Hello everyone, this is Morry.
I got up this morning and began to work. The phone rang and it was Rachel using her cell phone from our room. She had had such a bad coughing fit that she was light headed. I brought her something to drink and her medicine. She called the doctor's office to see what to do and they said the chest x-ray revealed that there was a small infection in part of her lungs so she does have pneumonia. The nurse said the doctor would call back with more information.
I realized Rachel wasn't in a position to go get the last two things needed for Evan to go to bring to his classroom. We had a big list of school supplies to get. So I drove over to Target. It was packed with people looking for the exact same things. I got Evan the journal he needed but not the pencils. The list was extremely specific, down to the brand. So I ended up having to go to Office Depot as well. I also picked up a notebook for Noah for his class.
When I got home, Rachel was downstairs. She was able to get lunch for the boys and eat some stuff herself.
Evan, Noah and I got to Evan's school at 3pm to meet the teacher. We walked the trail as usual. I refused to park out front where every parent was going to park. In fact, we would have ridden our bikes but we had to go to HEB afterwards to pick up a stronger antibiotic for Rachel and some prescription cough medicine.
Evan's classroom was very nice and bright and his teacher seemed very nice. She shook Evan's hand when he got there and gave him a hug as he was leaving. We bumped into some other families that we know. It was good to see everyone again.
When we got to HEB the medicine wasn't ready. I had called before we left to go to Evan's school to tell them when I was going to pick up the medicine. The boys and I had to wait for 30 minutes. I was not very happy.
I did some more work when I got home and then I went out and picked up food for us. Rachel wanted something from Galaxy Cafe and I picked up a pizza for the boys and me.
While I was gone, Evan watched some movie about the first Mexican Little League team that won the Little League World Series. Now Evan is determined to make it to the Little League World Series. So after dinner, he and I went outside and played some baseball.
I put them to bed but somehow both kids are in the office with me. I'm not sure how that happened.
Until next time...
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Nothing Fun Today
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel had a physical therapy appointment this morning at 9am. She got up early and left for that. The boys played really well - first in the game room and then in Noah's room. In Noah's room, they each were playing with their Leapsters.
Rachel came home a little after 11am. We had lunch shortly after that. It was kind of a gloomy day and it was threatening to rain so we decided to stay in. We put Mary Poppins on for us. It's a long movie. Both Rachel and I hadn't realized it's over two hours long. The boys got bored towards the end of the movie and didn't want to watch it any more. We told them it was time for their "naps". Evan was upset because he said that we didn't do anything fun today.
Shortly after Evan went upstairs, we got a call from the mother of Evan's friend Jack. She asked if Evan could come over to play with Jack. I told her about what Evan had said regarding the "no fun". She said Jack had said the same thing. Evan rode his bike over to Jack's. I walked with him. He was there for a couple hours. I guess they rode their bikes back to our street to ride around in the cul-de-sac. Evan said he had a really good time.
For dinner we went to Dickey's Barbecue Pit. They are having a "Kid's Eat Free" special. The boys ate fairly well there. When you go there, you get free soft-serve ice cream. The boys were excited by that.
We had to stop at Petco on the way home.
Right now, Evan is reading to Rachel. We're working with him some more on reading. He's getting pretty good.
Until next time...
Rachel had a physical therapy appointment this morning at 9am. She got up early and left for that. The boys played really well - first in the game room and then in Noah's room. In Noah's room, they each were playing with their Leapsters.
Rachel came home a little after 11am. We had lunch shortly after that. It was kind of a gloomy day and it was threatening to rain so we decided to stay in. We put Mary Poppins on for us. It's a long movie. Both Rachel and I hadn't realized it's over two hours long. The boys got bored towards the end of the movie and didn't want to watch it any more. We told them it was time for their "naps". Evan was upset because he said that we didn't do anything fun today.
Shortly after Evan went upstairs, we got a call from the mother of Evan's friend Jack. She asked if Evan could come over to play with Jack. I told her about what Evan had said regarding the "no fun". She said Jack had said the same thing. Evan rode his bike over to Jack's. I walked with him. He was there for a couple hours. I guess they rode their bikes back to our street to ride around in the cul-de-sac. Evan said he had a really good time.
For dinner we went to Dickey's Barbecue Pit. They are having a "Kid's Eat Free" special. The boys ate fairly well there. When you go there, you get free soft-serve ice cream. The boys were excited by that.
We had to stop at Petco on the way home.
Right now, Evan is reading to Rachel. We're working with him some more on reading. He's getting pretty good.
Until next time...
Sunday, January 29, 2012
First Ever Movie Night
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
When I woke up today, I decided I'd take the boys to the Wildflower Park. I wasn't sure if Rachel would come along or not. But she got up shortly after me and the four of us went to the park. As soon as we got there, Noah told us he needed to poop. I drove Noah back home while leaving Rachel and Evan. We got home, went to the bathroom and Noah said "Daddy, I was just tricking you. I don't need to poop." Needless to say, I did not take this revelation well. I told him he needed to stay on the toilet until he went. After about 15 minutes of him screaming and crying, I told him I was going back to the park without him and pretended to leave. He freaked out and told me he would go to the bathroom. He told me he'd "try my best". He did go and we went back to the park.
Evan and Noah had a great time while we were there. They were playing Star Wars.
When we got home, Evan and Noah went in the backyard where Noah pitched some more to Evan while Rachel and I made lunch.
When we were finished lunch, we went outside and Evan did very well riding his bike. Here's some video of it:
Next we had nap time. Rachel had an idea that after nap time that we offer having a movie night where we eat dinner while watching a movie of their choice, maybe they would clean up without a fight. She was right and they cleaned up the game room and their rooms with little problems.
They said they wanted to watch Cars 2, so I reserved it at a Redbox at the Walgreen's near us. I went to pick it up and the touch screen wouldn't work. Several of us who were trying to get movies worked on it to no avail. One lady even through the breaker that the box was plugged into. It must have had a battery backup because it didn't shut down. I called the phone number on it and they credited my account while saying they'd have someone out to look at the kiosk within 24 to 48 hours. So I drove over to HEB and picked up the movie there.
I grilled chicken when I got home while Rachel got food ready for the boys.
We pulled out the TV trays in the game room and watched the movie there. The boys sat on a towel and ate on the floor. We had a good time.
The boys are now in bed. They were pretty tired.
Until next time...
When I woke up today, I decided I'd take the boys to the Wildflower Park. I wasn't sure if Rachel would come along or not. But she got up shortly after me and the four of us went to the park. As soon as we got there, Noah told us he needed to poop. I drove Noah back home while leaving Rachel and Evan. We got home, went to the bathroom and Noah said "Daddy, I was just tricking you. I don't need to poop." Needless to say, I did not take this revelation well. I told him he needed to stay on the toilet until he went. After about 15 minutes of him screaming and crying, I told him I was going back to the park without him and pretended to leave. He freaked out and told me he would go to the bathroom. He told me he'd "try my best". He did go and we went back to the park.
Evan and Noah had a great time while we were there. They were playing Star Wars.
