7:10 Drop off
I asked Ariel if she wanted waffles or hot cereal for breakfast and she said hot cereal. Or has Jeremy heard, "Ah choo." She ate half a bowl.
10:30 Swimming at Ellen's pool. Ariel had a blast yet again today. We hung out for an hour in the baby pool (which a friend dubbed the Superior Community Toilet) but she really liked it. I just tried not to think of all the unchanged baby swim diapers around me.
At some point we had a lunch break. Ariel said yes to yogurt, no to PB&J.
1:00 Finally left. Ariel fell asleep in the car.
3:45 Early Pick up. Boy this blog was short, but not much happened today.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
July 30, 2007
7:00 Drop off. I think. I don't know, I wasn't home. I was hiking up in Chautauqua. Which is all the more impressive because Ellen and I did a killer 13 1/2 mile hike up Green Mountain yesterday.
7:50 Got home. Ariel appeared to have shredded a waffle for breakfast.
8:20 Got the boys off for preschool with Jeremy.
8:45 There are some big jobs that you put off because you think they will be a big pain in the butt but they turn out not so bad. Kinda like my desk. And then there are some jobs that you put off because you think they will be a big pain in the butt and when you finally do them, they WERE a big pain in the butt. Such was my morning of cleaning out my car. I think it took 2 1/2 hours to vacuum and wash it. It still could use a steam clean, carseat cover washing and a waxing, but it's much better. And I'm going to institute a no food or non-water beverage policy.
Ariel amused herself with sitting on the tricycle and playing with random toys I found in the van.
10:30 Ariel went down for a nap. I thought I would finally shower, but I got waylaid with laundry and other boring chores.
12:00 Ariel woke up and had a whole bowl of mac & cheese. I'd feed her something else, but she doesn't appear to like anything else.
12:45 Left to pick up the boys.
1:00 Pick up. Had to change a messy diaper first.
1:15 After pick up, we ran some errands. First we stopped at the nursery to buy some spearmint. We went to the talking parrot nursery, but Lindy was quiet today. Ariel was still excited to see a big green bird though. Next we went to Office Depot to buy some photo paper and copier paper for Alex's school supplies.
2:15 Got home. Fed the kids popsicles.
I learned a valuable lesson today. Never give Ariel a red popsicle, even if she takes her dress off. That stuff stains. That must be way they make a pale yellow one.
Then I planted my new spearmint. I hung it in the dining room because I don't want it to seed my yard and Mr. Ellen thinks that cats will go after any mint like catnip. That's a theory I don't want to test, it sounds messy.
4:00 Early pick up. Yay!
7:50 Got home. Ariel appeared to have shredded a waffle for breakfast.
8:20 Got the boys off for preschool with Jeremy.
8:45 There are some big jobs that you put off because you think they will be a big pain in the butt but they turn out not so bad. Kinda like my desk. And then there are some jobs that you put off because you think they will be a big pain in the butt and when you finally do them, they WERE a big pain in the butt. Such was my morning of cleaning out my car. I think it took 2 1/2 hours to vacuum and wash it. It still could use a steam clean, carseat cover washing and a waxing, but it's much better. And I'm going to institute a no food or non-water beverage policy.
Ariel amused herself with sitting on the tricycle and playing with random toys I found in the van.
10:30 Ariel went down for a nap. I thought I would finally shower, but I got waylaid with laundry and other boring chores.
12:00 Ariel woke up and had a whole bowl of mac & cheese. I'd feed her something else, but she doesn't appear to like anything else.
12:45 Left to pick up the boys.
1:00 Pick up. Had to change a messy diaper first.
1:15 After pick up, we ran some errands. First we stopped at the nursery to buy some spearmint. We went to the talking parrot nursery, but Lindy was quiet today. Ariel was still excited to see a big green bird though. Next we went to Office Depot to buy some photo paper and copier paper for Alex's school supplies.
2:15 Got home. Fed the kids popsicles.
I learned a valuable lesson today. Never give Ariel a red popsicle, even if she takes her dress off. That stuff stains. That must be way they make a pale yellow one.
Then I planted my new spearmint. I hung it in the dining room because I don't want it to seed my yard and Mr. Ellen thinks that cats will go after any mint like catnip. That's a theory I don't want to test, it sounds messy.
4:00 Early pick up. Yay!
Friday, July 27, 2007
July 27, 2007
7:00 Drop off. I had just rolled out of bed.
7:15 Breakfast - Ariel had yogurt and the asked for hot cereal.
8:40 Left for school.
9:00 Dropped the boys off at camp. The PALS teacher was on vacation so Ellen and I decided to start PALS a half an hour early.
PALS was fine. A bit less messy than usual. There were 4 kids today. Ariel played with cars and and ramp and then with markers and stickers. For snack they had goldfish and carrots and raisins but Ariel only ate one goldfish.
We played outside for a bit but there was too much sand throwing all around so we left.
10:45 Left, went to the mall for lunch. We went to the California Pizza Kitchen. I made Ellen try the tostada pizza and she said it was good, but the toppings belonged on a taco, not a pizza. I did point out it was the California Pizza Kitchen, not the California Taco Kitchen.
Mae shared her mac&cheese&edaname. Ariel skipped the edaname but had some noodles. And that's a weird combination that sounds very Boulder, but keep in mind CPK is a national chain:
Ellen and I also sampled a raspberry mojito for experimental purposes. It was different, but good. And 1/2 a drink is probably just right for a lunch date with toddlers.
