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Tijuana Flats + Family Guy = Masterpiece

I haven't done any painting in a long time. I have several paintings almost done or done that just need to be mailed to their new homes, but after our move, I've had everything boxed up. Well, my brother came across the box last week and decided to make a ceiling tile for a local restaurant who let's the customers bring in some for their ceiling. It's pretty neat, I should take pictures one day.

Well, he decided to do The Family Guy, Mexican food style. He asked if I would paint it if he drew it. I agreed, but he was too antsy so I didn't end up painting as much as I would have liked, but here's our final piece of work:



We'll take it up there some time this week or next. I hope they like it! It turned out pretty cute.

Green Smoothies

A few weeks ago, before I had my Vitamix, everyone and their brother was pinning pictures with a green smoothie on Pinterest. I knew it was the first thing I wanted to make with my new blender.

Nikke asked me for smoothie recipes, but I don't really have one persay. But, this is what I typically do.

I purchase my fruits once a week or so from Sam's Club. I get a pineapple, bag of celery, a bag of apples and a container each of grapes, strawberries, and spinach. Occasionally, I'll get a few other fruits from EarthFare during the week such as oranges, kiwi, or mangos.

I wash, chop, and freeze the strawberries, grapes, pineapple, and sometimes the fruits like the oranges, kiwi, or mangos. The spinach is already washed, so I just transfer it to a ziploc bag with a half of a papertowel to soak up any extra moisture. I also put a papertowel in the celery after I wash and chop it.












When I get ready to make a smoothie, I pull out everything I need on the counter and load up the blender.







I add the celery, grapes, pineapples, strawberries, apples (1-2 peeled, sliced, red or green apples), and spinach. I also have a container of Coconut Bliss ice cream that I didn't really care for by itself, but instead of throwing it away, I've been adding a scoop of it to the smoothies and its turned out just fine. I realized in this picture, I hadn't added the apples where I normally do (before the ice cream/spinach) but it typically fills the whole container up. This makes a few smoothies, or if you're like me, it fills up a smoothie cup perfectly.





I always give it a taste test before pouring it into my cup, you can tell if it needs a little more ice cream or frozen fruit or whatever.

I top it off with a pink straw, because the only thing better than drinking a healthy smoothie is drinking it out of a pink straw! Ha.

Do you have any favorite smoothie recipes?

Can Someone Get Me A Roll?

It sucks when this happens at home, much less in public. Oy.

We went and saw Man On A Ledge tonight. It was seriously bad ass. If you haven't seen it, you must! (Then let me know what you think about it!)

Why Do I Do This To Myself?

I have got to get better at keeping up with my school work.

Did I Do Thaaaat?

Ooops. Apparently, someone forgot their diet root beer.

That person also forgot to clean it up and the next day the maintenance people came to replace the ice maker we'd been asking them to replace a month ago!

Of course.

Busy Week

Wow, this week is sucking. I'm so busy with school work. I had two tests, but thankfully one got pushed back to next Monday. I have tons of math problems and germ@n translations to tackle. Thankfully, the bulk of the stress should be over Thursday night. Then, I can exhale.

But, until then, if you need me, only approach with a calculator, coffee, and food.

Vitamix

QVC had a Vitamix as their TSV the other day. (Yes, I know, I sound like a 60 year old woman who watches QVC all day, I get it!)


Credit: here

I've heard lots of people rave about their Vitamix, but I wasn't really too keen on the price tag and I knew it would take A LOT of convincing for NYEBoy to let me plop down over $400 on a blender of all things.

I debated with myself all day, but laying in bed a little before midnight, I decided to see what he would say.

You know, I'm back on the low amylose diet...

It makes smoothies like the smoothie stores...

Yes, I realize I could have a smoothie every day for three months for this price...

It makes sugar free ice cream...

I really want to try those green smoothies I see on Pinterest....

But, WAIT! There's more...

It's on five easy payments!!!

He reluctantly agreed to let me call and place my order for the Vitamix-in-black-please! I had to turn to the side to keep from grinning. I was so excited!

Well, you can imagine my excitement when it arrived in the mail today!



I've already made a smoothie (yum!), yogurt ice cream (double yum!), and soup (yuck!).

I'm glad NYEBoy let me get it. I know it's going to help with trying to incorporating more greens into my diet.