When we got home, Evan and Noah went in the backyard where Noah pitched some more to Evan while Rachel and I made lunch.
When we were finished lunch, we went outside and Evan did very well riding his bike. Here's some video of it:
Next we had nap time. Rachel had an idea that after nap time that we offer having a movie night where we eat dinner while watching a movie of their choice, maybe they would clean up without a fight. She was right and they cleaned up the game room and their rooms with little problems.
They said they wanted to watch Cars 2, so I reserved it at a Redbox at the Walgreen's near us. I went to pick it up and the touch screen wouldn't work. Several of us who were trying to get movies worked on it to no avail. One lady even through the breaker that the box was plugged into. It must have had a battery backup because it didn't shut down. I called the phone number on it and they credited my account while saying they'd have someone out to look at the kiosk within 24 to 48 hours. So I drove over to HEB and picked up the movie there.
I grilled chicken when I got home while Rachel got food ready for the boys.
We pulled out the TV trays in the game room and watched the movie there. The boys sat on a towel and ate on the floor. We had a good time.
The boys are now in bed. They were pretty tired.
Until next time...
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Busy Morning
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, I had the StoredIQ office manager come over to the house to help me get some QuickBooks stuff in order, so I could generate 1099s for the people who have been helping me. Because of that, Rachel planned to take the boys out. She arranged to meet one of the moms from the Mom's group, Jodie. Evan and Jodie's son Allen went to preschool together for the first two years of preschool. Jodie has another boy Thomas, who is a year older than Noah.
Pamela, the office manager, got to our house around 9:30. Rachel told Noah that she'd be getting him dressed when she came back upstairs. Of course, Noah threw a massive fit for the entire time Rachel was gone and even more when Rachel came back upstairs. She ended up putting Noah into the car naked. When they got to Jodie's, Rachel sent Evan in while she dealt with Noah. After a little while there, Noah calmed down. Rachel said that Evan and Noah played together mostly, but all the boys were talking during lunch so they all played together after lunch.
When they got home, the boys and I played some Super Mario Bros, and then it was nap time.
After naps, Evan and Noah first played Angry Birds on the computer, and then they went outside. Noah's throwing has gotten good enough that he pitches the ball to Evan who hits it. It's nice that they can do that. Maybe Noah will turn into a pitcher.
We went to a place called the Bakehouse for dinner. The boys were mostly well behaved there.
We just put the boys to bed. Evan is playing Angry Birds in his room for a bit. But both boys are quiet.
Until next time...
This morning, I had the StoredIQ office manager come over to the house to help me get some QuickBooks stuff in order, so I could generate 1099s for the people who have been helping me. Because of that, Rachel planned to take the boys out. She arranged to meet one of the moms from the Mom's group, Jodie. Evan and Jodie's son Allen went to preschool together for the first two years of preschool. Jodie has another boy Thomas, who is a year older than Noah.
Pamela, the office manager, got to our house around 9:30. Rachel told Noah that she'd be getting him dressed when she came back upstairs. Of course, Noah threw a massive fit for the entire time Rachel was gone and even more when Rachel came back upstairs. She ended up putting Noah into the car naked. When they got to Jodie's, Rachel sent Evan in while she dealt with Noah. After a little while there, Noah calmed down. Rachel said that Evan and Noah played together mostly, but all the boys were talking during lunch so they all played together after lunch.
When they got home, the boys and I played some Super Mario Bros, and then it was nap time.
After naps, Evan and Noah first played Angry Birds on the computer, and then they went outside. Noah's throwing has gotten good enough that he pitches the ball to Evan who hits it. It's nice that they can do that. Maybe Noah will turn into a pitcher.
We went to a place called the Bakehouse for dinner. The boys were mostly well behaved there.
We just put the boys to bed. Evan is playing Angry Birds in his room for a bit. But both boys are quiet.
Until next time...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Thunderstorms
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Last night, around 2am, we had thunderstorms roll in. It was loud and lasted until after 7am. I woke up. Rachel said she heard the rain but now the thunder. It was still bad when I got up around 6:20. I was planning on getting Evan up at 6:30, but apparently the thunderstorms woke him up too, so he came in our room when I got up. He didn't seem scared though.
Because he got up early, we were ready early for school. I drove him over there and parked in front since the path was probably going to be muddy. Evan was the third kid in the cafeteria. I don't think anyone from his class showed up for another 10 minutes. I waited with him until his friends came.
When I got home, I laid down for a bit until Rachel's alarm went off to get up to take Noah to school.
Noah was good until Rachel wanted to leave. Then he started throwing a fit. He said that I hadn't taken him to school in a long time. So I went with Rachel to take Noah to school.
When we got home, Rachel laid down for a bit before she left to go to a Pilates class.
On the way home from Pilates, Rachel picked Noah up and went to CVS to buy some things. They were having a sale on things we needed. Rachel also picked up the first Cadbury Creme Eggs of the season.
Rachel stayed at home for a bit before leaving to get Evan. Noah stayed home with me.
When she got back, she gave the boys haircuts. They wanted her to do it.
Rachel went to tutor and Gabby came to babysat.
After I finished worked, I took the boys to deposit some MB Squared checks. Then we went to McDonald's for dinner. After that I had to stop at Office Depot to pick up some 1099 forms for people who have done work for me.
We came home, played a bit of Super Mario Brothers, then I got the boys ready for bed.
Until next time...
Last night, around 2am, we had thunderstorms roll in. It was loud and lasted until after 7am. I woke up. Rachel said she heard the rain but now the thunder. It was still bad when I got up around 6:20. I was planning on getting Evan up at 6:30, but apparently the thunderstorms woke him up too, so he came in our room when I got up. He didn't seem scared though.
Because he got up early, we were ready early for school. I drove him over there and parked in front since the path was probably going to be muddy. Evan was the third kid in the cafeteria. I don't think anyone from his class showed up for another 10 minutes. I waited with him until his friends came.
When I got home, I laid down for a bit until Rachel's alarm went off to get up to take Noah to school.
Noah was good until Rachel wanted to leave. Then he started throwing a fit. He said that I hadn't taken him to school in a long time. So I went with Rachel to take Noah to school.
When we got home, Rachel laid down for a bit before she left to go to a Pilates class.
On the way home from Pilates, Rachel picked Noah up and went to CVS to buy some things. They were having a sale on things we needed. Rachel also picked up the first Cadbury Creme Eggs of the season.
Rachel stayed at home for a bit before leaving to get Evan. Noah stayed home with me.
When she got back, she gave the boys haircuts. They wanted her to do it.
Rachel went to tutor and Gabby came to babysat.
After I finished worked, I took the boys to deposit some MB Squared checks. Then we went to McDonald's for dinner. After that I had to stop at Office Depot to pick up some 1099 forms for people who have done work for me.
We came home, played a bit of Super Mario Brothers, then I got the boys ready for bed.
Until next time...
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday and Friday
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel went to Dallas yesterday so the responsibility of the blog fell on my shoulders. However, I forgot to write it last night. In my defense, I was up late working. I realized when I got into bed that it hadn't been written but I was too tired. So today's blog will encompass both days.
