Recent Posts Tagged With 'a day in the life...'

• Stupid mistakes and sushi

  Posted on Monday January 4th, 2010 at 20:19 in friends, food, sushi, lunch, walks, fun times, cold weather, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging

  This morning, as I do almost every weekday morning, I headed to the beach to walk my six miles. Depsite the 20something temps and a brisk wind, I bundled up and headed out the door. I took my key off my keychain and tied it to my shoe and then put m...

• The holidays fell perfectly…

  Posted on Saturday January 2nd, 2010 at 20:16 in football, holidays, breakfast, Ethan, adam, new year, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging

  I love how Christmas and New Year’s Day fell on a Friday this year.  Adam took off Wednesday and Thursday, and we had a full five days of family time.  Tonight Cristin and Justin came over and Adam and I got some adult time together.  It was...

• Ethan gets a message from Santa

  Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 18:13 in holidays, youtube, christmas, santa, Ethan, a day in the life..., video message from santa

  Ethan got a very special video message from Santa tonight.  Here’s his reaction to it: Click here to view the embedded video....

• Four years ago…

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 19:17 in family, holidays, friends, Ethan, just because, a day in the life..., kaiden, ethan kaiden christmas 2005

  You know that’s about as cute as it gets. I was going through some of the Christmas photos from previous years, and found this one.  I can’t believe that four years has gone by since this photo was taken. Time is flying past us way too...

• The story…only the names have been left off to…

  Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 19:22 in past, sex offenders, a day in the life..., prison sentences, a day in the world..., me! me! me!

  … protect my privacy. I had fully intended to go into more detail, with a name and links to a variety of sites, including news stories and book segments, but I decided to keep the name out of it to protect myself.  There is no way in hell I wa...

• Before…

  Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 18:40 in stuff, m, a day in the life..., old loves, a day in the world...

  This is “my first.”  You know, that one guy that had the power to convince you to give it up, even when you’d been the only girl who hung onto it all through high school.  He comes along your senior year, from another school, wit...

• Have you ever wondered?

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 20:35 in people, a day in the life..., teenage years, a day in the world..., me! me! me!, first loves

  If you’re like me, and like most people,  you sometimes look back to your past and wonder “whatever happened to” in regards to that first love of your life.   Well, I decided to take full advantage of the internet and find out wh...

• A TOTAL WTF DAY & a picture

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 18:32 in family, Ethan, just because, a day in the life..., school pictures, 365 days of blogging, crazy stuff from my past

  Ethan’s school pictures came home, and we’ll be doing the retakes. But his expression was the least of my concerns today. I got quite a bombshell dropped on me today regarding someone from my distant past. At first I laughed, and then I ...

• The Lights

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 21:04 in beach, holidays, light, a day in the life..., holiday lights, 365 days of blogging

  Tomorrow night we have plans with The Scanlons to go do the Walk Thru the Lights at the Holiday Lights at the Beach on the boardwalk. Well, this totally sucks. I just checked the website to get a little copy and paste info and found this: THE OPENIN...

• Barge on the beach

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 18:37 in beach, barge, virginia beach, a day in the life..., sandbridge, a day in the world..., 365 days of blogging, november nor'easter

  Late yesterday afternoon we joined the masses to see the HUGE barge that ended up on the sand at Sandbridge during the Nor’easter. It was carrying hazardous materials, and snapped loose from the tugboat that was towing it during the storm. It ...

• Lynnhaven House

  Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 19:42 in history, Ethan, fun times, virginia beach, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging, lynnhaven house

  Ethan and I visited the Lynnhaven House today, one of many historic homes in our area. This one dates back to 1725. Sadly, when we arrived at 3:30, we were told my the two docents in the facility center informed us that they had to lock the house up...

• The Nor’easter

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 15:33 in beach, boardwalk, Ethan, nor'easter, virginia beach, a day in the life..., a day in the world...

  Ethan and I headed down to the oceanfront this afternoon to check out the waves, wind and rain that are blowing in from the Nor’easter that hit today. Tomorrow’s supposed to be even worse, with very high tidal surges....

• Do you remember?

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 21:18 in Ethan, stephen, execution, a day in the life..., beltway sniper, cristin, 365 days of blogging

  During the fall of 2002, I was petrified of the entire Beltway Sniper thing. Tonight, John Allen Muhammad, the D.C. beltway sniper, was executed at 9:11 p.m. in Jarratt, Va. Muhammad, 48, was sentenced to die by lethal injection for his role in a th...

• Dust Collectors

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 19:16 in soccer, Ethan, trophy, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging

  As much as I hate them, they sure do make the little ones happy!...

• Celebrating the b’day

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 20:24 in family, friends, celebration, birthdays, adam, fun times, a day in the life..., cristin, 365 days of blogging

  And I am still recovering… If you want to see the pics, go here....

• Pre-Holiday Fun

  Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 13:18 in holidays, christmas, Ethan, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging

  Since the Christmas decorations are already out in the local mall, and I had a camera ready, we decided to take adavantage of the scenery....

