Taco Day Cinco

Taco Day Cinco was this past Saturday.  It's an annual taco party to raise money for charity.  It's always a good time, good food, good beer, good friends, etc.  Thanks, Zack and Kelli for doing such a great job at what you do!

P90X Phase 3 starts today

PSM and I have been doing P90X for the last 2 months. We definietly have not been Tony's star students, but we can definitely see progress. This last month I am going to do everything I can to follow the workout and diet plan as much as possible. This is my last week of school, so I will not longer have school as my excuse not to work out. Hopefully I will feel proud enough of my progress to post my before and after pictures here in another 35 days! Or maybe just the "after" one. :)

LLM and GGM learn to flip the bird

Yesterday we were driving home from piano lessons and were on the on-ramp to the freeway. I guess I didn't merge just right and the woman beside me sped past and flipped me the bird. I was taken aback because I seriously think I'm a pretty safe and mellow driver, especially given that GGM gets car sick and I have to drive like a snow bird. Anyway, I was shocked and said something like "Oh my gosh, that woman flipped me off!!" The girls were all, "what does flipped you off mean?" So I had to explain to them how some people get mad and make the fingers do something that tells you that they are mad at you. They seems satisfied with that explanation.

Later that evening we were driving in the car with PSM and LLM told him that some woman made her fingers do something that told Mommy that she didn't like the way she was driving. He thought that was funny. Then the girls wanted to know how to flip someone off. So I showed them. They thought that was funny too. It won't be so funny when they teach their friends at preschool how to flip each other off.

The funniest part was when we were getting the girls ready for bed, and they were tired from a long day and a late night followed by ice cream. Suddenly GGM starts crying to PSM for no reason. He asked her what is wrong. She said (as she flips him off), "when that woman did her fingers like this it made me sad!!!!" So funny!

I'm taking this thing public again

Not that I'm very exciting, but I feel like my blog is lost in a secret vault where no one can really read anything. Wait, is there anything to read? I promise I'll try harder. :)

What I Plan To Do With Myself After May 15 (graduation)

1. finish knitting GGM's afghan
2. put my wedding pictures into an album (I've been married 7 years!)
3. really learn how to use my awesome camera
4. learn Photoshop
5. drink mojitos
6. watch movies with PSM
7. go to Disneyland
8. finally defeat the unicycle
9. make LRM and GGM's baby books
10. pass the PMP exam
11. nothing
12. read one of the many many books that I have purchased over the last 2 years but have not had time to read
13. play with my new iPad (that I don't really have yet)
14. sleep
15. start running again
16. hang out in the pool
17. watch trashy TV
18. keep on P90Xing
19. learn everything there is to know about WWII
20. get a job
21. shampoo my carpets

Ok, I think that is enough for now. I reserve the right to change anything on this list.

LRM's Piano Recital

Lola August 09 Piano Recital
Originally uploaded by MarniRae

LRM had another piano recital on Friday night. She was the first to perform and played LIghtly Row. After her performance she said that she really likes to go first. Now, if only I can get her to brush her hair!

LRM Reading - Age 3 1/2

Lola Reading
Originally uploaded by MarniRae

I came across this video that I took back in January. It's a little old but a cute one anyway. :)

Bountiful Basket

Today I tried my first Bountiful Basket, a local produce co-op. I got all of this for $27 which includes one "basket," a tropical fruit "add-on," my first-time basket fee, and a small handling charge. I may have been able to get all of this at Superstition Ranch Market for about the same price, but it was way more fun this way. I just placed my order online and picked it up this morning.

Here is approximately what is in my basket: 1 pineapple, 1 head of lettuce (bib, I think), 1 bunch of spinach, 2 bunches of scallions, 1 bunch of celery, 1 bunch of brocolli, 1 bunch of radishes, 12 bananas, 3 mangos, 1 p0und of strawberries, 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, 12 ounces of raspberries, 4 huge kiwis, 5 key limes, 14 peaches, 7 pears, and a coconut.

I can't wait to dig in. Now if only I can figure out what to do with radishes. I hate radishes...