Addicted To Ambrosia

I know this isn't food anonymous, but I have to admit that I am addicted to ambrosia.

And no, I am not talking about the salad.


Credit: here

Although, that sounds really good right now.

But, I'm talking about the apples.


Credit: here

Ambrosia means fruit of the gods, that totally defines this piece of fruit. Ha.

I pretty much go to Earth Fare every two or three days for several apples. Some days I eat one, others I may or may not happily consume three or four.

If you've never had an ambrosia apple, you must! For me. :-)

Infertility Speaks

The first few years of my infertility journey were probably the hardest, most gut wrenching feeling, month after month, negative test after negative test. We would have a bunch of sex, I would take my temp every morning, I would say a prayer and plea to whomever would listen, and yet, it never worked.

While we had A living with us, I wasn't nearly as focused on TTC and treatments. I knew the chances of us getting pregnant were not very likely and I knew we wouldn't be doing treatments until we graduate in 2014, so I didn't stress too much about it. Sure, a pregnancy announcement or a friend adopting would make my empty arms ache a little more, but I did pretty good to wrangle the emptiness feeling on a day-to-day basis.

And then A left.

And then I had a miscarriage.

And now I can't stop thinking about how empty our arms and lives are.

I went to a fertility conference/community talk this week. I mainly went because they were having a drawing for an IVF, but it was nice to listen to the doctors talk about their clinics stats. All I could think about was how were so close, yet so far, away from being able to start treatments. Two years away doesn't seem too bad when you've already been on this journey seven and a half years, but yet, today, it feels like a lifetime away.

I didn't win the IVF, but I did walk away with a $500 gift certificate towards a treatment. It expires in June. If this diet doesn't work before April, I'll give them a call to see about scheduling an IUI after this semester is over.

Try as I might, I can't ignore the sounds of the emptiness. Right now, it's deafening.

Wonderful End To Another Week

Not.

I had a horrible migraine this morning. I was in the bed until the afternoon trying to get it to go away. Not exactly how I want to spend my Friday, but whatever.

This evening was awful, too. I can't go into details for privacy sake, but we could use an extra prayer or two around Casa De Time.

The day was not a complete loss, though. We went to Outback for dinner, where I was able to get the manager to get us in and out in less than 30 minutes so we could make the last showing of Haywire. Score!

Hopefully the rest of the weekend is a lot more calm than tonight was or else I might need a padded room and a stiff drink on the rocks.

A's Valentines Package

I've been buying things for A's Valentines day package of the past few weeks. I'm going to mail it to her next week.

She loved her necklace with her Christmas outfit, so I bought her this cute shirt and matching necklace at Gymboree. Target had these cute Spongebob house slippers on clearance. I know she's going to love those! I also got her some heart pencils, a princess pen, and some puzzle erasers that she'll like for school. She loves peeps, so I had to grab these heart peeps. I also picked up a little memory game from Hallmark that was on clearance. She loves memory games and this was something she could play with Grandma.

I've already started getting her Easter goodies, too. It's been almost a month since I saw her last. Ah, miss that sweet girl.

Who Says You Can't Have PIZZA, BREAD, or BAGELS?

As you know, last week I started back on the Low Amylose diet and so far, so good. I've really been trying to find new things that are safe to eat that, namely some type of "bread" substitute.

Well, I finally found a company that makes bread out of tapioca starch, which is safe on the low amylose diet!



Against The Grain Gourmet makes bagels, rolls, baguettes, pizzas, and pizza shells that are all safe to eat on the Low Amylose diet. My local stores do not carry the rolls, so I can't say how they taste, but I did buy the baguettes, cinnamon bagels, and a pizza shell.



I bought the pizza shell instead of their pizzas because I am the only one in the house to eat them and I didn't want to waste a whole pizza for one meal. (I'm not a fan of reheating pizza.) So, I cut the pizza into eight slices and wrapped them in stacks of two slices for an easy grab-n-go meal. This also gives me a better handle on the toppings. Some days I may want a pepperoni, while others I may want veggies only. The sauce I use I got from the organic section at Publix, it's called L.E.Roselli's pizza sauce. As for the pizza shell, I didn't notice a difference on the bites with the toppings, but I didn't care to eat the crust by itself even though I am typically a crust kind of girl. Next time I make it, I'll just extend the toppings to the edge.

