FIRE!

I was up until about 1, got up at 6:10, had 4 meetings today, ran an errand, cooked dinner and started a fire in the oven, .... yes, I'm tired!
E was calm and put it out before the alarm went off and called the FD.
Then after dinner, we watched a movie.
It's almost midnight, so I'm going to bed soon.

Blessings,
Lori

finished the class

We finished up the 5th parenting class of this series. We start a Tuesday class on May 11th.
I have 4 meetings tomorrow. Would be 5 if I could figure out how to be in two places at once!
Going to Georgetown on Saturday to take photos at the car show. It's free to go see the cars.

I should go to bed now since I have to get up EARLY, and it already is.

Blessings,
Lori

had a good day

Went to a training class this morning, then to a lunch networking meeting, then ran some errands, did some work on the computer, took a 30 minute nap, then went to a girl's night out thing with some friends. HEB for milk on the way home. More work on the computer, and now I'm ready to hit the pillow!

Blessings,
Lori

Tuesday? Already?

How did it get to be Tuesday already. I don't remember Monday!
Oh, checked my calendar. I had two job club meetings, and a one-on-one meeting.
Today I had a breakfast meeting, then a 3 hour meeting this afternoon.
Then a phone hearing with Workforce. Gee, that was fun!
Don't know the outcome yet. They will be "mailing me the decision"....
YourLocalCity Ambassador Training in the morning, then lunch & learn about using social media to drive traffic to our websites.
Another meeting in the evening, and somewhere in there I have to prep for the Thursday evening RCB class.
Four meetings scheduled on Friday.
Out to photo an event on Saturday.
Think I'll collapse on Sunday after church!
Guess I should go to bed soon so I can get through tomorrow!

Blessings,
Lori

I'm baaack!

I realized as my head hit the pillow the last couple of night/mornings that I didn't blog.
I've been swamped. I can't even remember everything I've done the last couple of days. I know I had a very busy week, and Saturday took pics at a wedding shower. I have been updating my add & phone lists so I can finally get numbers in my phone. I had so many duplicates from merging my email and phone that it kept choking. Should load ok now.
I'm going to bed and let E do that fun stuff for me.

Blessings,
Lori

gonna be a short one

Not much posting tonight/this morning.

Had a great class, ran a bit late, have much to do, but must get up early for a meeting, so off to bed.

Blessings,
Lori

what a great day!

I had a great meeting this morning! (OK, I realize it's morning now, but you know what I mean - Wednesday.)

Lined up the place and date for the anger workshop - May 8th, 1-2:30 pm, at Mesa Ranch on Mesa between Steck and Spicewood Springs. $20/person and bring a friend for free.
You can sign up on our website. www.sensibleparenting.com

Then I had a really nice time at lunch with my sister at her annual retirement luncheon.
Yummy bread! Oh, and my chicken was heart shaped. Yes, I took a photo. The cupcakes for dessert were really yummy too! Dagar's catered the lunch. We even got to meet her. Third generation family business. Very successful. That's good to hear these days!!!

On to a meeting with a new friend that turned into a three hour meeting, eating Amy's Belgian Chocolate ice cream and sitting out by the fountain at the Arboretum. We have so much in common! I can see us being friends for a long time.

I was supposed to go to a meeting tonight with some women photographer friends, but couldn't find the place to meet. I think it must have closed. So, I came home to work on the flier for the anger workshop and some other things. Must catch up someday!!! Maybe.

For now, my pillow is calling me!

Blessings,
Lori

only two meetings and a class....

Today wasn't as long as it was supposed to be originally.
We had two meetings and a class this morning, starting at 8:00, finishing a little after 1:00.
We were supposed to have a 5 hour class this evening, but decided not to spend the $100 for it, since income is so sporadic at the moment.

We have a class starting next Tuesday. I've got to get busy recruiting more students for it! If you know of anyone interested in parenting classes, send them to our website.
www.sensibleparenting.com

Thanks!

Blessings,
Lori

so much for going to bed early....

Well, it's early in the morning!

I wanted to go to bed at 10:00, but that's the first I could get on my computer. Hard drive had to be replaced today, so E was doing a backup when I got home. Took a long time!
Then I got busy doing other things and discovered it was finished at 10. I had to get a few messages out, so here I am being a night owl again.

Going to bed now tho! Early meetings in the morning!

Blessings,
Lori

fun Sunday!

After church, we got a few things at Sam's (chocolate cake) and headed for the 50+ Club picnic.
After the picnic, we went back to the church to take rose garden photos, then on to Dell Diamond to scope out the bluebonnets for a photo session this week.