Yesterday, I took Evan to school. It was really windy. I put both a sweatshirt and jacket on Evan because I knew it would be cold walking the path.
After lunch, Rachel and I took Noah to sports class. They are playing basketball now. They use the same kids basketball hoop that we have. Noah did a very good job. The teacher even asked us if we had the hoop at home since Noah was doing so well. The teacher also said that Noah sings the loudest.
When we got home, Rachel packed up and left for Dallas. I took Noah to pick up Evan from school.
We came home and I did some work and then we left to pick Grandmom up from the airport. We went to Cypress Grill for dinner.
I had a 10pm meeting last night.
This morning, I took Evan to school again. It was actually colder than yesterday but the wind wasn't nearly as bad so it felt much better.
Grandmom took Noah to school while I did work.
For lunch, Grandmom and I went to Applebee's and then we picked Noah up from school.
Grandmom took Noah to pick Evan up from school. I told Noah he was the boss and would have to tell Grandmom what to do and where to go to pick up Evan. I think Noah liked that.
Before dinner, we went to Toys R Us tonight and got GeoTrax for Noah and Legos for Evan. Then we picked up Chick-fil-A for dinner. The boys couldn't eat fast enough because they wanted to play with their toys. They played with them until they fell asleep.
Until next time...
Rachel went to Dallas yesterday so the responsibility of the blog fell on my shoulders. However, I forgot to write it last night. In my defense, I was up late working. I realized when I got into bed that it hadn't been written but I was too tired. So today's blog will encompass both days.
Yesterday, I took Evan to school. It was really windy. I put both a sweatshirt and jacket on Evan because I knew it would be cold walking the path.
After lunch, Rachel and I took Noah to sports class. They are playing basketball now. They use the same kids basketball hoop that we have. Noah did a very good job. The teacher even asked us if we had the hoop at home since Noah was doing so well. The teacher also said that Noah sings the loudest.
When we got home, Rachel packed up and left for Dallas. I took Noah to pick up Evan from school.
We came home and I did some work and then we left to pick Grandmom up from the airport. We went to Cypress Grill for dinner.
I had a 10pm meeting last night.
This morning, I took Evan to school again. It was actually colder than yesterday but the wind wasn't nearly as bad so it felt much better.
Grandmom took Noah to school while I did work.
For lunch, Grandmom and I went to Applebee's and then we picked Noah up from school.
Grandmom took Noah to pick Evan up from school. I told Noah he was the boss and would have to tell Grandmom what to do and where to go to pick up Evan. I think Noah liked that.
Before dinner, we went to Toys R Us tonight and got GeoTrax for Noah and Legos for Evan. Then we picked up Chick-fil-A for dinner. The boys couldn't eat fast enough because they wanted to play with their toys. They played with them until they fell asleep.
Until next time...
Friday, January 6, 2012
Parents Night Out
Hello Everyone, this is Morry.
Last night I dutifully set my alarm to get up to Evan to school in the morning. I woke up this morning and it was still dark so I rolled over to make sure that I had my alarm set. I did, so I rolled back over. Then it hit me, what time did that say? Well I had never changed the time for my alarm back to what it needed to be now that school is back on. It was 24 minutes after I normally get up. I jumped up, got dressed and woke Evan up. He was very tired. He's been staying up late during the break so I think two straight mornings of getting up early got to him.
Evan said he wanted to walk to school. To get there on time, he was going to need to run like he did for Rachel yesterday. The only problem was that he was moving very slowly and not running. Evan is very competitive so I had to challenge him to a race. The two of us ran more than half of the way and we got to school on time.
When I got home, Noah was up. I got some breakfast for him. Rachel took him to school.
Rachel went for a run after dropping Noah off at school . Then she made a run to Sam's Club run. While there, she got a Roomba. The flooring people recommended that since the hardwood shows more dirt. They suggested just letting it run once a day or so. It seemed to pick things up well.
Noah stayed home while Rachel went to get Evan. He said he was tired.
When Evan got home, he thought the Roomba was really cool. He came up to tell me to look at it.
Tonight, we had planned a double date with our friends Will and Bradford. We had signed Evan and Noah up for a Parents' Night Out at the Little Gym. We dropped them off at 6:30 and met Will and Bradford at Z'Tejas downtown. We sat outside because it was in the 70s today. It was a beautiful night. The food was good. After that we walked to a bar called the Kung Fu Saloon. They have all these old arcade games there and free Skeeball. Will and I played some video games and played foosball as well.
We picked the boys up and are getting them ready for bed.
Until next time...
Last night I dutifully set my alarm to get up to Evan to school in the morning. I woke up this morning and it was still dark so I rolled over to make sure that I had my alarm set. I did, so I rolled back over. Then it hit me, what time did that say? Well I had never changed the time for my alarm back to what it needed to be now that school is back on. It was 24 minutes after I normally get up. I jumped up, got dressed and woke Evan up. He was very tired. He's been staying up late during the break so I think two straight mornings of getting up early got to him.
Evan said he wanted to walk to school. To get there on time, he was going to need to run like he did for Rachel yesterday. The only problem was that he was moving very slowly and not running. Evan is very competitive so I had to challenge him to a race. The two of us ran more than half of the way and we got to school on time.
When I got home, Noah was up. I got some breakfast for him. Rachel took him to school.
Rachel went for a run after dropping Noah off at school . Then she made a run to Sam's Club run. While there, she got a Roomba. The flooring people recommended that since the hardwood shows more dirt. They suggested just letting it run once a day or so. It seemed to pick things up well.
Noah stayed home while Rachel went to get Evan. He said he was tired.
When Evan got home, he thought the Roomba was really cool. He came up to tell me to look at it.
Tonight, we had planned a double date with our friends Will and Bradford. We had signed Evan and Noah up for a Parents' Night Out at the Little Gym. We dropped them off at 6:30 and met Will and Bradford at Z'Tejas downtown. We sat outside because it was in the 70s today. It was a beautiful night. The food was good. After that we walked to a bar called the Kung Fu Saloon. They have all these old arcade games there and free Skeeball. Will and I played some video games and played foosball as well.
We picked the boys up and are getting them ready for bed.
Until next time...
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Beautiful First Day
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Well the "sleepover" was a success last night as Evan and Noah both slept well in the game room in their sleeping bags. I don't know what time they got up because they let us sleep but I think it was a bit later than normal. I don't think I heard any noise until after 8am. We did put them to bed early tonight given that they were up so late last night.
When we did get up, we saw that today was a beautiful day. It was supposed to be sunny with a high of 65. We decided to drive to the lake and walk around the trail. We brought Lizzy. When we got out, we forgot to grab a tennis ball for Lizzy so we didn't end up letting her swim. We knew she'd just bark at us to throw her a ball but we didn't have one. The walk was very nice and everyone enjoyed it until Noah declared he was too cold near the end.
