A busy day and a fun night!

Today, I was running around like crazy trying to get things done so that I could mark them off my to do list with a satisfying "X".

I had a lady contact me back in June about making a jon jon for her little boy. We finally made the final confirmation on what she wanted on it and colors, etc. on Monday...and, on top of wanting the jon jon, she also wants me to make a matching bib and a tag blanket...the only catch is that she needs them by the beginning of next week...which really doesn't give me a lot of time to work on them....hence, the frantic rushing around. I also have been trying to work on some stuff for a baby shower for my friends Amanda and Matt that is next Monday. So, I have been busy busy today! I did get the Tag Blanket done. Hopefully mom will love it. It is made using the colors in her sons bedding.

Whew! 1 item down 2 to go!! I'm hoping to get it all done and in the mail by Thursday.

Tonight, we went over to Karmen and Jay's house for dinner. (They are really good friends from college. Karmen and I were roommates for a year and both Karmen and Jay ran cross country.) The Deatons came too and we had a blast. It was SO good to see Karmen and Jay. It has been WAY too long since we have gotten the opportunity to hang out with them, and the Deaton's are always so fun to hang out with.

Karmen made some really good pecan chicken, rice, broccoli, and sweet potatoes. Jody brought one of her incredible salads, and I made an old favorite, Strawberry Apple Pie. Both the food and fellowship were great!

Zack got the last piece of pie and decided to just eat it out of the pie plate...

J and JP had a good time playing with all of Jay's toys and then the guys went outside to play games while the girls stayed inside and chit chatted.

Karmen happily eating her pie!! While Jay and JP play with walkie talkies

JP looks a little like I did after I had my wisdom teeth taken out!

...and sometimes I worry about him!

Zack got 2 books in the mail today...and they were about as different as two books could be. Our church has had a series on prayer for the last few weeks, so when I saw that he had gotten a book on the power of the praying husband I thought that it fit...however, what was unusual was the other book that he got in the mail...

Zack opened his mail today when he got home from work and he was laughing before he even opened these books. Apparently he watched a lot of Gladiator while he was growing up...and he had stumbled across this book at B&N one night and read a little excerpt out of it...and he decided to order it on Paperbackswap.com...Sometimes I worry about him! I really do! :) haha!


hmmm...."'roids, rage, and redemption?" seriously?! A couple of months ago he got a book called "juiced" about some baseball player...Should I be worried?!

I mean, he does look a lot like the guy on the cover! :) haha!

Sunday Night Dinner and a sneek peek

Today was a pretty lazy Sunday. Zack and I went to church this morning, and then spent pretty much the rest of the day at home.

One of our friends is having a baby in July and so, Christy, Pam, and I have been working to plan a baby shower for her. It is going to be on the 6th of July...and I still had not made the invitations. I just couldn't find any cute paper around here. So, I went to Hobby Lobby while I was in ATL this weekend, and today, I worked on the invitations. I am planning to put them in the mail tomorrow. Here is a little sneek peek of what they will look like.


I also tried a new recipe for dinner tonight. I made Applesauce BBQ chicken. It turned out really well and it had a really good sweet spicy flavor to it. Zack really liked it. I served the chicken with corn on the cob and asparagus.


After dinner, Zack and I went mountain biking. I am WORN OUT!! We rode about 11-12 miles. It was harder than usual. One, because I am just tired, and two, the trails were wet making the tires sink into the mud a little...but it was good exercise and fun.

2 days of mental exercise!

Conference Center

Conference Room..AKA Meat Locker

Well, I had to go to a CME conference this weekend, because I am woefully behind on my continuing education. So, Friday Morning EARLY, I crawled out of bed and made the drive down to ATL. The Conference really was pretty good, and I think that the lecturers had a lot of good information that they passed on, but there is just something about sitting in lectures all day that just saps the energy out of you!!! On top of that, I probably burned 2000 calories just trying to stay warm. They had the conference room FREEZING cold! I had even brought a jacket with me out planning for the possibility of it being chilly...but it was RIDICULOUSLY, mind-numbingly cold in that room! I could have had on a hat, gloves, and down jacket and still been cold...I am planning on taking an inventory of my fingers and toes to see if I have lost any to frost bite!

Last night, I stayed at a friend's house near the conference center so that I wouldn't have to drive back home and repeat the crazy early morning...and to save some gas! So, this morning, I got to sleep in a little later and then head to the conference.

