We're still enjoying the lazy days, and we're very thankful that oNe can still do a lot of fun stuff! I'm really enjoying working less this summer. We still have a ton of stuff going on, but if we didn't, we wouldn't be us.
The girls are each taking a dance class, twoK is taking violin lessons, oNe was doing swim team, but now isn't (see broken arm), and twoK and Three-a are doing gymnastics. oNe is doing a Zumba class with me!!!! Wheeeee!
On the camp front...
oNe and twoK will go to an iMovie camp in July (for 3 days). I have booked one week at sewing camp for twoK. I haven't booked anything for Three-a yet; she'll either do a dance camp or a science camp (she's too young for both iMovie and sewing camp).
We may do a week of horseback riding camp in August... I'd like to get in a week of dance camp for all 3 girls, but I'm not sure if we can given the schedule for it and oNe's arm. Hrm... maybe I can do a week of dance camp the first week and a week of horseback riding camp the second week--need to think about this.
Let's see, other exciting news, I cleaned my desk and our room is cleaner than it has been in MONTHS. I still have a lot of rooms to sort through before our move, but I think our move is going to be delayed... It makes it hard to get motivated to sort and toss when I don't have a deadline. I need deadlines.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Flip flops with support
Really intense good arch support.
Some are super cute. I just ordered 3 pair and I'll tell you more when they come.
Some are super cute. I just ordered 3 pair and I'll tell you more when they come.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
3-4 weeks and an aura...
Good news!!! oNe only has to wear a splint for 3-4 weeks. She can swim in the splint (we have 2... one to be wet and one for dry). I must say, if you have to break an arm, a buckle fracture is the way to go. No cast! Short recovery! Yay! We'll still be able to have some summer fun.
Poor oNe, she had an aura yesterday. She described it to me and it sounds just like mine. Hers was in the upper left part of her visual field. She didn't really get a headache... She had a little headache and her head felt funny, but not bad. Darn...I wish she wasn't so much like me. And, this might mean the start of hormones. (I'm not ready!)
Poor oNe, she had an aura yesterday. She described it to me and it sounds just like mine. Hers was in the upper left part of her visual field. She didn't really get a headache... She had a little headache and her head felt funny, but not bad. Darn...I wish she wasn't so much like me. And, this might mean the start of hormones. (I'm not ready!)
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Broken arm...
Remember on Friday afternoon how we were going to the park? At the park, oNe went flying off her scooter and broke her arm. I knew instantly it was broken from her cries. It's a "good break" and should heal quickly. This site (and many others) say about 3 weeks of a cast. I am SO hoping it's only 3 weeks. I am so hoping we can get a waterproof cast. oNe is very sad.
Friday, June 22, 2012
3 days, 3 girls, and 3 cats
Whoa, posts made 3 days in a row. Don't be too impressed, this is a short one. I have to take the girls to the park. My nanny has been on vacation this week and I have been loving hanging out with the girls. I've also gotten more done around the house. I *should* be cleaning in my room right now, but I'm taking 10 minutes FOR ME. Then we'll go to the park. I'll clean later.
What else... I took all 3 girls and all 3 cats to the vet today. All kitties look good. Since C-cat I've been worried about the new boys. We've had them 6 months and they seem fine, but I figured I ought to get them in to the vet for an expert opinion. We took them to a woman who is a friend and a vet. We've never seen her professionally before, but I really am glad we went. She seems like a great vet. All the kitties got a clean bill of health and now I can worry a little less. I do love the kitties.
Thinking about C-cat* makes me so very sad. He was great. He was not with us long enough. I still miss my boy "Beloved kitty." Dang it... I wasn't planning on writing a post that would make me cry, but I just did. I think I was more worried about going to the vet than I cared to admit. I'm thrilled, for the moment, we have healthy kitties.
What else? That's all I got for now. Gotta go wipe the tears, take a deep breath, and go to the park.
*C-cat not to be confused with C-kitty who was MWH's kitty of a lot of wonderful years.
What else... I took all 3 girls and all 3 cats to the vet today. All kitties look good. Since C-cat I've been worried about the new boys. We've had them 6 months and they seem fine, but I figured I ought to get them in to the vet for an expert opinion. We took them to a woman who is a friend and a vet. We've never seen her professionally before, but I really am glad we went. She seems like a great vet. All the kitties got a clean bill of health and now I can worry a little less. I do love the kitties.
Thinking about C-cat* makes me so very sad. He was great. He was not with us long enough. I still miss my boy "Beloved kitty." Dang it... I wasn't planning on writing a post that would make me cry, but I just did. I think I was more worried about going to the vet than I cared to admit. I'm thrilled, for the moment, we have healthy kitties.
What else? That's all I got for now. Gotta go wipe the tears, take a deep breath, and go to the park.
*C-cat not to be confused with C-kitty who was MWH's kitty of a lot of wonderful years.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
How embarrassing...
