(Central Park in March... It is not as beautiful as it would be in the spring but picturesque none the less.)

A.J. went to the Dr. yesterday b/c his knee has been hurting him since the 19th when he and Z.M. collided on the trampoline and injured him. We kinda blew it off as no big deal -- boys will be boys -- and we did ice and Motrin, but he would not stay off of it. And on Friday he insisted on participating in a PE class assignment and i think he re-injured it. So, after a week we finally decided to take him to the Dr. and they took X-rays (which came back negative - thank goodness) b/c they considered that he might have fractured his growth plate near his knee where he was most sensitive. Now they think it is just a severe sprain. He has to have crutches and totally stay off of it for a week so it can heal. He says it feels better than it did over the weekend but he's gonna do it anyway.

(This is AJ's school pic this year - 3rd Gr.)

Thought of the day:

"Oh sure, I've got lots of fears. My job is to conquer my fears." - Madonna

(Glamour Mag. 5-08) I thought this very inspirational b/c it is one thing to have fears and let them control you but quite another if you make a point to conquer those fears so they become less significant.

Have a blessed day.

I am so tired. I was up last night with my hubby who was having some issues and kept me awake till midnight or so. I also spent an hour or so coming up with a new book idea - a contemporary novel set in Dallas and NYC (since i just went there i thought i could use my first hand experience). I told my hubby all about it and he just smiled and said "sounds good". Now, i will have to write it...after i finish my other one, the historical. I have re-read it and edited it about as much as i could--now i have to actually finish it. It is actually a daunting task to try and wrap up something that sounds good in your head but questionable on how to make it work on paper. So, until i get the courage to complete it it will sit in "my documents" just waiting.

Here is the inspiriation of my new Hero in my novel i was brainstorming last night:

And of course, HE is Carter Oosterhouse from HGTV. I could just look at him all day. MMmmm. (he is good looking and knows it)

I have also been having fun with my iPod that i finally got on Sat. Since then i have been figuring out iTunes and then loaded about 56 songs. My hubby already has an iPod but i had to figure out how to keep his playlists off my iPod. I think i was successful.

Thought of the day:
"Things are only impossible until they're not. "
--Jean-Luc Picard, 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'

(i don't know if i have used this one yet, but i like it)

Where has the time gone?

Oh My Goodness! It is already the 16th of April. I totally forgot about my own blog- figuring no body read it anyway. But for the sake of posterity, i decided to blog today anyway.

Nothing really exciting has happened since January. Other than some mundane stuff like a window leak, kids loosing more teeth, repainting the garage trim (finally), baseball season starting and taxes nothing seems all that interesting - that is why i have not blogged. WHAT? Of course something cool happened! What was i thinking? My hubby and I went to NYC for our 10th anniv. We had a super good time. We stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria and stayed for about 5 days. We saw everything we could see in that amount of time.

The only bum part of our trip was that we got stuck in LaGuardia airport for 26 hours because of a cancelled flight. UGH! But we made it home none the less.

I still am reading a lot - which is my favorite "alone" pastime. I do enjoy my family and singing with my choir, but lo, i am not alone in those endeavors. I am currently reading Julia Quinn's many many books--in order too. I like to read in order since it makes more understandable, usually.

Well, I will try to post more often, for anyone who reads it.

Thought of the day:
"One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years”
Thomas Wolfe quotes (American short story writer and novelist, 1900-1938)