E took a long nap when we got home because he hurt his back somehow yesterday and could hardly move this morning. I had to help him get dressed for church, and then I drove everywhere because he took meds for it. I think he napped from about 5:30-9:30. I should have!!!
It was a long day, and I'm still up!
Should go to bed soon.... as soon as I put laundry in the dryer.... since I have a full day tomorrow.... uh, today.

Blessings,
Lori

already Sunday!

I forgot to mention yesterday that I had 10 meetings and met with 4 individuals between Monday morning and Wednesday evening. No wonder I was so tired! I realized it when I started filling out my work log for the week.

Today, being Saturday, we saw some friends and went to a party this evening.
Then finished up a few scrapbook pages for a party tomorrow.

Going to bed now.

Blessings,
Lori

a lazy day?

Not really, but I didn't ever get out of my jammies.

Been at the computer most of the day. I think I've finally got my contacts all in order. From loading things from my old email at work, and from my old phone that I dropped, everything was all jumbled up. There were names without any info and info that didn't match up to anyone. Good thing E knows so much about computer stuff and could fix it for me. I just had to spend a lot of time getting rid of the duplicates and adding some folks. Now he is going to merge the two lists and put them in my address book, and on my phone. I'll actually be able to call people again! I mean besides people who have called me. Those were the only numbers in my phone for weeks now.

I've really had a very productive day, so I'm going to bed now.

Blessings,
Lori

a little behind....

I completely missed posting on Wednesday, and now Thursday, since it's Friday morning now.

With 4 meetings on Wednesday, then going to bed at 3:35 Thursday morning.... I didn't get much done besides prepping for the parenting class on Thursday. Since it's already Friday morning, and I have an early meeting, guess I'd better get to bed.

Hopefully Friday afternoon I'll get caught up on a few things.

For now, off to bed.

Blessings,
Lori

a good day overall

Three meetings today, and Tuesday half price burgers dinner at Sonic. :)

Made some good contacts today. Need to do some work to set some things up.
Still have some follow-up to do from the last few days. I want to be cloned!
I at least need a twin to do some of this stuff for me!
Four meetings tomorrow, but should be home by 4:30 or 5:00.

I have a couple of things to finish up tonight and then hit the pillow, so I can get an early start tomorrow. I have a feeling I'll be in rush hour traffic. Haven't done that much lately, and I'm not looking forward to it!

Wish I could remember the exact reason I'm supposed to talk to someone in particular tomorrow. Hopefully the woman I spoke with this morning will remind me....
Too tired to think.

Tomorrow night is class prep night for Thursday. No meetings on Thursday so I'll be working on some of the stuff that is piling up.

Need a break! Maybe Saturday.... at least sleep in.

Blessings,
Lori

looooooong day.....

I was up at 7:15, left home at 8:25, several meetings and errands all day, then home at 10:00.
I'm pretty wiped out. Going to bed soon. Will have to catch up tomorrow night. I have two meetings in the morning, and one in the afternoon, but should be home by 5.

I found one of the books Kieve told me about today. Still looking for the other one, and the one Linda showed me. May have to order online.

Added several things to my "to do" list today. The list that gets two things added for every one I scratch off. I should quit scratching them off!!! Ha!

Off to Nappy's house.

Blessings,
Lori

Bride in the bluebonnets!

We went out past Burnet a ways and came back on Park Road 4. Beautiful patches of bluebonnets and rocks. I'm amazed I can still fit in my wedding dress after almost 6 years. E had the idea this morning when I was already dressed for church that we should do that. Should have seen me changing into my dress on the side of the road, and praying I could still fit in it! It was definitely interesting. Thankfully there was a nice woman from Houston area, Wisconsin before that, who zipped me up. E is going through the pics now. Likely to see some on our website soon.
www.unicornphotographics.com, or maybe he'll post on Facebook.

Well, have to do my homework for tomorrow morning's focus group, so better get to it. I don't want to be up too late! Busy week ahead!

Blessings,
Lori

no bluebonnets today :(

We had originally planned to go out to the Willow City Loop today to photograph bluebonnets, but got a late start to our day from being up so late last night.
Then started a list of all the things we need to get done in the next couple of days, so we started chipping away at it.

We finally started on taxes. I've had the papers piled up for weeks. Hope to finish them before the weekend is over, since E has to go for Jury selection on Monday and wants to have them done in case he gets tied up in one for a few days.

I had a very productive day working on parenting class files and handouts. I've got them all neatly organized better than they were before. I know just what I need to make copies of before the next class scheduled to start on April 27th.