When we got home, Noah and Evan had quiet time until the Steelers game started. Evan watched the whole game with me and Noah watched most of it. During every Steelers game, Evan has me throw the football to him. Today he drew on a piece of paper a play that he wanted to run. We recorded it so you can watch it. It's very funny.
For dinner, we just had leftovers from last night.
The boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
Well the "sleepover" was a success last night as Evan and Noah both slept well in the game room in their sleeping bags. I don't know what time they got up because they let us sleep but I think it was a bit later than normal. I don't think I heard any noise until after 8am. We did put them to bed early tonight given that they were up so late last night.
When we did get up, we saw that today was a beautiful day. It was supposed to be sunny with a high of 65. We decided to drive to the lake and walk around the trail. We brought Lizzy. When we got out, we forgot to grab a tennis ball for Lizzy so we didn't end up letting her swim. We knew she'd just bark at us to throw her a ball but we didn't have one. The walk was very nice and everyone enjoyed it until Noah declared he was too cold near the end.
When we got home, Noah and Evan had quiet time until the Steelers game started. Evan watched the whole game with me and Noah watched most of it. During every Steelers game, Evan has me throw the football to him. Today he drew on a piece of paper a play that he wanted to run. We recorded it so you can watch it. It's very funny.
For dinner, we just had leftovers from last night.
The boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
Sunday, December 18, 2011
San Antonio
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, we drove to San Antonio to go to Anika's 11th birthday. The party was at 11am so we left around 9:45am. Traffic was very light so we got there in under an hour and a half.
The boys really enjoyed themselves. The party was at the same place that it was last year - a pavilion in a nice park. The boys played on all the various playscapes there. They loved it. They didn't want to leave when it was time.
Rachel did not feel well on the way home and ended up being sick when we got home. She thought it was just some nerves but now she has a fever. She originally felt fine afterwards and she went to a gathering of Pink Ribbon Cowgirls. The Pink Ribbon Cowgirls is a group for young breast cancer survivors. One of them passed away yesterday. She was only 34 with a young boy. She was a participant in the bra fashion show that Rachel participated in last year.
When she got home, Rachel started to feel bad again. So I drove the boys to McDonald's and we picked up some food for us. Evan ate really well. He's turned into an eating machine. Noah didn't eat so well.
I gave them baths and put them to bed. They did not go to sleep right away and Noah and I had a major battle over that. He told me "they are going to put you in jail" when I told him that I couldn't wait to see him tomorrow but I didn't want to see him the rest of the night. I don't know who "they" are, but I'm not too worried.
Evan has two days of school this week, so only two mornings of getting up early.
Until next time...
This morning, we drove to San Antonio to go to Anika's 11th birthday. The party was at 11am so we left around 9:45am. Traffic was very light so we got there in under an hour and a half.
The boys really enjoyed themselves. The party was at the same place that it was last year - a pavilion in a nice park. The boys played on all the various playscapes there. They loved it. They didn't want to leave when it was time.
Rachel did not feel well on the way home and ended up being sick when we got home. She thought it was just some nerves but now she has a fever. She originally felt fine afterwards and she went to a gathering of Pink Ribbon Cowgirls. The Pink Ribbon Cowgirls is a group for young breast cancer survivors. One of them passed away yesterday. She was only 34 with a young boy. She was a participant in the bra fashion show that Rachel participated in last year.
When she got home, Rachel started to feel bad again. So I drove the boys to McDonald's and we picked up some food for us. Evan ate really well. He's turned into an eating machine. Noah didn't eat so well.
I gave them baths and put them to bed. They did not go to sleep right away and Noah and I had a major battle over that. He told me "they are going to put you in jail" when I told him that I couldn't wait to see him tomorrow but I didn't want to see him the rest of the night. I don't know who "they" are, but I'm not too worried.
Evan has two days of school this week, so only two mornings of getting up early.
Until next time...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
More Rain
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
When I woke up this morning, it was raining again. It's been raining, in some form or fashion for most of the last two weeks. The times it has rained in the last few days aren't hard. It's been lots of drizzle and misting. I'd argue, that's probably better for us. We need lots of rain and if we got a big downpour, we'd probably have lots of flooding since the ground is so dry.
I had to make a decision, though, because of the rain on how to take Evan to school. Since it wasn't a big downpour and it was only drizzling, I decided the path would be ok to walk on. So we drove to the path and walked that way to school. It really wasn't too bad. There were a couple areas where there were puddles but they could be avoided.
I came home and Noah was up. I put on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for him and got some breakfast for him. When Rachel got up she took Noah to school.
At 10am, the guy came to repair the windshield. It only took him 10 minutes. Since it was just a chip, he was able to do something to fix the windshield and not replace it. There is still a mark there but I guess they guarantee it won't spider. That's all that matters to us.
After that, Rachel and I went to a toy store, called Lions, Tigers and Toys. We got some Hanukkah presents for Evan and Noah. We then went next door to Play N Trade and got some Wii games for them for Hanukkah. From there Rachel met the Mom's Group for lunch at Mandola's.
Rachel went to Target after lunch and then picked Noah up from school.
When they went to get Evan, Rachel and Noah were going to walk. Unfortunately, it started to drizzle again so they walked back to the house (they were just around the corner) and drove to get Evan.
Rachel had to tutor tonight so Evan, Noah and I had a "buddy party". It's something I started with Evan in the summer. We get a movie to watch, order pizza, and eat it at the coffee table while watching the movie. I picked Kung Fu Panda 2 up at Redbox and we ordered from Papa John's. Unfortunately, the boys weren't that well behaved so the party didn't go well.
I got them ready for bed and now they are in their rooms.
Until next time...
When I woke up this morning, it was raining again. It's been raining, in some form or fashion for most of the last two weeks. The times it has rained in the last few days aren't hard. It's been lots of drizzle and misting. I'd argue, that's probably better for us. We need lots of rain and if we got a big downpour, we'd probably have lots of flooding since the ground is so dry.
I had to make a decision, though, because of the rain on how to take Evan to school. Since it wasn't a big downpour and it was only drizzling, I decided the path would be ok to walk on. So we drove to the path and walked that way to school. It really wasn't too bad. There were a couple areas where there were puddles but they could be avoided.
I came home and Noah was up. I put on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for him and got some breakfast for him. When Rachel got up she took Noah to school.
At 10am, the guy came to repair the windshield. It only took him 10 minutes. Since it was just a chip, he was able to do something to fix the windshield and not replace it. There is still a mark there but I guess they guarantee it won't spider. That's all that matters to us.
After that, Rachel and I went to a toy store, called Lions, Tigers and Toys. We got some Hanukkah presents for Evan and Noah. We then went next door to Play N Trade and got some Wii games for them for Hanukkah. From there Rachel met the Mom's Group for lunch at Mandola's.
Rachel went to Target after lunch and then picked Noah up from school.
When they went to get Evan, Rachel and Noah were going to walk. Unfortunately, it started to drizzle again so they walked back to the house (they were just around the corner) and drove to get Evan.