I really don't enjoy going to things like this alone, because while the conference was good and while you typically chit chat with others through out the day, there is just something about having a friend there to talk to...someone to keep you awake!

instead, I had to pretty much continuously eat this candy...and it really wasn't good...and you can imagine my guilt while shoveling this sugary substance into my mouth and learning about new guidelines in Diabetes.

another tactic I tried to stay awake was meaningless note taking...

Today, they lectured through lunch...here is me multitasking...
or I should say finding yet more things to do to stay awake...
AKA sneaking my camera out and trying to take pictures without anyone around me seeing.

There were several things about this conference that I thought made it great.
1. It was free!!!
2. Free breakfast and lunch.
3. 13 hours of CME were offered. (Yay!!! 13 more down only a few more to finish before Tuesday!!)
4. The lectures were informative and interesting and they were typically given by entertaining lecturers...a big plus! (Although, I will admit that I was nodding off during the lecture on insomnia yesterday!! lol!! oh the irony! Not due tot he fault of the lecturers, but because of my early morning!)

Another thing about medical conferences that I have always found interesting is watching all of the medical professionals. There is such a wide spectrum of individual there...some are very interesting characters! And, while you would think that people would dress professionally to attend a professional meeting, you would be shocked at the things people find acceptable to wear! You have everything from cute little old doctors in there suits and hats to someone in ratty jeans and a t-shirt..it's fascinating really...but then, I guess that I shouldn't say anything, because I was SERIOUSLY thinking about looking for a snowsuit to wear today!

Struggles

Do you ever feel like everyone else has everything together while you are doing your best to hold all of the pieces of your life together? That at any moment one of those pieces might slip out of your fingers and everything will come crashing to the ground leaving you exposed... transparent...and vulnerable? That everyone else has a completely balanced life. That their houses are cutely decorated and always clean, they have the perfect meal on the table every night, and that they are successful in their jobs and never have any struggles in their marriages? Well, that is a little bit how I am feeling today.

I am not sure why I am feeling this way (I mean I know that no one has everything together...everyone has struggles and failures in life) other than that as I have been reading the many blogs that I frequent, I started to see how clean that their houses are (failure) ...the creativity/ eloquence with which they write (ummm... failure) , the beauty of their pictures or the amazing food that they made from a recipe that they just happened to come up with on a whim (failure, failure, failure).

I look at my AMAZING friends. They are all so talented in their various ways...they inspire me...and at times humble me. It can turn into a comparison game for me if I am not careful. I should have a spiritual life like her or I should have my house in perfect order at all times like her...or I should cook or look as good as her or be as thoughtful and as good of a friend as her. Why do we do things like that to ourselves? Zack gets onto me all of the time because I am SO critical of myself. He will usually get to a point where he can no longer take my self abuse and he will say "Stop beating up my wife!!" :) At least someone is sticking up for me...even if he has to at times protect me from myself!

Do other people really have it all together, or are we just so good at putting up fronts that we can fool other people into believing that our lives are perfect when in fact they are about as crazy and stressful as they could possibly get?! Is it really healthy for us to go around pretending our way through life? Wouldn't it be better to just be "real"? ...but it is a lot scarier to be real...then people might find out that you hadn't mopped your kitchen floor in a couple weeks or that you burned dinner, or feel like a failure at your job. Why is it so hard to let down your guard and to believe that people might accept you despite your failures? I think that it boils down to the fact that I couldn't imagine someone accepting me with all of my faults when I cannot even accept meyself!

Do any of you ever struggle with this, or am I completely alone?

A little something for me.

Today, I made myself a little bag to carry around. I had gotten some fabric for a diaper bag for my friend and I ended up not using it all. So, I used some of it to make this little Tote. I think that it turned out pretty cute. It is a great size and I had one that I made back in the fall that I use for a purse, a tote for Bible Study, etc. But, I was needing something a little more bright and summery!

The one on the left is the one that I made last fall.

bloomer shorts

My friend Andrea asked me to make some shorts for her little man! She sent me some fabric and a pair of some shorts similar to what she wanted. I think that they turned out SUPER cute! I cannot wait to see little Luke sporting them! I think that they make really cute infant shorts...usually shorts end up being too long on infants and come down to their little ankles instead of stopping around the little one's knees. So, these little shorts should be just right! Hopefully little Luke will get a lot of wear out of these this summer! :)

Andy sent me the pair on the left and the four on the right are the pairs that I made for her.
...didn't she pick cute material?! She has always been good at that kind of thing!!

