Ariel will not be joining this week so I'd like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving now. And, let's not forget the reason behind this special holiday:
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
November 21, 2008
It's really amazing what I'll put up with to have a quiet morning. Case in point - Ariel and a pair of safety scissors bought me 45 minutes of peace and quiet this morning to enjoy the paper and my coffee. Of course, nothing is free...
After my lovely breakfast, Ariel and I went to Ashleigh's house for a baby welcoming party for Rachel and Jill. I was going to take lots of pictures of Ariel with friends Lilianna and Kyleigh, but she was shy for most of the morning. It's funny, but Lilianna and Kyleigh are always talking about Ariel but I don't think Ariel care much one way or the other.
Of course when we were ready to go she was rough housing with Jake and Xavier but I was done with the camera.
And here's one of the welcomed babies, Lilianna's new brother, Aiden:
Stay tuned for more cute baby pictures, I'm doing a shoot for Rachel tomorrow. (And Becky, that's the apple hat you saw on my counter and said it was too small for a real baby. Ha ha!)
We left the party when it was time to pick up Adam from school. We stopped by the grocery store to get salmon for tonight's dinner, then came home for lunch. Ariel was not hungry, having had some yogurt, apple and cookie at the party.
She went down for a nap at 1:30 and went right to sleep. Woke up at 3:45, pick up at 4:00.
After my lovely breakfast, Ariel and I went to Ashleigh's house for a baby welcoming party for Rachel and Jill. I was going to take lots of pictures of Ariel with friends Lilianna and Kyleigh, but she was shy for most of the morning. It's funny, but Lilianna and Kyleigh are always talking about Ariel but I don't think Ariel care much one way or the other.
Of course when we were ready to go she was rough housing with Jake and Xavier but I was done with the camera.
And here's one of the welcomed babies, Lilianna's new brother, Aiden:
Stay tuned for more cute baby pictures, I'm doing a shoot for Rachel tomorrow. (And Becky, that's the apple hat you saw on my counter and said it was too small for a real baby. Ha ha!)
We left the party when it was time to pick up Adam from school. We stopped by the grocery store to get salmon for tonight's dinner, then came home for lunch. Ariel was not hungry, having had some yogurt, apple and cookie at the party.
She went down for a nap at 1:30 and went right to sleep. Woke up at 3:45, pick up at 4:00.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
November 20, 2008
I missed drop off this morning, I was at swim class, and after Tuesday's swim I decided that swim class is pretty important. On Tuesday I was swimming next to the swim team and these little kids, somewhere between 10-14 years old were kicking my butt. But this morning there were 4 ladies and I'm as good as any of them so I decide those kids must be super freaks or something. Bovine growth hormones, I'm sure.
I got home around 7:25, which gave Jeremy enough time to get to work for his 8:00 meeting.
Today was seasonably cold with freezing rain. The only good part about that is that some of the higher elevation birds come down when it's cold. This morning we saw a Spotted Towhee and a Dark-Eye Junco. And I finally got a picture of a crow (we have lots in the neighborhood, but they don't come to our yard). Doesn't take much to excite me.
At 8:00 I got Adam and Alex to school. Afterward, Ariel and I stopped at the grocery store to get some milk and Ariel had a pink cookie. Yes, at 8:15am. Then I came home and did my exercises (with some Ariel assistance), ate breakfast and showered.
Around 10:15 we went to the mall and met Ellen and Mae at Starbucks. I tried an Egg Nog latte and it was NOT good. But contrary to Jeremy's belief that I never try anything new, I do try to sample everything at Starbucks. And Noodles, for that matter. And then I had enough time to buy some Winn Detergent at Dick's, which I have heard is really good for getting sports clothes clean. We shall see.
