GIST 89

1. Having my grocery shopping done by 8:30 am ( new record )
2. The girls laundry being done by 10:00 am
3. A afternoon of fun errands and good deals
4. Carly eating all her dinner ( very rare for her )
5. A family walk

GIST 87 & 88

87:
1. A relaxing Sunday morning
2. Getting the upstairs cleaned
3. All my Easter basket shopping done
4. Going to the hockey game with Reese, Jordan and Amma - Girl time
5. A relaxing Sunday night ( love relaxing time )

88:
1. The sun shinning
2. Just having to take Reese this morning ( a fun ride to grandmas)
3. Getting further in Wicked ( it is a hard read )
4. Talking to the ladies at dance ( always nice to have adult conversation with other moms)
5. Maks ( love him )

GIST 85 & 86

85:
1. It being Friday
2. My reading start of Wicked ( Seeing the show on Wednesday, so I hope I can finish it by then )
3. John taking the girls to Bob's so I can enjoy some alone time
4. The house being so quiet
5. Falling asleep at 9:00 pm.

86:
1. Feeling motivated this morning and out of the house by 9:00 am
2. A full day of unplanned running around
3. Getting some awesome deals at the Disney Store
4. Reese taking a nap so I could do what I needed without interrupting our time
5. Hanging out with Jordan and Reese for the night

GIST 84

1. A morning meeting about spring projects for the house
2. A quiet afternoon with Reese
3. Helping my mom when she is in need of emotional support
4. Meeting the girls for the second time this week
5. Planning a trip to New York City with the girls in October - so super excited! No one better bail on me, I have never been and am dying to go

GIST 83

1. It being Wednesday - halfway to the weekend
2. Doing my hair the same way Tami did it yesterday ( always have a hard time doing myself after leaving the salon )
3. A nice home packed lunch
4. John making a awesome dinner
5. Watching a couple shows with the family ( love them so much )

GIST 82

1. Getting everything done on my list
2. My new hair color - needed to lighten it up for spring / summer
3. Getting my laptop fixed and working faster
4. A beautiful day after a ugly day on Monday
5. Seeing "Remember Me", it is a very good movie, I highly recommend it

GIST 81

1. Having a great friend cover for me at work so I could leave early
2. For a interview ( fingers crossed, it was a good job )
3. Jordan starting "water" practice, we are getting closer to spring regatta's
4. Getting the oar we ordered from Notre Dame for Jordan
5. Dancing with the Stars Season 10 ( love, love that show )

GIST 80

1. Sleeping in ( after going to bed super late (for me))
2. Seeing all the Crew girls together ( ready for the season to start )
3. A nice long afternoon nap
4. Hearing that my nephew Brian finally has a girlfriend. ( long funny story but so happy for him )
5. Sunday!

GIST 79

1. Having the house quiet while I cleaned
2. Target deals ( got Jordan a awesome new light for her room )
3. Seeing family we haven't seen for a long time at a morning baby shower
4. Hearing Steffany had her baby and had picked a beautiful name for her ( I love hearing when other women have babies, makes me so happy )
5. A night out ( in ) with some really great girls

GIST 78

1. Getting off work early on such a beautiful day
2. The girls new bedspreads coming ( so stinking cute )
3. Having dinner with my mom and the girls
4. Playing games with the family
5. The whole day was perfect

GIST 77

1. Getting some really good deals at Old Navy for the girls
2. Holding Peyton for a hour ( got my baby fix today )
3. Not wearing a coat or sweatshirt today
4. Dinner with a crew mom and the NDA girls
5. A discount at dinner, free cookies, and 20% of my bill going to NDA

GIST 76

1. A beautiful St. Patricks Day
2. Leaving work early and stopping by the bar for "one" green beer
3. The whole family dressing in green ( we are a (somewhat) Irish family )
4. Dinner with Nana ( Jiggs of course )
5. Finally getting through some old baby clothes for Nicole ( I save everything )

GIST 72 - 75

72
1. Husband
2. Getting
3. Elton
4. John
5. Tickets !