Day in review

Today was not all that exciting here at the puddle. I spent the majority of my day sewing. I have been working on something for my friend Andy. I will post pictures of it tomorrow, as I should have them finished! Yay!! :)


I also FINALLY took some time to straighten up things around my house...AKA unpacking and putting laundry away! It is amazing how quickly that stuff stacks up!

Then, tonight, Zack and I went to Fuddruckers with some friends of ours! Patrisha and Devon and their sons, E and M. I met Patrisha though a Women's Bible study at church and we have been able to hang out a couple of times.

We like them a lot. Devon is in the Military and they are relocating his unit. So, sadly they will be moving away from here soon! (not so sad for them, as they will be moving back closer to family, but it is always sort of sad to see friends go, even if it is to somewhere that they want to go.) Also, Devon will soon be deployed to Afghanistan...so, that is a little scary for Patrisha I am sure!

After dinner, we went with them to the mall so that E and M could play on the play equipment and so that we could talk without children interrupting every 5 seconds...wow, how much life changes with the addition of little ones! :) Patrisha and Devon's kids are REALLY cute and they seem to be HUGE fans of spider man!

We are hoping that we get the opportunity to hang out with them at least a few more times before they move away!! I am supposed to hang out with Patrisha next week. So, that should be fun!

Father's Day weekend

Zack hates it when I take pictures of us like this. Doesn't he look thrilled in this picture? haha

Zack and I ended up going to ATL for Father's day so that we could spend some time with Zack's family. We left Saturday morning and ended up getting to his parents house around lunch time. The guys ended up playing Tiger Woods Golf on the Wii.


We FINALLY headed over to Dick's sporting goods to look at bikes. Zack's mom and dad have been wanting bikes too, and they decided to go look and take along their personal bike expert (aka Zack) who had done his own extensive research into the biking indestry. lol. They ended up buying bikes because Dicks was having a good sale. Zack's mom likes the comfort bikes, and so they ended up getting bikes with nice big comfortable seat!

There was of course, as is typical of our visits, lots of game playing.

We played settlers of Catan, one of Zack's favorite games. It is a really fun game, but takes FOREVER! ...it also can be one of those games that gets you really frustrated! Zack and Matt also played about a 100 games of connect four! ...and some blockus 3D.

Sunday, we went to Zack's parent's church. It is always fun to get to go there and see members of my "Belizean Family" aka as people that went to Belize with Momma Sandy and I. After church, we headed over to Zack's Grandparents for lunch. as always, the food was excellent and we ate WAY too much! Zack and Matt had brought Matt's Wii along and they had another game of Tiger Wood's Golf...Papa even got involvled!

We had a great time spending time with Zack's family.

I did get a chance to talk to my dad on Father's day! I wish that we could have seen him too, but he and my mom are visiting family up north this week. (I wish that we could have gone with them, but it just wasn't possible this time.)

I hope that all of you had WONDERFUL father's day!

Recent Sewing Project

Several weeks ago, I was contacted by a lady who asked me to make a diaper bag for her to give to a friend as a baby shower gift. She wanted it to match this bedding by Cocalo Baby that the parents had chosen for the nursery .


So, I spent a lot of time trying to find fabric and appliques that would work. I ended up doing the appliques by hand (well with my machine, but not with a machine embroidery design). I think that the diaper bag captured the feel of the bedding...at least I hope so!! What do you think?! I am really hoping that the lady that ordered it loves it...because I REALLY put a lot of time into it!

the front

the back

VBS - Day five!

Today was the big finale of our VBS program! It was a great day...although, REALLY hot! We started our day out in recreation and there is NO shade there. A couple of our kids were getting a little overheated. So, we had them drinking LOTS of water and getting in the shade as much as possible!


The schedule was a little different than normal, because there was an invitation given to the children for anyone that wanted to learn more about how to commit their lives to Christ. One of our little boys accepted Christ into his heart today!!! So that made all of the heat, rowdy behavior, etc worth it! D and I were SO excited for him! I cannot think of a better note to end the week on!

Also, since it was the last day of VBS, and because the theme is Studio Go (a game show) the contestant with the lowest number of points by the end of the week got slimed.