I picked Adam up at 11:30, we came home and had lunch. Ariel had some barley vegetable soup and some grilled cheese with me. And during lunch, Adam spotted this new bird:
At first I thought it was a Red-Tailed Hawk, but then I noticed it doesn't have, uh, a red tail. I'm pretty sure this is a Cooper's Hawk, and it's our 25th bird species in our yard. Quite the milestone. I went outside to get a better picture and Adam came too and scared it away, so we didn't get to see it hunt a sparrow. That would have been cool.
After lunch Adam and Ariel played fairly nicely together until Ariel bit Adam and then it was nap time. She went to sleep today.
2:00 Becky picked up Ariel early. No, my husband did not relay that message. He's not good with stuff like that.
I got home around 7:25, which gave Jeremy enough time to get to work for his 8:00 meeting.
Today was seasonably cold with freezing rain. The only good part about that is that some of the higher elevation birds come down when it's cold. This morning we saw a Spotted Towhee and a Dark-Eye Junco. And I finally got a picture of a crow (we have lots in the neighborhood, but they don't come to our yard). Doesn't take much to excite me.
At 8:00 I got Adam and Alex to school. Afterward, Ariel and I stopped at the grocery store to get some milk and Ariel had a pink cookie. Yes, at 8:15am. Then I came home and did my exercises (with some Ariel assistance), ate breakfast and showered.
Around 10:15 we went to the mall and met Ellen and Mae at Starbucks. I tried an Egg Nog latte and it was NOT good. But contrary to Jeremy's belief that I never try anything new, I do try to sample everything at Starbucks. And Noodles, for that matter. And then I had enough time to buy some Winn Detergent at Dick's, which I have heard is really good for getting sports clothes clean. We shall see.
I picked Adam up at 11:30, we came home and had lunch. Ariel had some barley vegetable soup and some grilled cheese with me. And during lunch, Adam spotted this new bird:
At first I thought it was a Red-Tailed Hawk, but then I noticed it doesn't have, uh, a red tail. I'm pretty sure this is a Cooper's Hawk, and it's our 25th bird species in our yard. Quite the milestone. I went outside to get a better picture and Adam came too and scared it away, so we didn't get to see it hunt a sparrow. That would have been cool.
After lunch Adam and Ariel played fairly nicely together until Ariel bit Adam and then it was nap time. She went to sleep today.
2:00 Becky picked up Ariel early. No, my husband did not relay that message. He's not good with stuff like that.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
I originally took this picture series thinking I was doing Pre-Hair Comb, Post-Hair Comb, Post-School.
But here's what I got. Pre-Hair Comb. The picture does not do the tangles and mats justice. But the wide-eyed crazy look, that's real. This is At Home Ariel.
And here is Post-Hair Comb, aka School Ariel. Notice the demure smile, relaxed posture. Is it just the hairdo that transforms her?
And then I never did take the Post-School picture because she actually came home relatively clean with her bow still in.
So, Ariel went to school. I enjoyed the unseasonably warm morning by going on a bike ride. When I picked Ariel up, the teachers said that she had a slight fever and her nose was runnier than usual. When we got home Ariel finished her lunch and went down for a nap. But she didn't sleep.
At 2:30 I got her out and we went to Alex's school to make sure he connected with Gabriel for a play date. It was still warm so we all played on the playground for a while. Ariel quickly latched onto Riley when she saw the boys were not going to play with her. At 3:15 Ariel and I went back home (Adam went to the play date too, Gaberiel's mom is nice like that) and she went back down for a nap and slept this time.
4:30 Pick up.
But here's what I got. Pre-Hair Comb. The picture does not do the tangles and mats justice. But the wide-eyed crazy look, that's real. This is At Home Ariel.
And here is Post-Hair Comb, aka School Ariel. Notice the demure smile, relaxed posture. Is it just the hairdo that transforms her?
And then I never did take the Post-School picture because she actually came home relatively clean with her bow still in.
So, Ariel went to school. I enjoyed the unseasonably warm morning by going on a bike ride. When I picked Ariel up, the teachers said that she had a slight fever and her nose was runnier than usual. When we got home Ariel finished her lunch and went down for a nap. But she didn't sleep.