The baguettes and cinnamon bagels were pretty good, but again, I preferred the texture more than the flavor. The bagel was fine with plain cream cheese, and the baguettes were good with meat, cheese, and mustard or smothered in peanut butter.

The baguettes were about $8 for two baguettes, but that's six servings so it's not too bad. The bagels were also about $8 for six. The plain pizza shell was about $7 for eight slices, their pizzas topped were only about $8. I wish I could find the rolls locally.

I will be buying these products again, and if you're on the low amylose diet, you should give them a try, too. Let me know what you think about them. (You can find them in your frozen food sections. There is a store locator here.)

Make A List, Tip #1

This past week was really hard for me to keep up with everything I wanted to do. I barely managed to get the bare minimum done of what I had wanted to in my head. One of the things I had planned on doing, was this post. As I told you, I read a book about eating frogs, and I am going to share some tips with you that I took away from the book.

The biggest thing this book discusses, is about making lists. It talks about life goals and such, but I want to focus on the here and now. For the here and now, you can start with a monthly list, a weekly list, and a daily lists. What do you want to do for the month? What do you want to do this week? What do you need to get done today?

For my monthly goals, I look at my yearly goals, which look at my life goals. Again, I'll go more into detail about that another time. But for now, I'll look at my yearly goals for this month. What on that list do I want to do this month? What on that list do I need to address to make the list complete in 12 months? Well for starters, I can eat healthier, exercise more, be a more loving spouse, volunteer more, read a book, make a lunch or coffee date with a friend, and I need to glance at my planner so I can stay ahead in school.

For my weekly goals, I also need to take a note of what I wanted to get done this month, as well focus on things that are due this week, or things I want to get taken care of that maybe are too minute to be on a yearly or monthly goal, like cleaning my bathroom or putting away the Christmas decorations.

As for my daily goals, every morning, or even the night before, it says to take a few minutes to address what you would like to get done for the day. This also may require you to look back at your weekly goals, as well.

For instance, my monthly goal for January may be to eat healthier, exercise more, be a better spouse, go on a lunch date with a friend, volunteer more, read a book, and stay ahead in school. But, my weekly goal may be to plan out my meals for the week, exercise by riding my bike for X miles this week, go on a date with NYEBoy, schedule a lunch date with so and so, help at church and the sheIter on Sunday, read a few chapters in a book, and see what's due in school this week. By doing those things, I can prepare the day before or the morning of, with a list of things I want/need to get done today, like eating according to my meal plan, ride my bike 7 miles, do some laundry, study for a test, and clean the kitchen.

After you prepare you lists, the book says to address each item with the ABCDE method. A is something that has to be done, it's very important. B is something that you should do, but it doesn't have the consequences of something like an A item. C is something that would be nice to do, but if you don't do it, that's okay. D is for those jobs that you can delegate to someome else. And E items are for those items that you can eliminate all together.

So, for instance my goals today are:

Eating properly
Riding my bike 7 miles
Laundry
Studying for a test
Cleaning the kitchen
Sending out thank you cards
Taking out the trash
Mailing a package

My A goals would be to eat properly, do laundry, clean the kitchen, study for a test, and mail the package.

My B goals would be to ride my bike.

My C goals would be to mail out thank you cards.

My D goals would be to have my brother take out the trash.

And I don't really have any E goals today.

The book goes on further to say to take your lists with the same letter and address them such as A-1, A-2, A-3, etc.

Although it's very important for you to go from thinking to actually writing down you goals, the next big step is to take them off of the paper, and DOING IT.

Next time, I'll be giving tips on how to go from writing to action.

Sleeping Beauty

Yesterday, I was on my feet quite a bit. By the time the evening rolled around, I was in lots of pain. My left leg was pretty shot. I had a ton of things around the house to clean, but it hurt to even walk. Well, I decided to take a whole muscle relaxer instead of a half. Holy cow, that knocked my ass out. I slept from around 1 am to almost 4 pm. By 5pm I was ready for bed again with a migraine. I downed some medication and was out again for another four hours.

I finally got out of bed, kissing NYEBoy goodnight as he was crawling into bed, and now I have to tackle the chores, blogging, and studying I had planned on doing all weekend. Gah. I'm really thankful I don't have night classes tomorrow.

Here's to hoping I get everything on my to-do list done before classes start in the morning.

