Hello everyone this is Morry.
This morning was Rachel's first day of school. They had several welcome activities so Rachel needed to be at the school earlier than normal. She left shortly before the boys went to the bus stop and I took Chewie for a walk.
Rachel ran a few errands on her way home and got home after lunch.
When the boys left school, it started raining. Evan has been making Noah sit with him on the bus to and from school each day. Evan took it a step further today, and made Noah sit by the window and Noah was not allowed to close the window while they were driving. It's not clear how the window came to be open. I don't know if Evan also opened the window. In any event, Noah came home somewhat wet.
Rachel tutored in the late afternoon. Evan went over to Grandma and Papa's for dinner not too long after Rachel left.
For dinner, I grilled hamburgers for Rachel, Noah and me. Then we walked to Grandma and Papa's to get Evan.
The boys are upstairs playing now.
Until next time...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Good Weekend
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
I think it's been a good weekend. Yesterday, Rachel started her morning going for a bike ride. She had a nice 15 mile bike ride before it got too hot.
I decided to smoke my first brisket. We bought a 12 pound brisket but I decided to cut it in half to try with a smaller size first. Really, after trimming the fat, it probably was closer to a 9 or 10 pound brisket. So the brisket I cooked was between a 4 and 5 pounder. I put the meat on the smoker around 11am and got it off around 7pm. It was a lot of work but it seemed to work. Evan said the brisket was better than Rudy's.
Rachel went to a baby shower for Laurent in the afternoon. Noah and I watched the Dark Knight.
Evan actually didn't eat the brisket with us last night. He went to Reid's house and stayed over night. When I picked him up to take him to baseball this morning, I brought some brisket so he'd have protein for baseball.
Evan had a 3 hour scrimmage in very humid and hot temperatures. He pitched and inning and caught two innings. He did well in both positions. He struck out and walked in his two at-bats.
We got home in the late afternoon. Evan was home just a little while before Reid and his dad picked him up and they went to play tennis together.
For dinner, we picked up Grandma and Papa, then picked up Evan from tennis, and went to Chen Z for dinner. The service was just ok, but the food was good.
The boys are upstairs playing right now.
Until next time...
I think it's been a good weekend. Yesterday, Rachel started her morning going for a bike ride. She had a nice 15 mile bike ride before it got too hot.
I decided to smoke my first brisket. We bought a 12 pound brisket but I decided to cut it in half to try with a smaller size first. Really, after trimming the fat, it probably was closer to a 9 or 10 pound brisket. So the brisket I cooked was between a 4 and 5 pounder. I put the meat on the smoker around 11am and got it off around 7pm. It was a lot of work but it seemed to work. Evan said the brisket was better than Rudy's.
Rachel went to a baby shower for Laurent in the afternoon. Noah and I watched the Dark Knight.
Evan actually didn't eat the brisket with us last night. He went to Reid's house and stayed over night. When I picked him up to take him to baseball this morning, I brought some brisket so he'd have protein for baseball.
Evan had a 3 hour scrimmage in very humid and hot temperatures. He pitched and inning and caught two innings. He did well in both positions. He struck out and walked in his two at-bats.
We got home in the late afternoon. Evan was home just a little while before Reid and his dad picked him up and they went to play tennis together.
For dinner, we picked up Grandma and Papa, then picked up Evan from tennis, and went to Chen Z for dinner. The service was just ok, but the food was good.
The boys are upstairs playing right now.
Until next time...
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Day 3
This morning we all left the house at the same time again. The kids walked to the bus stop and we took Chewie for a walk.
Today, I had a consultation with a plastic surgeon. My implants are now more than 9 years old and I remember the doctors telling me they last around 10 years. Morry came with me and we talked to the doctor about my options. Within 1-3 years I need to have these implants removed.
The boys were a little later coming home. It was a different bus again for some reason.
Morry and Evan went to baseball practice. They came home a little after 8pm and we had dinner. They had pasta and I had fish.
Then, Evan and I worked on Hebrew.
Now Evan is finishing his homework.
Today, I had a consultation with a plastic surgeon. My implants are now more than 9 years old and I remember the doctors telling me they last around 10 years. Morry came with me and we talked to the doctor about my options. Within 1-3 years I need to have these implants removed.
The boys were a little later coming home. It was a different bus again for some reason.
Morry and Evan went to baseball practice. They came home a little after 8pm and we had dinner. They had pasta and I had fish.
Then, Evan and I worked on Hebrew.
Now Evan is finishing his homework.
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Day Number 2
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Day number 2 at school seemed to go well. Like yesterday, we all left the house at the same time but Evan and Noah went one direction, while Rachel, Chewie and I went another direction. Chewie was very hyper on the walk and really seemed to enjoy it.
