Lame, Lazy Sunday!

Yesterday's crazy events kicked my ass, so I took today off. I sat in bed on my laptop, organizing old emails pretty much all day. I've now moved to the couch to watch tv. And sweet Sally has been attached to me the entire time. Here she is as a little bridge from my lap to the coffee table. Love her!

xoxosb:)

Funnnn, Crazy Saturday!

Goooorgeous Day! Timmy & I had our own little pool party this afternoon until he had to leave for rehearsal at 1. Then Kim & Trent came over and re-started the party. Then I met Colleen & Heidi at the San Clemente Pier at 4 and we went on a 3 hour walk. 
I've been given 2 "Flat Stanley"-type things this week so I took a picture with each on our walk. My friend Melanie from Denison sent me her son's "Orangey, the Traveling Bear," and Samantha Brewster (one of my faaaavorite students last yr) sent me her "Flat Samantha."

This is the only FLAT Samantha around here...

Then I went over to the Beshks tonight and we played You Don't Know Jack on their wii and watched SNL. 

Fun day!

xoxosb:)

tumblr!!!!!

I love tutoring 8th graders because I find out what is cool in music and on the internetz. Aubrey was showing me "tumblr" last night and I like it! You can post random things you find on the internet that you like (videos, songs, photos, links, etc) and share them with your followers. I figure my online life is thus: facebook is to keep in touch w everyone, the blog is more personal and to keep in touch with you guys, and tumlbr is an extension of SBlog to share all the fun things i find on the internet (nothing personal). So here's my tumblr site: http://sammiebell.tumblr.com - follow me! If you dare...

Today I went for a walk/jog at Salt Creek Beach after tutoring. I hadn't been there in a while and I forgot how much I like that walk - 4 miles, 45 mins, ocean to golf course and back. Mom & Stevie, you both have been there with me:

When I got to the far, 1/2-way point I snapped a pic looking back at the ocean. Look how small the ocean is - you can barely see it. That's how far I'd gone:

It was there, as far away as possible from my car, that I realized that I forgot to pay the parking meter!!!!!!! So I ran the entire way back. Great motivation for running! I almost collapsed when I got to my car but... no ticket! Whew! And a great workout!

Now Timmy is coming over to play wii tonight, and do that run and lounge in the pool w me tomorrow. I literally have NOTHING to do this weekend except relax and work out. The kids I watch all have parents at home, laundry is done, groceries bought, car and house are sparkling and organized, and all emails returned/filed. This is a relatively new feeling for me in my adult life. I can't remember the last time I had nothing to do. It's awesome. Life is good.

xoxosb:)

SallyCat & GreerDog

So I've actually been home for a few consecutive days and The Sallster is beside herself with happiness. The sun shines into the kitchen in the morning (well, "early afternoon" for most, but morning for me) and Sally has a favorite corner chair where she soaks it in. 

Here she is watching the birds:

Here she is making weird, machine-gun noises at birds that get too close:

Here she is looking at me like I'm a weirdo for taking pics of this:

And here she is yelling at me for disturbing her bird-watching:

Haha I love Sally!

Then tonight I stayed over at the Jacobs after tutoring Lindsay to watch American Idol with them, and Greer had just come back from a soccer game. She was filthy!! Such a pretty, delicate-featured, blonde girl and SUCH a tomboy!! Love her. Thought you'd enjoy, Stevie!

Little Greer got her first cell phone this weekend:

 And here she is "posing for Stevie and Tedd!" haha

Oh how those 2 have grown up in the past 5 years!!! 

They were 7 & 9 when I met them!!

I'm Sooo Grandma Bell These Days

I had a 45-minute break between tutoring sessions so I went for a walk/jog in Niguel Shores where I tutor Kendall (it's connected to the Ritz-Carlton in Dana Point). I'm trying to get 45 mins of cardio in every day, so that worked out well! I've never explored Niguel Shores - it's beautiful! The grass-area between the sidewalk and the street was filled with gorgeous, colorful flowers (go ahead and make fun, Stevie):

And then I walked a little further and I thought this would be a cool ocean shot.

It is.
It's like from a frickin' Ansel Adams coffee table book at Grandma Bell's. Haha :)

And now I'm at the Thurins. I put the sweet kids in bed hours ago and I'm dying of boredom because they have the parental lock on the tvs and I don't know the code!! I wanna watch Conan! Not crap on Nick and Disney! Thank god I had my laptop in my car.

xoxosb:)

Tuesday, March 1st! It's March!

Wow - I've been working on my own for almost an entire school year. Pretty cool. 

I got new sunglasses and watch from Urban Outfitters and I like them.

I also like the Millers' dog, Milo, in Louisa's earmuffs:

xoxosb:)

Monday 2-28

Back to work today! It was a great week off. 


I was so busy today that I forgot to take a pic during the day. But then I did 45 mins of wii Dance on Broadway when I got home as my cardio and I snapped a shot of my favorite dance, "Good Morning, Baltimore," and my kick-ass score:

xoxosb:)