Almost Done

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning when I woke Noah up, he couldn't open his right eye.  He's been having really bad allergies from the cedar in the air.  His eye was watering yesterday and I guess when he slept it formed a coating over his eye.  I put a warm washcloth on it and he rubbed off the goop afterwards.  I told him he didn't have to go to school if he didn't feel well but he insisted on going to school.  I had gotten Zyrtec last night.  I gave it to him before we left.

Because of Noah's allergies we drove to school today.  We were concerned about him being outside with the cedar before school started.  If we walk home and he has an allergy attack, we can deal with it at home, but we didn't want him having to deal with it at school.

Rachel had an MAT appointment today and then she met the Pink Ribbon Cowgirls for lunch at Whole Foods.

One of my clients, Strait Music Company, is sponsoring the Marauders.  I went out and picked up the check from them, ran to the bank and then picked up a smoothie for myself.

In the early afternoon, our contractor came and cleaned the porch.  He removed all the trash and power washed the porch.  He was hoping to be able to stain today.  Unfortunately, our backyard doesn't get much sun so the porch didn't dry in time.  He will stain and seal the porch tomorrow and then our porch will be done!

We picked the boys up from school and we did walk home.  Noah looked much much better.  His energy level was up.

We had pasta for dinner and then gave the kids baths.  We wanted Noah to soak in the bath and hopefully help with his allergies.

The boys are in their rooms now.

Until next time...

Noah's and My Turn at the Dentist

Noah and I had dentists appointments today.  Everything looked good on both of us, except they do want to go ahead and fix Noah's cavity.  They found it the last time we were in there and thought we should go ahead and take care of it.  We'll go back on June 3rd to get that taken care of.

After the dentist we stopped at Target on the way home.

We ate lunch and then got Evan from school.

When Morry got home we gave Evan dinner and then they left to go to Evan's practice.  Noah stayed home with me and I gave him his dinner a little later. 

Morry and Evan got home around 8pm.  The boys insisted on taking a bath tonight rather than a shower.  So, I gave the boys baths while Morry got our dinner ready.  The boys are getting out of the bath now with Morry's help.  We'll put them to bed and then have our dinner.

Noah's School and AAA

Evan was up early and Noah slept until about 9am.  Sue, our cleaning lady came here in the morning for a few hours.

Evan and I dropped Noah off at school and then came home for a little bit.  I got some stuff done around the house and Evan spent a lot of time coloring and drawing things on paper at his desk.

We ate lunch here and then went to AAA to pick up some books and maps.

We got Noah at school and then came home.

We spent the afternoon at home.

For dinner we had pasta.

I just gave the boys a bath and now Morry is reading to them.

Crying in an Empty Bath Tub

Crying in an Empty Bath Tub - that's what Noah is doing right now. I'll get to that more later.

This morning there was a citywide Marathon Kids event at a stadium near us. The kids at elementary schools can run 26 miles over a course of time and then they complete a final lap together to complete the marathon. Today, was the last lap. It started at 9am. We didn't really want to go, but Evan wanted to go because he knew he would get a medal at the end. When we got there it was really crowded and we didn't have a whole lot of time. Evan had a baseball practice at 11am. We made our way to the front and were able to leave by 10am. We ran the lap with Evan and he seemed to enjoy that.

While we were gone Noah stayed with Michael at home. We gave Noah the option of coming, but he chose not to go.

Evan and Morry went to Evan's baseball practice. They had a scrimmage game today and Evan did well. He stopped quite a few balls while playing pitcher.

Noah was very cranky today. I think he's still not feeling well. Evan started coughing when he got home. We made them doctor's appointments for tomorrow.

This afternoon Evan rode his bike in the cul-de-sac and then rode to his school and back home. Morry said Evan needed some help on the hills and he's not quite ready to do the ride to school in the mornings. But, he still did very well.

For dinner we ate at Rudy's. The boys were not well behaved. Noah was especially whiny.

