Spa Weekend!

I cut out of town for the weekend for Sarah's birthday spa celebration....
We had a fabulous time, four moms...no children...no responsibilities...
Pure Spa was our destination, we did sort of a round robin of activities...
I started with a delicious grilled chicken wrap and tea, then on to a fabulous spa pedicure,
an hour massage and a spa facial. Absolute heaven!
After the spa we went shopping a bit, then to Hotel Roanoke for a wonderful snack of crusty bread, australian olive oil and good cheeses....Manchego, St. Andres, and goat cheese with pepper jelly. Topping it off with a bottle of Moet and Chandon, and sitting in a wonderful window seat
with friends. Dinner was Table 50....fabulous! Wonderful crab cakes and creme brulee.
Why is it that when food and friends get together, it is always great?
Hotel Roanoke was absolutely beautiful. lovely beds and a great breakfast.
All and all, it was awesome!

It is so nice to have a break and be in Roanoke. It is almost a religious experience to not have any responsibility to anyone but yourself. I have thoroughly enjoyed the attention and adoration I have recieved from one little boy. I met the infamous Miss Key....I went to montesorri this morning. I love being included in all the little family nuances...my friends have a wonderful son and he enriches everyone so much. Tonight was pizza making and he was absolutely the little chef and I can see he has passion for it . I look forward to the meals to be prepared as he gets older. Tomorrow is Daddy/V day and us Mommies get to celebrate at the spa, and a nice dinner
and a night away.

Cavity patrol...

Cavity patrol was upon us today. Both children had a cavity: B on his tooth he'll lose when he is 12....K has a cavity on her permanent tooth. It was not pleasant. I explained what would happen and that it was no big deal, but they both were nervous and the staff was trying just to rush them through and B was upset. K took her novocaine like a champ. Both survived and were rewarded by a small item at Toys we Be. Whewww.

Agh...middle school....

I can't believe my boy is in 5th grade, and tonight we went to the middle school gifted program for a question/answer session. I think Bryan was kind of shellshocked...the school is big, you get lockers, you take a foreign language class that counts as high school credit. You can also take a one year or two year accelerated program in math and that is crazy!
Gym class, Band elective, foreign language, block schedules...wow....
another adventure!

Helping a friend...

It is amazing to see the resiliance of the human spirit...
Standing in Phil's studio felt good...but i connected to the room where he spent his last days.
The warmth and love of the community and Trista really was embedded in the walls. The room did not appear to be a "sick" room, filled with all the stuff one needs to live when one is dying...instead it was full of this wonderful smell of warm wooden timbers being heated by the sun. Its corny i know, but i felt such peace in there, Phil was able to look outside his windows at a beautiful zen garden created for him. I want Phil to know that Trista will be fine...he did a great job taking care of her, she did a hero's job taking care of him...she will be taken care of by us.
Pay it forward...

Greetings!

Hooray! Today is the first day of my blog! Thanks to Patience, I have jumped off on another creative outlet !
Ok, when I grow up what do I want to be?
More to follow....