Rachel had to tutor tonight so Evan, Noah and I had a "buddy party". It's something I started with Evan in the summer. We get a movie to watch, order pizza, and eat it at the coffee table while watching the movie. I picked Kung Fu Panda 2 up at Redbox and we ordered from Papa John's. Unfortunately, the boys weren't that well behaved so the party didn't go well.
I got them ready for bed and now they are in their rooms.
Until next time...
Monday, December 12, 2011
The Stomach Bug Strikes Back
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning was the first morning back to "normal". I was going to take Evan to school and return home. Both mornings that I was in town last week, I went from dropping Evan off to going to and working at StoredIQ. Then, of course, when I was gone, Rachel took Evan and she had to wake Noah up as well to go.
When I went to wake Evan up, I only turned on the little lamp as I normally do. It was still pretty dark. I could hear Evan breathing. I saw some white sticking out of the sheets and he was wearing a white pajama shirt. I rubbed the white and said "Evan wake up", but it felt really odd. I realized that Evan's stuffed Yoda was sticking out of his sheets and I had just rubbed Yoda's back (it was Yoda's white robe that I saw). Evan was sleeping completely under the covers head and all so I never saw him.
Taking Evan to school was uneventful.
Noah woke up shortly after I got home. He seemed to be in a good mood and didn't give Rachel any trouble when she took him to school.
Rachel and I both did MB Squared work until Rachel needed to get Noah.
Rachel walked to pick Evan up from school. When she got home, she made them shaved ice.
After that, Noah told Rachel his tummy was hurting. Rachel laid down for a nap and Noah climbed up on to my side of the bed and slept for a couple of hours. He must really not have been feeling well if he slept that long.
I made leftover chicken for dinner and made macaroni and cheese for Evan. I also made popcorn for both boys. Rachel brought Noah down and he was complaining more about his tummy. He didn't want to eat anything and eventually wanted to go back to bed. He wanted Rachel to get him ready for bed but Rachel was leaving for tutoring so she didn't have time to do the full bedtime routine. She said he could pick one thing she could help him with, but he wanted it all and threw a fit so Rachel left. Eventually I coaxed Noah downstairs and gave him some Gatorade. He ended up eating his popcorn. After that he seemed to be in a good mood and was playing well with Evan.
Both boys did not give me a hard time getting them ready for bed. They are not sleeping though.
Until next time...
This morning was the first morning back to "normal". I was going to take Evan to school and return home. Both mornings that I was in town last week, I went from dropping Evan off to going to and working at StoredIQ. Then, of course, when I was gone, Rachel took Evan and she had to wake Noah up as well to go.
When I went to wake Evan up, I only turned on the little lamp as I normally do. It was still pretty dark. I could hear Evan breathing. I saw some white sticking out of the sheets and he was wearing a white pajama shirt. I rubbed the white and said "Evan wake up", but it felt really odd. I realized that Evan's stuffed Yoda was sticking out of his sheets and I had just rubbed Yoda's back (it was Yoda's white robe that I saw). Evan was sleeping completely under the covers head and all so I never saw him.
Taking Evan to school was uneventful.
Noah woke up shortly after I got home. He seemed to be in a good mood and didn't give Rachel any trouble when she took him to school.
Rachel and I both did MB Squared work until Rachel needed to get Noah.
Rachel walked to pick Evan up from school. When she got home, she made them shaved ice.
After that, Noah told Rachel his tummy was hurting. Rachel laid down for a nap and Noah climbed up on to my side of the bed and slept for a couple of hours. He must really not have been feeling well if he slept that long.
I made leftover chicken for dinner and made macaroni and cheese for Evan. I also made popcorn for both boys. Rachel brought Noah down and he was complaining more about his tummy. He didn't want to eat anything and eventually wanted to go back to bed. He wanted Rachel to get him ready for bed but Rachel was leaving for tutoring so she didn't have time to do the full bedtime routine. She said he could pick one thing she could help him with, but he wanted it all and threw a fit so Rachel left. Eventually I coaxed Noah downstairs and gave him some Gatorade. He ended up eating his popcorn. After that he seemed to be in a good mood and was playing well with Evan.
Both boys did not give me a hard time getting them ready for bed. They are not sleeping though.
Until next time...
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Hanukkah at Central Market
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel and I slept in until around 10. The boys played well in the game room, though Noah did come in several times to talk to Rachel.
Rachel met her friend Melissa for lunch at 11am at the Omelettry. We had never eaten there. She said it was pretty good.
Meanwhile, I gave the boys lunch. They behaved fairly well for me.
Close to 1pm I met Rachel at Central Market. They had advertised they were having a Hanukkah celebration with face painting, arts and crafts, music, dreidel games, etc... When we got there, one hour after the scheduled start, there was barely anything going on. There was a band playing with a large Menorah behind them but not one was watching them. We let the boys play on the playground for a while and finally we saw a lady setting up an arts and crafts table. The boys made a dreidel and a menorah. Eventually some girls from some dance team performed and then another band and choir played. They said there was no face painting and the dreidel games amounted to each child getting a dreidel and two pieces of chocolate gelt. All in all it was pretty lame and pretty disappointing.
We came home and the boys rested for awhile.
For dinner I made oven-baked fried chicken.
We gave the kids baths and they are in bed now.
Until next time...
Rachel and I slept in until around 10. The boys played well in the game room, though Noah did come in several times to talk to Rachel.
Rachel met her friend Melissa for lunch at 11am at the Omelettry. We had never eaten there. She said it was pretty good.
Meanwhile, I gave the boys lunch. They behaved fairly well for me.
Close to 1pm I met Rachel at Central Market. They had advertised they were having a Hanukkah celebration with face painting, arts and crafts, music, dreidel games, etc... When we got there, one hour after the scheduled start, there was barely anything going on. There was a band playing with a large Menorah behind them but not one was watching them. We let the boys play on the playground for a while and finally we saw a lady setting up an arts and crafts table. The boys made a dreidel and a menorah. Eventually some girls from some dance team performed and then another band and choir played. They said there was no face painting and the dreidel games amounted to each child getting a dreidel and two pieces of chocolate gelt. All in all it was pretty lame and pretty disappointing.
We came home and the boys rested for awhile.
For dinner I made oven-baked fried chicken.
We gave the kids baths and they are in bed now.
Until next time...
Friday, December 9, 2011
A Big, Long Day
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
As you can probably tell, I'm back from California. I left the hotel this morning at 5:20am. Both plane rides were on time and uneventful which was good.
Rachel had to get Noah up for the last time this morning so that they could take Evan to school. It is difficult getting him up.
Rachel went to HEB while the boys were in school.
When I was driving home from the airport, Rachel and Noah were walking to go get Evan. On the way home, Noah fell asleep in the stroller. When Rachel got home, she had to carry Noah to his bed where he slept.
