OK, so here is an update!! I apologize to you, lone reader (aka Schmidtdahl) that I haven't made frequent updates to the blog. There has been a lot going on and at the same time - nothing going on. Not much note-worthy stuff anyway! But here we go!
I have decided that I need to be more strict with my caloric intake. I became addicted to the McDonald's sweet tea this summer (and I mean the "REAL" stuff, not the unsweetened stuff). I was grabbing a large one at least 3-4 times/week this summer because they are delish and they were only $1. However, I also gained 5 pounds this summer! I have to think that there is some correlation between the two. So, no more sweet tea. I'm thinking it's gonna be a 12 step program for me to get off it, but I'm trying!
My summer of "Chaunty Eryl" days are now behind me as well. We had so much fun, me and my three nieces (Marissa, Amanda and Grace). We did a lot: movies, lunches, mini golf, Coon Rapids Dam, Feed My Starving Children, site seeing in Mpls, the Mpls Art Institute, "Free Hugs" and much more! Each day was an adventure and I really enjoyed spending time with the girls. We may have a 'grand finale' sleep-over sometime in October (depending upon their busy schedules). You never regret the time you have spent with special people in your lives!
Today is the first day of school for most kids in Minnesota. It's a cold, windy, rainy blustery day. That's not fair! It's supposed to be cool and sunshiney on the first day of school! Just the smells of the new supplies (notebooks, crayons) and thinking about what you will wear that first day, who you'll sit by, which classes you'll have with your friends, etc. I wish I was able to go back to school for just the first day experience! Well, I am going back to school, but I get the feeling it will be a lot different than what I am thinking! I have a meeting with the advisor on Thursday so hope to get all my questions answered! Will probably start school with the Winter session (January).
I completed a training course to be on the Speakers Bureau for the shelter that I volunteer with. My first "gig" is at the Blaine Wellness Fair this weekend. I won't be speaking, but will be representing the shelter at an information table. Stop by if you're in the neighborhood!
I think that's about it for now. Wish I had more entertaining words to share, but if I did then I'd be making it up! Anyway, thanks for reading!!
Hey thanks for the update,it was fun to read ! My quote for the day is ...Families are like brownies ...mostly sweet but a few nuts :) and when is the sleepover??
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That sums up my family! That and the "box of chocolates" thing. I am not sure when the sleep over would be, those girls have more of a social life than me. We're thinking the week of MEA. But we'll see! Thanks for reading!! :o)
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