Weekend Recap

This is where I went on Friday. It is the stretch of beach in front of my friend's Cape House. She graciously hosted nine of us for an overnite and we had a great time. The weather was great on Friday and we had a pretty easy ride down. It was weird not to see the rotary anymore at the Sagamore bridge. I hope it helps with easing up the weekend traffic.

We got some sandwiches when we arrived and hung out on the beach for a while awaiting the rest of the ladies. Someone, still not sure who, sent over a bottle of wine and a huge shrimp and lobstertail platter for our cocktail hour. Then we went to a great restaurant called Chillingsworth Bistro. I had an awesome Lemon Drop martini there! After dinner we headed over to Ocean Edge.

We had our mudslide desserts there and they were delicious. At this point, it is 11:30pm and sorry to tell my younger readers this but that is generally quitting time after the age of 35. I am happy to say only two of the gang called it a night! The rest of us headed over to the Woodshed where a great band was playing and lots of drunk twenty-somethings were dancing and grinding it up! We had so much fun there, stayed until closing time and headed back.

Saturday's weather wasn't so great so we had a very relaxed breakfast and then headed home around 1pm. We are already planning for next year's overnite. Here are two more pictures of the area:

This one is a view from her back deck. Nice to look at! I probably won't be back on the Cape until July, so I'll have to remember this!

North vs. South

Happy gorgeous Friday everyone. It is beautiful here in the Boston area. Weekend plans are exciting in our house. We have two road trips. Madigan left yesterday with some of her preschool crowd to go to Story Land in New Hampshire. She has been counting down the days for at least a month and she was ecstatic. So ecstatic she left her "Gankie" (blankie) on the floor of my office. I had a panic attack about what to do, I found it about twenty minutes after they drove off. I called three of the other moms who were headed up North. I got all answering machines, so I raced off the work with Gankie in tow. Seri called me and said she'd be happy to take it for me. I had a conference call at noon so I told her I'd be able to leave shortly thereafter. Instead, I got a call from her saying she was in front of my building! She drove into Boston with her two girls just to retrieve Gankie! She is an absolute doll!

Today, I am leaving for Brewster, Mass on picturesque Cape Cod for my last meeting of Book Club. I think it is pretty cool to have overnite field trips for Book Club! I have no idea what book we were supposed to read, I decided that since it was an overnite, more amounts of alcohol will be involved therefore, no need to read the book this time. The forecast is looking supportive of a trip to the Cape too!

And our other family member, The Doc, has exciting plans too! He is inducing four patients this weekend! So while Madigan and I are away, he will be stuck inside the hospital! It is a productive use of his time though, right? To make up for that, the two of us went out for dinner last night to the Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons. If you are a local reader, you absolutely must go here for the Bristol Burger. I guarantee it is one of the best burgers you will ever feast on! Apres diner, we strolled around the public gardens with a Cold Stone ice cream. It was a beautiful evening.

Any good plans for you all this weekend??

Home Again

We made it home on Thursday night, touching down at Logan Airport at approximately 11:58pm. After getting detoured on our way home, a 10 minute ride turned into 40. I think I last remember the clock reading 2:05am. Then it was up at 7am to get Madigan ready for her big day.

Graduation started at 9am, so off to the tub she went to look sparkly clean. The ceremony was quick and painless. Lots of songs that they have learned this year, and they each played a part of an animal in the story their teacher read. Madigan was a bumble bee. They had lots of fun with that. Somewhere in my crazed mind before leaving for Aruba, I mentioned that we could do a "graduation party" back at my house. I figured 8 or 9 kids, 8 or nine adults would be the crowd. Boy was I wrong! I think all but 5 of the 31 graduates came with their parents! I should disclose here that not only had we returned to the U.S. a mere ten hours prior, but we are in the midst of a giant landscaping project here so my yard is all dirt and the pool is still closed. Never fear, the sprinkler and jumpy house came to our rescue. Everyone had a great time and it is so cute to watch the kids play together. We parents reflected on how fast the two years of preschool had gone and lamented on how we did not want them to grow up and become fresh, foul mouthed kids!

Here are some shots from the graduation. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Nieuw Bericht

Hey Everyone, Happy Memorial Day, and Happy 7th Anniversary to the Doc and I. We are celebrating down in Aruba with my parents who will mark their 40th!!!! Anniversary in June. We totally surprised them, they had absolutely no idea we were coming. I told them I would drive them to the airport on Saturday morning. They drove to our house and when they pulled into the driveway, we came out with our suitcases! They still did not get it. They thought we were sending things down for them to bring to our house. When light dawned, my mother was ecstatic.

This is great timing for my mother. She lost one of her best friends to breast cancer last week. It was an awful battle that lasted two years. Lillian was diagnosed when tissue from an elective breast reduction revealed the disease. Soon after, her liver function tests revealed that it was in her liver. It was then found in her bones and then her brain. She valiantly fought until they told her that nothing more could be done for her. After stopping chemo, she was gone within one month. She was so full of love and life. Lillian will be greatly missed.

As for the title of my post, I think it means "New Post" in Dutch. Everything on the page is written in Dutch, hopefully you all can read this in English (if I even have any readers!)

Gotta make sure Madigan is doing all right watching Blue's Clues in Spanish! We are a multi-lingual house right now! Have a wonderful day, and as Lisagh points out, please remember those who have served and those who are serving now to protect our way of life. Happy Memorial Day.

Boring, Boring, Boring

Hi Everyone, sorry I have not posted anything in a week. Nothing to report around here. We are about to switch our practice managent system at the office. That has been giving me headaches on a daily basis. We don't exactly have a computer literate staff, so I think we are in for some fireworks.

On the shopping front, I am considering ordering this Lilly Pulitzer dress from Garnett Hill for Madigan. It is $20 off the regular price. Then I remember how many things she already has that are either new with tags or in excellent condition. Not to mention she is starting to wrinkle her nose at some of my selections. I find the best tactic is to distract her then just throw on my wardrobe choice for her while she is glued to The Mickey Mouse Club House. You gotta do what you gotta do!

Great Things Come in Small Packages!

Don't we all just love when there is something special in our mailboxes? Yesterday, I got this great package from SweetSparrow Sarah. I found her through Chloe's blog. Sarah is great to work with. She is helpful and gets right back to you. She worked with me to customize my key fob. I like to be able to put it around my wrist so as to not lock myself out of the SUV! She helped me coordinate the look and I think it came out great! The headband is very soft on the spot just above the ears, so I think I can actually make it through the entire day wearing it! Go check out her designs and products. Don't be shy about asking her to customize something just for you. Sarah is a doll!

WARNING...THIS IS NOT A TEST

If you live in the Boston Area, get outside. Feel the sun shining down on you. Smell the tulips and hyacinths around you. Look up to see a gorgeous blue sky. This is real folks, it is a top ten day out there. Offer to bring the mail out and take a twenty minute walk, you MUST go outside today! We've waited long enough.