Afterwards, Ellen went to Starbucks (and for the record, I did not) and then Ariel soaked herself in the Earth Ball fountain:
Ariel was having a great time playing with Mae and whenever Mae got moody, Ariel would call out "Mae-Mae" and expect Mae to chase her.
12:40 Got back to school for Shabbat sing.
1:00 After school, we went to Target. I was hoping to buy some time this afternoon by getting Alex a new lego set. He was hoping to get a new New Bionicle, but Target still doesn't have them. Adam got a clearance old Bionicle and Alex got a $5.00 3-in-1 animal set. We also bought Alex's school supplies.
2:00 Got home, Ariel went in the crib. I got the boys set up with their new legos and then set out to do the task I have been putting off for months. Finding my desk. I even decided not to do my normal Friday chores like cleaning up the kitchen and bathrooms and vacuuming. But apparently, the universe did not want me to find my desk, as it set up all kinds of obstacles.
The first stumbling block - as I went to put Alex's new school supplies somewhere where I wouldn't trip over them, I found that one of the glues, by accident or by Adam, had come open and there was glue over everything. While I was cleaning this mess up, I kid you not, both cats came into the desk room and had hair balls on the carpeted floor.
But finally, I was able to start. Here's the before picture:
3:30 Ariel woke up. And she had diarrhea such that she required a bath and a bed change. Not fun for either of us.
4:40 Pick up. When I left the house to buy our salmon for dinner, I had gotten my desk clean and the shelves and books dusted. Unfortunately, the job was not done:
And by 7:30 I had made some real progress. I still need to deal with everything on the desk. And there's that corner beside the desk and wall that has to be sorted. But I put lots away and found lots to throw out and give away. I think the major hurdle has been overcome, I just need to keep going. And when I'm done, I can work on my computer desk. And then the refrigerator. And maybe then the pantry and then the bathroom closet. Sigh.
7:15 Breakfast - Ariel had yogurt and the asked for hot cereal.
8:40 Left for school.
9:00 Dropped the boys off at camp. The PALS teacher was on vacation so Ellen and I decided to start PALS a half an hour early.
PALS was fine. A bit less messy than usual. There were 4 kids today. Ariel played with cars and and ramp and then with markers and stickers. For snack they had goldfish and carrots and raisins but Ariel only ate one goldfish.
We played outside for a bit but there was too much sand throwing all around so we left.
10:45 Left, went to the mall for lunch. We went to the California Pizza Kitchen. I made Ellen try the tostada pizza and she said it was good, but the toppings belonged on a taco, not a pizza. I did point out it was the California Pizza Kitchen, not the California Taco Kitchen.
Mae shared her mac&cheese&edaname. Ariel skipped the edaname but had some noodles. And that's a weird combination that sounds very Boulder, but keep in mind CPK is a national chain:
Ellen and I also sampled a raspberry mojito for experimental purposes. It was different, but good. And 1/2 a drink is probably just right for a lunch date with toddlers.
Afterwards, Ellen went to Starbucks (and for the record, I did not) and then Ariel soaked herself in the Earth Ball fountain:
Ariel was having a great time playing with Mae and whenever Mae got moody, Ariel would call out "Mae-Mae" and expect Mae to chase her.
12:40 Got back to school for Shabbat sing.
1:00 After school, we went to Target. I was hoping to buy some time this afternoon by getting Alex a new lego set. He was hoping to get a new New Bionicle, but Target still doesn't have them. Adam got a clearance old Bionicle and Alex got a $5.00 3-in-1 animal set. We also bought Alex's school supplies.
2:00 Got home, Ariel went in the crib. I got the boys set up with their new legos and then set out to do the task I have been putting off for months. Finding my desk. I even decided not to do my normal Friday chores like cleaning up the kitchen and bathrooms and vacuuming. But apparently, the universe did not want me to find my desk, as it set up all kinds of obstacles.
The first stumbling block - as I went to put Alex's new school supplies somewhere where I wouldn't trip over them, I found that one of the glues, by accident or by Adam, had come open and there was glue over everything. While I was cleaning this mess up, I kid you not, both cats came into the desk room and had hair balls on the carpeted floor.
But finally, I was able to start. Here's the before picture:
3:30 Ariel woke up. And she had diarrhea such that she required a bath and a bed change. Not fun for either of us.
4:40 Pick up. When I left the house to buy our salmon for dinner, I had gotten my desk clean and the shelves and books dusted. Unfortunately, the job was not done:
And by 7:30 I had made some real progress. I still need to deal with everything on the desk. And there's that corner beside the desk and wall that has to be sorted. But I put lots away and found lots to throw out and give away. I think the major hurdle has been overcome, I just need to keep going. And when I'm done, I can work on my computer desk. And then the refrigerator. And maybe then the pantry and then the bathroom closet. Sigh.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
July 26, 2007
7:00 Drop off. I think. I was in the shower.
7:30 Breakfast - I asked Ariel if she wanted hot cereal or waffles and she said hot cereal. And she ate half a packet.
8:30 Down for nap
10:00 Wake up.
10:15 First errand - stopping by Office Depot so I could buy a new calendar. I like putting a big desk top calender on the fridge so there's plenty of room for writing. But they start in August so I was in need of a new one. Apparently, it is almost August. Amazing.
