7:15 Drop off. Ariel was excited about pancakes and ate two.
8:00 Took Alex to school.
8:15 Ariel and I left for our adventure of the day - swimming!
8:30 Got to the rec center and discovered that the child care center didn't open until 8:45. So we went to the dinosaur park for 5 minutes.
8:45 Dropped Ariel off at child care and then I did my swim workout.
9:50 Finished my workout, retrieved Ariel and then we went swimming with Lilianna.
11:00 Left the pool. Quick run by the drive-thru bank.
11:35 Picked up Adam.
11:45 Got home. Ariel fell asleep in the car but did not transfer. I left her in bed and she talked quietly to herself. For a while.
2:00 Got Ariel up. Offered mac & cheese, of which she only took a few bites.
2:40 Picked up Alex from school.
2:50 Got home, and Ariel and Adam played pretty nicely while I got ready for our trip to Turkey Toe this weekend.
4:00 Pick up. Have a great weekend!
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
August 28, 2008
7:something Drop off. I was at a super fun track workout. We ran a 5k on the track, and while I was not up with the fast girls who run 21:00's, I did respectable for me. And I didn't die.
7:50 Got home way to late. I threw Alex's lunch together and then got the kids out the door. It's Adam's first day of school!
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Jeremy and I tossed Alex onto the soccer field and then rode Adam and Ariel up to Adam's school. Adam was glad to see his teacher but more eager to go look for new work (and eager is good in his class, no less than 3 kids were crying):
8:20 Got back home. Ariel wanted yogurt and I didn't have any so she had some pudding. And a string cheese. At least she ate something for breakfast. Then we took a shower.
And then I needed to do some housework. Here's how a lot of my morning went:
That time, I mildly reprimanded Ariel for closing the office door (causing her to be shut inside) and she lost it. For a good 20 minutes. In between bouts of hysteria, she did help me vacuum.
11:15 Went to the post office and then picked up Adam from school.
11:45 Back home - lunch. Ariel had ravioli and grapes.
12:30 Down for nap.
2:30 Woke Ariel up and we picked up Alex from school. Alex had requested that we go to the park and so we did. Alex spent the entire hour perched in this tree:
Yup, there's Adam:
And there's Ariel at the top of the curly slide. She and Adam played great this afternoon. They spent the whole time climbing up and down the curly slide (and I mean the slide, they were not using the stairs. Because I'm that mom.)
4:00 Early pick up.
After Ariel left, we went to pick some zucchini for dinner. This is what happens when you don't check for a few days:
7:50 Got home way to late. I threw Alex's lunch together and then got the kids out the door. It's Adam's first day of school!
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Jeremy and I tossed Alex onto the soccer field and then rode Adam and Ariel up to Adam's school. Adam was glad to see his teacher but more eager to go look for new work (and eager is good in his class, no less than 3 kids were crying):
8:20 Got back home. Ariel wanted yogurt and I didn't have any so she had some pudding. And a string cheese. At least she ate something for breakfast. Then we took a shower.
And then I needed to do some housework. Here's how a lot of my morning went:
That time, I mildly reprimanded Ariel for closing the office door (causing her to be shut inside) and she lost it. For a good 20 minutes. In between bouts of hysteria, she did help me vacuum.
11:15 Went to the post office and then picked up Adam from school.
11:45 Back home - lunch. Ariel had ravioli and grapes.
12:30 Down for nap.
2:30 Woke Ariel up and we picked up Alex from school. Alex had requested that we go to the park and so we did. Alex spent the entire hour perched in this tree:
Yup, there's Adam:
And there's Ariel at the top of the curly slide. She and Adam played great this afternoon. They spent the whole time climbing up and down the curly slide (and I mean the slide, they were not using the stairs. Because I'm that mom.)
4:00 Early pick up.
After Ariel left, we went to pick some zucchini for dinner. This is what happens when you don't check for a few days:
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
August 27, 2008
7:something Drop off. I was off running. And it was a nice run. My 4th workout with the heart rate monitor and I was running at the pace I thought I should be at correct heart rate. Never mind I had a hard bike ride last night and didn't sleep well, I really don't understand this business at all.
7:45 Got home in time to walk Alex to school.
8:00 Tried to feed Ariel breakfast but she wouldn't eat.
8:40 Drove Ariel to school. Here's what she took for lunch (I figured out the laptop lunch fits into her bag so packing will be much easier). Grapes, zucchini cookie, quesadilla and goldfish:
While Ariel was at school Adam and I went to the rec center. I swam laps while Adam played in child care, then when I was done I took him swimming. Then we went home and showered and had lunch.
And I was reminded why I'm glad Adam starts school tomorrow. Man, that boy can talk, especially when he's by himself. His new completely random thing today is that God is talking to him. Like at the rec center, he was looking at a fish and said, "God told me that's a shark." And I said, "I'm pretty sure that's a catfish." And Adam said, "Oh, maybe God was confused." Where the heck did this come from? And also, mommy bacteria are made up of atoms and baby bacteria.
1:00 Ariel pick up. She had another great day. I was disappointed when I saw a bag with Ariel's clothes, but she got wet in a good way, playing outside with water. Her teacher said she insisted on getting dressed herself ('I do it') but it was pretty obvious, she had her shirt on backwards.
1:25 Got home. Ariel stayed awake to eat a little mac & cheese (her lunch box was still pretty full) before taking a nap.
2:40 Now that Alex is a big first grader, I have convinced him to walk home by himself. Which really entails walking across the soccer field to the bike path, and I meet him there. I can still see the house from there, so I can leave Ariel napping. Which she still was.