At 2:30 I got her out and we went to Alex's school to make sure he connected with Gabriel for a play date. It was still warm so we all played on the playground for a while. Ariel quickly latched onto Riley when she saw the boys were not going to play with her. At 3:15 Ariel and I went back home (Adam went to the play date too, Gaberiel's mom is nice like that) and she went back down for a nap and slept this time.
4:30 Pick up.
Monday, November 17, 2008
November 17, 2008
So we had another busy weekend AND there are pictures this time. On Sunday, Ellen, Becky and I did the Panicking Poultry 5k run. I'll shorten this by not enumerating all the ways Dad added chaos to our day and just skipping to the race. Ellen and Becky did great, they both beat me. I ran 2 minutes slower than the Race for the Cure. And when I stopped, my hips immediately stiffened up like a 90 year old woman's (but NOT like the 72 year old woman who ran it in 25:00). They were stiff until my physical therapy today, when my PT told me that my pelvis was not aligned and she straightened it. WTH? She also strongly advised I take a break from running for a bit until my body stops rebelling against it so much. Good thing I started that swim program last week so I don't go to Plan B - sitting on the couch eating potato chips. Mmmmm, potato chips.
There was also a kid's fun run and Ariel met or exceeded her goals by not tripping, falling and wailing. She ran at least 90% of the 1/2 mile course (thanks for the picture Ellen, I really couldn't get off my butt to take any):
In the evening, we celebrated Ariel's birthday. The big legos were a hit with everyone:
Glad the birthday girl liked them. She still can't have real legos since she's so mouthy:
Even Hannah liked them:
Cheese!
Ariel sharing her necklaces with everyone. Everyone but Alex and JJ:
The Holy Princesses Batman table:
Ariel taking a picture of Backa:
My mother's amazing castle cake:
Which was a hit with Ariel:
And the gift from grandma:
Today was a pretty typical Monday. Ariel went to school. I had physical therapy. I did lots of house work that doesn't seem like much but took all day. 3 loads of laundry and cleaning the bathrooms.
Only thing of note was Ariel woke up from her nap on her own 5 minutes before Becky came and was in a MUCH better mood than when she has to be woken up.
There was also a kid's fun run and Ariel met or exceeded her goals by not tripping, falling and wailing. She ran at least 90% of the 1/2 mile course (thanks for the picture Ellen, I really couldn't get off my butt to take any):
In the evening, we celebrated Ariel's birthday. The big legos were a hit with everyone:
Glad the birthday girl liked them. She still can't have real legos since she's so mouthy:
Even Hannah liked them:
Cheese!
Ariel sharing her necklaces with everyone. Everyone but Alex and JJ:
The Holy Princesses Batman table:
Ariel taking a picture of Backa:
My mother's amazing castle cake:
Which was a hit with Ariel:
And the gift from grandma:
Today was a pretty typical Monday. Ariel went to school. I had physical therapy. I did lots of house work that doesn't seem like much but took all day. 3 loads of laundry and cleaning the bathrooms.
Only thing of note was Ariel woke up from her nap on her own 5 minutes before Becky came and was in a MUCH better mood than when she has to be woken up.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
November 13, 2008
I do apologize for the lack of blogging. I have a lot of photography work right now and that's where most of my computer time is going. So I'm going to try to catch up on this week. I doubt I can make it very coherent day by day so here's a brief update.
Ariel:
- Went to school on Monday. Only comment from her teachers was that she and Ehmunah are the only ones not sick right now. And she had her first official injury report. She tripped over a bike and banged her head and knee. Becky and I were so not impressed, she does that all the time, especially since she started skipping and galloping everywhere.
- No Ariel and no school on Tuesday. Adam had a very convoluted idea of Veteran's Day. Something about celebrating a war (that's what fights are called) a long time and some people didn't die. I think he was expecting more on the "celebrating" front, at one time he asked if we were going to Har Hashem. Instead, we spent the morning at Pump it Up with former preschool buddies of Alex's then the afteroon picking up my orthotics. They felt very weird at first but I don't notice them now. But I haven't tried running it them yet.
