Erin's been complaining of headaches. I took her to the doctor yesterday. Theory #1 is that allergies are causing her headaches. Yes, it's January and the pollen is out in Georgia. We're both sniffing. So now Erin is taking allergy medication. Theory #2 is that Erin's six-year molars are coming in and that may be bothering her. (This might be the case as she complains sometimes when she is chewing food.) So we're going to wait and see how she feels with the allergy medication and if the headaches continue, take her to the dentist.
And speaking of health issues, I never wrote about the Christmas illnesses. Wouldn't be Christmas without them, now wouldn't it? Two days before Christmas, Erin got an ear infection. A few days after Christmas, Lauren got a tummy virus, stomach flu or some similar crud. Once Lauren recovered, Rene got some kind of flu, coughing, fever, aching. I escaped the holidays healthy.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Mickey Mouse Crocs
Lauren likes to say "How cute" when seeing pictures of puppies or babies. I had the same reaction when I saw these! We're gearing up for Disneyland, so I had to get them:
Mickey Mouse Crocs
Mickey Mouse Crocs
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Feeling down today?
You are not alone! See this article.
Maybe that's why I feel like a really need a nap. Of course on the one day Lauren doesn't seem to want to nap.
Maybe that's why I feel like a really need a nap. Of course on the one day Lauren doesn't seem to want to nap.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Top 10 things moms (and some dads) do in the carpool line
1. Go sit in a friend's SUV or minivan and chat.
2. Sit in your SUV or minivan and chat on the cellphone.
3. Sit in your SUV or minivan and read.
4. Sit in your SUV or minivan and sleep.
5. Sit in your SUV or minivan and eat.
6. Get out of the SUV or minivan and take a walk.
7. Get out of the SUV or minivan and go into the school. (What were they doing in there?)
8. Back your SUV or minivan into the front of the carpool line, saving yourself lots of time while incurring the wrath of the moms in the front of the line who've been sitting there for 30 minutes.
9. Get enraged at the mom who backs into the front of the carpool line. Give her a good talking to. Go get the principal. Shake your head in disgust and let any moms in the front who where sleeping, chatting, or reading know what transgression just occurred.
10. Sit in your SUV or minivan and watch the drama of the other moms fighting.
2. Sit in your SUV or minivan and chat on the cellphone.
3. Sit in your SUV or minivan and read.
4. Sit in your SUV or minivan and sleep.
5. Sit in your SUV or minivan and eat.
6. Get out of the SUV or minivan and take a walk.
7. Get out of the SUV or minivan and go into the school. (What were they doing in there?)
8. Back your SUV or minivan into the front of the carpool line, saving yourself lots of time while incurring the wrath of the moms in the front of the line who've been sitting there for 30 minutes.
9. Get enraged at the mom who backs into the front of the carpool line. Give her a good talking to. Go get the principal. Shake your head in disgust and let any moms in the front who where sleeping, chatting, or reading know what transgression just occurred.
10. Sit in your SUV or minivan and watch the drama of the other moms fighting.
Friday, January 19, 2007
I've been a bad blogger
No posts. Bad me.
Quick updates from this week:
100 days of school celebration!
Found out my part time tech writing job won't continue after January. :(
Will now have time to organize the suitcase of photos my mother brought at Christmas!
Will now have time to help with the girl scouts "Thinking Day" project. Our troop's country: Bolivia!
We decided to rent our house out for masters week. But since it ends on Easter Sunday, attendance might be down this year.
Lauren got her big girl bed today! Had no nap so groggily went into bed just fine.
It's a movie night and we're watching The Sound of Music (or "Maria" as Erin calls it.
That's all. I promise to blog more in the future. :)
Quick updates from this week:
100 days of school celebration!
Found out my part time tech writing job won't continue after January. :(
Will now have time to organize the suitcase of photos my mother brought at Christmas!
Will now have time to help with the girl scouts "Thinking Day" project. Our troop's country: Bolivia!
We decided to rent our house out for masters week. But since it ends on Easter Sunday, attendance might be down this year.
Lauren got her big girl bed today! Had no nap so groggily went into bed just fine.