Blogger's new input box for posts puts me in "HTML" mode by default. If I don't notice and if I don't stick in HTML breaks then I get a big box of text... Like yesterday. Sorry about that! Today should be better.
So I never wrote about moving? MWH found a wonderful house about 6 blocks from our current house. (We don't have to change schools.) In a state of weakness, I agreed we could buy it and remodel it. I plead temporary insanity.
Poor MWH has to put up with me whining. We're both pretty tired and overwhelmed by the remodel. We did a remodel before, but he forgot how all consuming it is. I remembered, but still I went along with it.
It's going to be a wonderful house. It has a slightly bigger backyard, will get sunshine so we can grow things, it has two apple trees, two apricot trees (that are in season right now!), one lemon tree, and grapes!
In the remodel we're adding a new small entry room / large closet that we're calling "the mud room" by the garage so we can put all shoes, backpacks, and etc. in there and then when we're ready to go to school the next day, voilà, it's there. It will also have a little bench seat for more storage of JUNK and to sit. Oh mudroom, how I imagine I will love you.
Other things that are exciting in the new house are: 4 bedrooms upstairs! 3 bathrooms! (Hopefully twoK and Three-a will share a room, oNe will have her own and we'll have a dance room... we're still working on logistics). We'll also have a guest room downstairs. Oh, and the best thing.... A walk-in pantry!!!!!!!
Actually, the best thing may be that we won't have horrible neighbors. (I've not really blogged about our horrible neighbor but I wrote a tiny bit here.)
Now we just have to survive the rest of the remodel. And get packed. And move. And get unpacked. And get settled. And realize we have no furniture that we want to take so we have to go shopping and spend money. It will be okay. It will all become a distant memory soon and hopefully MWH won't want to do it again!
So I never wrote about moving? MWH found a wonderful house about 6 blocks from our current house. (We don't have to change schools.) In a state of weakness, I agreed we could buy it and remodel it. I plead temporary insanity.
Poor MWH has to put up with me whining. We're both pretty tired and overwhelmed by the remodel. We did a remodel before, but he forgot how all consuming it is. I remembered, but still I went along with it.
It's going to be a wonderful house. It has a slightly bigger backyard, will get sunshine so we can grow things, it has two apple trees, two apricot trees (that are in season right now!), one lemon tree, and grapes!
In the remodel we're adding a new small entry room / large closet that we're calling "the mud room" by the garage so we can put all shoes, backpacks, and etc. in there and then when we're ready to go to school the next day, voilà, it's there. It will also have a little bench seat for more storage of JUNK and to sit. Oh mudroom, how I imagine I will love you.
Other things that are exciting in the new house are: 4 bedrooms upstairs! 3 bathrooms! (Hopefully twoK and Three-a will share a room, oNe will have her own and we'll have a dance room... we're still working on logistics). We'll also have a guest room downstairs. Oh, and the best thing.... A walk-in pantry!!!!!!!
Actually, the best thing may be that we won't have horrible neighbors. (I've not really blogged about our horrible neighbor but I wrote a tiny bit here.)
Now we just have to survive the rest of the remodel. And get packed. And move. And get unpacked. And get settled. And realize we have no furniture that we want to take so we have to go shopping and spend money. It will be okay. It will all become a distant memory soon and hopefully MWH won't want to do it again!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Summer: Week 1
The girls have been out of school for one full week now. Our days are turning into lazy summer days. I don't yet have them signed up for camps. I feel it's sort of a radical, retro approach to summer; I want them to get a little bored. So far we've been productive this first week:
On Monday, MWH took the girls to the library so they could get lots of books for their summer reading. In the summer, we pay the girls to read at the rate of 1 penny a page. They have to read "age-level appropriate books."
On Tuesday, the girls and I totally cleaned out my car. It's shiny inside and out. It needed it.
Today, we went through their closets and drawers and pulled all their winter clothes and packed them away. We also cleared out the ones that don't fit any more to give away. All told, including winter and no longer fitting clothes, we cleaned out 10 (stuffed full) grocery bags (paper). This is really important 'cause at some point this summer we're supposed to move to our new house. (Did I tell you we bought a new house and we're remodeling it? I can't remember and I can't seem to find a post on it.)
Boy, do we know how to have fun on vacation, or what? I'm loving it. It feels good to spend time with the girls and cross things off the to do list. We've also been swimming (nearly every day), had a couple of play dates, and stayed up late. It's now 2:17 pm and 2 out of 4 of us are still in our PJs. To me, this is summer at it's best!
On Monday, MWH took the girls to the library so they could get lots of books for their summer reading. In the summer, we pay the girls to read at the rate of 1 penny a page. They have to read "age-level appropriate books."
On Tuesday, the girls and I totally cleaned out my car. It's shiny inside and out. It needed it.