- On Wednesday, Ariel had school again. She brought cupcakes for snack to celebrate her birthday on Friday and was very excited about the birthday crown her teachers made her. Dad came by at 3 with Hannah so I could take Alex to the doctor's (more on that later).
- Today I did a swim class at 6:15am and was home in time for Jeremy to leave to make his 8:00 meeting with Norway. Which meant I was in charge of getting all kids to school. On the way to school, Cinderella smacked Adam with her scepter and gave him a bloody nose. We came home and showered, then I took Ariel's 3 year pictures. She did amazingly well, I think we got some really good ones. Here's one I like so far because it's so Ariel.
- After we picked up Adam, they ate lunch (banana, mac & cheese and a baby cheese) and then played together. I baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies and prepared the baked ziti casserole we are having for dinner tonight. After eating 3 cookies, Ariel went down for her nap at 1:45.
And my updates
- My running is getting progressively worse, not helped by the cold I got Friday. It's hurting more than it's worth and I'm not putting in the milage to do a half marathon in 3 weeks, so I switched out of the running program and into the swimming one. I'm still going to try running a little, do the bare minimun to not loose too much of my run fitness. And hopefully the orthotics will make a difference with the hip and knee pain too. I'm going to try a run with Ellen tomorrow and if it feels ok, I'll finally sign up for Sunday's Panicking Poultry 5k (no Becky and Ellen, I have not put money on it yet).
- Alex had his second opinion with Dr. Roy, the hippy doctor. He is an MD who uses a wide variety of treatments and approaches. And I must say, as first appearances go, he looked like a hippy doctor in his jeans and untucked plaid shirt. And he was much younger than I expected. He looked at the Children's results (which didn't find anything) and even though Alex weigh 33 lbs on his scale, he thought he was a normal but skinny kid. He recommended some supplements to be on the safe side so both boys will now take a new multi-vitamin, zinc, vitamin D, probiotics and fish oil.
And speaking of probiotics, Dr. Roy's theory of why Alex may be a bit small and why he had a first year was because I had strep B during the pregnancy and was on antibiotics durning labor. He says that babies are sterile in the womb and are supposed to come out though the bacteria ridden birth canal (sorry for that imagery, family) so the right sort of bacteria can start inhabiting their guts. And I killed all that bacteria. Hmmmm.
Dr. Roy also didn't think the Children's Failure to Thrive Clinic would be very helpful. He thought they would recommend a lot of high calorie, but not healthy food like pedisure and butter on everything. Instead he thought we should see a nutritionist. So I guess we can start with the nutritionist, since our Children's appointment isn't for another 2 months. And for the record, I was Alex's size at age 6, and Jeremy was 37 lbs at age 3.
- Becky stayed an extra 30 minutes today so I could go to Adam's conferences. As I suspected, I have a very good Preschool Adam. He gets along with everyone, has been very good at beiging self-motivated. He's working on age appropriate work and doing well. Good to here as we are being driven nuts with Adam at home. For the last month he's been getting up waaaay to early (like the 5:15 today) which makes him pretty crabby come dinner time.
Ariel isn't coming here tomorrow, so I'll wish her a happy birthday now!
Ariel:
- Went to school on Monday. Only comment from her teachers was that she and Ehmunah are the only ones not sick right now. And she had her first official injury report. She tripped over a bike and banged her head and knee. Becky and I were so not impressed, she does that all the time, especially since she started skipping and galloping everywhere.
- No Ariel and no school on Tuesday. Adam had a very convoluted idea of Veteran's Day. Something about celebrating a war (that's what fights are called) a long time and some people didn't die. I think he was expecting more on the "celebrating" front, at one time he asked if we were going to Har Hashem. Instead, we spent the morning at Pump it Up with former preschool buddies of Alex's then the afteroon picking up my orthotics. They felt very weird at first but I don't notice them now. But I haven't tried running it them yet.