So since Ariel was sleeping, here's an Adam story. The last week of school Adam brought home a plant. It had no tag and all Adam said was that he thought it was a flower that you could eat. At the time, that didn't make a lot of sense, but I put the plant in the garden and we watched it grow all summer long. Now it's a 9' tall sunflower. And we can eat the seeds:
4:20 Becky arrived and had the pleasure of waking Ariel.
7:45 Got home in time to walk Alex to school.
8:00 Tried to feed Ariel breakfast but she wouldn't eat.
8:40 Drove Ariel to school. Here's what she took for lunch (I figured out the laptop lunch fits into her bag so packing will be much easier). Grapes, zucchini cookie, quesadilla and goldfish:
While Ariel was at school Adam and I went to the rec center. I swam laps while Adam played in child care, then when I was done I took him swimming. Then we went home and showered and had lunch.
And I was reminded why I'm glad Adam starts school tomorrow. Man, that boy can talk, especially when he's by himself. His new completely random thing today is that God is talking to him. Like at the rec center, he was looking at a fish and said, "God told me that's a shark." And I said, "I'm pretty sure that's a catfish." And Adam said, "Oh, maybe God was confused." Where the heck did this come from? And also, mommy bacteria are made up of atoms and baby bacteria.
1:00 Ariel pick up. She had another great day. I was disappointed when I saw a bag with Ariel's clothes, but she got wet in a good way, playing outside with water. Her teacher said she insisted on getting dressed herself ('I do it') but it was pretty obvious, she had her shirt on backwards.
1:25 Got home. Ariel stayed awake to eat a little mac & cheese (her lunch box was still pretty full) before taking a nap.
2:40 Now that Alex is a big first grader, I have convinced him to walk home by himself. Which really entails walking across the soccer field to the bike path, and I meet him there. I can still see the house from there, so I can leave Ariel napping. Which she still was.
So since Ariel was sleeping, here's an Adam story. The last week of school Adam brought home a plant. It had no tag and all Adam said was that he thought it was a flower that you could eat. At the time, that didn't make a lot of sense, but I put the plant in the garden and we watched it grow all summer long. Now it's a 9' tall sunflower. And we can eat the seeds:
4:20 Becky arrived and had the pleasure of waking Ariel.
Monday, August 25, 2008
August 25, 2008
A conversation...
Alex: Mommy, are you a breeding adult?
Me: Uh... no.
Alex: But you have two juveniles.
Me: Yup, and that's all I need so I'm done breeding.
Alex: Oh. Gabriel's mom is pregnant. Is she a breeding adult?
Me: Uh...
Who knew all this bird business would lead to such, uh, birds and the bees business?
Anyway, onto Monday.
7:something Drop off. I was not here, I was off doing my long run. While I was able to get a baby sitter for Saturday's workout, it didn't seem worth it to get another one for Sunday, so I moved Sunday's run to today. And today was my second workout with my new heart rate monitor and it's a bit humbling. First, I'm slower than I thought I was, and second, my heart is working harder than I think it should. Although, really it's just confirming what I already know - I'm not a good runner!
8:20 Got home to a very excited Ariel, it's her first day of school. I got her to eat 1/2 an organic poptart from Jeremy's camping stash.
8:35 Time to leave for school, here's the obligatory first day of school pictures:
9:00 Got to school and Mommy was there too.
We could barely get Ariel to say goodbye she was so eager to get playing. No anxiety for this one.
While Ariel was in school, I showered, ate my hobbit breakfast #2 and went to the grocery store with Adam.
1:30 Ellen brought Ariel back home. My second hand report of Ariel's day. "She didn't have an accident, she got angry twice (that one is a pistol) but it was quickly resolved and she had a good day."
2:40 Picked up Alex from school.
Ariel nap
4:00 Pick up.
Alex: Mommy, are you a breeding adult?
Me: Uh... no.
Alex: But you have two juveniles.
Me: Yup, and that's all I need so I'm done breeding.
Alex: Oh. Gabriel's mom is pregnant. Is she a breeding adult?
Me: Uh...
Who knew all this bird business would lead to such, uh, birds and the bees business?
Anyway, onto Monday.
7:something Drop off. I was not here, I was off doing my long run. While I was able to get a baby sitter for Saturday's workout, it didn't seem worth it to get another one for Sunday, so I moved Sunday's run to today. And today was my second workout with my new heart rate monitor and it's a bit humbling. First, I'm slower than I thought I was, and second, my heart is working harder than I think it should. Although, really it's just confirming what I already know - I'm not a good runner!
8:20 Got home to a very excited Ariel, it's her first day of school. I got her to eat 1/2 an organic poptart from Jeremy's camping stash.
8:35 Time to leave for school, here's the obligatory first day of school pictures:
9:00 Got to school and Mommy was there too.
We could barely get Ariel to say goodbye she was so eager to get playing. No anxiety for this one.
While Ariel was in school, I showered, ate my hobbit breakfast #2 and went to the grocery store with Adam.
1:30 Ellen brought Ariel back home. My second hand report of Ariel's day. "She didn't have an accident, she got angry twice (that one is a pistol) but it was quickly resolved and she had a good day."
2:40 Picked up Alex from school.
Ariel nap
4:00 Pick up.
Friday, August 22, 2008
August 22, 2008
7:15 Drop off. I was here because I CAN'T LEAVE. Did I mention my sweet husband is backpacking?
Ariel refused breakfast no less than 3 times and then I dropped it.
7:55 Took Alex to school.
8:30 Left for our adventure of the day - swimming. I've been slacking with the bike but today we all loaded up in the trailer.