We gave the boys baths. Noah got upset about me washing him and he's still crying in the tub. We let all the water out and he's just in there crying. He doesn't want to get out. Any bets on how long he stays in there? He must be cold.

Not A Whole Lot

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, the boys got up a bit before 8am. They decided it was a good idea to play right outside of our room and be really loud. We ended up telling them to go in the game room and closed our door and slept a bit more. I got up when they were arguing and fighting because Noah wanted to lay on the couch with Evan.

We came downstairs and Evan and Noah played outside while Rachel got brunch ready for us and I folded clothes. Rachel used the juicer to make fresh squeezed orange juice and we had cinnamon rolls and fruit.

After lunch, I went upstairs to continue cleaning the office. Evan came upstairs with me and watched as I shredded old documents. Noah stayed downstairs with Rachel.

Eventually, Rachel put Noah in his room for a nap. Noah fought it at first and then fell asleep at the gate. After about 30 minutes to an hour Noah work up and cried to come out for another 45 minutes. Evan and I were playing with the Wii at that time and eventually, I went and let him out of his room.

For dinner, we went to Verde's Mexican Parilla. We had been there once before. They have outdoor seating. Just past the outdoor seating is a huge open, fenced-in field. They have all kinds of balls just laying out - soccer balls, footballs, volleyballs, frisbees. The boys had a blast. While we were waiting for a table, Evan and I had a catch with the football. He can really catch the ball. We were having the catch about 15 feet from each other and it was a nearly full-size ball. I was impressed.

We got seated but were still sitting on the patio. The boys played with some other boys until the food arrived. They came back and ate and then went back out and played some more until we paid and were ready to leave. Our food was really good. I had a honey chipotle glazed pork chop. I was really impressed.

We came home and gave the boys baths. Evan is throwing a fit because Noah has a Lego door that Evan wants.

Until next time...

Star Wars Shoes

This morning Morry let me sleep in. While I was sleeping Morry folded the mounds of laundry that had piled up. What a good husband!

Evan really needed new shoes so we went to Stride Rite in the mall. They had Star Wars shoes, but not in his size. We had to order a pair for Evan from another store. They’ll come in the mail in a few days. Stride Rite was having a buy one get one half off sale, so we got shoes for Noah too. Noah did need new shoes. They measured him at a size 8. He was wearing size 7 shoes. Noah got light up fire truck shoes. We liked a differed pair better, but Noah said he wanted the fire truck shoes.

On the way out of the mall we got cookies and on the way home we stopped at Petco to get food for Lizzy.

We ate lunch and the put Noah down for a nap. Noah didn’t sleep.

During the time Noah was in his room. I got some party planning stuff done.

For dinner Morry made chicken nuggets and couscous. I also had some soup.

After dinner all of the boys watched some of the Steelers game.

We gave Evan and Noah baths and they are in bed now.

Errands

This morning Evan woke up early. A little before 7am he came in our room. I set him up with tv in the game room and then went back to sleep for a little bit.

Once Noah was up we all got up and got dressed and had breakfast.

We had some errands to run today. First, we went to Sams Club. We spent a while there and got some good deals. Evan and Noah were good, so we got them a soft pretzel and ICEE to share.

After Sams we went to Office Depot. We wanted to look at printers. Evan and Noah were getting into everything and touching all of the printer buttons. It was very hard trying to keep an eye on them and check out printers.

We came home and ate lunch. While the boys were eating I vacuumed upstairs.

Noah took a nap while Evan watched TV.

For dinner Morry made fried matzoh for him and the boys. I had a salad and egg sandwich.

After dinner we took a walk.

When we came back home we gave Evan and Noah baths and then put them to bed.

End of the Party Weekend

This morning Evan was up early and hung out with Grandma and Papa. When Papa got Noah out of bed, Noah pointed out to Papa that he had had a blowout. Papa cleaned up Noah, but he still needed a bath. Grandma gave Noah a bath while I got Noah’s room cleaned up and put new sheets on his bed. What a mess! He seemed to be feeling ok though.

Aunt Susan came over this morning and we ate breakfast here.