- On Wednesday, Ariel had school again. She brought cupcakes for snack to celebrate her birthday on Friday and was very excited about the birthday crown her teachers made her. Dad came by at 3 with Hannah so I could take Alex to the doctor's (more on that later).
- Today I did a swim class at 6:15am and was home in time for Jeremy to leave to make his 8:00 meeting with Norway. Which meant I was in charge of getting all kids to school. On the way to school, Cinderella smacked Adam with her scepter and gave him a bloody nose. We came home and showered, then I took Ariel's 3 year pictures. She did amazingly well, I think we got some really good ones. Here's one I like so far because it's so Ariel.
- After we picked up Adam, they ate lunch (banana, mac & cheese and a baby cheese) and then played together. I baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies and prepared the baked ziti casserole we are having for dinner tonight. After eating 3 cookies, Ariel went down for her nap at 1:45.
And my updates
- My running is getting progressively worse, not helped by the cold I got Friday. It's hurting more than it's worth and I'm not putting in the milage to do a half marathon in 3 weeks, so I switched out of the running program and into the swimming one. I'm still going to try running a little, do the bare minimun to not loose too much of my run fitness. And hopefully the orthotics will make a difference with the hip and knee pain too. I'm going to try a run with Ellen tomorrow and if it feels ok, I'll finally sign up for Sunday's Panicking Poultry 5k (no Becky and Ellen, I have not put money on it yet).
- Alex had his second opinion with Dr. Roy, the hippy doctor. He is an MD who uses a wide variety of treatments and approaches. And I must say, as first appearances go, he looked like a hippy doctor in his jeans and untucked plaid shirt. And he was much younger than I expected. He looked at the Children's results (which didn't find anything) and even though Alex weigh 33 lbs on his scale, he thought he was a normal but skinny kid. He recommended some supplements to be on the safe side so both boys will now take a new multi-vitamin, zinc, vitamin D, probiotics and fish oil.
And speaking of probiotics, Dr. Roy's theory of why Alex may be a bit small and why he had a first year was because I had strep B during the pregnancy and was on antibiotics durning labor. He says that babies are sterile in the womb and are supposed to come out though the bacteria ridden birth canal (sorry for that imagery, family) so the right sort of bacteria can start inhabiting their guts. And I killed all that bacteria. Hmmmm.
Dr. Roy also didn't think the Children's Failure to Thrive Clinic would be very helpful. He thought they would recommend a lot of high calorie, but not healthy food like pedisure and butter on everything. Instead he thought we should see a nutritionist. So I guess we can start with the nutritionist, since our Children's appointment isn't for another 2 months. And for the record, I was Alex's size at age 6, and Jeremy was 37 lbs at age 3.
- Becky stayed an extra 30 minutes today so I could go to Adam's conferences. As I suspected, I have a very good Preschool Adam. He gets along with everyone, has been very good at beiging self-motivated. He's working on age appropriate work and doing well. Good to here as we are being driven nuts with Adam at home. For the last month he's been getting up waaaay to early (like the 5:15 today) which makes him pretty crabby come dinner time.
Ariel isn't coming here tomorrow, so I'll wish her a happy birthday now!
Friday, November 7, 2008
November 7, 2008
Ariel had a day. I dropped her into preschool (each kid gets 2 drop in days because they missed so much in Oct due to holidays) so I would have time to do a run this week in daylight. By the time I dropped her off, drove to the trail head, ran 45 minutes with Ellen (hi Ellen *wave*) cooled down, drove home, and showered, it was time to get Adam. It just seemed that I should have had *slightly* more time than that. Anyway, it was really cool, we saw a bald eagle on the run. I'll have to take the boys out there to look for one again.