10:45 Met Ellen et all at the 29th street Starbucks. Fortunately, our kids were pretty much the only ones there, I always feel like I'm escorting a mob when we are all together.
Ariel was looking trendy today:
And yeah, I tried to only give her the nuk at nap times, but that backfires. She asks for it, and if she doesn't get it she explodes. It's quieter this way.
And dear sweet Alex in his power ranger/bionincle/transformer shooter stance. At least he just shoots and waves his hands, Adam actually attacks.
12:35 Left for swimming.
1:00 Swimming class. Boy Ariel was mad when she saw the boys putting on her suits and she didn't get to as well. And by mad I mean loud.
Class went well, though Alex, Adam and Sam goof off and don't listen. I can't wait until Alex starts strokes class next month, I think he won't have the time or energy to be fooling around.
1:30 Class over, went home.
1:50 Got home, everyone had lunch. Ariel most certainly did not want applesauce, but she did like the mac&cheese.
2:15 Down for nap.
4:00 Wake up.
4:30 Pick up.
Ariel had several bouts of diarrhea today. Fun. I wish I had know that before I stole milk from her sippy cup for my coffee.
7:30 Breakfast - I asked Ariel if she wanted hot cereal or waffles and she said hot cereal. And she ate half a packet.
8:30 Down for nap
10:00 Wake up.
10:15 First errand - stopping by Office Depot so I could buy a new calendar. I like putting a big desk top calender on the fridge so there's plenty of room for writing. But they start in August so I was in need of a new one. Apparently, it is almost August. Amazing.
10:45 Met Ellen et all at the 29th street Starbucks. Fortunately, our kids were pretty much the only ones there, I always feel like I'm escorting a mob when we are all together.
Ariel was looking trendy today:
And yeah, I tried to only give her the nuk at nap times, but that backfires. She asks for it, and if she doesn't get it she explodes. It's quieter this way.
And dear sweet Alex in his power ranger/bionincle/transformer shooter stance. At least he just shoots and waves his hands, Adam actually attacks.
12:35 Left for swimming.
1:00 Swimming class. Boy Ariel was mad when she saw the boys putting on her suits and she didn't get to as well. And by mad I mean loud.
Class went well, though Alex, Adam and Sam goof off and don't listen. I can't wait until Alex starts strokes class next month, I think he won't have the time or energy to be fooling around.
1:30 Class over, went home.
1:50 Got home, everyone had lunch. Ariel most certainly did not want applesauce, but she did like the mac&cheese.
2:15 Down for nap.
4:00 Wake up.
4:30 Pick up.
Ariel had several bouts of diarrhea today. Fun. I wish I had know that before I stole milk from her sippy cup for my coffee.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
July 24, 2007
7:00 Drop off
7:15 I realized I had a very busy day planned and I wasn't sure when I could get my 4 mile walk in. So Ariel and I ate a quick breakfast (her waffles, me hot cereal) and then I put her down for a nap and left with JJ in charge.
9:00 Got back. JJ said Ariel didn't sleep. But she did have a poopy so I changed it and put her back down.
10:30 Finally got out of the house. I felt like I was moving underwater this morning. Had to wake Ariel up.
10:45 Get to Ellen's pool. A fine swimming day was had by all.
Ariel and Mae-Mae chasing each other:
Playing with the fountain, Adam on the right:
12:00 Had a picnic lunch. Ariel had half a string cheese and half a cereal bar.
12:30 Ellen left with Mae, Ariel and Sam to nap, while I stayed with Adam, Alex and Ted.
1:00 Ellen called to say that Ariel wasn't asleep, but was happy.
1:30 The boys said they were done swimming, so we left the pool.
1:45 Stop at Jamba Juice and the Toy Store.
2:30 Got back to Ellen's house. Ariel finally fell asleep. I swapped Ted for Ariel and drove Ariel to Becky's work. Adam fell asleep in the car as planned. Ariel stayed asleep.
3:00 Drop off.
See, I needed to drop off Ariel because today was Alex's half birthday and we wanted to celebrate at Lakeside. But if I had Ariel, she would be out late, and Ellen and I would have to take two cars.
So here's what Ariel missed...
Mae's first amusement park ride:
Not sure about it, but decided it was fun afterall:
Tried this ride. Mae decided it was NOT fun. The operator stopped it for her to get off:
Sam rode the roller coaster like a maniac:
So did Adam and Alex:
Ted and Sam on the ferris wheel. Adam was the only one who didn't want to go up.
Boats!
Much fun was had by all. As usual, Lakeside was very uncrowded. The kids only had to wait for rides if the ride was moving when the got there. They lapped their favorite ones like the roller coaster and the frog hopper.
7:15 I realized I had a very busy day planned and I wasn't sure when I could get my 4 mile walk in. So Ariel and I ate a quick breakfast (her waffles, me hot cereal) and then I put her down for a nap and left with JJ in charge.
9:00 Got back. JJ said Ariel didn't sleep. But she did have a poopy so I changed it and put her back down.
10:30 Finally got out of the house. I felt like I was moving underwater this morning. Had to wake Ariel up.
10:45 Get to Ellen's pool. A fine swimming day was had by all.
Ariel and Mae-Mae chasing each other:
Playing with the fountain, Adam on the right:
12:00 Had a picnic lunch. Ariel had half a string cheese and half a cereal bar.
12:30 Ellen left with Mae, Ariel and Sam to nap, while I stayed with Adam, Alex and Ted.
1:00 Ellen called to say that Ariel wasn't asleep, but was happy.