Unfortunately for Professor Wordsmart and Coach Flem...that was them! So, the kids got a big kick out of watching them get slimmed. ...somehow in all of the comotion, the Children's minister also got slimmed.

A couple sewing projects

My friend Beth asked me to make a diaper bag for her. I showed a sneak peek of one of the fabrics that she chose a few posts back. She FINALLY got it in the mail! So, now I can show it to you! I thought that it turned out really cute, and thankfully, Beth loved it! Yay!! Success!

I also made a little skirt and monogrammed a little t-shirt that I sent along with the diaper bag! I cannot wait to see little Kate in this little outfit!

VBS - Day 4

Today was a good day at VBS. We had a little smaller class today, which kinda made things a little more manageable! The little girl that I wrote about yesterday...the one afraid to fail...was like a different child today! I was SOOOOOO proud of her! She participated in every activity that we did today! She was more open and friendly...we were SO excited!

Today's big activity was DOGE BALL!! The kids LOVED it...remember, our group is almost all boys?! :) Sometimes I think that the youth leaders enjoy the recreational time even more than our little guys! They get really competitive! Thankfully, it has served, up to this point, to get our kids more excited about the activity and not the opposite.


At art today, the kids made paper chain necklaces with statements about obedience. One of our little boys decided to decorate his face instead of the paper...he drew a beard and mustache with a black crayola marker....which turned to a lovely green color when we tried to scrub it off...boys will be boys.

It was REALLY hot outside today...it seems like the days have been getting exponentially hotter! We let the kids have LOTS of water breaks! I also will admit that I "might" ave pour water on a couple of our kids...of course, they then had to retaliate! Which, actually felt pretty good...especially since my little friend was not quite able to drench me with the huge cup of water that he had...thank goodness for long arms! :) haha!

After VBS today, I came home and CRAShED! I'm not really sure how long I slept...but probably a couple of hours.

When Zack got home I made some dinner. We had Hearty Sirloin Pitas, hummus, and salad for dinner. The pitas were a new recipe...and actually were pretty good. :)

VBS - Day 3

This morning, D and I sat down our class of rowdy 1st graders and laid down some new rules, and by D and I, I mean D. I just served to back her up on her decisions. The kids were given their new set of rules and then, we had them play tag if they were done with their breakfast. I think that this REALLY was helpful in burning off some of that extra energy that we have been seeing on previous days. They also got to play kickball in recreation today...and that also helped! We have had some difficulty in getting our a couple of our girls to participate in activities. One little girl in particular refuses to try anything that there is a possibility that she might fail at. She seems to have a BIG issue with the thought of failure. We were so proud of her this afternoon when she actually participated in the dancing (and by dancing, I mean made up movements to music) for the first time! That is a big step for her! WE are praying that we continue to see improvements!

We also had a gentleman speak to our class today that is from Haiti. He told the children about some of the differences between Haiti and the US. D and I were a little scared that the kids would be disrespectful, but they actually sat quietly and paid attention...much to our amazement! He told the children about the beauty in his country and the lush, fertile soil...but also about the hardships. He told them that many of the children have little or no food. They do not live in proper shelters and they have no transportation other than their own two feet. I think that that was a little hard for the children to grasp. They wanted to know why they couldn't realize when they were hungry and learn to eat more than one meal a day...or why, if they did know that they were hungry, they didn't just get something to eat.

Today our theme was Go Tell. So, at art, the kids made microphones out of toilet paper tubes, Styrofoam balls, and aluminum foil.

D and I definitely left today feeling much better about our day than we had yesterday! Hopefully today was the turning point for the week...and hopefully things will continue to get better from here on out!

Tonight, after Zack got home from work, we went to a cookout that a friend was hosting...at a friend of hers house. The house is really a "cabin" in the middle of some woods...and by cabin, I mean 4 bedroom home in the woods. You have to drive on a gravel road to get to it. It is BEAUTIFUL! The lady whose home it is has it beautifully decorated and I would Absolutely LOVE her kitchen! (well, the whole house really!)