Earlier this week, we got an email from the little league that Evan plays in. The University of Texas Baseball and Softball teams were having a one night camp tonight for up to 40 kids. The camp included working on baseball skills on the field of the main stadium where the UT baseball team plays. Afterwards they served pizza and showed a movie and did some arts and crafts. We decided that this was something Evan would want to do and signed him up. When Rachel told Evan earlier this week, he was pretty excited. Before we left to drop him off tonight, he was even more excited. When we got to the stadium and he saw how big it was, his eyes got huge and he was even more excited. I wasn't sure if he'd understand how cool this was - that he was going to be playing with a top 25 baseball and softball team. He seemed to understand it more than I had given him credit for. We signed him in and walked him into the locker room of the softball team. It was like a lounge in there was nice couches and a big screen tv on. Evan seemed excited, gave us a high five and we left.
We went to dinner with Noah. It was strange only having Noah at dinner. It has not been common that the three of us have been out together without Evan. Noah ate his dinner and was very well behaved. From there we went to Mozart's which is a coffee shop out on Lake Austin. At the top of every hour they were having a Christmas light show. We got Noah ice cream there and then the show started. He loved it and was dancing to the music. We actually stayed an entire hour and Noah got to watch it a second time. I think Noah had a really good night being the center of attention from both Mommy and Daddy without Evan around.
We drove back to the stadium to pick up Evan. We had to walk up to one of the luxury suites and get him. He was making a craft and seemed into the Polar Express which they were showing. They told us that they worked with Evan on hitting, running the bases, throwing the ball and catching grounders and fly balls. He also had gotten a UT nylon bag with a string tie. We thought that all kids had gotten it but the camp director told us that Evan won it. That he did something special when hitting the ball. I have not been able to figure out what - Evan said something about hitting the ball the hardest or the farthest. I don't know really, but what was clear is that this was something special. He told us they took him into the batting cages and someone pitched to him. I wish I had video of all this. The camp was for 4 to 9 year olds and when we dropped him off, Evan looked pretty young compared to many of the kids. I don't know if they divided the kids up or anything. Evan said he wants to do it again. They said they'll be doing another one in January.
We drove home and got the boys ready for bed. I picked out the book "The Pigeon Wants A Puppy". Evan sat on my lap. The first page seemed easy so I had Evan read the first page to me. He ended up reading the entire book to me with just a little help from me. I cannot believe Evan is hanging with the UT baseball team, hitting in the batting cage, and reading a book to me. It's amazing.
Until next time...
As you can probably tell, I'm back from California. I left the hotel this morning at 5:20am. Both plane rides were on time and uneventful which was good.
Rachel had to get Noah up for the last time this morning so that they could take Evan to school. It is difficult getting him up.
Rachel went to HEB while the boys were in school.
When I was driving home from the airport, Rachel and Noah were walking to go get Evan. On the way home, Noah fell asleep in the stroller. When Rachel got home, she had to carry Noah to his bed where he slept.
Earlier this week, we got an email from the little league that Evan plays in. The University of Texas Baseball and Softball teams were having a one night camp tonight for up to 40 kids. The camp included working on baseball skills on the field of the main stadium where the UT baseball team plays. Afterwards they served pizza and showed a movie and did some arts and crafts. We decided that this was something Evan would want to do and signed him up. When Rachel told Evan earlier this week, he was pretty excited. Before we left to drop him off tonight, he was even more excited. When we got to the stadium and he saw how big it was, his eyes got huge and he was even more excited. I wasn't sure if he'd understand how cool this was - that he was going to be playing with a top 25 baseball and softball team. He seemed to understand it more than I had given him credit for. We signed him in and walked him into the locker room of the softball team. It was like a lounge in there was nice couches and a big screen tv on. Evan seemed excited, gave us a high five and we left.
We went to dinner with Noah. It was strange only having Noah at dinner. It has not been common that the three of us have been out together without Evan. Noah ate his dinner and was very well behaved. From there we went to Mozart's which is a coffee shop out on Lake Austin. At the top of every hour they were having a Christmas light show. We got Noah ice cream there and then the show started. He loved it and was dancing to the music. We actually stayed an entire hour and Noah got to watch it a second time. I think Noah had a really good night being the center of attention from both Mommy and Daddy without Evan around.
We drove back to the stadium to pick up Evan. We had to walk up to one of the luxury suites and get him. He was making a craft and seemed into the Polar Express which they were showing. They told us that they worked with Evan on hitting, running the bases, throwing the ball and catching grounders and fly balls. He also had gotten a UT nylon bag with a string tie. We thought that all kids had gotten it but the camp director told us that Evan won it. That he did something special when hitting the ball. I have not been able to figure out what - Evan said something about hitting the ball the hardest or the farthest. I don't know really, but what was clear is that this was something special. He told us they took him into the batting cages and someone pitched to him. I wish I had video of all this. The camp was for 4 to 9 year olds and when we dropped him off, Evan looked pretty young compared to many of the kids. I don't know if they divided the kids up or anything. Evan said he wants to do it again. They said they'll be doing another one in January.
We drove home and got the boys ready for bed. I picked out the book "The Pigeon Wants A Puppy". Evan sat on my lap. The first page seemed easy so I had Evan read the first page to me. He ended up reading the entire book to me with just a little help from me. I cannot believe Evan is hanging with the UT baseball team, hitting in the batting cage, and reading a book to me. It's amazing.
Until next time...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
A Boys Day
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, as usual, I got up and got Evan ready for school. Today, though, he was awake when I went into his room. He had just gone to the bathroom.
Taking him to school was rather uneventful, though it was cold again.
When I got home, Noah got up. I got Lucky Charms for him and put Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on tv.
Rachel took Noah to school and then went to HEB.
Rachel had a meeting for MB Squared at 1:30 with one of the clients I've been working with. She'll be doing Search Engine Optimization for them. Because of that I picked Evan and Noah up from their school. Noah was very very slow walking from the car to Evan's school.
Rachel tutored and Gabby came over.
When I stopped working, I made popcorn for us for a snack. Then I made the boys dinner, since Rachel had a late night of tutoring.
I gave the boys baths and they are in bed now.
Rachel just came home with our food.
Until next time...
This morning, as usual, I got up and got Evan ready for school. Today, though, he was awake when I went into his room. He had just gone to the bathroom.
Taking him to school was rather uneventful, though it was cold again.
When I got home, Noah got up. I got Lucky Charms for him and put Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on tv.
Rachel took Noah to school and then went to HEB.
Rachel had a meeting for MB Squared at 1:30 with one of the clients I've been working with. She'll be doing Search Engine Optimization for them. Because of that I picked Evan and Noah up from their school. Noah was very very slow walking from the car to Evan's school.
Rachel tutored and Gabby came over.
When I stopped working, I made popcorn for us for a snack. Then I made the boys dinner, since Rachel had a late night of tutoring.
I gave the boys baths and they are in bed now.
Rachel just came home with our food.
Until next time...
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Nothing
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Today, when we got up, we decided that we weren't going to do anything today. It was a very busy day yesterday and with Rachel recovering from being sick, it just made sense to stay in.
Rachel made cinnamon buns and eggs for brunch. We brought the food upstairs and ate on out on the upstairs porch. Lizzy really enjoyed sitting out there with us with the wind blowing watching everything going on.