9:00 Dropped Adam and Ariel off at the rec center daycare. I've never used the facility, but they marched in like they did it every day. Then I did my swim workout (I'm up to 2500 yards now!).
10:00 Retrieved the kiddos and we all went swimming together. We went to East today, as North is closed for cleaning. It doesn't have as many cool features but the slide pool is not as deep so Adam could do it. Unfortunately, the slide has some crazy turns and twice Adam got flipped upside down and head first. Which is not only scary, but gets a reprimand from a lifeguard. He went again after the first flip but was done after the second. Ariel had a big tripod seat (me) with no flipping and would have done the slide forever. I cut her off after about 7 times.
11:20 Left the rec center.
11:40 Home and lunch. Ariel ate an ENTIRE can of annie's spaghetti o's, plus 1/2 a container of yogurt.
12:15 Down for nap.
2:30 Woke Ariel up (wet pullup) to get Alex.
2:40 Picked up Alex, and his friend Gabriel. Alex had two best friends last year, Henry and Gabriel. Henry just moved to Texas and Gabriel is in a different class this year, but I guess they see each other at lunch and recess and wanted a playdate.
2:50 Got home. The boys immediately went to Alex's room to play with legos and I distracted Ariel by baking. First we put the challah in the bread machine, then we made zucchini cookies (those damn zucchinis just won't stop!).
Ariel "helped" me form the cookies by rolling together two chocolate chips and a pinch of dough, which I quickly incorporated into a real cookie (I don't think she noticed).
Then it was time to get them out of the oven:
When will the cookies be ready?!?
Ah, here's the little bitty cookie I baked:
4:00 Pick up. Becky got sent home with cookies. And if you come to my house, you can have cookies too. Or a zucchini :)
Ariel refused breakfast no less than 3 times and then I dropped it.
7:55 Took Alex to school.
8:30 Left for our adventure of the day - swimming. I've been slacking with the bike but today we all loaded up in the trailer.
9:00 Dropped Adam and Ariel off at the rec center daycare. I've never used the facility, but they marched in like they did it every day. Then I did my swim workout (I'm up to 2500 yards now!).
10:00 Retrieved the kiddos and we all went swimming together. We went to East today, as North is closed for cleaning. It doesn't have as many cool features but the slide pool is not as deep so Adam could do it. Unfortunately, the slide has some crazy turns and twice Adam got flipped upside down and head first. Which is not only scary, but gets a reprimand from a lifeguard. He went again after the first flip but was done after the second. Ariel had a big tripod seat (me) with no flipping and would have done the slide forever. I cut her off after about 7 times.
11:20 Left the rec center.
11:40 Home and lunch. Ariel ate an ENTIRE can of annie's spaghetti o's, plus 1/2 a container of yogurt.
12:15 Down for nap.
2:30 Woke Ariel up (wet pullup) to get Alex.
2:40 Picked up Alex, and his friend Gabriel. Alex had two best friends last year, Henry and Gabriel. Henry just moved to Texas and Gabriel is in a different class this year, but I guess they see each other at lunch and recess and wanted a playdate.
2:50 Got home. The boys immediately went to Alex's room to play with legos and I distracted Ariel by baking. First we put the challah in the bread machine, then we made zucchini cookies (those damn zucchinis just won't stop!).
Ariel "helped" me form the cookies by rolling together two chocolate chips and a pinch of dough, which I quickly incorporated into a real cookie (I don't think she noticed).
Then it was time to get them out of the oven:
When will the cookies be ready?!?
Ah, here's the little bitty cookie I baked:
4:00 Pick up. Becky got sent home with cookies. And if you come to my house, you can have cookies too. Or a zucchini :)
Thursday, August 21, 2008
August 21, 2008
Well, today was pretty darn fantabulous. It started out with an early morning track workout, and dad was ever so kind to babysit while my husband goes on a backpacking trip (yeah, I didn't know he backpacks either). The workout was the same, slow and hard. And frustrating. I tried my asmtha inhaler for the first time and while it didn't seem to help during the workout, I didn't cough afterwards like I usually do.
7:45 I got home, all three kids were alive. However, Alex was not breakfasted.
7:55 Took Alex to school.
8:05 Got home, I had my second hobbit breakfast and then Ariel and I showered.
9:30 I had a doctor's appointment. Adam and Ariel were great, and were rewarded with stickers. Unfortunately, Ariel lost her Nemo sheet before she could stick them all over her clothes and skin ala Adam.
10:00 I needed another appointment, which I was able to make for 11:00 so to kill time we went to the running store and I finally got my heart rate monitor.
After some hemming and hawing between the Garmin and Timex, I went with the Garmin. The Timex had a small watch, but that was because you had to carry the GPS receiver elsewhere on your body.
10:45 After that transaction, we stopped by Moe's and the kids each got a mini cream cheese bagel.
11:00 Doctor appointment #2. I won't bore you with the details but a nurse took Adam and Ariel to color while I had an examination.
11:45 Finally got home. Lunch - a fruit leather, baby cheese and a few bites of mac & cheese
12:30 Down for a nap, though it sounded like sleep took a bit longer. While Ariel napped, Adam watched a video and I napped too.
2:30 Woke Ariel up.
2:40 Alex pick up. We played for a bit on the playground but left when Ariel through a ball at my head and I repremended her and she had a nervous breakdown. Geez, it's not like I smacked her or anything.
3:40 Home - Ariel and Adam killed timed by making one of their infamous "spaceship" pillow forts
4:30 Pick up.
7:45 I got home, all three kids were alive. However, Alex was not breakfasted.
7:55 Took Alex to school.
8:05 Got home, I had my second hobbit breakfast and then Ariel and I showered.