73.
1. Talking to the family in Brazil ( miss everyone deeply )
2. Jordan for babysitting the girls
3. Going to my new sister in laws Bridal shower
4. A trip to the mall with my three favorite girls
5. Pre-order Princess and the Frog without the little ones knowing

74.
1. Having my mom watch the girls so they could play with their cousin
2. Reese being ok after throwing up ( just a little nervous belly )
3. Getting a check after two weeks of working
4. The date for the little ones dance recital ( May is going to be BUSY )
5. A quick good dinner

75.
1. Seeing a good friend and catching up a little bit
2. The weather being so nice, we only had to wear light jackets
3. Carly and Reese playing outside
4. Meeting up with the girls to pick a new book
5. Starbucks iced coffee

GIST 71

1. Sleeping in
2. Everyone being out of the house so I could clean in peace
3. Jordan having no school ( poor kid needed a break )
4. Lots of hugs and kisses from Reese
5. Having the Smith's over for a play date and mommy chat time with some wine

GIST 70

1. Hearing Jordan is so close to getting the braces off
2. Breakfast at Bob Evens with Jordan and Reese
3. A two hour delay so Jordan would not miss any classes due to ortho appointment
4. Taking Jordan to get her haircut ( love our girl )
5. Dinner and drinks with the girls

GIST 69

1. Working all day with my husband
2. Being a calm day so I could finish my book
3. Taco's ( love them )
4. Working with Carly on her "Ireland" project for school
5. Watching some TV with the girls before bed ( we all fell asleep early )

GIST 68

1. Getting the car washed
2. Finding some really cute stuff for the girls bathroom
3. Snow in the front yard finally melting ( there was a lot )
4. My girls being so good while shopping. I know it can be a lot for little ones, but they are such troopers
5. A great "Lost" episode

GIST 67

1. The weather being so perfect today
2. Girl Scout cookies ( yummy )
3. Jordan and Amma putting on a show - laughing so hard
4. John cleaning up the kitchen after dinner
5. John making dinner

GIST 66

1. Going to the Walleye game as a family
2. Hearing Peyton came home today
3. Getting the girls dressers new hardware and looking much better
4. Pottery Barn Kids finally having the quilts I want for the girls on sale ( now have to talk husband into letting me buy them )
5. A afternoon nap

My turn for a recipe share

Cheesy Chicken
4 - boneless chicken breasts
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
16 oz. frozen mixed veggies
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1/2 c. dry white wine ( optional - I have made with and without, both delicious )

- season chicken with salt, black pepper, and garlic powder
- place with remaining ingredient in crock pot for 6-8 hours on low ( 3-4 on high )
- 20 minutes before you eat, make a side of rice ( we prefer cheesy rice ) and serve chicken on top

Jordan has said that this is her favorite dinner I make and I agree, it is easy for the busy days and extremely yummy!

GIST 65

1. A pretty quiet morning
2. Jordan being such great friends with the Varsity Crew team. ( glad she is making NDA friends )
3. Getting new hardware for the girls dressers ( one thing off the "honey to do" list )
4. A wonderful crock pot dinner ( recipe to follow )
5. Getting the glider cushions done for Nicole ( Peyton is coming home this week )

GIST 64

1. Jordan getting up "early" and out the door by 7:00 am
2. Lunch with some really great ladies
3. Driving around in the sun today
4. A very "inexpensive" trip to Target
5. Finally buying a frame for my favorite pictures of the two little ones. ( next to work on the photo wall )

GIST 63

1. Reese and I getting the grocery shopping done before 9:00 am
2. A day to get caught up on cleaning
3. It being so nice out so that I could also clean out the car
4. Carly and Reese being so good while getting their hair cut
5. Dinner at Shorty's (love it) with John

GIST 62

1. Having a friend send a email of "recommendation" for a possible job
2. Seeing Jordan's GPA - 3.74
3. Knowing spring is right around the corner
4. Having such great wonderful kids
5. Being able to drive Jordan to school everyday, it is our time to talk just, the two of us

GIST 61

1. Seeing my mother-in-law's new place
2. Having a day to do all my running around
3. The library ( love books )
4. A quick easy dinner
5. A night out of the house for a couple hours ( alone )

GIST 60

1. The sun shinning and snow melting
2. My baby brother "officially" getting married
3. Reese getting her beautiful dance costume
4. John making a wonderful chicken Caesar salad
5. Making a lunch date Friday with a couple of ladies I talk to at dance class ( new friends )

GIST 59

1. John making breakfast ( every weekend )
2. John going to the grocery store for the dinner list
3. Game day at my moms with the girls
4. Starting on the rocking chair project for Nicole
5. Sunday night ( love to relax and think about the week ahead )

GIST 58

1. Getting all the laundry done
2. My mom for watching the girls on a Saturday afternoon so John and I could go to a school fundraiser
3. Not spending any of our own money at the casino
4. Not getting drunk at the casino
5. A early Saturday night

GIST 57

1. My husband for getting up early every morning to make my coffee
2. My husband for shoveling half the snow in the morning so I can get my car out
3. My husband for brushing the snow off my car
4. Playing out in the snow with the girls
5. Having a nice quiet night at home with the family