When we came home, Rachel went for a run.
Both of us were home all day. I had several video calls and one phone call.
For some reason a different bus picked the boys up from school. The bus driver also missed the turn so the boys were a little late getting home.
For dinner we went to Firehouse Subs. A PR company contacted Rachel. We got a free dinner while Rachel took pictures. Rachel will be doing some promotion for them. The owner came and talked to us.
We stopped at Target before heading home. We needed to get some school supplies.
Rachel just worked with Evan on Hebrew. He's got a little bit of homework after that.
Until next time...
Day number 2 at school seemed to go well. Like yesterday, we all left the house at the same time but Evan and Noah went one direction, while Rachel, Chewie and I went another direction. Chewie was very hyper on the walk and really seemed to enjoy it.
When we came home, Rachel went for a run.
Both of us were home all day. I had several video calls and one phone call.
For some reason a different bus picked the boys up from school. The bus driver also missed the turn so the boys were a little late getting home.
For dinner we went to Firehouse Subs. A PR company contacted Rachel. We got a free dinner while Rachel took pictures. Rachel will be doing some promotion for them. The owner came and talked to us.
We stopped at Target before heading home. We needed to get some school supplies.
Rachel just worked with Evan on Hebrew. He's got a little bit of homework after that.
Until next time...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
First Day of School - 6th and 8th
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Today was the first day of school for the 2019-2020 school year. Noah is now in 6th grade and Evan is now in 8th grade. What that means is they are now both in middle school and both riding the bus. It also means that we don't have to get up as early since elementary school starts the earliest of the three types of school.
We woke up about 20 minutes late than we would previously. Evan had breakfast, Noah did not. Noah almost always refuses to eat breakfast. Both boys were in good moods. Rachel wanted to take pictures of the boys as we do on the first day of school every year. This year, Noah insisted that Rachel take pictures in the backyard rather than the front yard.
Noah also seemed anxious to go. I think he was worried about missing the bus. Evan was definitely calmer about it. Noah insisted that we could not walk with him to the bus stop. In fact, Rachel was able to get a picture of them walking to the bus stop but she had to zoom in because Noah wouldn't let us get close enough.
We still took Chewie for a walk. We want to keep our morning walks and Chewie really enjoys it. He seemed to sense that there was school today. He was definitely more hyper this morning. So we walked the opposite way that Noah and Evan walked so we followed Noah's rules.
Rachel tutored around lunch time. Of course I just worked at home all day.
What was weird is we didn't have to be home by 2:50pm so we could walk to get Noah. This was our first time not doing that.
Evan went over his friend Henry's after school. We had asked Evan to meet Noah at the buses at school to make sure Noah was ok, but Evan didn't do that. Noah was able to get on the bus fine himself. He was with his buddy, Grayson. Noah got home around 4:10 or so. He seemed to be in a good mood and didn't have anything bad to say about school.
Later in the afternoon, I picked Evan up. When I got home, I left again to go to a meeting at TRPD for the parents.
Rachel made dinner for the boys.
When I got home, we went for our annual first-night-of-school-frozen-yogurt at TCBY.
We're home now. The boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Today was the first day of school for the 2019-2020 school year. Noah is now in 6th grade and Evan is now in 8th grade. What that means is they are now both in middle school and both riding the bus. It also means that we don't have to get up as early since elementary school starts the earliest of the three types of school.
We woke up about 20 minutes late than we would previously. Evan had breakfast, Noah did not. Noah almost always refuses to eat breakfast. Both boys were in good moods. Rachel wanted to take pictures of the boys as we do on the first day of school every year. This year, Noah insisted that Rachel take pictures in the backyard rather than the front yard.
Noah also seemed anxious to go. I think he was worried about missing the bus. Evan was definitely calmer about it. Noah insisted that we could not walk with him to the bus stop. In fact, Rachel was able to get a picture of them walking to the bus stop but she had to zoom in because Noah wouldn't let us get close enough.
We still took Chewie for a walk. We want to keep our morning walks and Chewie really enjoys it. He seemed to sense that there was school today. He was definitely more hyper this morning. So we walked the opposite way that Noah and Evan walked so we followed Noah's rules.
Rachel tutored around lunch time. Of course I just worked at home all day.
What was weird is we didn't have to be home by 2:50pm so we could walk to get Noah. This was our first time not doing that.
Evan went over his friend Henry's after school. We had asked Evan to meet Noah at the buses at school to make sure Noah was ok, but Evan didn't do that. Noah was able to get on the bus fine himself. He was with his buddy, Grayson. Noah got home around 4:10 or so. He seemed to be in a good mood and didn't have anything bad to say about school.