Since it was Friday, when I picked up Ariel we got to do the school wide Shabbat sing. I had forgotten just how excited I had been when Alex graduated that we were done with that. I must have repressed it because a room full of many many preschoolers stresses me out just a little. I also talked to Levi's mom, who shared that Levi thinks that Ariel is one of the teachers. I can see that, she is pretty bossy.
When Ariel got home she finished her lunch and 1/2 a banana and some goldfish too. Then she went down for a nap and SLEPT. Pick up at 4:00.
Since it was Friday, when I picked up Ariel we got to do the school wide Shabbat sing. I had forgotten just how excited I had been when Alex graduated that we were done with that. I must have repressed it because a room full of many many preschoolers stresses me out just a little. I also talked to Levi's mom, who shared that Levi thinks that Ariel is one of the teachers. I can see that, she is pretty bossy.
When Ariel got home she finished her lunch and 1/2 a banana and some goldfish too. Then she went down for a nap and SLEPT. Pick up at 4:00.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
November 6, 2008
Thursday can be good or bad. I either get a lot done, or sit in my jammies until it's time to get Adam. Today Ellen called at 9:00 to ask if I wanted to meet at Starbucks. I had already had a big breakfast and was drinking my coffee, but it seemed like a good idea to avoid the jammies and get out of the house.
We went to the 29th street mall and even though it was a bit cold, the kids played outside. Speaking of, Becky, does Ariel have a hat that fits? I think she needs one for preschool too.
Since I already had had my coffee, I got a caramel apple cider and it was pretty good. Ariel had 3/4 of a donut (guess where the other 1/4 went). When the kids got too cold, we went across the street to the Apple store where Ellen finally gave in to temptation and got an iTouch. I must give her credit, she's been lusting after an iPhone since they launched over a year ago and made it this long. The kids (that would be Ariel, Sam and Mae) tried to play games on the kids' macs at the back of the store. I think Sam was the only one qualified but Ariel surprised me with her basic mouse skills. It's not like I let her touch *my* computer.
And next, so the morning was slightly usefully, I took my car to the carwash. They had a deal for a hand wax and since I have no idea the last time my car was waxed, we did that too. And even though it was 10:45 and they said the service would take 45 minutes (which would be right when Adam gets out of school) I still did it. Because, hey, we were there.
The car got done at 11:28 and we were only 10 minutes late to get Adam. Which is late enough that he was in the office, but not so late they had looked up my number to call me. I figure I get a few of those a year and it was worth the super clean car. Ariel fell asleep on the way to Adam's school and when I tried to transfer her, she woke up and didn't fall asleep. She spent the next 1 1/2 hours kicking the pack-n-play and talking to herself.
I got Ariel out of bed at 2:30 and we walked to school to get Alex. When we got back I had a picture order come in the mail so I organized that. We left for swim team at 3:40, Becky met us in the parking lot, which was stunningly good timing. I did a swim workout while the boys had practice, my first real swim since my triathlon.
We went to the 29th street mall and even though it was a bit cold, the kids played outside. Speaking of, Becky, does Ariel have a hat that fits? I think she needs one for preschool too.
Since I already had had my coffee, I got a caramel apple cider and it was pretty good. Ariel had 3/4 of a donut (guess where the other 1/4 went). When the kids got too cold, we went across the street to the Apple store where Ellen finally gave in to temptation and got an iTouch. I must give her credit, she's been lusting after an iPhone since they launched over a year ago and made it this long. The kids (that would be Ariel, Sam and Mae) tried to play games on the kids' macs at the back of the store. I think Sam was the only one qualified but Ariel surprised me with her basic mouse skills. It's not like I let her touch *my* computer.
And next, so the morning was slightly usefully, I took my car to the carwash. They had a deal for a hand wax and since I have no idea the last time my car was waxed, we did that too. And even though it was 10:45 and they said the service would take 45 minutes (which would be right when Adam gets out of school) I still did it. Because, hey, we were there.