9:30 I had a doctor's appointment. Adam and Ariel were great, and were rewarded with stickers. Unfortunately, Ariel lost her Nemo sheet before she could stick them all over her clothes and skin ala Adam.
10:00 I needed another appointment, which I was able to make for 11:00 so to kill time we went to the running store and I finally got my heart rate monitor.
After some hemming and hawing between the Garmin and Timex, I went with the Garmin. The Timex had a small watch, but that was because you had to carry the GPS receiver elsewhere on your body.
10:45 After that transaction, we stopped by Moe's and the kids each got a mini cream cheese bagel.
11:00 Doctor appointment #2. I won't bore you with the details but a nurse took Adam and Ariel to color while I had an examination.
11:45 Finally got home. Lunch - a fruit leather, baby cheese and a few bites of mac & cheese
12:30 Down for a nap, though it sounded like sleep took a bit longer. While Ariel napped, Adam watched a video and I napped too.
2:30 Woke Ariel up.
2:40 Alex pick up. We played for a bit on the playground but left when Ariel through a ball at my head and I repremended her and she had a nervous breakdown. Geez, it's not like I smacked her or anything.
3:40 Home - Ariel and Adam killed timed by making one of their infamous "spaceship" pillow forts
4:30 Pick up.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
August 19, 2008
7:15 Drop off. Becky could tell I was home because she smelled pancakes. Apparently JJ is not a big pancake maker.
Ariel is a big pancake eater, she had 3 for breakfast.
7:45 Got my big boy ready for his first day of 1st grade. He's now taller than the deadbolt:
And a tad nervous. We looked at the class lists yesterday and there are only 2 girls in his class this year that were in his kindergarten class. At least one of them is Riley, which is yay for me!
JJ walked over to the school with us, which turned out to be handy when I brought Alex into his room and JJ stayed outside with Adam and Ariel.
Ariel is sooo ready for preschool. She had to carry her backpack for the drop off.
Alex found his name tag and is all ready for school:
8:05 Alex was all dropped off and safely tucked into 1st grade.
8:30 While I made a grocery list, I gave Ariel and Adam some gak (cornstarch and water) to play with. Adam was much more into it, but Ariel did stir all the red food coloring in. And reminded me several times not to eat it.
9:30 Adam and Ariel and I left for our big adventure of the day, grocery shopping. I gave into the donuts, but the important question is, Did Ariel have a donut, or did the donut have her?
For all that mess, she only licked 1/2 the frosting off. But it did keep her quiet. Until, that is, she had a full blown tantrum over I don't know what and a King's employee gave her a balloon to shut her up. That'll teach her.
10:30 Got home and Adam and Ariel played with their balloons for quite a while.
11:45 Lunch - mac & cheese, 1/2 a banana and 2 zucchini cookies.
12:15 Done for a nap, quickly and quietly for once.
2:30 Woke Ariel up, she was pretty good natured about it and had a dry pullup to boot.
2:40 Picked up Alex from school. He seemed to have had a good day but was a bit tired.
When we got home, Alex was very excited about the gak and he and Adam played with it for about an hour.
Ariel amused herself by undressing Baby and asking me to put his clothes back on. And having a tantrum about not knowing where her balloon was.
When Alex was done with gak, he read his latest bird book. This one is really cool, it has 250 bird songs attached (including the most-likely-extinct Ivory-billed woodpecker). And, instead of maps and phrases about diet and breeding, each bird gets its own page with real text. I can tell this will keep him happy for a while (though it would make me happier if he was able to read it by himself now).
4:30 Pick up.
Ariel is a big pancake eater, she had 3 for breakfast.
7:45 Got my big boy ready for his first day of 1st grade. He's now taller than the deadbolt:
And a tad nervous. We looked at the class lists yesterday and there are only 2 girls in his class this year that were in his kindergarten class. At least one of them is Riley, which is yay for me!
JJ walked over to the school with us, which turned out to be handy when I brought Alex into his room and JJ stayed outside with Adam and Ariel.
Ariel is sooo ready for preschool. She had to carry her backpack for the drop off.
Alex found his name tag and is all ready for school:
8:05 Alex was all dropped off and safely tucked into 1st grade.
8:30 While I made a grocery list, I gave Ariel and Adam some gak (cornstarch and water) to play with. Adam was much more into it, but Ariel did stir all the red food coloring in. And reminded me several times not to eat it.
9:30 Adam and Ariel and I left for our big adventure of the day, grocery shopping. I gave into the donuts, but the important question is, Did Ariel have a donut, or did the donut have her?
For all that mess, she only licked 1/2 the frosting off. But it did keep her quiet. Until, that is, she had a full blown tantrum over I don't know what and a King's employee gave her a balloon to shut her up. That'll teach her.
10:30 Got home and Adam and Ariel played with their balloons for quite a while.
11:45 Lunch - mac & cheese, 1/2 a banana and 2 zucchini cookies.
12:15 Done for a nap, quickly and quietly for once.
2:30 Woke Ariel up, she was pretty good natured about it and had a dry pullup to boot.
2:40 Picked up Alex from school. He seemed to have had a good day but was a bit tired.
When we got home, Alex was very excited about the gak and he and Adam played with it for about an hour.
Ariel amused herself by undressing Baby and asking me to put his clothes back on. And having a tantrum about not knowing where her balloon was.
When Alex was done with gak, he read his latest bird book. This one is really cool, it has 250 bird songs attached (including the most-likely-extinct Ivory-billed woodpecker). And, instead of maps and phrases about diet and breeding, each bird gets its own page with real text. I can tell this will keep him happy for a while (though it would make me happier if he was able to read it by himself now).
4:30 Pick up.