We only knew a couple of the people that were there tonight, or I would have taken some pictures of it to share! I felt a little awkward since I didn't really know everyone...but everyone seemed really nice. Zack of course could just talk to all of the guys about mountain biking, sports, video games, or guns...it ended up being a fun evening despite my awkward feelings at the beginning. We made tacos and everyone brought an ingredient for dinner. Zack and I were given the task of bringing lettuce and queso for the tacos. Lettuce was not a big deal, but I really hate queso from a jar...so, I was perusing the cheese at our local grocery store and I found some mexican melting cheese...so, I thought..why not try it out. Of course, that could have been a really bad thing seeing as I do not really know most of the people that were at the dinner tonight...and this would be the only thing that they would be able to judge my culinary prowess by! ...So, no pressure huh!? The cheese dip actually ended up being pretty good! I melted the cheese with milk as directed, and then I added about 1/2 a can of rotel to it. I thought that it tasted pretty good, and the mostly empty bowl proved that I was not alone in that assumption! I was VERY thankful that it turned out! It wasn't melting at first...so things were a little touch and go for a while there! ...so, that it turned out was definitely a relief!

VBS - Day 2

I survived VBS day 2!!!

The day did start out a little rocky!! We had recreation 1st this morning and we were a child short of having even teams...so, I was recruited to fill in...fun huh?! I thought so too...until I realized that we were going to do that dizzy bat relay. I got through the hula hooping and jumping jacks just fine, but when I began to spin around...and around...and around the end of the tennis racket (our substitute bat), I knew that I was likely in some trouble...but I couldn't let the kids down. So, after completing my 10th spin, I straightened and did my best to run back to the head of our line...however, what I succeeded in doing instead was running myself directly into the ground! ...at least the youth working recreation got a good laugh out of it! :) So, with a slightly wounded pride, I remained laying on the ground in the wet grass for a few seconds to recompose myself before getting up and proceeding with the kids to the next activity. As Jonesie might say, I'm lucky that I didn't break a hip in my old age! :) lol!



After, Recreation, we took the kids over to Art and they made shakers...which somehow relate to the story of Esther...although, I'm really not sure what the connection was...guess that I should do better about paying attention to what is going on!!


Our kids were pretty rowdy today! We have pretty much all 1st grade boys! I think we have 3 little girls...so, you can imagine the level of activity!! They are constantly hitting, pushing wrestling with, or cutting up with each other! ...we even had one or two of them trying to eat skittles that they dropped in the grass...boys! I guess a little dirt never hurt anyone! ...right?!

By the end of the day, D and I were about ready to pull out our hair...well, at least I was! We have good kids, but they tend to scatter and not listen, which is a bad combination! One of our little boys ended up whacking a little girl in the face with his water bottle shaker on accident...and, unfortunately the little girl's momma witnessed it and went ballistic! The little girl was fine, but momma was HOT! The little boy was reprimanded by mother and teacher...and then, poor little guy, he broke down into tears! So, D had a little talk with him about how we know that it was an accident but how important it is for him to be following directions and to be where and to do what he is told! Then we gave him a hug and sent him home with his mother! Whew! Hopefully tomorrow they will behave a little better.

I went home today and just SAT for a minute...then I tried to work on some sewing projects that I REALLY need to get done! And did some work around the house.

When Zack got off work today, we headed out for a bike ride...I was a little frustrated with myself though! I have been running and biking pretty consistently for a while now, and Zack has just occasionally been biking and running 1/2 to 1 miles at a time...I should be in better shape than him...but he was KILLING me today on our ride! It is SO not fair! Why can boys do that?! I was really kinda disappointed! I was hoping that I would at least have a few weeks where I would be in good enough shape (and Zack would be in bad enough shape) for me to ride with him! I guess that I could blame it on lack of sleep and exhaustion from VBS this week, but I'm not sure that that would be a true assesment!! Oh well. Guess that I will have to try even harder to get into better shape!

VBS

Me and the FAMOUS Professor Wordsmart....hmmm...she looks AWFULLY familiar! :)

This week is VBS at our church. In past years, I have been working and have not been able to help out. However, this year, since I'm not currently working, I signed up to help. I will admit that I struggled with the decision, since I don't really have too much experience teaching groups of rowdy kids. Thankfully, today, I was paired with another lady and 2 teen age girls. So, at least I wasn't alone with a bunch of 1st graders!!

This year for VBS, our church is doing something a little different. We are having our VBS at and local park instead of at the church itself. The church was hoping to serve the community that the park is located in and hopefully minister to some of the children that live there...they are PRECIOUS by the way!