1:30 The boys said they were done swimming, so we left the pool.
1:45 Stop at Jamba Juice and the Toy Store.
2:30 Got back to Ellen's house. Ariel finally fell asleep. I swapped Ted for Ariel and drove Ariel to Becky's work. Adam fell asleep in the car as planned. Ariel stayed asleep.
3:00 Drop off.
See, I needed to drop off Ariel because today was Alex's half birthday and we wanted to celebrate at Lakeside. But if I had Ariel, she would be out late, and Ellen and I would have to take two cars.
So here's what Ariel missed...
Mae's first amusement park ride:
Not sure about it, but decided it was fun afterall:
Tried this ride. Mae decided it was NOT fun. The operator stopped it for her to get off:
Sam rode the roller coaster like a maniac:
So did Adam and Alex:
Ted and Sam on the ferris wheel. Adam was the only one who didn't want to go up.
Boats!
Much fun was had by all. As usual, Lakeside was very uncrowded. The kids only had to wait for rides if the ride was moving when the got there. They lapped their favorite ones like the roller coaster and the frog hopper.
Monday, July 23, 2007
July 23, 2007
7:10 Drop off
7:30 Breakfast - waffles and a bit of banana/strawberry mush
8:10 Down for nap
8:15 Jeremy took the boys to camp
9:45 Ariel woke up
10:00 Ellen and Mae came over and we headed down to Pearl Street. First we stopped at U-bikes so Ellen could have Sam's bike with training wheels checked out. Poor kid, the training wheels keep slipping and dumping him over.
Next, we went to Starbucks. Amazing but true, this is the first I've been since I got the coffee press. I got Ariel some chocolate chip banana bread but she didn't want it, so I had to eat it.
And then, we went to play in the fountains. Ariel had a BLAST:
And then we used Mae's dinosaur towel to dry her off. Poor Mae-Mae didn't need the towel, she was not impressed by the fountains.
Ariel had such a good time that she was crying through chattering teeth to go back.
12:00 Got home, Ellen left to put Mae down for a nap.
I tried to give Ariel lunch but she wasn't interested.
12:45 Left to pick up the boys from school.
1:00 Pick up. This will be an interesting and fun camp week. Alex is in a class with 9 boys, all friends. Those poor teachers. Adam has Jeanne again, yay!
1:15 Stopped by to get Jamba Juice. Alex was the only one who really drank his, I'm going to have to order a size down for them to split.
1:45 Ran by Whole Foods to pick up some fruit. Alex is really excited about golden kiwi. Too bad they were out of organic raspberries.
2:30 Got home.
3:15 Put Ariel down for a nap.
4:30 Pick up
7:30 Breakfast - waffles and a bit of banana/strawberry mush
8:10 Down for nap
8:15 Jeremy took the boys to camp
9:45 Ariel woke up
10:00 Ellen and Mae came over and we headed down to Pearl Street. First we stopped at U-bikes so Ellen could have Sam's bike with training wheels checked out. Poor kid, the training wheels keep slipping and dumping him over.
Next, we went to Starbucks. Amazing but true, this is the first I've been since I got the coffee press. I got Ariel some chocolate chip banana bread but she didn't want it, so I had to eat it.
And then, we went to play in the fountains. Ariel had a BLAST:
And then we used Mae's dinosaur towel to dry her off. Poor Mae-Mae didn't need the towel, she was not impressed by the fountains.
Ariel had such a good time that she was crying through chattering teeth to go back.
12:00 Got home, Ellen left to put Mae down for a nap.
I tried to give Ariel lunch but she wasn't interested.
12:45 Left to pick up the boys from school.
1:00 Pick up. This will be an interesting and fun camp week. Alex is in a class with 9 boys, all friends. Those poor teachers. Adam has Jeanne again, yay!
1:15 Stopped by to get Jamba Juice. Alex was the only one who really drank his, I'm going to have to order a size down for them to split.
1:45 Ran by Whole Foods to pick up some fruit. Alex is really excited about golden kiwi. Too bad they were out of organic raspberries.
2:30 Got home.
3:15 Put Ariel down for a nap.
4:30 Pick up
Friday, July 20, 2007
July 20, 2007
7:10 Drop off
7:15 Breakfast - waffles
9:15 Left for PALS
9:30 PALS - The usual blocks, goop, slide, mess.
10:15 Left Ariel and Adam at PALS and Alex and I headed out. First we went to the new secret post office and then I dropped Alex off at camp.
And since 9:00, I was having my broccoli tummy ache. All I had for breakfast was coffee, eggs, raspberries and blueberries. I was baffled, I eat this stuff all the time and am normally fine. And then I remembered that I was having the bright-eyed and blueberried smoothie at Jamba Juice and that gave me a tummy ache. So I think that now, in addition to broccoli, bananas and avocado, I can't eat blueberries. This is a major bummer.
11:00 Got back to PALS. The class had moved outside with popsicles.
11:45 Left PALS, stopped by Jamba Juice. We had to eat and run and I have learned for the last time that Ariel cannot have Jamba Juice in the car. She squeezed the styrofoam cup and it leaked all over her. She was a complete mess - sand in hair, goop and paint on her shirt, popsicle and Jamba Juice down her front.
12:20 Picked up Alex a tad late.
12:30 Got home. Ariel had fallen asleep in the car.