Monday, August 18, 2008
August 18, 2008
We seem to have a knack for having super busy weekends lately, and there's no end in sight. This weekend we went down to the Springs for a Texas cousin reunion. We got there Friday night and the kids went right to bed. Jeremy and I scored a free hotel room and mightily enjoyed our own queen beds and perfect dark and quietness. On Saturday J and I missed out on the Mining Museum and subsequent burro birthday bash with the little cousins and instead toured the Olympic Training Center. In the evening, we enjoyed a big party and some Olympic viewing and a mini wedding shower for Sarah and Devon. And on Sunday, the rain let up just enough to allow the little cousins to go to the North Pole (once again, Jeremy and I skipped out. I took a soggy run.) Here are some pictures from the weekend.
7:00 Drop off. And I was asleep. Apparently letting yourself sleep in until 9:30, no matter how nice the hotel, is not conducive for getting up early the next day.
7:30 Breakfast - a bit of oatmeal
10:00 Left for our errands of the day - first, getting school supplies at Target. Next up, haircuts. Ariel was so jealous of the boys that I got her hair cut too.
Hahahahaha. Not really. I begged the stylist to comb out Ariel's hair so she would stop her pitiful crying. She had her heart set on a Number 2 clippers withs scissors to blend. Ariel's comb out took all of 2 minutes and she didn't charge me.
And then, onto Michael's to get the watercolors and oil pastels for Alex's school supplies that we couldn't find at Target. And then, back to Target so the boys could look at Bionicles. I also picked up some clearance goggles for Ariel so she'll quit hogging the boys'.
12:00 Home and lunch. Ariel had one more slice of eggplant pizza and then some mac & cheese.
1:30 And off again for more errands, this time the dentist.
2:00 Alex and Adam's dentist appointment. Ariel and I amused ourselves in the lobby while they got their cleanings. They had a really cool huge fish tank ("Deedee, look look at the pish. Look look." etc.)
2:30 Met with the dentist. Both boys got x-rays and Alex's showed 3 between teeth cavities that have to be filled. Nothing makes you feel like a steller mom more than a bad dentist appointment for your kids. At least Adam's were fine and they both behaved beautifully.
3:15 Got home, Ariel went right down for a nap.
4:30 Becky woke up a dry Ariel
7:00 Drop off. And I was asleep. Apparently letting yourself sleep in until 9:30, no matter how nice the hotel, is not conducive for getting up early the next day.
7:30 Breakfast - a bit of oatmeal
10:00 Left for our errands of the day - first, getting school supplies at Target. Next up, haircuts. Ariel was so jealous of the boys that I got her hair cut too.
Hahahahaha. Not really. I begged the stylist to comb out Ariel's hair so she would stop her pitiful crying. She had her heart set on a Number 2 clippers withs scissors to blend. Ariel's comb out took all of 2 minutes and she didn't charge me.
And then, onto Michael's to get the watercolors and oil pastels for Alex's school supplies that we couldn't find at Target. And then, back to Target so the boys could look at Bionicles. I also picked up some clearance goggles for Ariel so she'll quit hogging the boys'.
12:00 Home and lunch. Ariel had one more slice of eggplant pizza and then some mac & cheese.
1:30 And off again for more errands, this time the dentist.
2:00 Alex and Adam's dentist appointment. Ariel and I amused ourselves in the lobby while they got their cleanings. They had a really cool huge fish tank ("Deedee, look look at the pish. Look look." etc.)
2:30 Met with the dentist. Both boys got x-rays and Alex's showed 3 between teeth cavities that have to be filled. Nothing makes you feel like a steller mom more than a bad dentist appointment for your kids. At least Adam's were fine and they both behaved beautifully.
3:15 Got home, Ariel went right down for a nap.
4:30 Becky woke up a dry Ariel
Friday, August 15, 2008
August 15, 2008
7:15 Drop off, and I was home. I had set my alarm set for 5:30 so I could get up and ride, but when I saw the heavy rain I went back to bed for another hour.
7:30 Breakfast - oatmeal
9:00 Mae-Mae joined us for the day
9:15 Activity of the day - swimming. And while it may seem crazy to take 4 kids swimming, 3 of them have completed the infant survival classes and are smart swimmers. The swimming was fine. When we arrived, we were the first ones there and had the pool to ourselves for 15 minutes. Poor Adam, he wanted to do the slide but the lifeguard said he was too short. I argued that he's done it many times before and could the guard please just watch him, but to no avail. Adam kept asking, "But why am I too short today?" And frankly, my feelings were hurt too, I mean why would I let my child do something dangerous? I wouldn't let him do it if he couldn't. But the girls had fun, Alex had fun (doing the slide) and Adam eventually got over it.
11:00 Left the pool. Still pouring rain.
11:15 Got home. While we waited for the mac & cheese water to boil, Ariel, Mae and Adam got new polish on their toe nails.
11:30 Lunch - Ariel had mac & cheese, one more eggplant pizza and string cheese.
12:00 Down for nap. I originally put both girls in Adam's room but not much sleeping was going on so I moved Mae to Alex's room. He didn't care, he and Adam were watching Star Wars.
While the girls napped, I did my bike workout on the rollers. The hour was not as horrendous as I expected. I listed to my audio book and it went fine.
2:00 Mae woke up (when the movie ended and Alex went in his room and was upset to see a visitor in his bed).
3:00 Ellen, Sam and Ted arrived. Alex helped Ted with a lego set for a bit
3:30 Ellen et al left about when Becky arrived. Becky had to wake Ariel, but I think Ariel didn't fall asleep until at least 1:30.