It's a movie night and we're watching The Sound of Music (or "Maria" as Erin calls it.
That's all. I promise to blog more in the future. :)
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Thursday, January 04, 2007
My baby on the bus!
At approximately 4pm today I will be nervously awaiting Erin's arrival on her first trip on the dog bus. Of course I had dreams of bus crashes, etc which kept me awake.
I had been avoiding the bus because A) I had been misinformed that we would be first pickup in the morning and last dropoff in the afternoon even though we live pretty close to the school; B) I had gotten used to spending all that time in the carpool line reading; and C) my baby is too young to ride the bus!
But after six months of Erin's pleading with me and me getting information on the route, I gave in. I hear the driver is wonderful, and they will attempt to drop off and pick up right in front of our house. But this morning my friend (whose son is a veteran bus rider) informed me that the driver told her there would be a substitute driver this afternoon! AAAGGGH! Luckily she talked to him about Erin and he told her Erin was on the route and all would be well. Plus I gave Erin a note for the bus driver which I've only told her 50 times to give him.
It'll be a long afternoon!
More on Christmas in another post!
I had been avoiding the bus because A) I had been misinformed that we would be first pickup in the morning and last dropoff in the afternoon even though we live pretty close to the school; B) I had gotten used to spending all that time in the carpool line reading; and C) my baby is too young to ride the bus!
But after six months of Erin's pleading with me and me getting information on the route, I gave in. I hear the driver is wonderful, and they will attempt to drop off and pick up right in front of our house. But this morning my friend (whose son is a veteran bus rider) informed me that the driver told her there would be a substitute driver this afternoon! AAAGGGH! Luckily she talked to him about Erin and he told her Erin was on the route and all would be well. Plus I gave Erin a note for the bus driver which I've only told her 50 times to give him.
It'll be a long afternoon!
More on Christmas in another post!
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Holiday travel! Joy! Joy! Joy! NOT!
Early Thursday morning, Alex left Calgary. More than 36 hours later, he arrived at our house.
His trouble started when he arrived in Chicago and the spillover Denver mess had affected flights in Chicago, plus Chicago had rain and fog. His flight was delayed, delayed, then he was bumped so he had to spend the night sleeping in a chair in the Chicago airport.
Meanwhile, Rene was waiting at the Columbia, SC airport for about 6 hours. Alex had forgotten to bring our phone number. He finally got a hold of his neighbor who looked up our phone number (thank you internet!). So Rene returned home, after spending about 8 hours waiting at the Columbia airport (an hour away).
The next morning, Friday, Alex called that he would be flying to Washington D.C. and then to Greenboro, NC, which is over 4 hours away. So Alex, flew, got in an hour later than we expected. Of course Alex's suitcase was not in Greensboro. Luckily, I called the Columbia, SC airport baggage claim and it took them two minutes to find it. Rene and Alex stopped along the way to get the suitcase. Rene left at 8 am to pick up Alex and they returned 8 pm.
But Alex was not alone in his travel woes! Just after I had located the suitcase, Richard (Rene's oldest son) called to say that he and Liam (Rene's youngest son), had an adventure. They were supposed to fly direct from Calgary to London. For some strange reason someone at the airport told them they'd need to fly to Vancouver (uh, hello, wrong direction!) So they flew to Vancouver. You guessed it, when they got to Vancouver they had to fly back to Calgary to get to London! Doh! They arrived in London earlier today.
I was happy not to have to drive, fly and just be command central at home. The girls and I picked up my parents on Wednesday. Luckily they were only 20 minutes late. Dietrich, Leticia and Andrew are due in a few hours. Cross your fingers they arrive on time!
His trouble started when he arrived in Chicago and the spillover Denver mess had affected flights in Chicago, plus Chicago had rain and fog. His flight was delayed, delayed, then he was bumped so he had to spend the night sleeping in a chair in the Chicago airport.
Meanwhile, Rene was waiting at the Columbia, SC airport for about 6 hours. Alex had forgotten to bring our phone number. He finally got a hold of his neighbor who looked up our phone number (thank you internet!). So Rene returned home, after spending about 8 hours waiting at the Columbia airport (an hour away).
