been replaced by a slightly bigger TV about a year ago. That new TV was quite nice, and worked great, until today.

My mom called me around […]

A good Saturday

This morning, we headed out to Oconomowoc Lake to spend a few hours at our friend, Becky’s parents’ house. Another friend of ours, Doug, is house/dog-sitting while Becky’s parents are in Tahoe for Becky’s brother’s wedding. We swam for a bit, and Noah is getting quite brave in the water. Caden, not so much. But […]

Happy 4th of July!

I decided this morning that the 4th of July is my second-favorite holiday. Christmas is first, but today is a very close second. I’m sure a big part of my love of this day is the fact that it’s summer, and the weather is usually pretty nice, as it was today. But another big part […]

Happy Birthday, Mom!!!

The day started out with a beautiful sunny sky, and plenty warm. We had breakfast at the Pancake House (a favorite), then went to the Brookfield Farmer’s Market, then back over to my parents’ house to play with my mom’s new Wii. Do any of you have a 60+-year-old mother who really wants a Wii?

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Not a bad Sunday

I used to really hate Sunday’s. I used to say I had “Sunday Affective Disorder.” The height of my condition was during grad school, when Andy was living in Appleton and I was still in Madison, and Sunday usually meant one of us driving back home.

Since I graduated (7 years ago already!), it’s gotten […]