And, even though I had plenty of picture worth moments day, I didn't get my camera out. However, here's a picture of our first suet feeder visitor, a beautiful male northern flicker:
7:30 Breakfast - oatmeal
9:00 Mae-Mae joined us for the day
9:15 Activity of the day - swimming. And while it may seem crazy to take 4 kids swimming, 3 of them have completed the infant survival classes and are smart swimmers. The swimming was fine. When we arrived, we were the first ones there and had the pool to ourselves for 15 minutes. Poor Adam, he wanted to do the slide but the lifeguard said he was too short. I argued that he's done it many times before and could the guard please just watch him, but to no avail. Adam kept asking, "But why am I too short today?" And frankly, my feelings were hurt too, I mean why would I let my child do something dangerous? I wouldn't let him do it if he couldn't. But the girls had fun, Alex had fun (doing the slide) and Adam eventually got over it.
11:00 Left the pool. Still pouring rain.
11:15 Got home. While we waited for the mac & cheese water to boil, Ariel, Mae and Adam got new polish on their toe nails.
11:30 Lunch - Ariel had mac & cheese, one more eggplant pizza and string cheese.
12:00 Down for nap. I originally put both girls in Adam's room but not much sleeping was going on so I moved Mae to Alex's room. He didn't care, he and Adam were watching Star Wars.
While the girls napped, I did my bike workout on the rollers. The hour was not as horrendous as I expected. I listed to my audio book and it went fine.
2:00 Mae woke up (when the movie ended and Alex went in his room and was upset to see a visitor in his bed).
3:00 Ellen, Sam and Ted arrived. Alex helped Ted with a lego set for a bit
3:30 Ellen et al left about when Becky arrived. Becky had to wake Ariel, but I think Ariel didn't fall asleep until at least 1:30.
And, even though I had plenty of picture worth moments day, I didn't get my camera out. However, here's a picture of our first suet feeder visitor, a beautiful male northern flicker:
Thursday, August 14, 2008
August 14, 2008
7:something Drop off. I don't know, I was at group swimming practice.
8:00 Got home, a tad late. Noted by husband, who seemed a bit peevish. He left for work, announcing he'd be home at his "leisure."
8:10 Ariel and I took a shower.
8:30 Breakfast. At least I ate, Ariel said she wasn't hungry. I'm not sure if Jeremy gave her anything or not.
9:00 Walked Alex over to school for early testing. He was given a stern warning to not goof off. While he did his testing (mostly literacy) Adam and Ariel played on the playground. His evaluators said Alex did great, I'm so relieved.
9:30 Done with testing, we walked home and then then left for the adventure of the day - The Wow Museum.
10:00 Wow Museum with Lilianna. Alex told me he prefers look-at museum opposed to play museums but I think everyone had a good time. It was very uncrowded, which is rare.
Ariel and Lilianna acknowledged each other:
Pretty pretty princess clothes with real tappy shoes:
Ariel also dressed up in a dino costume (as did Adam). She played with the hula hoop bubble maker. She went shopping in the grocery store. She listened to a bit of storytime and did a dragonfly craft. She also had an on-potty accident which led to new pants.
12:00 Left. Ariel must have had fun, she protested loudly upon leaving.
12:20 Got home - had lunch. I made everyone leftover angel hair pasta from last night. Ariel was fine with the pesto sauce until she saw me eating the eggplant parmesan that went on top. She asked for a bite and then another, until I just gave her a whole slice. She LOVED it. Ate 2 slices to which I'm eternally grateful for. Alex has been saying he wanted to try an eggplant and when I made it last night I had 3 slices, Alex had 1, Jeremy had 1 and Adam picked at 1. Which left us with approximately 11 leftover slices. God bless Ariel, even if she did think it was "pizza."
1:30 Down for nap without a peep. And a confession - When I get up at 5:30, I need a nap. So I put in Ice Age 2 for the boys and crashed on the couch. I guess it all evens out in the end, and I did get my workout in.
4:30 Pick up (and Becky had to wake Ariel)
8:00 Got home, a tad late. Noted by husband, who seemed a bit peevish. He left for work, announcing he'd be home at his "leisure."
8:10 Ariel and I took a shower.
8:30 Breakfast. At least I ate, Ariel said she wasn't hungry. I'm not sure if Jeremy gave her anything or not.
9:00 Walked Alex over to school for early testing. He was given a stern warning to not goof off. While he did his testing (mostly literacy) Adam and Ariel played on the playground. His evaluators said Alex did great, I'm so relieved.
9:30 Done with testing, we walked home and then then left for the adventure of the day - The Wow Museum.
10:00 Wow Museum with Lilianna. Alex told me he prefers look-at museum opposed to play museums but I think everyone had a good time. It was very uncrowded, which is rare.
Ariel and Lilianna acknowledged each other:
Pretty pretty princess clothes with real tappy shoes:
Ariel also dressed up in a dino costume (as did Adam). She played with the hula hoop bubble maker. She went shopping in the grocery store. She listened to a bit of storytime and did a dragonfly craft. She also had an on-potty accident which led to new pants.
12:00 Left. Ariel must have had fun, she protested loudly upon leaving.
12:20 Got home - had lunch. I made everyone leftover angel hair pasta from last night. Ariel was fine with the pesto sauce until she saw me eating the eggplant parmesan that went on top. She asked for a bite and then another, until I just gave her a whole slice. She LOVED it. Ate 2 slices to which I'm eternally grateful for. Alex has been saying he wanted to try an eggplant and when I made it last night I had 3 slices, Alex had 1, Jeremy had 1 and Adam picked at 1. Which left us with approximately 11 leftover slices. God bless Ariel, even if she did think it was "pizza."