So here is Alex's $95 cardboard rocket. This is what they spent the majority of their time working on in camp. At least every kid got to make one. Oh, and he did get to see a planetarium show today that was not the mind numbing Kids in Space. And he came home with a baggie of "space food" - tang, dried fruit and M&Ms and "dried up cow." I put the beef jerky aside for Jeremy.
Here's his high tech telescope. You should see the rocket's computer, it's an egg carton.
Adam had to get in the game too, so he squeezed himself into the new pool box.
4:00 Ariel slept until Becky arrived. Becky tried my coffee, she said it was good. That's a high compliment.
Oh, and for dad's amusement, I lost my keys today. I took them to the car and then remembered I had a second trip and went back into the house. And now I don't know where my keys are. But I'm sure they will turn up :) And like I reminded Becky, I hardly never loose any kids, that has to count for something, right?
Update: I did find my keys. Turns out that when I walked the boys yesterday in the stroller, I put the keys there. Jeremy was home when I got home so I didn't take them out to unlock the door. They were there all along. Go me!
7:15 Breakfast - waffles
9:15 Left for PALS
9:30 PALS - The usual blocks, goop, slide, mess.
10:15 Left Ariel and Adam at PALS and Alex and I headed out. First we went to the new secret post office and then I dropped Alex off at camp.
And since 9:00, I was having my broccoli tummy ache. All I had for breakfast was coffee, eggs, raspberries and blueberries. I was baffled, I eat this stuff all the time and am normally fine. And then I remembered that I was having the bright-eyed and blueberried smoothie at Jamba Juice and that gave me a tummy ache. So I think that now, in addition to broccoli, bananas and avocado, I can't eat blueberries. This is a major bummer.
11:00 Got back to PALS. The class had moved outside with popsicles.
11:45 Left PALS, stopped by Jamba Juice. We had to eat and run and I have learned for the last time that Ariel cannot have Jamba Juice in the car. She squeezed the styrofoam cup and it leaked all over her. She was a complete mess - sand in hair, goop and paint on her shirt, popsicle and Jamba Juice down her front.
12:20 Picked up Alex a tad late.
12:30 Got home. Ariel had fallen asleep in the car.
So here is Alex's $95 cardboard rocket. This is what they spent the majority of their time working on in camp. At least every kid got to make one. Oh, and he did get to see a planetarium show today that was not the mind numbing Kids in Space. And he came home with a baggie of "space food" - tang, dried fruit and M&Ms and "dried up cow." I put the beef jerky aside for Jeremy.
Here's his high tech telescope. You should see the rocket's computer, it's an egg carton.
Adam had to get in the game too, so he squeezed himself into the new pool box.
4:00 Ariel slept until Becky arrived. Becky tried my coffee, she said it was good. That's a high compliment.
Oh, and for dad's amusement, I lost my keys today. I took them to the car and then remembered I had a second trip and went back into the house. And now I don't know where my keys are. But I'm sure they will turn up :) And like I reminded Becky, I hardly never loose any kids, that has to count for something, right?
Update: I did find my keys. Turns out that when I walked the boys yesterday in the stroller, I put the keys there. Jeremy was home when I got home so I didn't take them out to unlock the door. They were there all along. Go me!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
July 19, 2007
7:00 Drop off
7:20 Breakfast - pretty good try on the hot cereal
8:15 Nap
10:00 Ariel woke up with a poopy. Then she had a yogurt snack.
10:15 Left for the adventure of the day. First, we rode bikes to campus for Alex's rocket camp. Alex rode his bike and Adam and Ariel sat in the trailer.
10:45 Dropped Alex off. Then I took Adam and Ariel up to Varsity Pond. Ariel was pretty darn excited about the fish:
Adam is a nut. And he stole my sunglasses.
And neither of them fell in. Which is good because it's kind foul and I wouldn't have wanted to go swimming in there to fish them out.
Still a nut.
11:30 We had done about all there was to be done at the pond and Adam was starting to misuse his stick, so I took them on a little bike ride. We went down to the Creek path and then back up Bear Creek.
12:15 Got back to the planetarium to pick up Alex. Alas, his class was not back from launching rockets.
12:30 Finally left the planetarium. When we got to the light at our street, a man on a bike asked me if I had lost a baby croc. Apparently Ariel wanted "Shoes Off!!!" and threw the one she could get off out of the trailer in a fit of rage. The nice man went back and got it for me, and in the mean time 3 more people rode by and asked if I had lost a shoe. Sometimes people are really nice.
12:50 Got home and threw the kids in the car so we could go to swimming.
1:03 Got to swimming 3 minutes late. That whole croc fiasco really messed up my schedule. Adam was hungry and didn't have a great class. The teachers brought in noodles today so the kids could practice leaving the noodle and swimming to the wall. Adam wouldn't touch his noodle.
1:40 Left swimming, stopped at Whole Foods to load up on waffles. Ariel had some cinnamon roll and pretzels.
2:15 Stopped at the grocery store for laundry detergent and sugar. Even though I did a full trip there yesterday, I couldn't seem to remember everything.
2:30 Got home. Ariel was not interested in ravioli.
3:00 Down for nap.
4:30 Pick up.
7:20 Breakfast - pretty good try on the hot cereal
8:15 Nap
10:00 Ariel woke up with a poopy. Then she had a yogurt snack.
10:15 Left for the adventure of the day. First, we rode bikes to campus for Alex's rocket camp. Alex rode his bike and Adam and Ariel sat in the trailer.
