Spring has sprung in NC...

All the Bradford Pear trees are in bloom here - and there are a lot of them- - one in every yard almost. It was probably the upper 70 degree weather last week that tricked them into believing that spring is finally here. Although today's weather has regressed - upper 40's and windy - not very spring-like.

It feels like forever since I've posted last. Work has been a bear lately. I've averaged 65-70 hours a week over the last 2-1/2 weeks. It is annual incentive time for one of our toughest clients which has caused a lot of late nights (one night as late as 2:00 a.m.). I'm hoping the worst is over and we can start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel soon.

Other than work, not much else has been happening, so I guess there isn't much to report anyway. We are both planning some trips soon. Del gets to go to Seattle in April for a stock option conference and I'm going to Las Vegas for a week for the American Payroll Association Congress in May. We are also planning on a vacation some time in June with Del's parents. The tentative destination right now is Maine. Neither of us has ever been to Maine so it will be something new for us..

I haven't surfed the web in over two weeks, so I'm looking forward to catching up on all the blogs I normally read. I'm planning on some scrapbooking and reading and just plain ole veggin' out this weekend.

Talk to you soon....

Everyday life

So I signed up for another online scrapbooking class called 28 days. Outside of having a project everyday (which I have yet to actually complete one!), there is a photo assignment each day. The idea is to capture every day life in pictures - one photo for each day of the month of February. The first three days' assignments were...

1. Our pantry. It really looks pathetically empty - a true testament to our eating habits (that which we rarely eat at home!) At least in this picture, Chalupa's food dish is full - we aren't starving her - at least not this day! Yes - it is sad to admit, we sometimes forget to fill her dish and she has to remind us with a lot of meowing. Poor thing! That's why we can't have kids - we'd forget to feed them! :o)

2. Our mailbox....with its stickers of identification. The orange represents weekend only of the Charlotte Observer (mainly for the adds and coupons!) and the green circle for Del's Wall Street Journal. You can't tell it in this picture, but our mailbox is a little crooked on its post. Our neighbor down the street hit our mailbox with the mirror of her minivan. We're still not quite sure how she managed that.

3. Our refrigerator...it, at least, looks a little better than our pantry. Our biggest eat-at-home meal of the day is breakfast. I usually make breakfast every morning during the week, except when Del decides he needs a Bruegger fix. We can never eat breakfast at home on the weekends because Del has to have his Bruegger's - it really is an addiction - do they have a bagel's anonymous?

I haven't done all my homework yet for the other four days of the month so far, but as I do I will post more of our every day life...

For those of you in Ohio - We feel for you!! It is colder than usual here, too (only been in the mid- to high 30's), but I'm sure it feels like a heat wave compared to what you are having. Think warm thoughts and stay warm!

Until next time...

Snow Day!!!

Well - it was for some people anyway. We got our first snow fall in quite some time this morning. It ended up being only a couple of inches, but it was enough to close all the schools and prevent people from getting to work. Del was not happy about having to drive the Porsche in the snow and freezing rain, but it (and he) is back safely in the garage.

The pictures are taken from our back porch. Maggie, our neighbor dog was enjoying (or not so much) the snow. She's pretty funny - she doesn't like to get her feet wet, but willing to sacrifice to get her Milkbone treats from her favorite neighbors.

We are expecting more freezing rain tonight, which should be fun for the morning commute, so we are off to go pick up bread and eggs for breakfast, since we will probably be stuck here until the ice is melted later in the day (darn!!).

Stay warm!

Until next time...