1:30 Down for nap without a peep. And a confession - When I get up at 5:30, I need a nap. So I put in Ice Age 2 for the boys and crashed on the couch. I guess it all evens out in the end, and I did get my workout in.
4:30 Pick up (and Becky had to wake Ariel)
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
August 12, 2008
7:15 Drop off. I scared Becky by actually being here. I just had an evening workout today.
Breakfast - oatmeal
And then, a very quiet low key morning. Jeremy hung around until 9:30 because he had to work late to talk to India. I worked on my photography while the kids destroyed the house (damn chipmunk nests that require every pillow and blanket in the house).
11:30 Lunch - canned ravioli, yogurt and a baby cheese.
12:15 Put Ariel down for a nap. It took a while for her to settle down.
2:30 Ariel woke up, wet again.
2:45 Grand Adventure of the Day, biking to Dairy Queen. Adam insisted on riding his own bike even though I was ready to bike with the trailer. And he did great, he's getting more confident every time. He still walked some up and down hills, but he didn't fall or freak out. And he made it! Since he was riding, I pushed Ariel on the trike. I think she pedaled all of 3 times on the ride.
Good ol' DQ:
Adam had hot fudge with sprinkles, and Alex had his standard strawberry sundae:
And the gang ready to ride back (it's about one mile each way):
4:10 When we got back, the neighbors were riding too so we stayed outside with them. I took the handle off Ariel's bike and she managed to ride it a bit. Hey, she did better than Alex did at age 3.
And then, our minor excitement (especially since we are bonafide birders) - a chicken hopped into the neighbor's yard. After some consulting, we learned that her neighbor (the ones with a ratty garden in the front yard) keep 9 chickens in the back. Obviously, no roosters, or we would have known about them long ago.
4:30 Pick up.
And a funny aside - Dad babysat for the boys tonight and took them to Noodles for dinner. And then the little sneaks talked him into taking them to DQ - AGAIN! Not a word about it being the second time that day. Oh well, I guess they can use all the fat in their diet that they can get.
Breakfast - oatmeal
And then, a very quiet low key morning. Jeremy hung around until 9:30 because he had to work late to talk to India. I worked on my photography while the kids destroyed the house (damn chipmunk nests that require every pillow and blanket in the house).
11:30 Lunch - canned ravioli, yogurt and a baby cheese.
12:15 Put Ariel down for a nap. It took a while for her to settle down.
2:30 Ariel woke up, wet again.
2:45 Grand Adventure of the Day, biking to Dairy Queen. Adam insisted on riding his own bike even though I was ready to bike with the trailer. And he did great, he's getting more confident every time. He still walked some up and down hills, but he didn't fall or freak out. And he made it! Since he was riding, I pushed Ariel on the trike. I think she pedaled all of 3 times on the ride.
Good ol' DQ:
Adam had hot fudge with sprinkles, and Alex had his standard strawberry sundae:
And the gang ready to ride back (it's about one mile each way):
4:10 When we got back, the neighbors were riding too so we stayed outside with them. I took the handle off Ariel's bike and she managed to ride it a bit. Hey, she did better than Alex did at age 3.
And then, our minor excitement (especially since we are bonafide birders) - a chicken hopped into the neighbor's yard. After some consulting, we learned that her neighbor (the ones with a ratty garden in the front yard) keep 9 chickens in the back. Obviously, no roosters, or we would have known about them long ago.
4:30 Pick up.
And a funny aside - Dad babysat for the boys tonight and took them to Noodles for dinner. And then the little sneaks talked him into taking them to DQ - AGAIN! Not a word about it being the second time that day. Oh well, I guess they can use all the fat in their diet that they can get.
Monday, August 11, 2008
August 11, 2008
As usual for our family, we had a very busy weekend. Saturday morning saw us up at 5:30am to go to the boys' triathlon at Boulder Res. And what a super cute triathlon it was. The distances were roughly a 25m dash through knee high water, a 1/4 mile bike and a .1 mile run.
Adam's age 3-4 wave went first.
I was with Adam the whole time. He didn't need bike help, but he did need help with the transitions. And he's off (on his training wheel bike):
And the strong finish:
Adam was convinced that he won the whole race and the "everyone is a winner" wasn't cutting it for him:
Alex's wave started about 1/2 hour later. He had the option to really swim but he chose to run:
And the most I saw of him on the bike, he's too fast to run with:
And another strong finish!
My triathladorks:
After the race, I had a senior photoshoot (you can see a sneak peek on my photo blog).
Sunday morning, Jeremy had a race on highway 128 and the boys and I watched a bit. Sadly, Jeremy got a flat tire and didn't complete the race.
And onto Monday...
7:15 Drop off. Today is my rest day so I was here.
Breakfast - Ariel had 3 pancakes (I do make them small).
9:00 Ariel had an irrational crying fit that lasted about 1/2. Odd. And noisy.
11:30 Left for the adventure of the day - swimming at Ted's pool.
An appropriate place to wear a swim cap:
We swam and ate a sack lunch. Ariel had 1/2 a PB&J, 2 string cheese, yogurt, a few grapes and a zucchini cookie. Must be a growth spurt or something.
I took her down the slide 3 times before I told her that she needed to do it by herself and I would catch her. That backfired when she actually did start down the slide (after a few false starts) and stopped half way. The kid behind her couldn't see that she was just sitting and he went and pushed her down. Then we were done with the slide.
1:45 Left the pool.
2:00 Got home, went down for a nap. Ariel went straight down, I didn't hear a peep out of her.
4:30 Pick up (and Becky woke Ariel up).
Adam's age 3-4 wave went first.
