Just got this email from QuitNet:

Your Quit Date is: Friday, June 03, 2005 at 9:00:00 AM
Test Time Smoke-Free: 1460 days, 20 hours, 50 minutes and 12 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 11687
Lifetime Saved: 2 months, 29 days, 6 hours
Money Saved: $3,506.40

Yesterday, I woke up at 8 AM.  That's right.....8 AM.

It was heavenly.....

The kids are at school, Mike is at work, and Lauren is taking a nap.

My first moment of true peace in almost two weeks.

Aaaahhh......life is good.  :)

Okay!  Back to my list of eight hundred things to do! 

I'm not that into baseball, but it's hard not to get caught up in Philly Fever when you live five miles outside of the city. Our neighborhood erupted again tonight when they won the World Series. I was just happy to see the looks on the faces of the players and hear my neighbors cheering and screaming and fireworks shooting off everywhere. The ( Read more... )

......helpful, as he's always offering to help me when he can see that I'm stressed.

......loving, to both myself and the kids, as he tells us and shows us every day.

......patient, as he understands when I am tired and cranky and doesn't hold it against me.

......generous, as he will do anything or give me anything if he thought it would make me ( Read more... )

I love both the late night and the early morning hours when the house is quiet and I am alone with my thoughts.  The shower is also a place where I find solitude for quiet reflection.  With no distractions, I often find my best ideas.  

I just ordered this a few days ago and I am so excited for it to deliver!  I got a great deal on it and only paid $139.99 with free shipping.  It's supposed to assemble in minutes and I'm hoping it will entertain the kids for hours.  We'll try it out on Father's Day with my kids and my nephews.  Fingers are crossed!


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I LOVE this gorgeous tree in my front yard.  I have no idea what kind it is, but it blooms into THIS every spring!

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......and this one.

I do love me some squirrels........

The sole purpose of this entry is as a pathetic excuse to use my new icon.  He is super-cool ;)