What's Up Wednesday: February 2021

 

Hi Friends!  It is the END OF FEBRUARY- woohoo!  One day closer to spring and time for my fave linkup!  Here is What's Up with Us!

What We're Eating This Week

Monday- Air Fryer Chicken Breasts, Broccoli, Mushrooms and Steamed Brown Rice (I have been obsessed with our air fryer lately- have been throwing everything in there- chicken gets crispy and stays moist- it is genius!)

 

Tuesday- Egg Roll In A Bowl (find the recipe HERE ) for M&D and Chicken, Veggie and Rice Skillet for the Kids

 

 

Wednesday- Chicken Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries 

Thursday- Breakfast for Dinner- Pancakes, Eggs, Chicken Sausage and Berries

Friday- Pasquale's Takeout

 

 

 

What I'm Reminiscing About

 

 

A year ago...living in oblivion...enjoying life but not knowing the nightmare ahead...how happy and clueless we all were :/

 

What I'm Loving

 

 

My Healthy Lifestyle

 

 

 

What We've Been Up To 

It has been a quiet and cozy winter for obvious reasons...

 

This guy keeps us laughing and entertained

 

Diana has been working hard on her piece for YAGP- the competition was postponed and will now be happening later in March in Worcester, MA- fingers crossed!

 

 

 

The girls had fun dancing in the snow...

 

and Eva has been working hard at hockey!

We had a fun night with the Fourniers...

and enjoyed the annual School Deliberative Session...

 

Saturday Morning Date Walks have continued!

 

 

We went bowling with our Dance Pals...

 

Diana has enjoyed learning how to bake and cook in her FACS class

 

We celebrated Valentine's Day

 

 

We celebrated Fat Tuesday with our very first King Cake!

 

and we committed to our sacrifices for Lent and got our Ashes

 

We have been working through this challenging year of in-person school that sometimes flips to hybrid and sometimes flips to all remote- trying to ride the wave without getting too stressed but easier said than done for sure :/

We do see glimmers of hope and experience joy especially when we get to spend time with our COVID bubble- our besties and families!

 What I'm Dreading

 

Nothing...just soooo looking forward to Spring already!!

 

 

 

What I'm Working On

 

1. My career - always re-assessing and seeing bigger and better things ahead!

2. My fitness and overall health- can't wait to update you all soon!

 3. My 2021 Goals- killing them but always an ongoing challenge!

What I'm Excited About

Some fun things planned later this year- can't share just yet!

 

 

What I'm Watching/Reading

 

We are all caught up on The Crown

 

 We are all caught up with Big Sky now too- can't believe this show is on Prime Time- it is thrilling-racy- dark- a must see!  It is returning for the rest of Season 1 (6 more episodes) in Mid April

 

 and other than that, I continue to binge Smash every chance I get ;)

 

 

and my two books for February....

 

 

A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler

 

In Oak Knoll, a verdant, tight-knit North Carolina neighborhood, professor of forestry and ecology Valerie Alston-Holt is raising her bright and talented biracial son, Xavier, who’s headed to college in the fall. All is well until the Whitmans—a family with new money and a secretly troubled teenage daughter—raze the house and trees next door to build themselves a showplace.

With little in common except a property line, these two families quickly find themselves at odds: first, over an historic oak tree in Valerie's yard, and soon after, the blossoming romance between their two teenagers.

A Good Neighborhood asks big questions about life in America today—what does it mean to be a good neighbor? How do we live alongside each other when we don't see eye to eye?—as it explores the effects of class, race, and heartrending love in a story that’s as provocative as it is powerful.

 

Friends?  This one makes you stop dead in your tracks- very thought provoking and uncomfortable at times but really made me think outside of myself- perception-reality- racism- so very good- grab it...TODAY

 

 

and I am working my way through

Murder At The Bake Sale By Lee Hollis

 

Maya and Sandra are friends, fellow moms, and private-detective partners in the picturesque waterfront city of Portland—where sometimes their cases can get as rocky as the Maine coast . . .

While private investigator Maya Kendrick is still mentoring her new partner, PTA president Sandra Wallage, in the detective game, the two women don’t need incredible powers of deduction to know their marriages are on the rocks. With Maya’s ex-cop husband in prison and Sandra’s senator spouse separated from her, both find themselves investigating the dating scene. Until Diego Sanchez turns up dead. The flirtatious high school Spanish teacher who had eyes for Maya was poisoned by cookies from a bake sale fundraiser for a Portland High class trip to Spain.

Hired by the students to find out who killed their popular and beloved teacher—including their own children—Maya and Sandra get a real education in parenting, relationships, and murder as their search for whodunit leads them deep into the unpleasant realities found in the small town politics and gossip of their Maine community . . .

 

This is actually the follow-up mystery to Murder At The PTA- this is the 2nd book in the mystery series by this fabulous Brother Sister writing team using the pen name of Lee Hollis.  I am LOVING it and flying through it...nice light read after the heaviness of my first book this month. 

 

 

What I'm Listening To

 

Please don't think I'm crazy...the soundtrack to Bombshell/Smash...I know I know ;)

 

 

 

What I'm Wearing

TONS of workout clothes but business casual attire a few days/week too...

 

 

If you have been reading for awhile, you will see that I got to dress up one night last week for an event and I was so excited! Ha!

 

What I'm Doing This Weekend

We have family plans on Saturday and friend plans on Sunday

What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month

Spring!  My Mama's Birthday!  Diana's Dance Competition!  Dinner with the Fab Four to name a few things

 

 

What Else Is New?

 

I think I covered it! 

 

 

 

Linking up for What's Up Wednesday HERE 

 

 

See you back here tomorrow for Monthly Musings with Patty!  We are talking all things SPRING FASHION- I am giddy!