Prayer Request

For those of you who do not know, Baby Tripp passed away yesterday.

Please pray for his mother Courtney, her parents, and their friends and family.

If you feel so inclined and are able, please make a donation to DebRA in little Tripps honor.

I first heard about EB after watching The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off years ago with my mother. We were both touched by how painful, raw, frank, and funny Jonny was. Please watch his story, it will touch you, too.

I was introduced to Courtney and Tripp's blog through Patrice, Matt, and Jonah a few years ago. My heart breaks for these families and I pray for a cure. The parents and children are some of the strongest people I know.

Tank Is Full

There are very few things that are good about being childless (without a choice).

By far, the number one good thing, has got to be being able to sleep in.

I totally got caught up on my sleep today, a little too much!

But, nonetheless, my tank is full! Hopefully I won't have a problem going to bed later tonight. I've got church in the morning.

I Barely Survived

I barely survived the first full week back in classes. To say I am exhausted would be the understatement of the year (even if we are only two weeks into it. Ha!).

NYEBoy loves going to dinner and movies on the weekends, but he always likes to do this later in the evening. Luckily, I was able to convince him we should do dinner at 5 pm and a movie around 6:30. He didn't like it, but he went with it. After a long, exhausting week, it was nice to be home before ten.

My goal this weekend is to catch up on sleep, clean, and study. That sounds so boring, huh? Who cares, I'll take it!

Half Way

While I was at my doctors appointment yesterday, the nurse asked me when my LMP was. I said 9-10-11.

Four months and 1 day ago.

I would be half way through my pregnancy by now.

I would have felt him or her moving by now.

I would know if it was a him or a her by now.

Would we have our baby boy S or would we be stressing out over agreeing on a baby girl name?

Would we have the crib bedding picked out?

How big would I be?

None of it really matters, I'm not half way to anything anymore.

Just Another Long Day

Today was yet another long day! I'm sure this is a side effect of being back in school, but also starting back on the Low Amylose diet. No coke or chocolate to kick me back up! Wah.

I went to the doctor today. He didn't seem too concerned with the twitching/shooting pains. He prescribed me a muscle relaxer for the eye twitching and an anti-inflamitory for the shooting pains. There is NO way I could take both and function, but I agreed to take a quarter of each. I got back again in three weeks for a liver check so if it's not getting better by then, we'll try something else. Speaking of my liver, it's stable. I took a month off the medication, but I just started it back this week.

There was so much on TV I wanted to watch tonight, but I've only been able to squeeze in one show (One Tree Hill). I need to call Comcast and have them check on the DVR boxes I am supposed to be paying for, but apparently do not have. Grrr.

I hope you're week isn't as exhausting-feeling as mine has been.

It's Only Tuesday

I don't know how I am going to survive this week, muchless the next 15 weeks. I am fucking exhausted! I woke up feeling pretty energetic, but by the time my last class came around, my body was beyond ready for bed.

I have a quiz in Chemistry tomorrow morning, then after class I have to drive an hour to go see my doctor. Beginning at the end of last week, my body has been having twitching/shooting pains quite a bit. It's really annoying. After my eye started doing it, I made an appointment for the eye doctor, but he said everything looked okay and he urged me to go see my PCP yesterday or today. I decided to get an appointment for tomorrow. This way, I'll only miss one class, which won't really be that big of a deal.

Anyways, I need to go study and get some shut eye.

And The Cookie Says It All

Before I share what the cookie said, I have to say I am fucking exhausted. Holy shit. This was the first full day of class since Winter break. I can not believe how LONG it felt. It didn't even feel like a Monday. I kept thinking it was Wednesday by the time I went to my last class at 7 pm. What was I thinking about having a seven hour split between my classes? Oh, right. I needed a good Trig professor. And so far, he appears to be. We'll see.

Well, last night I went to dinner with a girlfriend after our life group met. I need more one-on-one dates with her more often! She took me to a place I'd never been before. They served different Asian foods. I originally got sesame chicken, but after having a bite of her soup, I made the chicken to-go for the boys and ordered myself a soup! Ha.


Anyways, after our dinner we opened our fortune cookies and both of ours were perfect.

Mine said "You will reach your goal in two months." One of my big goals is to get on the diet and lose some weight before my birthday, which is in March. You do the math.

Bring it on, cookie!