I was with Adam the whole time. He didn't need bike help, but he did need help with the transitions. And he's off (on his training wheel bike):
And the strong finish:
Adam was convinced that he won the whole race and the "everyone is a winner" wasn't cutting it for him:
Alex's wave started about 1/2 hour later. He had the option to really swim but he chose to run:
And the most I saw of him on the bike, he's too fast to run with:
And another strong finish!
My triathladorks:
After the race, I had a senior photoshoot (you can see a sneak peek on my photo blog).
Sunday morning, Jeremy had a race on highway 128 and the boys and I watched a bit. Sadly, Jeremy got a flat tire and didn't complete the race.
And onto Monday...
7:15 Drop off. Today is my rest day so I was here.
Breakfast - Ariel had 3 pancakes (I do make them small).
9:00 Ariel had an irrational crying fit that lasted about 1/2. Odd. And noisy.
11:30 Left for the adventure of the day - swimming at Ted's pool.
An appropriate place to wear a swim cap:
We swam and ate a sack lunch. Ariel had 1/2 a PB&J, 2 string cheese, yogurt, a few grapes and a zucchini cookie. Must be a growth spurt or something.
I took her down the slide 3 times before I told her that she needed to do it by herself and I would catch her. That backfired when she actually did start down the slide (after a few false starts) and stopped half way. The kid behind her couldn't see that she was just sitting and he went and pushed her down. Then we were done with the slide.
1:45 Left the pool.
2:00 Got home, went down for a nap. Ariel went straight down, I didn't hear a peep out of her.
4:30 Pick up (and Becky woke Ariel up).
Friday, August 8, 2008
August 8, 2008
Me: "Honey, do you know what day today is?"
Jeremy: "Trash day?"
Me: "Well, yes. And our anniversary."
So Happy Trash Day to us, celebrating 9 fabulous years.
7:45 I got home from my swim work out. My new workout schedule has 2 longer swim workouts rather than the 3 shorter ones I was doing before. So today's workout was 2100 yards and took an hour. The main set was 6x200 yards and the first two 200's I accidentally did two 100's and thought, "This isn't so bad." I realized what I was doing in the 3rd 200, whoops, I mean 100 and corrected myself for the rest (of course, counting the first two 100s and just one 200).
Anyway, got home, Ariel was here, Arieling.
Breakfast - Oat Clusters with Adam. Adam was being odd today and kept telling me he was going to play with Ariel in his room. Maybe I missed a part, like Alex kicking Adam out of his room.
9:15 Left for our adventure of the day - swimming at North Boulder (cause remember, I already was there and got my reentry pass).
My underwater camera is definitely more exciting in bright sunlight. The flash is not pretty:
Ariel's pink toes are pretty though:
10:30 The kids were ready to go and get lunch and their triathlon race packets.
11:00 As I got in the car and checked my phone, I noticed Jeremy had called and it turned out he forgot his wallet so we drove to Gunbarrel to give him lunch money. It was the least I could do for Trash Day.
11:30 Lunch at Moe's. The boys had their egg and cheese bagels, I had a Yummus Hummus and Ariel had a mini cream cheese bagel dipped in ketchup (which the boys thought was hilarious).
12:00 Picked up the race packets. Ariel picked herself out a swim cap and insisted on wearing it:
And my last stop, the bank. On Wednesday, I found $31 at the fair, which led to much excitement and much guilt. And also brings my found money in the last two years to $164.11, including over $5 of interest paid. Anyway, so I deposited my lasted mess of coins and a few checks.
12:30 Got home. Put Ariel down for a nap. She chatted for a long time.
1:30 Finally quiet from Ariel.
4:00 Pick up, Becky got a wet Ariel up.
Jeremy: "Trash day?"
Me: "Well, yes. And our anniversary."
So Happy Trash Day to us, celebrating 9 fabulous years.
7:45 I got home from my swim work out. My new workout schedule has 2 longer swim workouts rather than the 3 shorter ones I was doing before. So today's workout was 2100 yards and took an hour. The main set was 6x200 yards and the first two 200's I accidentally did two 100's and thought, "This isn't so bad." I realized what I was doing in the 3rd 200, whoops, I mean 100 and corrected myself for the rest (of course, counting the first two 100s and just one 200).
Anyway, got home, Ariel was here, Arieling.
Breakfast - Oat Clusters with Adam. Adam was being odd today and kept telling me he was going to play with Ariel in his room. Maybe I missed a part, like Alex kicking Adam out of his room.
9:15 Left for our adventure of the day - swimming at North Boulder (cause remember, I already was there and got my reentry pass).
My underwater camera is definitely more exciting in bright sunlight. The flash is not pretty:
Ariel's pink toes are pretty though:
10:30 The kids were ready to go and get lunch and their triathlon race packets.
11:00 As I got in the car and checked my phone, I noticed Jeremy had called and it turned out he forgot his wallet so we drove to Gunbarrel to give him lunch money. It was the least I could do for Trash Day.
11:30 Lunch at Moe's. The boys had their egg and cheese bagels, I had a Yummus Hummus and Ariel had a mini cream cheese bagel dipped in ketchup (which the boys thought was hilarious).
12:00 Picked up the race packets. Ariel picked herself out a swim cap and insisted on wearing it:
And my last stop, the bank. On Wednesday, I found $31 at the fair, which led to much excitement and much guilt. And also brings my found money in the last two years to $164.11, including over $5 of interest paid. Anyway, so I deposited my lasted mess of coins and a few checks.
12:30 Got home. Put Ariel down for a nap. She chatted for a long time.
1:30 Finally quiet from Ariel.
4:00 Pick up, Becky got a wet Ariel up.
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