I have a very full "to do" list all prioritized too. Much easier to get it done when it's all on paper instead of just jumbled up in my head.

I also found another job in Round Rock to apply for on Monday in between my job clubs.

Now, it's time to go to bed so I can get up for church. Should be interesting. First Sunday after our priest of 4 years left.

Blessings,
Lori

Where did the day go?

Here it is tomorrow again....

My computer crashed last night right in the middle of some things I was working on. Really slowed me down. E fixed it, but not in time for me to do anything more last night. It was still "fixing" when I went to bed - late, or was it early....around 1:00, I think.

Got my errands done today. Met with one of the daycares about having parenting classes there. Will find out how they want to handle it in the next few days.

Applied for another job, just in case. Don't think I'll get it, but who knows.... and do I really want to?

Tomorrow will be another busy one. One lunch meeting, then home to finish prepping for class tomorrow night.

Off to bed now!

Blessings,
Lori

Yesterday got away from me....flat tire...

I meant to post last night... but at 1:05 when I hit the pillow, I didn't have the energy to get up again and do it.

Yesterday started out with a flat tire on E's car, so I had to drop him at church in Round Rock before heading to Cedar Park for job club at 9:00 (got there with 5 minutes to spare), then focus group. Lunch with friends from my old job for my belated birthday, another job club group at 1:30, then my granddaughter's kickball game at 5:15.
Lots of catching up to do on the computer when I got home, so I never got to the blog.

Today was pretty crazy too. Breakfast networking at 8:30, then straight to job club, then to meeting at 1:30. Got home about 2:45 and went to the PISD to drop off a couple of things for their silent auction.

By then, it was 5:00 so we went to Sonic for half price burgers (every Tuesday) and my free birthday cream slush. Yum! Got lime, so it was kinda like key lime pie. Been working on the computer pretty much since then.

I found a job in Round Rock I'm going to apply for. Might be just right and still leave me time to teach classes and schedule photo sessions. Can't hurt to apply anyway, and I might make another good contact or two for our businesses, even if I don't get the job.
I figure God put it in front of me for a reason. Better listen to Him!

Couple more things to do before bed. At least I don't have any early meetings tomorrow. Just three things on my list of errands and meetings.

Hope all is well with you!
Blessings,
Lori

HE is Risen!

Happy Easter!

What a wonderful day! Got to church early. Service was nice even tho it's Reverend Mary's last Sunday with us. It was overcast most of the day, and drizzly off and on. The sun broke through in the middle of the service and lit up the huge stained glass window behind the altar. So appropriate.

Had brisket for lunch purchased from the BOSA group. Pretty yummy, and there is enough for tomorrow, unless E stays up all night and gets hungry!

Busy day tomorrow and I haven't done my homework for class in the morning yet, so better get to it.

Blessings,
Lori

12 Hours later.....

We took off early this morning on a quest for the perfect field of bluebonnets today. Didn't find it, but did find SOME. Spent about 12 hours driving around taking pics. I'm too tired to even load them on the computer to look at them. Tomorrow after church....

Blessings,
Lori

Was it only today that I did all this?

E went with me to job club this morning, well Friday morning. I see that once again it's already tomorrow....
After job club, we ran a few errands then came home for a bit. Ran a couple more errands.
I did take a nap for about 40 minutes before I went to stamp group.
We had gone to the frame shop to pick up an order. While we were waiting for them to bring it out, I said I really needed a nap. He said I should talk to my boss about that. I said I did and she told me to take one. :)

Stamp group was really fun tonight. We made some neat projects. I now have a really pretty card to give to Mom for her birthday/Mother's day coming up soon! I'm happy to have that taken care of.

I get to spend several hours with Mom next Friday so my sister can fly up to see my nephew in his final performance as he retires from the Louisville Ballet. He's off to pursue other things, still related tho. That profession really takes a toll on your body.

Well, better hit the pillow so I can get up early. We plan to go on a quest for some beautiful bluebonnets to photograph. I'll let you know when some are posted on our website.

Blessings,
Lori

Is there life after UT?

You bet there is!
I'm officially retired since my birthday was March 31. I took early retirement.
Now I work for me!
We had the first of class of the 5 week parenting class tonight.
It was great! The next four classes should be great too!
I'm so enjoying helping families.

Some other things should fall into place soon. Keep me off the street corners, and out from under bridges. I certainly like that!

Well, bed soon so I can get up for job club, and go to stamp group Friday night.
Maybe a nap in betweek.

Blessings,
Lori