Not So Lazy Sunday

Today will not be a "lazy Sunday". After church, I have a meeting with the y0ung adults group to plan the next six months of our group meetings and things that we want to do in the new year. I also have w0mens life stories tonight, too. With travel it looks like I'll be away from the house for about six hours. Eeek. I guess it's a good thing I slept 16 hours yesterday. I'm staying up all night to study and clean before I have to run around off and on all day today.

This next week will be my first full week of classes, too. Wah. Thirteen hours at school Monday and Wednesday! On the bright side, next Monday will be our first (and only) holiday until Spring Break.

I hope you're all enjoying you weekend! I enjoyed sleeping yesterday. Ha. (Only perk of being childless!)

Getting It Back

I've been wanting to get back on the Low Amylose diet again sometime since the end of September, after the miscarriage. I would say I was going to start on Monday, but then things got pushed back week after week. And then there was HALLOWEEN! and THANKSGIVING! and CHRISTMAS! and OUR ANNIVERSARY!

And here I am, a week into the new year really wanting to start it back up. Except, there is one {big} problem. My biggest fear about getting on this diet is my cycle coming back and me having another miscarriage. It's the physical pain of a miscarriage, it's the emotional side to a miscarriage, and it's also how much it messed up my schooling.

It's hard to understand, but the custody case and the miscarriage both took a HUGE toll on my brain. I can't retain or understand shit when I am going through such a hard time. I think my therapist said it was your body protecting itself or something. The only cure for this is time. Not just days or weeks, but months. And really, there isn't anything I can do to speed it up or get rid of it. It's so hard to think this could happen again and I really don't to have such a shitty year again.

Despite this big fear, I am moving forward with beginning my diet again on Monday. I even bought a stainless steel thermos for my soups since we don't have a microwave at school.

Here's to hoping I can get my hot body back without having another miscarriage...

Learning How To Eat Frogs

Every year for the past few years, I have really been wanting to get into reading. I haven't been a big reader since I was a kid. I have fond memories of collecting every Babysitter Little Sister book. I remember being curled up, under the covers, in the bed, and escaping into the books. It's been a long time since I've had those feelings.

I've made a modest goal of reading twelve books this year--one a month. As long as I read at least one book a month, I figure anything over that number is icing on the cake. In order to make sure I stick to my goal, I've been scouring Amazon's Kindle site every day for a few minutes. I check out the daily deal and see what's hot on the top 100 list. I try to add at least one book to my iPad, especially when they are cheap or free! I love a bargain.

Well, the first book I've read I finished in less than 24 hours. I read Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy. The title was flashy and it was about procrastinating. Since another one of my goals this year is to not waste so much time and stay on top in school, I was hopeful it could give me a little inspiration to DO something instead of just THINK about doing something. Boy, did it ever!

This book goes through 21 ways to help you do better with your time, thus making your life more productive and successful. It's not 21 separate tips, it's really 21 different things to do together. Each thing on the list helps with the next thing, making your life that much more easier.

I'll be sharing with you all over the next few weeks, different things I learned from this book and how I've implemented them as well. Pick up a copy of the book or download it to your Kindle or iPad. This is a book you're going to want to flip back to often to remind yourself how to get the most out of work, school, and your life.

First Day Back - Spring 2012

Today I began my 5th semester in college. Only one more semester and 2 more classes until I slide on over to the university. I don't give a shit what anyone else says, I am a badass.

After having such a rough go at it last semester because of the miscarriage, depression, and bronchitis, I was nervous about how this semester would go. To my surprise, I have been just as excited about this semester as I was my first semester. Last night, I laid down at a fairly decent time, but I just could not fall asleep. By 4 am, I was so annoyed at myself for being excited about going to school. Ha. That excitement was a little bit short lived as my 6 am self was wanting to kick my 4 am self's ass.

I hurried around the house. I grabbed my clothes, laid them out, brushed my teeth, washed my face, did my hair, put on make-up, threw on my clothes, tossed back a headband, before heading to get my bag ready. "Why didn't I do this last night?" I mumbled. I tossed out a bunch of shit, grabbed my planner, my laptop and cord, a spiral notebook, two pens, and two sharpened pencils. "You just need to get through today!" I said, coaching myself.