Normally, Sunday nights are clean up nights. Rachel convinced the boys to clean the game room this afternoon by saying if they cleaned up, she'd bring in her iPhone to play the music the boys liked. We have these wireless speakers for the iPhone so we had the music playing loud while the boys cleaned. It seemed to go well and they didn't complain about cleaning.
When they were done cleaning, we put the movie, Tangled, on for them and I made popcorn. Rachel and I did some work (and Rachel laid down) while the boys watched the movie and later played. They were very well behaved.
We had flank steak for dinner. Following dinner, we ran out to get a new Kindle (on sale at Best Buy) for Rachel and get Rita's Water Ice for the boys. We told them they had been so good today that we would take them out for dessert. That's where they picked. Everyone go water ice except me. I got frozen custard dipped in jimmies. They called them sprinkles despite Rita's being a Philadelphia company. I thought they should have been authentic.
We also stopped at Walgreen's on the way home to get Rachel a decongestant.
The boys are cleaning their rooms now before bed. Rachel just had to yell at Evan because he was not cleaning up.
Until next time...
Today, when we got up, we decided that we weren't going to do anything today. It was a very busy day yesterday and with Rachel recovering from being sick, it just made sense to stay in.
Rachel made cinnamon buns and eggs for brunch. We brought the food upstairs and ate on out on the upstairs porch. Lizzy really enjoyed sitting out there with us with the wind blowing watching everything going on.
Normally, Sunday nights are clean up nights. Rachel convinced the boys to clean the game room this afternoon by saying if they cleaned up, she'd bring in her iPhone to play the music the boys liked. We have these wireless speakers for the iPhone so we had the music playing loud while the boys cleaned. It seemed to go well and they didn't complain about cleaning.
When they were done cleaning, we put the movie, Tangled, on for them and I made popcorn. Rachel and I did some work (and Rachel laid down) while the boys watched the movie and later played. They were very well behaved.
We had flank steak for dinner. Following dinner, we ran out to get a new Kindle (on sale at Best Buy) for Rachel and get Rita's Water Ice for the boys. We told them they had been so good today that we would take them out for dessert. That's where they picked. Everyone go water ice except me. I got frozen custard dipped in jimmies. They called them sprinkles despite Rita's being a Philadelphia company. I thought they should have been authentic.
We also stopped at Walgreen's on the way home to get Rachel a decongestant.
The boys are cleaning their rooms now before bed. Rachel just had to yell at Evan because he was not cleaning up.
Until next time...
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Zayde
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
They have been predicting that a cold front would come in today. Even last night they said that today's high was going to be 62. When I got up I got dressed warmly to take Evan to school. There was only one problem. The cold front did not arrive until 5:30pm. It was still in the 70s this morning.
I took Evan to school. When I came back I mailed a letter at the mailbox. As I was walking back to the house I saw Noah looking out of the gameroom window waving to me. I got breakfast for the two of us and then I went to work.
Rachel got up and ended up going for a walk with Noah (after Noah got over throwing a fit that he didn't want to walk).
Rachel then cleaned, mopped the kitchen floor and straightened up.
We had lunch and then we left the house to go to Noah's sports class. On the way, my cell phone rang but I didn't look at it since I was driving. Then Blanca called Rachel's phone to tell her that the front door was open to the house and the alarm was going off. The missed call was from the alarm company. I quickly dropped Noah and Rachel off and got home as the police were pulling up. Since the front door was open, they police wanted to check the house. It was crazy - like TV. They went in each room yelling "Austin Police" and then checked it real quick. The only difference was their guns were not drawn. Lizzy really liked them. I had been concerned that Lizzy might leave the house but she hadn't. When Rachel mopped, she went out the front door to dump the water. Noah went with her. We think that Noah was the last one in and he probably didn't shut the door well and definitely didn't lock it. I guess the wind blew it open. It must have closed enough that we could turn the alarm on.
After sports class, Rachel and Noah went and picked Evan up from school and then met Yenis and Kevin for frozen yogurt and they played at the park.
They came home and we left to pick Zayde up at the airport. The boys were excited to see him.
We ate at Logan's for dinner and we got home late. The boys said they were tired.
Now they are in bed and quiet.
Until next time...
They have been predicting that a cold front would come in today. Even last night they said that today's high was going to be 62. When I got up I got dressed warmly to take Evan to school. There was only one problem. The cold front did not arrive until 5:30pm. It was still in the 70s this morning.
I took Evan to school. When I came back I mailed a letter at the mailbox. As I was walking back to the house I saw Noah looking out of the gameroom window waving to me. I got breakfast for the two of us and then I went to work.
Rachel got up and ended up going for a walk with Noah (after Noah got over throwing a fit that he didn't want to walk).
Rachel then cleaned, mopped the kitchen floor and straightened up.
We had lunch and then we left the house to go to Noah's sports class. On the way, my cell phone rang but I didn't look at it since I was driving. Then Blanca called Rachel's phone to tell her that the front door was open to the house and the alarm was going off. The missed call was from the alarm company. I quickly dropped Noah and Rachel off and got home as the police were pulling up. Since the front door was open, they police wanted to check the house. It was crazy - like TV. They went in each room yelling "Austin Police" and then checked it real quick. The only difference was their guns were not drawn. Lizzy really liked them. I had been concerned that Lizzy might leave the house but she hadn't. When Rachel mopped, she went out the front door to dump the water. Noah went with her. We think that Noah was the last one in and he probably didn't shut the door well and definitely didn't lock it. I guess the wind blew it open. It must have closed enough that we could turn the alarm on.
After sports class, Rachel and Noah went and picked Evan up from school and then met Yenis and Kevin for frozen yogurt and they played at the park.
They came home and we left to pick Zayde up at the airport. The boys were excited to see him.
We ate at Logan's for dinner and we got home late. The boys said they were tired.
Now they are in bed and quiet.
Until next time...
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Monster
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Rachel got up early to go for a big run. She's only got a few weeks left before the San Antonio half marathon.
I got up around 8am and got Evan ready for football. He had a flag football double header. There are only 3 teams in his league and to make sure that each team plays each week, they rotate which team gets a double header.
We left when Rachel got back from her run as Noah was still sleeping.
Prior to today, Evan had not played well on defense. But somehow, today was his breakout day. He was all over the field pulling flags in the backfield or diving to grab the flags off of kids. In fact, he spent half the day on the ground because he went to the ground every time he went to pull a flag. At one point, before the snap, he was running in place. I told him he looked like Jack Lambert out there. One of the mothers came over to him and told him he was "playing like a monster out there". All in all he played well and the coaches were so happy I think he only sat down for 4 series total in the 2 games. Evan told me he really likes playing defense. He seemed to be pretty tired after the game, though he didn't nap.
After football, we went to Don's Grass to buy some pumpkins. The boys weren't in a particularly good mood there so we didn't stay long. We thought they'd enjoy all the decorations, the pumpkin patch and all the stuff they had up for Halloween.
We came home and had lunch and the had the boys settle down in the gameroom.
After "naps", Evan and I went in the backyard and played some more football.
Before dinner, we went out to the Wildflower park and let the boys play some. After that we ate at Cypress Grill for dinner.