The next morning, Friday, Alex called that he would be flying to Washington D.C. and then to Greenboro, NC, which is over 4 hours away. So Alex, flew, got in an hour later than we expected. Of course Alex's suitcase was not in Greensboro. Luckily, I called the Columbia, SC airport baggage claim and it took them two minutes to find it. Rene and Alex stopped along the way to get the suitcase. Rene left at 8 am to pick up Alex and they returned 8 pm.
But Alex was not alone in his travel woes! Just after I had located the suitcase, Richard (Rene's oldest son) called to say that he and Liam (Rene's youngest son), had an adventure. They were supposed to fly direct from Calgary to London. For some strange reason someone at the airport told them they'd need to fly to Vancouver (uh, hello, wrong direction!) So they flew to Vancouver. You guessed it, when they got to Vancouver they had to fly back to Calgary to get to London! Doh! They arrived in London earlier today.
I was happy not to have to drive, fly and just be command central at home. The girls and I picked up my parents on Wednesday. Luckily they were only 20 minutes late. Dietrich, Leticia and Andrew are due in a few hours. Cross your fingers they arrive on time!
Monday, December 18, 2006
Happy Holidays!
We're all busy preparing for Christmas. Tomorrow is Erin's last day of school. Then the family starts to arrive. First my parents, then Alex, then Rene's dad & his wife, and Rene's brother Andrew. Full house! We did a lot of food shopping yesterday!
Erin had her Christmas play, "The ABCs of Christmas" last week. It was very sweet. She performed her "D is is Decoration" part very well. The first 15 minutes of the presentation was Erin's Spanish teacher leading the class in their Spanish. The class is an immersion class, so the teacher speaks no English to the children. It was quite impressive! The week before there was a Santa breakfast at the school. Erin went right to Santa, but Lauren wouldn't go, although she did yell out "Baby Alive!", which is what she wants from Santa. Baby Alive is the doll that eats and pees. Erin requested the same.
Rene and I went out to dinner for the first time alone in well over a year on Saturday. We finally got a babysitter who worked out great! The dinner was an early celebration of Rene's birthday. We booked her for January, as well, for our anniversary.
Our extended family got a nice Christmas present: My cousin Jennifer gave birth to her second daughter, Natalie Ava. The pictures of the baby are adorable, and big sister Lara seems to be adjusting. Congratulations!
Finally, here's a picture of the girls, in their Christmas finest!
Erin had her Christmas play, "The ABCs of Christmas" last week. It was very sweet. She performed her "D is is Decoration" part very well. The first 15 minutes of the presentation was Erin's Spanish teacher leading the class in their Spanish. The class is an immersion class, so the teacher speaks no English to the children. It was quite impressive! The week before there was a Santa breakfast at the school. Erin went right to Santa, but Lauren wouldn't go, although she did yell out "Baby Alive!", which is what she wants from Santa. Baby Alive is the doll that eats and pees. Erin requested the same.
Rene and I went out to dinner for the first time alone in well over a year on Saturday. We finally got a babysitter who worked out great! The dinner was an early celebration of Rene's birthday. We booked her for January, as well, for our anniversary.
Our extended family got a nice Christmas present: My cousin Jennifer gave birth to her second daughter, Natalie Ava. The pictures of the baby are adorable, and big sister Lara seems to be adjusting. Congratulations!
Finally, here's a picture of the girls, in their Christmas finest!
Friday, December 01, 2006
Dec 1 and it's 74 degrees
Well at times it has been cool, but yesterday and today it's hot! Crazy living in the south.
We had a nice Thanksgiving, and only have some turkey soup left in the freezer. On Thanksgiving weekend we took a Petersburg boat tour on the Augusta Canal which was very nice.
Now the preparation for Christmas begins. Yikes!
We had a nice Thanksgiving, and only have some turkey soup left in the freezer. On Thanksgiving weekend we took a Petersburg boat tour on the Augusta Canal which was very nice.
Now the preparation for Christmas begins. Yikes!
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Go, Erin, Go! And Stephen, too!
