Busy With the Busy-ness!!

Wow, this weekend was just all kinds of C-R-A-Z-Y!! Not only was it a holiday weekend, but Casey had one of his first, big catering jobs!! He was hired to cater for our Rector's son's graduation party. He was told to plan for 50 people!! So, I took off from work on Friday to help him out and be a gopher. Casey worked all day on Friday and Saturday putting the meal together. When all was said and done, he made 5 big pans of lasagna (3 meat and 2 veggie), a whole beef tenderloin (when sliced makes filet mignon), italian bread with homemade garlic spread, and two triple batches of brownies! The puppies were a bit miffed that I couldn't sit down with them for nearly 2 days! Indy kept wanting and hinting for me to come to bed on Friday night.

It all turned out delicious and everyone was pleased, including the graduate. I have some pictures that I'll post this week of his finished dishes.

Sunday was a fairly busy day too. I had the reading for church on Sunday morning, and I also had to sing for the service. It was my very first solo there. I was uber nervous, because it has been over 10 years, since I've sung in public. I was rusty!! I got through it and the morning's reading too. We had a nice lunch at church, so we just came back home and lounged around. I managed to get in a nice afternoon nap, which made the puppies REALLY happy!!

Yesterday was just a lost cause. We were both so tired! We just napped and watched movies all day long. Hopefully, I'll get back to normal soon!

What A Busy Week!!

Last week was such an incredible blur!! Casey and I did LOTS of spring cleaning, weekend before last. I repainted the bathroom. Casey rearranged the kitchen. I shampooed the carpet, mopped all the floors, washed all the baseboards down, and cleaned windows. Then, we did all the regular stuff!! I was WORN OUT, when it was all said and done!

Last Saturday night, our friends, Larry and Sue, had a WONDERFUL St. Patrick's Day party! It was SOOOO much fun! Sue had an Irish meal buffet. We had Shepherd's Pie, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Green Beans, Mashed potatoes, Carrots, and LOTS of drinks and desserts! They live in an old house, and it was absolutely gorgeous.

On Sunday, we got up and went to sunday school and church. Afterwards, we came back home and continued our deep spring cleaning!!

On Monday, one of my very best friends in the ENTIRE WORLD, Barbara, came to visit. She was in for a week from Maine. We spent nearly all day together. It was so good to see her. We only get to see each other about once a year. She took me to a lovely lunch. We visited all afternoon and then ordered a bunch of pizza for dinner, before she left. I can't wait to see her again.

This week's going to be just as C-R-A-Z-Y!! Since it's Holy Week at church, there's a lot of things going on. Sunday, we had a beautiful Palm Sunday service with real palms and palm crosses!! On Sunday night, we joined with a neighbor church and had a Seder/Passover dinner. It was REALLY interesting. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun too! Here's some pics from the Seder Dinner.

Mom at the dinner.

We have Holy Week services at church on Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil service on Saturday, and Easter Sunday services. In between all that, I've got to go to swim practices to get ready for my swim meet in the next couple of weeks! Maybe I'll get to rest sometime! WHEW!!

Well, Hello There...

...long time no post huh? I've been really busy at home and at work. It's not really that everything has been that interesting, but it has been busy enough to keep me away from the keyboard. I'll let you all in on the goings on through some short bullet points:

* Got new job responsibilities at work, and I actually don't mind, because I love this part of the job!

* Finally getting my energy and health back. I officially started subbing for the water aerobics instructor at the Shelbyville Rec Center. So far, I've taught two classes and attend both of the weekly classes, and I absolutely LOVE it! That's in addition to my regular lap swimming and running, and now it's getting nice enough out to start biking!

* I've been busy recruiting for a table at Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association's Annual Wine Tasting event. I've also got some stuff in the works for this year's Celebration Pet Day.

* Began volunteering for a national Rat Terrier rescue called Ratbone Rescue. My love for my Indiana brought me to do this. Right now, I'm working as an Applications Coordinator for them. Check out their site!

* Been busy sponsoring a contest on one of my new favorite forums Lovearat.us It's a forum for lovers of Rat Terriers. We have so much fun there, and the folks are just great!

* Attending Casey's culinary banquets. They held the pork banquet last Thursday, and it was delicious. His classes are getting more involved now. I'm really looking forward to the beef banquet.

So, I've had a full plate for the last few weeks. I'm hoping to be back on my regular posting schedule. Now, for that cup of coffee that I so desperately need!

WHEW!!

It's been such a super busy day! I have really nothing of interest to report, except I'm glad that it's over now. The one spot, where I could take a breath, was at lunch. There was an agility trial going on close by, and we dropped by and had a look. It's going on until Saturday, so we're taking the camera to work with us. I'm really tired tonight. I guess that I really haven't fully recovered from the brohchitis yet. So, I'm just going to veg out with the puppies and a little bit of Hell's Kitchen. So, I leave you all with this (it really made me laugh).

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I Went Away For A While...

Sorry about being away last week. I was SO exhausted from Pet Day, that I just needed a little time to recharge. Things are getting back to normal at the house. This is another busy week for me. My coworker fell last Thursday night at work and broke her foot. Now, she is tangled in all of the worker's comp mess. She is still waiting, today, to even get into see an orthopedist! Anyway, I'm working late two nights this week. Looks like all work and no play for me this week! At least I can head over to the Rec Center and workout/swim/run on my supper hours. WHEEEEEEE!!