10:45 Dropped Alex off. Then I took Adam and Ariel up to Varsity Pond. Ariel was pretty darn excited about the fish:
Adam is a nut. And he stole my sunglasses.
And neither of them fell in. Which is good because it's kind foul and I wouldn't have wanted to go swimming in there to fish them out.
Still a nut.
11:30 We had done about all there was to be done at the pond and Adam was starting to misuse his stick, so I took them on a little bike ride. We went down to the Creek path and then back up Bear Creek.
12:15 Got back to the planetarium to pick up Alex. Alas, his class was not back from launching rockets.
12:30 Finally left the planetarium. When we got to the light at our street, a man on a bike asked me if I had lost a baby croc. Apparently Ariel wanted "Shoes Off!!!" and threw the one she could get off out of the trailer in a fit of rage. The nice man went back and got it for me, and in the mean time 3 more people rode by and asked if I had lost a shoe. Sometimes people are really nice.
12:50 Got home and threw the kids in the car so we could go to swimming.
1:03 Got to swimming 3 minutes late. That whole croc fiasco really messed up my schedule. Adam was hungry and didn't have a great class. The teachers brought in noodles today so the kids could practice leaving the noodle and swimming to the wall. Adam wouldn't touch his noodle.
1:40 Left swimming, stopped at Whole Foods to load up on waffles. Ariel had some cinnamon roll and pretzels.
2:15 Stopped at the grocery store for laundry detergent and sugar. Even though I did a full trip there yesterday, I couldn't seem to remember everything.
2:30 Got home. Ariel was not interested in ravioli.
3:00 Down for nap.
4:30 Pick up.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
July 17, 2007
Wow. What an epic day.
7:00 Drop off. Ariel looked tired and slightly sick again. Still in the nose region.
7:20 Attempted breakfast. Jeremy was at Whole Foods yesterday and I asked him to grab some waffles. He forgot, so this morning he ran out to Wild Oats. He couldn't find the regular ones so he grabbed something else, which of course didn't work at all. Actually, that's not entirely true, Adam ate some, but Ariel and Alex wouldn't touch them. And Ariel wouldn't have her apricots either.
And here's a fun conversation Alex and I had today.
Alex: Mommy, what are asses?
Me: Ummmm.... where did you hear that word?
Alex: At rocket camp.
Me: Oh. And what did they say about that at rocket camp?
Alex: That they are very hot and are in clouds on Venus.
Me: Ah, acids. Let me explain...
7:40 Down for nap.
9:45 Ariel woke up.
10:15 Left for our many adventures of the day. First we stopped by Performance to buy a new bite valve for Alex's camel back. I think Ariel bit through it but it could have been misuse on anyone's part.
10:45 Dropped Alex off at Rocket Camp
11:00 I took Adam and Ariel to meet Ellen at her community pool. I got Adam and Ariel in their suits and sunscreened up, then I had to leave again.
11:30 Stopped by Nordstrom Rack to buy 19 pairs of panties for my internet friends. It's a long story, and as Jeremy declared, "Patented Wendy Make Work Project."
12:10 Gassed up my car. Is it wrong to be excited about only paying $3.09?
12:15 Picked up Alex
12:25 Grabbed some lunch. Alex declined an Eggel, so he got just a plain bagel.
12:45 Got back to the pool with Alex. Ariel and Adam had been having a great time. It's a really nice kid friendly pool. It has a nice zero entry section and it's easy to keep an eye on everyone. Ariel was "crazy" according to Ellen but had a great time.
I gave Ariel some of her Eggel sandwich but she didn't eat much.
2:00 Ellen left to nap Sam, Mae and Ariel at her house. I stayed at the pool with Alex, Adam and Ted.
2:15 We had to leave the pool, the afternoon storm was coming and there was a lightening sighting.
2:45 Stopped by Jamba Juice, then on to Target to buy envelopes to mail above panties.
3:15 Got back to Ted's house. All the little kids were napping. Ellen said Ariel went straight down without a peep.
3:45 Ellen took Ted to his Tae Kwan Do class. He tested for an orange belt today. Go Ted!
4:30 I woke up Mae and Sam, they were happy which is always iffy but nice when it happens.
4:35 Becky came and had to wake up Ariel.
And then my night didn't end there. When Ted got home at 6:00 we left for our celebratory bike ride to Wahoo's and Noodles. We stopped for ice cream on the way home (after the wind picked up and it sprinkled a bit). We didn't get back to Ted's house until almost 9:00 and that's way past everyone's bed time.
7:00 Drop off. Ariel looked tired and slightly sick again. Still in the nose region.
7:20 Attempted breakfast. Jeremy was at Whole Foods yesterday and I asked him to grab some waffles. He forgot, so this morning he ran out to Wild Oats. He couldn't find the regular ones so he grabbed something else, which of course didn't work at all. Actually, that's not entirely true, Adam ate some, but Ariel and Alex wouldn't touch them. And Ariel wouldn't have her apricots either.
And here's a fun conversation Alex and I had today.
Alex: Mommy, what are asses?
Me: Ummmm.... where did you hear that word?
Alex: At rocket camp.
Me: Oh. And what did they say about that at rocket camp?
Alex: That they are very hot and are in clouds on Venus.
Me: Ah, acids. Let me explain...
7:40 Down for nap.
9:45 Ariel woke up.