I arrived at school, four minutes before my class began, only to find out that 8 am class I rushed for, didn't start until next Thursday. Are you fucking kidding me? I had a good parking spot and three hours until my next class. Half debating on going back home to wait, I decided to stick it out until some girlfriends arrived to school. We talked for an hour before class, then it was time for Germ@n. Boy it's amazing how much you can forget with just a few short weeks off!

After Germ@n, I had lunch with a girlfriend before heading over to my next class, Precal. I was a bit nervous embarrassed about retaking this class, especially when a kid noticed me who was in another class with me last semester. I had recommend this professor to him. Oops. It turns out we have several classes together this semester. Actually, I have a few classes with at least two people. This is the first time this has happened to me not planning it. Lol

Overall, today was a great day. I am still feeling energized about classes, well, as energized as I can on two hours of sleep! I only have one class tomorrow, Chem!stry, for an hour, and then I'll have the weekend to get my planner together and begin studying.

I've got this, I can do it. I am going to do it because I am a badass! But first, I must go to bed.

Last Day of Freedom

At least for the next 16 weeks.

I finally got my nights and days back around last night and then I went and woke up at 3:30 this morning. WTH? Annoying. I was going to just go with it, but when NYEBoy went to bed at 5 am, he asked if I would come cuddle with him, so I did. And then I apparently fell asleep. Oops. I didn't even wake up until lunch time. I was worried I was going to have trouble sleeping tonight, but I am feeling pretty tired, so it might not be too bad after all.

I've gone out with two girlfriends the last two days to see two different movies. Yesterday, I saw Tower Heist and today I saw Dolphin Tale. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to add Clearwater to my New Years Goals. I really want to go see Winter!!

I've already completed my first book of the new year, too. More on that later. Let's just say, it's inspired me a bit.

Well, I better get ready for bed, 6 am comes bright and early. Eeek.

A New Year With New Beginnings Take 5

I have enjoyed doing this the last 5 years. So, in keeping with tradition, here is this year's.

The categories:
Things you learned this year
People you met
Things you don't want to take with you into 2012
Things you want to hold close as you pass into 2012
Things you're looking forward to in 2012
Things that were life changing in 2011
Things you hope to accomplish by the end of 2012

Now you can either give two answers for each category OR you can choose two from that list and give seven answers. I prefer to do two of each.

Things you learned this year
* I can let a piece of my heart leave my hands and survive.
* I can apparently flush another piece of my heart down the toilet.

People you met
* My Pastor
* Lots of amazingly strong women from my church

Things you don't want to take with you into 2012
* My disorganization.
* The stress/depression.

Things you want to hold close as you pass into 2012
* My love, NYEBoy
* The bits of happiness

Things you're looking forward to in 2012
* Finishing at the community college and heading over to the university.
* Seeing what happiness the new year brings.

Things that were life changing in 2011
* Losing A.
* Our miscarriage.

Things you hope to accomplish by the end of 2012
* Continuing to do well in school.
* Volunteering more.

2012 Goals

Yesterday in church, our Pastor told us that her and her wife write a list of goals on the back of a Christmas card and place it on their fridge. At the end of the year, they check it to see how they've done. Of course they can check it throughout the year, too, but the goal is to make a list and try to work on each list for yourself and as a couple.

So, I am going to post this list of 12 things I want to do in 2012 on my fridge as a reminder or goals I would like to accomplish.

1. Volunteer at least 100 hours
2. Bike 2000 miles
3. Do my best in school
4. Work on being the best spouse I can be
5. Go on a road trip to see Chelsea Handler
6. Take a weekend trip with NYEBoy at least once a quarter:
► Atlanta ► _____________ ► _____________ ► _____________
7. Recycle more
8. Use reusable bags more often than not
9. Visit with a friend at least once every other week.
10. Read one book a month
11. Eat healthier
12. Work on a project I've been thinking about doing, but can't share yet.

My 1st To-Do List In 2012

With classes just a few days away, I've already dusted off my note pad to jot down things I need to take care of over the next few days.

■ Laundry
■ Our bathroom
■ Our bedroom
■ Kitchen
■ Organize and clean my office
■ Front porch
■ Get planner together
■ Wash and organize my school bag
■ Go find a few new pieces of clothes to add to my drab wardrobe
■ Mail out thank you cards
■ Order my canvas print
■ Order calendar cards and mail
■ Get K a book of A's photos and mail