There are definitely some kinks to work out, but all in all, I think that the first day went pretty well...at least no major catastrophes. I am working with one of the groups of 1st graders...I came home EXHAUSTED today! We go to a number of different stations through out the day. Recreation, Art, Mission, story time, and music. The children are also provided with both breakfast and lunch, which is really great, because we are not sure if some of these children really get much in the way of meals at home!

I just hope that I have enough energy to make it through the week! :)

Hang'in with the Yelton's and the Deaton's

Tonight, we got a chance to hang out with the Deaton's and the Yelton's for a little while. We had a great time catching up and getting to spend time with them. They are always such fun! The Yelton's have a new 3 month old little girl that is just PRECIOUS...even if she did cry inconsolably when I held her! lol!! Oh well, she was still a little doll!

she seemed to like Jody a little better! :)

They also have a little boy that is 3 and he is a little fireball! Such a little cutie! We don't get to see them very often, so when Jody called us to let us know that they were in town, we jumped at the chance to see them!

We always love getting to hang out with the Deaton's too! It has been so much fun to see them so often over the last week...hopefully we will find other opportunities to hang out this summer!

The newest addition to our little family

Zack and I have been wanting bikes for a LONG time now...and we finally did it! We bought new ones! We have been looking and researching and saving for and riding ( I should say Zack has been looking and researching) bikes for a while now. We went and picked them up this afternoon and took them on their inaugural ride. We love them!! We have yet to name them...I guess that it will take some time to get to know them enough to give them an apporpriate name...or maybe I should ask Skye...she has a knack for naming things.

I just wish that my legs were not feeling like they were made of rubber! I ran Monday through Thursday this week, and then, Zack and I took our old mountain bikes on a little 7 miles farewell ride on Friday...so, today, my legs were dead! I just hope that I can make them work tomorrow when we hopefully get to go biking again! Zack is like a kid in a candy store! He has been dying for an outlet to exercise since he cannot really run anymore due to knee problems. I cannot let Zack get into better shape than me or I won't get to ride with him anymore...and where is the fun in that?! ...so, I will have to push myself through the fatigue! I guess the good news would be that if I can do it, I should have nicely toned legs! ...even if they don't work any more! lol!

My most recent addiction

Ever since Zack and I had a root beer floats at my Aunt and Uncle's house in Iowa, I just cannot seem to get enough of the stuff! I started out buying some mug root beer, because, for some reason, that was the only kind that I could find in our grocery store the week that we got back from Iowa. After I had gone through all of my Mug root beer, I switched to Barq's, it was a little cheaper...besides, all root beer tastes the same right? WRONG!!! I was amazed at the difference in taste. I had assumed that root beer was pretty much root beer, but I was wrong! I was sharing this taste revelation with my good friends Skye and Jody over some Mexican food this week, and we were considering a blind tasting to determine the best root beer. We will have to wait for Skye to get back from her road trip, but hopefully we will be able to have a tasting before the end of the summer. So, what is your favorite root beer?

Dinner for Cliff and Pam

Tonight was Zack and I's night to bring food to Cliff and Pam. They just had a baby a couple of weeks ago so different people from our small group and church have been making them meals. We made them Pork Tenderloin, corn on the cob, hashbrowns, sour dough bread, potato soup, and berry rhubarb crisp. I have read several places where people thought that it was so nice to bring the food in disposable dishes. So, I tried something a little different from my norm this time. I put all of the food into tupperware containers, glass canning jars, or foil that they could keep. That way there was nothing for them to return. I think that it worked out pretty well! Hopefully they enjoyed their meal! The Berry Rhubarb Crisp was a new recipe. I thought that it tasted pretty good, but then, I love rhubarb! :)

I brought the food over to their house and then I got to hold their precious little one! So, in the end all of the cooking was WAY MORE than worth it!! :)

Lunch with the girls!

Today, I got to go to lunch with Skye and Jody! We went and got Mexican food (one of my favorites!) We had a great time laughing and eating all of the yummy chips and salsa! I ate so much that I wasn't really hungry for dinner. Thankfully, I had some leftovers from earlier this week for Zack to eat!

It was such a nice treat to get to go out with "the girls" for lunch! ...especially because I had to read journal articles the rest of the day! boo! How did I get so behind on my CME!!! ugh! I got about 6.5 hours of CME in today (yay!)...just about 25 more to go!