Monday, March 26, 2007

spring break check in

Things planned and done:

-sewed two "oom pa pa" dresses for middle school production of Oliver
-prepped basement and painted 1 coat primer and 3 coats colour (red and redder)
-saw a good movie
-saw several dvds - one was good
-had a couple of good meals out with friends and family
-bought beads with Kirsi and made jewelery at her house
-ate lunch with Laurie and Chris from work - 2.5 hour lunches are good when we are all on vacation at the same time
-got dog through surgery and 4 days of cone-head survival
-bought fabric for 5 dresses for Lindbjerg production of Anne of Green Gables
-went for a walk with the ladeez
-practice drove with son who is approaching 60 hours needed prior to taking "N" driving test
-read a lot
-blogged a lot
-yakked on the phone with Irene
-hung out with my husband and the kids doing not much of anything and liking it
-worked at bits and pieces of my job that kept intruding (darn cell phone)
-attended start-up meeting for strata committee about insurance and broken pipes in walls
-drove girls to auditions for summer camp and practices for music festival coming up soon
-slept in and stayed up late
-cleaned the house a little

Things planned but still needing to be done or at least completed:
-sew 6 more oom pa pa dresses by April 1
-sew Anne of Green Gables dresses by April 21
-put on two more coats of paint - red is red is red
-restore basement to liveable area for teenagers who are missing their basement
-go out with husband for dinner with friends that was postponed when friend got the flu
-bottle wine that is sitting in a tantalizing 5 gallon container waiting to be bottled (hmmm, maybe just use a big straw?)
-write love poem for 2 couples at church both celebrate 50th anniversaries, in time to recite at church supper on April 20
-buy Easter treats for family
-send package to Africa
-get the dog to the vet and get the cone off (we hope)
-get outside now that the rain has stopped

question: did you have a good spring break?

mompoet - always lots and lots, never finished

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