10:15 Left for our many adventures of the day. First we stopped by Performance to buy a new bite valve for Alex's camel back. I think Ariel bit through it but it could have been misuse on anyone's part.
10:45 Dropped Alex off at Rocket Camp
11:00 I took Adam and Ariel to meet Ellen at her community pool. I got Adam and Ariel in their suits and sunscreened up, then I had to leave again.
11:30 Stopped by Nordstrom Rack to buy 19 pairs of panties for my internet friends. It's a long story, and as Jeremy declared, "Patented Wendy Make Work Project."
12:10 Gassed up my car. Is it wrong to be excited about only paying $3.09?
12:15 Picked up Alex
12:25 Grabbed some lunch. Alex declined an Eggel, so he got just a plain bagel.
12:45 Got back to the pool with Alex. Ariel and Adam had been having a great time. It's a really nice kid friendly pool. It has a nice zero entry section and it's easy to keep an eye on everyone. Ariel was "crazy" according to Ellen but had a great time.
I gave Ariel some of her Eggel sandwich but she didn't eat much.
2:00 Ellen left to nap Sam, Mae and Ariel at her house. I stayed at the pool with Alex, Adam and Ted.
2:15 We had to leave the pool, the afternoon storm was coming and there was a lightening sighting.
2:45 Stopped by Jamba Juice, then on to Target to buy envelopes to mail above panties.
3:15 Got back to Ted's house. All the little kids were napping. Ellen said Ariel went straight down without a peep.
3:45 Ellen took Ted to his Tae Kwan Do class. He tested for an orange belt today. Go Ted!
4:30 I woke up Mae and Sam, they were happy which is always iffy but nice when it happens.
4:35 Becky came and had to wake up Ariel.
And then my night didn't end there. When Ted got home at 6:00 we left for our celebratory bike ride to Wahoo's and Noodles. We stopped for ice cream on the way home (after the wind picked up and it sprinkled a bit). We didn't get back to Ted's house until almost 9:00 and that's way past everyone's bed time.
Monday, July 16, 2007
July 16, 2007
We had another busy weekend around here. On Saturday, Jeremy took the boys to the Wings Over the Rockies Museum (at the old Lowry site). They had a special Star Wars feature with costumed characters and an x-wing that the boys got to sit in.
Sunday, we watched Jeremy race, then Alex did his first bike race. The kid's race was one lap of the criterium, about .7 miles. Alex had fun, and that was the point.
Pictures
And Monday - once again I got up at 5:45 and did a 6:30 hike. This time, Jenny and I climbed Flagstaff. It was sure purty in the morning, and good to start so early beacuse today is going to be hot.
8:10 Got home to the news that Adam had stuck a tiny lego up his nose. I couldn't see it, so I waited to call the doctor.
8:30 Called the doctor, made an appointment for 10:45. Put Ariel down for a nap.
10:00 Ariel woke up, we got ready to leave to take Alex to rocket camp.
10:15 Tried to drop Alex off at rocket camp. Apparently I am some sort of moron (although I was not the one who put a lego up my nose). Despite checking the registration at least 3 times, I somehow thought that the camp started at 10:15. Nope, it started at 10:45. So we had time to check out the planetarium exhibits while we waited for it to start.
The "Oh Wow!" earth ball:
My little camera is really bad inside with the flash:
I also canceled the doctor's appointment because Adam claimed the lego came out and he could breath on both sides of his nose.
10:45 Real drop off was hard. Alex realized that he wouldn't know any of the kids at camp and got very sad. He didn't throw a tantrum, his eyes just filled with water. The kids were wearing name tags so I introduced Alex to a few boys before I left. After that, Adam, Ariel and I stopped at The Berry Best Smoothies. I love they both will drink smoothies with blueberries even though neither one would touch a real blueberry with a 10 foot pole. Then we went to Great Harvest and split a cinnamon roll. Ted, Sam and Mae joined us.
11:30 We went to the rocket park for a few minutes.
12:15 Picked Alex up from rockets camp. He had a great time! When we got home, he was so excited to show us the balloon rocket launcher they had made a camp. I helped him set this up, but he told me what to do and did most of the work.
1:00 Lunch - Ariel had mac & cheese and no mushed apricots.
3:00 Nap
4:15 Wake up
4:25 We tried waiting outside for Becky, but Ariel wanted inside so she could watch the Backyardigans with the boys.
Sunday, we watched Jeremy race, then Alex did his first bike race. The kid's race was one lap of the criterium, about .7 miles. Alex had fun, and that was the point.
Pictures
And Monday - once again I got up at 5:45 and did a 6:30 hike. This time, Jenny and I climbed Flagstaff. It was sure purty in the morning, and good to start so early beacuse today is going to be hot.
8:10 Got home to the news that Adam had stuck a tiny lego up his nose. I couldn't see it, so I waited to call the doctor.
8:30 Called the doctor, made an appointment for 10:45. Put Ariel down for a nap.
10:00 Ariel woke up, we got ready to leave to take Alex to rocket camp.
10:15 Tried to drop Alex off at rocket camp. Apparently I am some sort of moron (although I was not the one who put a lego up my nose). Despite checking the registration at least 3 times, I somehow thought that the camp started at 10:15. Nope, it started at 10:45. So we had time to check out the planetarium exhibits while we waited for it to start.
The "Oh Wow!" earth ball:
My little camera is really bad inside with the flash:
I also canceled the doctor's appointment because Adam claimed the lego came out and he could breath on both sides of his nose.