This morning Erin ran her one mile Fun Run at school. She had warned me that she might be near the end, but she did great! And Lauren had fun cheering her sister on.
Now one mile is quite commendable for a kindergardener, but we must also give a big congratulations to my cousin Stephen who completed the New York Marathon last week! Many family members were on hand to cheer Stephen on.
Now one mile is quite commendable for a kindergardener, but we must also give a big congratulations to my cousin Stephen who completed the New York Marathon last week! Many family members were on hand to cheer Stephen on.
Monday, November 06, 2006
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
We had a happy halloween!
Our first Halloween in Georgia was a hit. We had fun trick or treating in the neighborhood. All the kids (and parents) went from house to house in a group. (When it was your own house, someone had to dash inside to hand out the candy). Since no other kids outside the neighborhood venture down our court, the kids got spoiled by the neighbors. I even convinced Lauren to put on her ballerina outfit at the last minute! Then we ventured over to our friends neighborhood because we didn't have quite enough sugar. :)
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Happy Halloween!
We're very excited that today is Halloween! Erin is a princess and Lauren is still insisting that she wants to be Lauren for Halloween. Lauren does not want to get dressed up! On Friday we had the mom's club halloween party which was fun. I created and ran the pin the nose on the pumpkin area.
We visited friends Kara, Walt, Samantha and Sean this weekend and had a really nice time. The kids played nicely together and it was good to spend time with them. Their neighborhood had a Halloween festival which we attended and the next day we took a nice walk which resulted in Lauren napping most of the way home and sleeping 12 hours! She did not nap yesterday, but has slept 11 hours so far! Go Lauren!
Today we'll trick or treat with the neighborhood kids. We have learned that the thing to do is trick or treat here early and then go to another neighborhood, so we'll trick or treat with our friends Emily and Audrey afterwards.
A year ago the girls and I were in NY with my parents while our stuff moved from California to Georgia. That was a stressful week! But we made it.
We visited friends Kara, Walt, Samantha and Sean this weekend and had a really nice time. The kids played nicely together and it was good to spend time with them. Their neighborhood had a Halloween festival which we attended and the next day we took a nice walk which resulted in Lauren napping most of the way home and sleeping 12 hours! She did not nap yesterday, but has slept 11 hours so far! Go Lauren!
Today we'll trick or treat with the neighborhood kids. We have learned that the thing to do is trick or treat here early and then go to another neighborhood, so we'll trick or treat with our friends Emily and Audrey afterwards.
A year ago the girls and I were in NY with my parents while our stuff moved from California to Georgia. That was a stressful week! But we made it.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Freeze warning in Augusta!
Seems like it went from roasting to freezing in just days. As of last night, we have turned on the heat. Weather.com shows that it is 34 degrees now and there is a freeze warning.
Today Erin is home for her last day of fall break. Yesterday we went to Target and got some warm clothes for the girls.
Last week Lauren and I had a tummy virus. She seemed to have a relapse yesterday. This only seems to occur when we meet Rene for lunch.
This weekend we go to visit Kara, Walt, Samantha and Sean in Woodstock, GA. Hooray!
Today Erin is home for her last day of fall break. Yesterday we went to Target and got some warm clothes for the girls.
Last week Lauren and I had a tummy virus. She seemed to have a relapse yesterday. This only seems to occur when we meet Rene for lunch.
This weekend we go to visit Kara, Walt, Samantha and Sean in Woodstock, GA. Hooray!
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Fall and random notes
Well we had a week or two without air conditioning, but now it's back on. Evenings are getting bit cooler though. Makes me feel like pumpkin bread and homemade soup! (both of which I've made this week.
Erin is now a Daisy girl scout. She has a meeting every other week. Last week, Erin attended the Magic Slippers Masquerade Ball for area girl scouts. Erin's troop got dressed up as princesses! Click here for pictures. Also pictures of Lauren at school on picture day (wouldn't let the professional photographer take her picture). Oh, and me with a king and queen at the Rennaissance festival!