Today, we went through their closets and drawers and pulled all their winter clothes and packed them away. We also cleared out the ones that don't fit any more to give away. All told, including winter and no longer fitting clothes, we cleaned out 10 (stuffed full) grocery bags (paper). This is really important 'cause at some point this summer we're supposed to move to our new house. (Did I tell you we bought a new house and we're remodeling it? I can't remember and I can't seem to find a post on it.)
Boy, do we know how to have fun on vacation, or what? I'm loving it. It feels good to spend time with the girls and cross things off the to do list. We've also been swimming (nearly every day), had a couple of play dates, and stayed up late. It's now 2:17 pm and 2 out of 4 of us are still in our PJs. To me, this is summer at it's best!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Every day
Every day, I want to make a post. I think of something I should write about so I can remember it, and every night, after a crazy day, I forget.
The girls are super. I want to remember how much fun they are at 6, 8, and 10. I want to write down specifics so they can read the blog when they are older and laugh. But I find that I am just not doing it; I'm not feeling it. I'm documenting life in (bad) pictures, but not words on "the other blog." I haven't posted here for over a month. I have hopes that this summer will give me more time to post.
So what have I been doing the last month? I'm playing around with a new blog that will be devoted to thinking about food/nutrition (if you want to see it, let me know, but it doesn't feel "ready" yet so I'm not announcing it). I'm working less. I'm hanging out with the girls more. I'm working out more. We just had our dance show and it's the end of the school year so this last week was insane. I feel busier than ever despite working less. Oh, and then there is the remodel, (I think I told you we bought another house). Remodeling is such a timesink. (I may have gotten most of the tile for the bathrooms determined. Hopefully!) I'm looking forward to it all being done and us getting settled in the new house. (I really wish I had someone to organize my new house. Sigh, it's going to be me and I'm not good at organizing. I missed getting that gene!)
We're getting ready for end of school. Almost goodbye to 4th, 2nd, and 1st and hello to 5th (OMG that sounds so old), 3rd, and 2nd.
oNe is sad about leaving 4th grade. She has a super teacher who she loves. I am sad for her. It's rare that you find a teacher you click with and connect with so well. I'm thrilled that twoK made fabulous friends this year. She came out of shell a little as she took a ballet class and then danced in the show. Last year she wouldn't do the show. Three-a has a lot of friends. First grade was crazy fun for her. She always has a good time every where. That's our little Three-a. She's a great reader thanks to her super first grade teacher--we are so sad as there my not be a spot for her teacher next year, enrollment is low.
Okay, again, not feeling it on blogging, today. In the meantime, take a look at this funny "to-do" list. The 2012 equivalent of "crank phone calls." I read it to the girls and they really want to do the "time travel" one. Someday they will. I had to convince them they needed to do it when their parents weren't around.
Okay, for now... Hopefully I'll be back in less than a month.
The girls are super. I want to remember how much fun they are at 6, 8, and 10. I want to write down specifics so they can read the blog when they are older and laugh. But I find that I am just not doing it; I'm not feeling it. I'm documenting life in (bad) pictures, but not words on "the other blog." I haven't posted here for over a month. I have hopes that this summer will give me more time to post.
So what have I been doing the last month? I'm playing around with a new blog that will be devoted to thinking about food/nutrition (if you want to see it, let me know, but it doesn't feel "ready" yet so I'm not announcing it). I'm working less. I'm hanging out with the girls more. I'm working out more. We just had our dance show and it's the end of the school year so this last week was insane. I feel busier than ever despite working less. Oh, and then there is the remodel, (I think I told you we bought another house). Remodeling is such a timesink. (I may have gotten most of the tile for the bathrooms determined. Hopefully!) I'm looking forward to it all being done and us getting settled in the new house. (I really wish I had someone to organize my new house. Sigh, it's going to be me and I'm not good at organizing. I missed getting that gene!)
We're getting ready for end of school. Almost goodbye to 4th, 2nd, and 1st and hello to 5th (OMG that sounds so old), 3rd, and 2nd.
oNe is sad about leaving 4th grade. She has a super teacher who she loves. I am sad for her. It's rare that you find a teacher you click with and connect with so well. I'm thrilled that twoK made fabulous friends this year. She came out of shell a little as she took a ballet class and then danced in the show. Last year she wouldn't do the show. Three-a has a lot of friends. First grade was crazy fun for her. She always has a good time every where. That's our little Three-a. She's a great reader thanks to her super first grade teacher--we are so sad as there my not be a spot for her teacher next year, enrollment is low.
Okay, again, not feeling it on blogging, today. In the meantime, take a look at this funny "to-do" list. The 2012 equivalent of "crank phone calls." I read it to the girls and they really want to do the "time travel" one. Someday they will. I had to convince them they needed to do it when their parents weren't around.
Okay, for now... Hopefully I'll be back in less than a month.
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