10:45 Real drop off was hard. Alex realized that he wouldn't know any of the kids at camp and got very sad. He didn't throw a tantrum, his eyes just filled with water. The kids were wearing name tags so I introduced Alex to a few boys before I left. After that, Adam, Ariel and I stopped at The Berry Best Smoothies. I love they both will drink smoothies with blueberries even though neither one would touch a real blueberry with a 10 foot pole. Then we went to Great Harvest and split a cinnamon roll. Ted, Sam and Mae joined us.
11:30 We went to the rocket park for a few minutes.
12:15 Picked Alex up from rockets camp. He had a great time! When we got home, he was so excited to show us the balloon rocket launcher they had made a camp. I helped him set this up, but he told me what to do and did most of the work.
1:00 Lunch - Ariel had mac & cheese and no mushed apricots.
3:00 Nap
4:15 Wake up
4:25 We tried waiting outside for Becky, but Ariel wanted inside so she could watch the Backyardigans with the boys.
Friday, July 13, 2007
July 13, 2007
Ellen may have lead me to an life altering discovery. Yes, it's that big. She brought me a package of her favorite coffee beans from Chicago, which while a very nice gesture did present some problems. Like, I don't have a coffee grinder, let alone a maker. So Ellen lent me a grinder and I bought a french press from amazon. And today I enjoyed a mighty good (and pretty cheap) cup of coffee. And because it had approximately 1/100th the amount of sugar as a Starbucks mocha, I didn't get jittery, either.
This picture would be more interesting if I had taken the picture with the coffee in the french press, but I had to drink it first before I could take a picture.
7:00 Drop off.
7:15 Breakfast - the rest of the blueberries from yesterday and 4 mini waffles.
9:00 Left for the adventure of the day - I dropped Ariel off with Ellen and Mae at PALs and took Alex, Adam and Sam to a make up swim class (for the class they all missed last week). Only Alex was approved for the first class, but Adam insisted on putting on his suit and so he was let in. There's Adam and Alex resting on the boat in the middle:
Adam diving in to join Alex on the castle:
Alex swimming:
Miss Judy pointing out where they would be jumping in, and Alex touching Adam in the way that got him yelled at yesterday:
10:30 The boys finished up their lessons and Sam's wasn't until 11:30 so we went to Moe's for a quick bite to eat. I bought 2 egg and cheese bagels. I had 3/4 as did Alex, and Sam and Adam had a 1/4. Adam is feeling a bit under the weather, and Sam had never eaten egg and cheese bagels before.
11:30 Back to the pool for Sam's lesson. You'll note these pictures aren't as good as the ones from the first class. I was using my big flash for Alex and Adam, but it was taking 5 minutes to charge each time. This is what I get with my pop-up flash. About to swim:
On the boat:
A perfect float:
During the lesson, Ellen, Mae and Ariel showed up. I was taking pictures and looked across the pool and saw Ariel emptying my purse. Note the credit cards scattered across the floor:
12:00 After the lesson, we stopped at Jamba Juice for smoothies.
1:00 Got home, Ariel fell asleep in the car.
And here are the pictures Ellen took of the morning:
Ariel and goo:
Shaving cream:
Blocks:
Snack. After Renee cut the grapes, Ariel not only licked them, but she ATE 5. Ellen saw her!
Playing outside:
Ariel the Rock Star:
And if you look back at that picture of Ariel emptying my purse, you'll note that she's wearing a different outfit than she left for PALs in.
This picture would be more interesting if I had taken the picture with the coffee in the french press, but I had to drink it first before I could take a picture.
7:00 Drop off.
7:15 Breakfast - the rest of the blueberries from yesterday and 4 mini waffles.
9:00 Left for the adventure of the day - I dropped Ariel off with Ellen and Mae at PALs and took Alex, Adam and Sam to a make up swim class (for the class they all missed last week). Only Alex was approved for the first class, but Adam insisted on putting on his suit and so he was let in. There's Adam and Alex resting on the boat in the middle:
Adam diving in to join Alex on the castle:
Alex swimming:
Miss Judy pointing out where they would be jumping in, and Alex touching Adam in the way that got him yelled at yesterday:
10:30 The boys finished up their lessons and Sam's wasn't until 11:30 so we went to Moe's for a quick bite to eat. I bought 2 egg and cheese bagels. I had 3/4 as did Alex, and Sam and Adam had a 1/4. Adam is feeling a bit under the weather, and Sam had never eaten egg and cheese bagels before.
11:30 Back to the pool for Sam's lesson. You'll note these pictures aren't as good as the ones from the first class. I was using my big flash for Alex and Adam, but it was taking 5 minutes to charge each time. This is what I get with my pop-up flash. About to swim:
On the boat:
A perfect float:
During the lesson, Ellen, Mae and Ariel showed up. I was taking pictures and looked across the pool and saw Ariel emptying my purse. Note the credit cards scattered across the floor:
12:00 After the lesson, we stopped at Jamba Juice for smoothies.
1:00 Got home, Ariel fell asleep in the car.
And here are the pictures Ellen took of the morning:
Ariel and goo:
Shaving cream:
Blocks:
Snack. After Renee cut the grapes, Ariel not only licked them, but she ATE 5. Ellen saw her!
Playing outside:
Ariel the Rock Star:
And if you look back at that picture of Ariel emptying my purse, you'll note that she's wearing a different outfit than she left for PALs in.
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