• Shopping, Walking, Shopping, Baking

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 19:25 in family, soccer, holidays, food, christmas, Ethan, brownies, fun times, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging

  This morning, after dropping Ethan off at school, I headed straight to Target to do a little Christmas shopping.  I am so proud of myself.  I NEVER do early shopping, but this year I threw all care to the wind and actually started a couple of weeks...

• Breakfast at the Belvedere Coffee Shop

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 18:28 in family, friends, food, boardwalk, breakfast, Ethan, stephen, fun times, eye opener, atlantic ocean, virginia beach, a day in the life...

  This morning we started out a little earlier than usual, and met friends of my friend for breakfast at the Belvedere Coffee Shop. Nestled on the edge of one of the older motels on the beach, the Belvedere Coffee Shop is open from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m....

• Whatever Wednesday

  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 19:13 in Bargains, wednesday, gatorade, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging

  My excitement for the day? Finding Gatorade on sale for $.99 each. Even better? Buying 10 of them and getting them for $.50 each. Yes, that’s the thrill for today!...

• A Halloween Conversation with Ethan

  Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 06:45 in holidays, vampires, halloween, Ethan, fun times, a day in the life..., werewolves, 365 days of blogging

  Ethan: Mom, are you scared of zombies? Me: No Ethan: Ghosts? Me: No Ethan: Werewolves? Me: No Ethan: Vampires? Me: No Ethan: Bleeding Chest Skeletons? Me: No Ethan: None of those things? Me: Nope, I’m not really scared of stuff like that. Etha...

• October on the Ocean

  Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 17:44 in beach, friends, Ethan, fun times, ashton, misty, virginia beach, a day in the life..., kaiden, 365 days of blogging

  Misty and I took the kids to the oceanfront today to play on the playground, roll around in the sand, walk the boardwalk, and to have fun, goof off and see what we could discover. See more photos from our adventure here....

• Soccer Saturday

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 21:46 in family, soccer, Ethan, adam, fun times, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging, super strikers

  We had an early game today, and will have a repeat of that for the next two weeks. Up at 6:30, out the door at 7:00, on the fields by 7:30 and game started at 8:00. And we WON! The kids did great today....

• Red Ribbon Week

  Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 19:09 in school, Ethan, just say no, a day in the life..., red ribbon week, 365 days of blogging

  Today kicked off Red Ribbon Week, and the “Just Say No” to drugs theme. Today the kids got to wear a hat to school in an effort to “Put a Cap on Drugs.”...

• Ooops!

  Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 16:00 in fun, blogging, busy, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging

  I forgot yesterday’s post, and I’m okay with that. Yesterday was a full, fun day and if fun makes me forget then so be it.  I had already missed a day in my 365 when we were away camping for a couple of days.  I made up for that by do...

• Happy Birthday Kaiden!

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 20:24 in family, friends, birthday, a day in the life..., kaiden, 365 days of blogging

  Lots of love and birthday wishes to our favorite girl! Hope this year is fabulous and we look forward to making many more memories with you!...

• A full day…

  Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 20:18 in family, friends, food, walking, Ethan, rain, brownies, fun times, a day in the life..., school stuff, kaiden, 365 days of blogging

  Started out early this morning with getting Ethan and Kaiden to Jump Rope Club at 7:15. Came home in the pouring rain, and Janet and I decided to go ahead and attempt our daily walk on the boardwalk. I am amazed that we did it as hard as it was pour...

• Dropping Temps

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 20:05 in weather, clothes, cold, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging

  I know tons of people who love 60 degree temps.  However, I can’t get past the thought that cooler temperatures will soon follow.  Tomorrow’s temps in the 60s will be fine for walking the beach, but I know I’ll soon need warmer c...

• DOAWK

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 19:20 in books, school, Ethan, a day in the life..., progress reports, dog days, diary of a wimpy kid, 365 days of blogging

  The newest addition to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series hit stores today. We went straight after school to pick up our pre-ordered copy. It worked out perfectly because Ethan came home with an EXCELLENT progress report, and I had a 40% off coupon for ...

• Pumpkin Patch Trip 2009

  Posted on Sunday October 11th, 2009 at 19:25 in holidays, friends, Ethan, pumpkins, fun times, ashton, misty, a day in the life..., hayride, kaiden, 365 days of blogging, brookdale farm

  Misty and I took the kids to the Pumpkin Patch at Brookdale Farm in Chesapeake, Virginia. A REAL pumpkin patch where the pumpkins actually grow on vines and you have to cut them off with yard shears. We took a horse drawn hayride and then hunted for...

• My Parents’ Birthday Celebration

  Posted on Saturday October 10th, 2009 at 19:04 in family, birthdays, Ethan, celebrations, fun times, a day in the life..., 365 days of blogging, odus

  My parents share the same birthday. Today my Dad turned 80 and my Mom turned 76. We had steaks on the grill and steamed crabs, Mediterranean Chopped Salad, Pastitio, Greek Green Beans, lots of good appetizers and delicious birthday cake. We also spen...