The 25th Hour ~karenjcardoza.com~

Snowy End to 2009

It’s New Year’s Eve and the house is quiet. The girls are tucked in, the kids are out with friends and Al is working. 2009 is going to slip away in a few short hours and 2010 will be arriving.

This past year has been one of change and it hasn’t been the easiest of years. There were many unexpected health issues for family members and many things that reminded me that life is so very precious. There certainly were some good times as well and like always, you take the good with the bad.

Love my Wii!

2010 is a new year and with is will bring it’s own set of joys and pains, I’m sure. I’m remaining firm in my goal to be as healthy as I can possibly be, both inside and out.  Al got me a Wii for Christmas and I’ve been doing the Yoga on Wii Fit each day… something that I really love to do. Yoga grounds me and is good for my body and soul.

New!

Goodbye Rug!

I haven’t posted  here much lately but have been very consistent on my Book Nook.  Final posts for 2009 listed  the 120 books that I read this year as well as my Top 5. As for updating my  Patriots sites, they’ve gone by the wayside since Tedy’s retirement and the fact that we’re not attending games and tailgating each week.  Everything has its season and right now, I have other priorities in my life, like health, my family, and my job.This week has been a busy one with renovating our bedroom and I feel like I’m sleeping in a hotel.. in fact, it’s time to scoot down and snuggle into this heavenly bed since I’m coming down with a sore throat and the sniffles and I have new students starting with me Monday and CANNOT be sick!

Here’s to a Happy and Healthy 2010 to all!

It’s hard to believe that my baby is 18. I’m so very proud of the man that you’ve become.
I love you so much, Jacob!

NaBloPoMo 19

Today in a nutshell:

NaBloPoMo 14

Vacation week is almost done and it has flown by. It’s been an extremely busy week with appointments every day. I planned on working on my #$$@%$## Alternate Assessment (separate blog post coming at some point about that…) but I literally didn’t even have time. The weather has gotten warmer each day and the weekend is supposed to be quite warm. Cleaning out the garage, working in the yard and driving to my brother’s to pick up my car is on the agenda for Saturday.

I’m really going to be behind the 8 ball until the assessment is due May 8th because I’ve got lots to do before that. In addition, the medical issues in the family have not been resolved yet so there are many appointments lined up. I’ve also got to dedicate some real time to working out in order to drop some pounds for my own health.

At least I’ve been able to get lots of reading done this week due to the wonders of audio books. I’ve been able to read while walking, cleaning, and running errands. I still love to read print books but the audio versions allow me to multitask and whittle down my TBR (to be read ) pile.

When I go back to school for the final 45 or so days, I’ll have lots to do and many decisions to make about what I’ll be doing this summer and which direction I want to move into in terms of my future. I have AT LEAST 14 more years to work until I can retire at age 59… more if I stay past that but I still would love to retire now…. sigh… Just goes to show you that you really can’t change who you really are and that deep rooted hopes and dreams may be suppressed but they’re always there no matter what. (For those of you who don’t know me well, you may not know that all I ever wanted to be was a stay at home mom, but it just never worked out that way….)

Where did the weekend go? It totally flew by on this end. I had tons of things on my To Do list but I didn’t get them all done. I did get lots of cooking done today and did my grocery shopping for Thanksgiving though, which weren’t even on my original list. I also did my CVS run and picked up all the deals for this week.

Then of course, I watched the Pats at 1:00. What an awesome game!  It was so exciting and was one of those back and forth kinds of games.  I’m sure my  boys LOVED walking out of there winners today and are happy that they made the trip.  (I’ve been down there for more losing games than I’d care to admit.) They fly home in the morning and will be home before I even get home from school.

I’ve got an extremely busy week ahead once again but what else is new?  I’m still behind on the Jets Tailgate and now need to update the site and podcast for this week. Little Miss Sugar is going in to get spayed on Tuesday and Wednesday is another Thanksgiving dinner for my team at school.  This one is different than my classroom meal though, where the kids did everything. On Wednesday, there will be 100 people so the teachers are making the food and bringing it in. I’ve been dispatched to make 20lbs of mashed potatoes so I’ll be doing that on Tuesday night.

Then of course, Thursday is Thanksgiving but we’re only having our immediate family this year so it’ll be small. I do plan on doing some baking on Wednesday night but mostly everything else will be done that day.

Speaking of Little Miss Sugar, she’s starting to feel really comfortable here and has been vying for position in the house. Even though she’s only 4.2 lbs, she’ll take on either one of the other two. She’s starting growl at the the two over food and toys so we’ll need to nip that in the bud. Right now, they’re all curled up together here by my side like little angels but there are times when they truly act like sisters!

Grrrrr… I hate fake, processed, chemical-laden, meat-like substances!  I also hate tons of email notifying me that every one of my blogs has gotten hit with multiple messages from Amsterdam resembling the fake food goo!  Seriously, my inbox is full of comment notifications for each of my blogs that are nothing but Spam. I’m twittering away right now and many of my followers are tweeting back that they’re having the same problem as well. Talk about annoying and a waste of time and energy.

I spent tonight making chili for tomorrow’s tailgate (not made from Spam…hehe) and I’m getting prepared for a cold, soggy night as rain is in the forecast. I wish the mercury would dip just a bit and we would be blessed with snow but it’s not in the cards.

Tomorrow’s game is HUGE with the AFCE first place position on the line. Of course, any tilts against the arch-rival Jets are always games that are extra exciting. I’m looking forward to seeing some old friends and the tailgate will likely be stellar as always. The plan is to bolt at the bell and head straight up to Gillette. Hopefully, everything goes off without a hitch and runs smoothly. (Have I mentioned that I hate weekday games?!)  Friday should be fun (NOT!)  As of now, I’m curled up with 3 furry bundles and I’m getting ready to head to dreamland… See you tomorrow, kids!

I’m posting early today because I’ve got a busy pre-game day ahead.  I already did my shopping and had a very successful trip. I bought lots of things on sale at Shaws and used coupons (turning over a new leaf!) and ended up with some OYNO (On Your Next Order) coupons for next time totaling $33.50!

I’m getting ready to start cooking for tomorrow’s tailgate in a little bit and then we’re going out tonight for sushi at my favorite spot, Ten Prime Steak and Sushi.  But right now, I’m going to spend some time with the girls and give some extra snuggles to my little one, Chloe who is one year old today. <3

5 days old!

11 days old

Homecoming: Christmas Day

Birthday Girl!