The car got done at 11:28 and we were only 10 minutes late to get Adam. Which is late enough that he was in the office, but not so late they had looked up my number to call me. I figure I get a few of those a year and it was worth the super clean car. Ariel fell asleep on the way to Adam's school and when I tried to transfer her, she woke up and didn't fall asleep. She spent the next 1 1/2 hours kicking the pack-n-play and talking to herself.
I got Ariel out of bed at 2:30 and we walked to school to get Alex. When we got back I had a picture order come in the mail so I organized that. We left for swim team at 3:40, Becky met us in the parking lot, which was stunningly good timing. I did a swim workout while the boys had practice, my first real swim since my triathlon.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
November 5, 2008
What a good day to be an American :) Alex was right, Obama won. He predicted it weeks ago, based on the fact that everyone *he* knew was voting that way. And Adam was glad too because, "John McCain is too old." But the best part was, never did they question, notice or otherwise comment that Obama was black with a funny name. I, in no way, want to diminish the civil rights movement in America, but for my kids right now, there is absolutely nothing strange about a black president. And how cool for them when they learn about civil rights to just be baffled and wonder what the fuss was about. As for myself, I feel like we've already had a black president. I did, afterall, watch 4 seasons of 24.
Ariel did not want to pose with Obama. Her daddy would be proud.
Anyway, typical day here. Ariel was dropped off at 7:15, had yogurt for breakfast and went to school at 9:00. I did not have physical therapy and was able to come home and do work. When I picked Ariel up, her wet tights were in a bag, her teacher said that she had a little accident and finished on the potty. Otherwise, I don't hear much about her day at school other than it was good.
We got home, she finished her lunch and went down for a nap. Pick up at 4:10.
Monday, November 3, 2008
November 3, 2008
I just heard a really good term for my life - chaotic monotony. Today was yet another prime example. Ariel was dropped at her regular time and had her regular yogurt for breakfast. After I dropped her off at school, I went to physical therapy. Next I stopped by the Wild Bird Store to get a baffle for my chickadee feeder. I'm sick of the squirrels eating my premium bird seed (I tried to distract them today with a pumpkin). Then I came home and had enough time to eat an early lunch (my stomach still hasn't changed time) before picking up Adam. Then we headed off to the dentist. One of my sealants fell off, and the cavity I had filled needed to be filed down. Thankfully that only took 20 minutes.
Next we went to Target and I spent under $50 on cleaning products, Archer boxed dinners (which aren't half bad and are pretty cheap), one bag of Halloween M&Ms and some other Target-like items.
At 1:00 we picked up Ariel. She had another good day. Her teacher said it's funny to watch her stand up to Levi, who is much bigger. Not a big deal to her, when she has cousins to boss around.
She came home, finished her lunch and took a nap. I worked on some photography. I had two sessions this weekend and quite a bit of work to do, which should go faster now that we are all done watching Weeds.
No pictures today, but here's my favorite from the weekend:
Oh. I guess I forgot my weekend report. On Sunday we saw Seussical, the play that Alex missed on Yom Kippur. I think the kids enjoyed it, but I fell asleep. I had gotten up at 5:00 to run before Sunday school and it was my normal crash time...
Next we went to Target and I spent under $50 on cleaning products, Archer boxed dinners (which aren't half bad and are pretty cheap), one bag of Halloween M&Ms and some other Target-like items.
At 1:00 we picked up Ariel. She had another good day. Her teacher said it's funny to watch her stand up to Levi, who is much bigger. Not a big deal to her, when she has cousins to boss around.
She came home, finished her lunch and took a nap. I worked on some photography. I had two sessions this weekend and quite a bit of work to do, which should go faster now that we are all done watching Weeds.
No pictures today, but here's my favorite from the weekend:
Oh. I guess I forgot my weekend report. On Sunday we saw Seussical, the play that Alex missed on Yom Kippur. I think the kids enjoyed it, but I fell asleep. I had gotten up at 5:00 to run before Sunday school and it was my normal crash time...
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