It's Tuesday night. People will start arriving on Friday. Let's see, I need to talk to Father Charles tomorrow, get cash, buy a new iron, confirm with River Drifters, go over the itinerary with Barbara, and go to a workshop. Thank you, Don for taking Thursday and Friday off - - I will need you every minute!! In case you are wondering what all this anticipation is all about, well I can tell you. Starting Friday, the Bonnin Family Reunion 2009 will officially begin. We have lots to do and loads of fun and family planned for the crew. I am looking forward to all the festivities - -after all, my mom is turning 80. From the beginning I didn't know if this was going to happen. First, the economy crashed - - would people be able to take a week off from life to travel to the NW for a vacation? Then we had record snowfall. What would our house, deck, airport, anything, be like after all that snow? Then Don was slated to be activated - - Would I be managing this without my Rock? Then Swine Flu and the fear of traveling on an airplane. Then, at the last minute, Granny got sick and had to spend time in the hospital. EE Gads! I did not think we were going to pull this thing off. Well here we are; it hasn't happened yet, but things are still green light, so to speak. Now if we can keep every one healthy and avoid any accidents between now and the July 6th, I will be grateful. I wish we could all be together for ever, but I know that is not possible. I envy my friend Drew who lives with her family - - husband, daughter, brother, mother, various sisters. She is unhappy about it. I don't think she knows how lonely she'd be without them. In any case, I have covered as many details about this reunion as I can possibly think of. I know that there are going to be a whole lot of "uh-oh's" along the way, so I am putting on my duck armor so my feelings won't get hurt. I'll post lots of pics when I can get my brain back to what is important.
PS - - FAVS, cont. Mike's Hard Lime! Sleeping with the windows open. Charlie Marbles (our newest kitty). Hearing my mom's voice. Pulling the last weed in the garden. Sunshine. Praying for Susan, Aimee, Betty Kirby, and that lady next to me in church.
Bug on Don
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Favs
Favorite Flavors:
Licorice, cinnamon, basil, lime, Cabernet, butter, green tea, garlic, white chocolate, cream cheese, tomato, watermelon, crab, beet, coffee, coconut, green pepper, cilantro, saffron, curry, pecan, not in this order.
Favorite Flowers
Day lilies, dahlias, petunias, lavender, irises, magnolias, lilac, plumeria, daisies, dogwood, and tulips.
Favorite Sounds:
Rain, wind in the trees, baby laughter, purring, piano, and silence.
Favorite Miscellaneous
Jeans, napping in the sunshine, iced tea, camp fires, dirt in my garden, meditation, old pictures, quilting.
Licorice, cinnamon, basil, lime, Cabernet, butter, green tea, garlic, white chocolate, cream cheese, tomato, watermelon, crab, beet, coffee, coconut, green pepper, cilantro, saffron, curry, pecan, not in this order.
Favorite Flowers
Day lilies, dahlias, petunias, lavender, irises, magnolias, lilac, plumeria, daisies, dogwood, and tulips.
Favorite Sounds:
Rain, wind in the trees, baby laughter, purring, piano, and silence.
Favorite Miscellaneous
Jeans, napping in the sunshine, iced tea, camp fires, dirt in my garden, meditation, old pictures, quilting.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Things rattling around in my brain
I am so proud of myself. Today I am administering 2 of my last three exams this school year. The final covers three novels and poetry. The students have a great deal of writing to do. I think they thought I was kidding when I said that this test was comprehensive! In any case, it sure is keeping them on task!
Things:
1. Clock watchers bother me.
2. Don and I have been married 19 years.
3. It is raining.
4. I am so excited about the family reunion.
5. Briana starts Driver's Ed. this summer.
6. Summer break is 3 days away.
7. How does one deal with an ADD child?
8. What if it is your own child?
9. My daylilies are almost in bloom.
10. Deer ate my petunias yesterday.
11. Father Rick Sirriani is leaving St. Henry's, and I don't know why.
12. I love to quilt.
13. Staci is graduating from Marylhurst Saturday.
14. How do I prepare salmon on the grill?
15. I feel a poem coming on.
16. I need to get retirement napkins and plates for the party on Monday.
17. What do I get Don for Father's Day?
18. He bought me a cordless drill for our anniversary.
19. Grilled Chicken salad from Burgerville sounds good right now.
20. I have lots of work to do, and I am here floating down a stream of consciousness.
Things:
1. Clock watchers bother me.
2. Don and I have been married 19 years.
3. It is raining.
4. I am so excited about the family reunion.
5. Briana starts Driver's Ed. this summer.
6. Summer break is 3 days away.
7. How does one deal with an ADD child?
8. What if it is your own child?
9. My daylilies are almost in bloom.
10. Deer ate my petunias yesterday.
11. Father Rick Sirriani is leaving St. Henry's, and I don't know why.
12. I love to quilt.
13. Staci is graduating from Marylhurst Saturday.
14. How do I prepare salmon on the grill?
15. I feel a poem coming on.
16. I need to get retirement napkins and plates for the party on Monday.
17. What do I get Don for Father's Day?
18. He bought me a cordless drill for our anniversary.
19. Grilled Chicken salad from Burgerville sounds good right now.
20. I have lots of work to do, and I am here floating down a stream of consciousness.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Summer is on its way
Today I am administering my final exam to my ESL seniors. For the most part, they are doing very well on the multiple choice/multiple guess test on the novel we just finished. They also have a quick response writing piece to some literary aspect of the novel. Eee Gads! It is as though I have forced them to eat raw slugs!! What babies! After Friday, I will have no students on B days. I will have only 3 finals to administer during finals week, and then I will be done! I am so looking forward to the summer when Briana and I can just sit back and eat ice cream all day - - NOT! We have the reunion and then drivers' ed and then day camp for the grandkids and then some inservice days and it's back to work!! I'm really not complaining - - not everyone gets 14 weeks a year of paid vacation! I do have three new novels I want to read and a boatload of magazines - - I am going to two weddings, and I want to work on four different quilting projects - - ambitious summer plans!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
I'm still here
Wow! I can't believe I let a month go by without posting. Let's see, I have graded 70 research papers, thrown a huge Easter Egg Hunt
and Easter Dinner for 26, edged my front flower beds, planted lots of flowers, visited Chicago, rented a few wrestlers to clean out under all these trees, and, last but not least, worked full time. Briana is totally into cooking, so I bought her The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook circa 1981. I have one that I have permanently borrowed from the KILT and am not really willing to give it up. So I found a used copy on Amazon for $4.99. Wow! It is as though I have given her a treasure map. She baked this amazing Apple Cake last night - - I didn't see it until this morning and this is what it looks like.
Last week I was too tired to make the chocolate butter cream frosting for a cake I had made for a baby shower, so Briana and her friend made the icing and decorated the cake. I wish I had a photo of that one - - OMG - - the frosting was an inch thick and tasted like a chocolate bunny. Needless to say, several people called me afterwards and wanted to know how to make it - - I had to defer to Briana becasue I was asleep on the couch when she made it.
In any case, Spring has sprung in Oregon. This is the view from my dining room window.
If you recall, I believe I posted a photo of this same shot at night in winter. What a difference 5 months makes!
Today is Sunday, so after church Briana and her friend will be studying for AP US History exam, and I cannot decide if I am going to quilt or plant more flowers. Maybe, I'll do both!! Looking forward to seeing you all this summer!
and Easter Dinner for 26, edged my front flower beds, planted lots of flowers, visited Chicago, rented a few wrestlers to clean out under all these trees, and, last but not least, worked full time. Briana is totally into cooking, so I bought her The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook circa 1981. I have one that I have permanently borrowed from the KILT and am not really willing to give it up. So I found a used copy on Amazon for $4.99. Wow! It is as though I have given her a treasure map. She baked this amazing Apple Cake last night - - I didn't see it until this morning and this is what it looks like.
Last week I was too tired to make the chocolate butter cream frosting for a cake I had made for a baby shower, so Briana and her friend made the icing and decorated the cake. I wish I had a photo of that one - - OMG - - the frosting was an inch thick and tasted like a chocolate bunny. Needless to say, several people called me afterwards and wanted to know how to make it - - I had to defer to Briana becasue I was asleep on the couch when she made it.
In any case, Spring has sprung in Oregon. This is the view from my dining room window.
If you recall, I believe I posted a photo of this same shot at night in winter. What a difference 5 months makes!
Today is Sunday, so after church Briana and her friend will be studying for AP US History exam, and I cannot decide if I am going to quilt or plant more flowers. Maybe, I'll do both!! Looking forward to seeing you all this summer!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Before and After
About three weeks before Briana's birthday we took this photo.
Now, after the metal-mouth has disappeared, and the hair turned blonde, Briana is feeling very sixteen!!
Now, after the metal-mouth has disappeared, and the hair turned blonde, Briana is feeling very sixteen!!
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