Spring Break

This week was spring break. Unfortunately, I didn't have the whole week off (boy do I miss my teaching days when we got 2 weeks off for spring break!) But I did have Thursday and Friday off and I packed them full...and there isn't one single picture to prove all that I accomplished. But trust me, I was going from morning until night!

I had a list a mile long of things I wanted and needed to get done so first thing Thursday morning, I got to work. I spent 4 hours in my back yard cleaning up the flower beds and getting all of the dead stuff out from the deep freeze we had in January. I was surprised to find that although everything was frozen, new buds and leaves were sprouting so I didn't have to dig up anything...just cut it back. I filled up 2 green barrels full of waste and then spread new soil around everything. Why does new dirt make a flower bed look so good?

I came in and grabbed some lunch and then decided to start on my next project: painting a dresser. I didn't get further than sanding it down and getting the first coat of primer on it when disaster struck. I tipped over the paint tray and spilled primer all over the patio. As I was cleaning that up and spraying down the patio, the hose tipped over the rest of the can of primer all over my grass. Cleaning it up was a disaster. Note to self: always make sure the lid is on an opened paint can. That made me call it quits for the day.

Friday, my sister-in-law, Debbie and I put our bikes in the back of her truck and took them to Tempe Town Lakes and rode along the canal and in to Tempe and down Mill Avenue (around ASU). There had been a St. Patrick Day celebration the night before and it was apparent that some of those we ran in to were still up from the night before. We grabbed a glass of OJ and a muffin and enjoyed breakfast outside before we started back. The weather was perfect and it was a great start to the day.

I was determined to find me a dress for Jeff's wedding while I had time to look. but after 2 trips out, I still came home empty handed. Olivia is using coral, robin egg blue, and yellow. She wants the mothers in coral (I love that color). I found it everywhere but not a dress to be found in my size,style,length, price range, etc. I'm sure I'll find something before May.

I've also:

gone to the movie with a friend

balanced my check book/paid bills

got my carpet cleaned

prepared my lesson for Sunday

put the first coat of paint on the dresser (with no mishaps this time)

got the car washed

cleaned the house

gone grocery shopping

to the cleaners

did laundry

more yard work--front yard this time

made a yummy tortellini salad

and spray painted a side table

and picked up my new iPad. (still not sure how to use it. I'm waiting for Jeff to give me a tutorial).

I'm sore and tired! I need to go back to work so I can rest.