Later in the afternoon, I picked Evan up. When I got home, I left again to go to a meeting at TRPD for the parents.
Rachel made dinner for the boys.
When I got home, we went for our annual first-night-of-school-frozen-yogurt at TCBY.
We're home now. The boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Friday - Wednesday
Friday - We met the Williams and Mantis (the families we normally vacation with) for dinner and swimming. We had planned on going on a vacation together this summer, but it didn't work out. So, instead, we all got together on Friday. We met for dinner at Mandola's and then went to the William's house after. They have a pool and all of the kids had a great time playing together.
Saturday - Evan had a baseball practice and then Morry and the boys met Alex and Jake at the movies. While they were out, I met a friend of mine for happy hour in the neighborhood.
Sunday - We took Chewie for a walk around the lake. For dinner, we met Morry's cousin, Aaron, for dinner at Moonshine.
Monday - We took Calvin, Flash, and Chewie to the vet for their yearly checkups. Calvin lost another pound so now we will give him one pill daily, rather than 1/2. Flash looked good, except he needs a teeth cleaning and possibly one or two teeth extracted. Everything was good with Chewie. He was a big baby though. He's so scared of the vet for some reason. After the vet I tutored.
Tuesday - I tutored. For dinner, Evan went to Grandma and Papa's house. For our dinner, we made chicken and rice in the Instant Pot.
Today - I tutored. Then, I met Morry and Evan at Hill Country Indoor, where we might have his Bar Mitzvah party. Noah went to Grandma and Papa's. For our dinner we made Buffalo wings. After dinner Evan had baseball practice. I walked with Chewie to pick up Noah from Grandma and Papa's.
Here are a few pictures from today.
Evan insisted we by 3 beets at H-E-B and he peeled and cut a beet. Then, ate it raw for lunch.
At Grandma and Papa's Noah and Grandma made cinnamon rolls.
Saturday - Evan had a baseball practice and then Morry and the boys met Alex and Jake at the movies. While they were out, I met a friend of mine for happy hour in the neighborhood.
Sunday - We took Chewie for a walk around the lake. For dinner, we met Morry's cousin, Aaron, for dinner at Moonshine.
Monday - We took Calvin, Flash, and Chewie to the vet for their yearly checkups. Calvin lost another pound so now we will give him one pill daily, rather than 1/2. Flash looked good, except he needs a teeth cleaning and possibly one or two teeth extracted. Everything was good with Chewie. He was a big baby though. He's so scared of the vet for some reason. After the vet I tutored.
Tuesday - I tutored. For dinner, Evan went to Grandma and Papa's house. For our dinner, we made chicken and rice in the Instant Pot.
Today - I tutored. Then, I met Morry and Evan at Hill Country Indoor, where we might have his Bar Mitzvah party. Noah went to Grandma and Papa's. For our dinner we made Buffalo wings. After dinner Evan had baseball practice. I walked with Chewie to pick up Noah from Grandma and Papa's.
Here are a few pictures from today.
Evan insisted we by 3 beets at H-E-B and he peeled and cut a beet. Then, ate it raw for lunch.
At Grandma and Papa's Noah and Grandma made cinnamon rolls.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Baseball Already?
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
It was a pretty easy morning this morning. The boys got up earlier than they had been getting up.
Rachel went to a Pink Ribbon Cowgirls lunch up north. I made lunch for the boys.
Just after lunch, I had a meeting. It went well.
Evan had some hitting instruction at the facility in the afternoon followed by a throwing course. It felt weird to already be taking him out to TRPD. His buddy, Angelo, also did the throwing course. Evan went home with Angelo afterward and is staying the night.
Noah went to Grandma and Papa's for dinner. They had fried rice. I think Noah helped make it. It was still light when they were done, so he walked home.
Rachel and I had dinner at the house.
Noah is now upstairs playing video games.
Until next time...
It was a pretty easy morning this morning. The boys got up earlier than they had been getting up.
Rachel went to a Pink Ribbon Cowgirls lunch up north. I made lunch for the boys.
Just after lunch, I had a meeting. It went well.
Evan had some hitting instruction at the facility in the afternoon followed by a throwing course. It felt weird to already be taking him out to TRPD. His buddy, Angelo, also did the throwing course. Evan went home with Angelo afterward and is staying the night.
Noah went to Grandma and Papa's for dinner. They had fried rice. I think Noah helped make it. It was still light when they were done, so he walked home.
Rachel and I had dinner at the house.
Noah is now upstairs playing video games.
Until next time...
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