Jen on the Edge

By the way, if you’re looking for more things to read today, go over to Eco Women and see what Recycla and Enviro Girl have been up to this week. And over at Fight the Fluffy, I posted an update yesterday and my sister-in-law has put up her first post.

Expand your bloggy horizons today and check out my posts elsewhere:

• At Fight the Fluffy, I posted an update on my weight loss goals.
• At Eco Women, I posted a book review and some other stuff.

I can’t believe it’s Wednesday already. For whatever reason, time is flying this week, which I guess is better than it dragging its sorry ass.

Some random things for today:

• Go over to Eco Women and check out the three new posts I put up today.
• For some reason, Elegant’s fancy schmancy velvet blazer is back in play. It hung, unused, in her closet almost all winter and has recently come back out. Strange. I really thought velvet was a winter fabric, but apparently it’s more appropriate for fall and spring. Today, she wore it with an outfit like this, which is a look that no one else at her school has decided to attempt. Oh, and she finished off the entire ensemble with a purple glitter headband.
• The third grade is in the midst of standardized testing this week. Graceful is actually enjoying it greatly, as the students get an extra recess each day, some sort of yummy treat, AND there’s no homework. She’s pretty certain this is a pretty good deal.
• Graceful’s soccer team had their regular weekly practice yesterday. Too bad the coach didn’t actually show up to, you know, coach the girls. So, two other mothers and I supervised the practice and attempted to transform the girls into junior Mia Hamms before the final game of the season this coming Saturday. I don’t think we were successful, but you never know.
• On a related note, Pete is considering coaching soccer in the fall. He’s never played and knows nothing about it, but he figures he can’t be any worse than a coach who has done next to nothing this season. Luckily, my brother used to coach a high school girl’s team, so Pete’s going to ask for pointers.
• This week, I’ve read Fairest by Gail Carson Levine (almost as good as Ella Enchanted), How Starbucks Saved My Life by Michael Gates Gill (so so), and Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (worth your time).
• It’s been a while since I’ve asked for suggestions on future blog entries from y’all. If there’s anything you want me to talk about, let me know. I’ll cover just about anything.

And that’s all for now. I really need to get busy, but must also make a Tar-zhay run, as SOMEONE (okay, a couple of someones) managed to use all of the toilet paper in two of the bathrooms and I found out the hard way this morning.

Go over to Eco Women today, because Enviro Girl has written about greening your bedroom and Recycla had a nice experience at the grocery store today.

So while I’m off hiking in the muddy, wet, boggy, damp woods with the third graders this morning, why don’t y’all wander over to Eco Women and take a look at the post I spent an hour eternity writing?

If you’re at all interested in reading about our trip from an eco perspective, go check out Eco Women today.

And now I’m off for an appointment with Richard the Hair God, who asked me to bring him back a hot British soldier, but is going to have to settle for a postcard of one.

I just put up a post at Fight the Fluffy about my weight loss efforts while we were on vacation.  And, over at Eco Women, I wrote about fast food and how much I hate it.

Y’all really need to go to Eco Women and find out what they’re up to today!

I have new posts up at the other blogs.  At Eco Women, I talk about popcorn and plastic Easter eggs.  At Fight the Fluffy, I talk about losing a little ground with my weight loss.

It is more or less the weekend here in Jenworld. Graceful and Elegant do not have school today and I suspect that neither Pete nor I will be all that productive at work. Well, maybe he will, but I’m already planning to put in only a couple of hours this morning and then call it a day.

Much fun and relaxation is planned for the next few days.

Today, after my short stint as a gainfully-employed adult, the girls and I are going to run a few errands and then go pick up our man at his office for a lunch date. Later, we’re getting together with some friends down the street to play for a bit. A quiet evening at home in our pajamas is the order for tonight.

Tomorrow, Graceful has soccer in the morning and that’s about as much energy as any of us will burn off. We aren’t going to tackle any major yard or house projects and probably not any minor ones either. We’re having dinner with dear friends at their house, so I don’t even need to cook or clean.

Tomorrow night, well, we all know what happens tomorrow night after children go to sleep.

Sunday morning should be fairly leisurely once we get past the usual waking-the-parents-at-dawn and ravaging the Easter baskets. We’re driving to my brother and sister-in-law’s house for lunch, which should be wonderful in so many ways. Lots of family, great food, and also the celebration of the Boy’s first birthday (Monday).

I don’t know if I’ll post over the weekend, but I can promise that I’ll put up lots of photos on Monday.

I encourage you to go over to Eco Women today and read the amazing tribute that Green Girl wrote about Alice Waters, Eco Goddess Extraordinaire.

I leave you now with a few photos from Easters past in Jenworld. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and encourage you to leave a comment letting me know your own plans.

Peace.

2001 — The girls were 6 months and 2.

2002 — Elegant was about 18 months. We were at a party and Elegant was not at all sure she liked the Easter Bunny that was making the rounds.

2003 - The girls are 4 and 2.

Last year — The girls were 8 and 6 and the Boy was brand new.