The boys are now in bed.
Until next time...
This morning, Rachel got up early to go for a big run. She's only got a few weeks left before the San Antonio half marathon.
I got up around 8am and got Evan ready for football. He had a flag football double header. There are only 3 teams in his league and to make sure that each team plays each week, they rotate which team gets a double header.
We left when Rachel got back from her run as Noah was still sleeping.
Prior to today, Evan had not played well on defense. But somehow, today was his breakout day. He was all over the field pulling flags in the backfield or diving to grab the flags off of kids. In fact, he spent half the day on the ground because he went to the ground every time he went to pull a flag. At one point, before the snap, he was running in place. I told him he looked like Jack Lambert out there. One of the mothers came over to him and told him he was "playing like a monster out there". All in all he played well and the coaches were so happy I think he only sat down for 4 series total in the 2 games. Evan told me he really likes playing defense. He seemed to be pretty tired after the game, though he didn't nap.
After football, we went to Don's Grass to buy some pumpkins. The boys weren't in a particularly good mood there so we didn't stay long. We thought they'd enjoy all the decorations, the pumpkin patch and all the stuff they had up for Halloween.
We came home and had lunch and the had the boys settle down in the gameroom.
After "naps", Evan and I went in the backyard and played some more football.
Before dinner, we went out to the Wildflower park and let the boys play some. After that we ate at Cypress Grill for dinner.
The boys are now in bed.
Until next time...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Good Noah
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Today the temperature dropped considerably. It was around 60 this morning when I took Evan to school. We both wore sweatshirts into the school. Evan wore jeans for the first time since school started.
When I got home, I did some work and left around 9 for a meeting with StoredIQ.
Noah got up after I left and got himself dressed. He and Rachel went out in the backyard for a bit and then they went to Central Market. At Central Market, they had these real small pickles. Noah tried them and loved them so they bought some.
When they got home, Noah told me that he was "very good" at Central Market.
Rachel left shortly after picking Evan up and Kim came over to babysit.
At 5:40, we left for Evan's football practice. It was like night and day with how he performed today at practice vs the game. He was very good today. He was paying attention and running fast. Their belts have two flags, one on either hip. At the end, they had a "last man standing" and let the kids run around in a square without going out of bounds. They had to pull everyone's flags off. When you lost both flags you were out. It ended up down to three kids - Evan and two others. Evan had this massive collection of flags he had pulled. One boy had two flags in and Evan and the other had one. Neither of the boys with one flag could catch the one with two flags and eventually they turned on each other. Evan and the boy pulled each other's last flag out at the same time. But the coach said Evan won for collecting the most flags. Evan was very happy.
We came home and had dinner.
Rachel just read to the boys. Apparently, I've lost my job as book reader.
Until next time...
Today the temperature dropped considerably. It was around 60 this morning when I took Evan to school. We both wore sweatshirts into the school. Evan wore jeans for the first time since school started.
When I got home, I did some work and left around 9 for a meeting with StoredIQ.
Noah got up after I left and got himself dressed. He and Rachel went out in the backyard for a bit and then they went to Central Market. At Central Market, they had these real small pickles. Noah tried them and loved them so they bought some.
When they got home, Noah told me that he was "very good" at Central Market.
Rachel left shortly after picking Evan up and Kim came over to babysit.
At 5:40, we left for Evan's football practice. It was like night and day with how he performed today at practice vs the game. He was very good today. He was paying attention and running fast. Their belts have two flags, one on either hip. At the end, they had a "last man standing" and let the kids run around in a square without going out of bounds. They had to pull everyone's flags off. When you lost both flags you were out. It ended up down to three kids - Evan and two others. Evan had this massive collection of flags he had pulled. One boy had two flags in and Evan and the other had one. Neither of the boys with one flag could catch the one with two flags and eventually they turned on each other. Evan and the boy pulled each other's last flag out at the same time. But the coach said Evan won for collecting the most flags. Evan was very happy.
We came home and had dinner.
Rachel just read to the boys. Apparently, I've lost my job as book reader.
Until next time...
Monday, October 17, 2011
Empty House
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Today was the first day I worked at home where there was no one in the house but Rachel and me. Evan and Noah both had school. We didn't have anyone cleaning the house or working on the floors. It was quiet and I was able to be productive.
This morning, Evan and I got up and I drove/walked him to school. Evan has been taking forever to eat breakfast so I drive him to the path and then we walk the rest of the way to school.
Noah got up around 8:30. Rachel got him dressed and got breakfast for him and took him to school.
Rachel went for a run when she got back and then laid down for a bit.
I had to run a few errands including paying for the floors and running to the bank.
In the afternoon, Dmitriy came over for a bit as I owed him some money for work he helped me with.
Blanca came to babysit while Rachel tutored. When I was finished work, I came downstairs and got Evan ready for baseball practice.
Noah was very good at baseball practice. I spent some time coaching and some time in the dugout with Noah.
For dinner, Rachel made pizza on Boboli crust.
Rachel is reading to Evan and Noah.
Until next time...
Today was the first day I worked at home where there was no one in the house but Rachel and me. Evan and Noah both had school. We didn't have anyone cleaning the house or working on the floors. It was quiet and I was able to be productive.
This morning, Evan and I got up and I drove/walked him to school. Evan has been taking forever to eat breakfast so I drive him to the path and then we walk the rest of the way to school.
Noah got up around 8:30. Rachel got him dressed and got breakfast for him and took him to school.
Rachel went for a run when she got back and then laid down for a bit.
I had to run a few errands including paying for the floors and running to the bank.
In the afternoon, Dmitriy came over for a bit as I owed him some money for work he helped me with.
Blanca came to babysit while Rachel tutored. When I was finished work, I came downstairs and got Evan ready for baseball practice.
Noah was very good at baseball practice. I spent some time coaching and some time in the dugout with Noah.
For dinner, Rachel made pizza on Boboli crust.
Rachel is reading to Evan and Noah.
Until next time...
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Norman
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Allison got up with the boys and let Lizzy out. She had a brunch to go to at 9am. We had thought she was coming back to the house afterwards so we didn't get up. Unfortunately, we were wrong so we didn't get to say goodbye. But we had a good time having her visit.
We didn't do much of anything this morning. We just took it easy.
The boys and I watched the Steelers game until it was time to go to Evan's baseball game. I took Evan and then Rachel met us later with Noah.
Evan played well at baseball. He had a great defensive inning at 2nd base fielding two balls cleanly. He got one boy out by fielding the ball and then racing him to 2nd base. His defense is the most improved thing he's had between last season and this season.
After baseball, we drove the parking lot of BJ's. We dropped my car off and I got in Rachel's car where we drove out to the Omni Southpark. We picked up Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Norman and drove them to Frank and Angie's for pizza. There we met Matt, Rachael, Maddie, Tristian and Max. It was a nice to see everyone. After dinner we drove Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Norman around campus a bit since they hadn't seen much of the city and the back to the hotel.
We came home and gave the boys baths.
They are in bed now but not yet sleeping.
Until next time...
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