Don't worry, Daisy Scouts don't sell cookies, so I won't hit anyone up! (Next year, however...) If you do have any of the pink boxtops for education on general mills cereal boxes, betty croker, ziplock bags, and many other brands, you could send them our way. :)
Rene was away last week in Raleigh, NC. We survived. He arrived home just in time to see Princess Erin return from her masquerade ball.
Lauren and I recently went to a mom's club sponsored field trip at the airport on Tuesday. It's a small airport, not the oh so grand Augusta airport, but it was great! We got to walk around the planes, meet the mechanics, talk to the medivac helicopter pilot and peek in his helicopter, and the kids got to sit in a small airplane. Lauren chose not to get in the plane.
For Halloween, Erin will be (surprise, surprise) a princess. Lauren prefers to be Lauren for Halloween.
Christmas plans are underway and we expect that there will be 10 of us here, and we're excited about that.
Daisy had to get shaved last week as her hair got too crazy. She looks like a completely different dog, a somewhat freakish one.
Yesterday, Daisy ran out into the front yard and pooped. Being the good dog caretaker that I am, I went out with some plastic bags to remove the offending items. Erin came out yelling, "Mommy, there's a phone call for you!" Erin's never answered the phone before, so I was surprised. I took the phone. It was my doctor's office, letting me know my thyroid check was AOK. I asked Erin what she said to the lady on the phone. She said, "I told her that Jeanne was outside picking up poop!" Oh well, I guess I gave the nurse a laugh.
Today is the start of Erin's fall break. We went to the library park this morning and then met Rene for lunch. I went to the rest room, and came back to discover that Lauren had gotten sick! So we all dashed home. Rene changed clothes quick and went back to work. We're just hanging out. Laure is in good spirits, so I think she's fine. Always something around here!
Erin is now a Daisy girl scout. She has a meeting every other week. Last week, Erin attended the Magic Slippers Masquerade Ball for area girl scouts. Erin's troop got dressed up as princesses! Click here for pictures. Also pictures of Lauren at school on picture day (wouldn't let the professional photographer take her picture). Oh, and me with a king and queen at the Rennaissance festival!
Don't worry, Daisy Scouts don't sell cookies, so I won't hit anyone up! (Next year, however...) If you do have any of the pink boxtops for education on general mills cereal boxes, betty croker, ziplock bags, and many other brands, you could send them our way. :)
Rene was away last week in Raleigh, NC. We survived. He arrived home just in time to see Princess Erin return from her masquerade ball.
Lauren and I recently went to a mom's club sponsored field trip at the airport on Tuesday. It's a small airport, not the oh so grand Augusta airport, but it was great! We got to walk around the planes, meet the mechanics, talk to the medivac helicopter pilot and peek in his helicopter, and the kids got to sit in a small airplane. Lauren chose not to get in the plane.
For Halloween, Erin will be (surprise, surprise) a princess. Lauren prefers to be Lauren for Halloween.
Christmas plans are underway and we expect that there will be 10 of us here, and we're excited about that.
Daisy had to get shaved last week as her hair got too crazy. She looks like a completely different dog, a somewhat freakish one.
Yesterday, Daisy ran out into the front yard and pooped. Being the good dog caretaker that I am, I went out with some plastic bags to remove the offending items. Erin came out yelling, "Mommy, there's a phone call for you!" Erin's never answered the phone before, so I was surprised. I took the phone. It was my doctor's office, letting me know my thyroid check was AOK. I asked Erin what she said to the lady on the phone. She said, "I told her that Jeanne was outside picking up poop!" Oh well, I guess I gave the nurse a laugh.
Today is the start of Erin's fall break. We went to the library park this morning and then met Rene for lunch. I went to the rest room, and came back to discover that Lauren had gotten sick! So we all dashed home. Rene changed clothes quick and went back to work. We're just hanging out. Laure is in good spirits, so I think she's fine. Always something around here!
Friday, September 15, 2006
Working girl
My mom sent me this old newspaper clipping of herself from way back when she was a working "girl". (See how the caption refers to ladies as "girls"). Not sure of the date (need to check with mom), but I'm guessing approximately 50 years ago! Anyway, looking good, mom! (She's in the foreground, in the dark skirt, cardigan sweater with the oh so cute purse!)
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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