Grandma, Papa, and Bubbe drove back to Dallas around noon. Morry and I finished cleaning up from the party. There wasn’t much left inside, but there was still a lot in the backyard to clean up.

I made sandwiches for the boys, but they didn’t eat much.

At nap time, Noah slept and Evan played quietly in the gameroom.

For dinner we all ate leftover pizza, even Noah. Noah has never really eaten pizza before. We tried, but he didn’t want it. Tonight he ate a whole piece that we had cut into thirds.

After dinner Morry talked to Grandmom/Marilyn while I folded laundry and got Evan’s Easter eggs ready for school. Evan helped me fill the eggs with candy.

Morry and the boys are cleaning up and then we’ll go upstairs to put them to bed.

Here’s a video from earlier today of Evan and Noah playing with their new doctor’s sets that Grandmom got them.

More Help with Noah

It was nice having more help with Noah today. We ate a small breakfast at home and then Grandma and Papa, Noah and I went to HEB. I liked having the extra help so that I could get my grocery shopping done. Noah had a lot of samples.

We came home put the groceries away and then went out to lunch. We ate at Galaxy café. I had bought a $30 gift card for $15 off of Groupon so we got a good deal on our lunch.

When we got home Grandma and Papa helped me put Noah down for a nap and then they left to drive back to Dallas.

Noah slept for a long time. I had a student come to the house for tutoring and he slept through the whole thing.

I finally woke Noah up at 6pm so he would sleep tonight.

For diner I made grilled cheese for us, but Noah didn’t eat his.

After dinner we came upstairs and I gave Lizzy a bath. Noah enjoyed watching.

Noah is watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse as I write the blog. In a few minutes I’ll put him to bed.

No Snow

Dallas, at least North Dallas, didn't get snow today. There was snow in Austin and between Austin and Dallas. It was a good thing I drove to Dallas yesterday. It's too bad the boys missed the snow.

Evan and Noah were up around 8am this morning.

For lunch, we picked up Bubbe and went to Sweet Tomatoes. Evan and Noah were very well behaved there. Noah didn't eat that much though. He had a ton of raisins and little bit of ice cream.

We came home to Grandma and Papa's house and Evan, Noah, and I took naps.

For dinner Grandma made a fish chowder. It was very good.

Papa and I gave the boys baths and then talked to Morry on Skype.

Evan is standing here next to me. Hope he goes to bed soon.

Back to School

This morning Evan woke up early again, but at least he didn’t cry. Morry heard him knocking on the wall this morning. Anything is better than the crying.

I dropped Evan off at school, then spent the rest of the morning at home with Noah. We didn’t do much, just took it easy.

I picked up Evan and came home. Evan threw a fit at nap time. I had to put him in time out right before naps and he never calmed down before naps. I was finally able to get him to calm down and then he ended up napping. Shortly after Evan feel asleep Noah woke up.

For dinner we had this already cooked brisket thing from HEB and some pasta. While I was getting dinner ready Evan played wii baseball.

After dinner we ran again.

We just gave the boys baths and put them to bed.

Tuesday – Can’t think of a better title

Evan and Noah must have been exhausted. They slept until about 9:30 this morning. School starts at 9am, but I wanted to let them sleep. I went in Noah’s room a little before 9:30. He was awake and talking. I got him dressed and then went into Evan’s room to wake him up. Evan was in bed, but awake. I’m not sure if he woke up when he heard us come in the room.

I dropped Evan off at school and then ran some errands with Noah. We went to Target and Party City to return some party things we ended up not using. Then, we went to the library to return the Star Wars movies we checked out a couple of weeks ago.

At home, I just straightened up the house (though you can’t tell now – it’s a mess again). I took Noah outside in the backyard for a little while. We came in, ate lunch, and then picked up Evan.

Evan seemed to have a good day at school. He’s usually in a good mood when I picked him up.

When we got home I let the boys play a little and then I put them down for naps.

Evan did not nap. He just sat in his room and played for a while.

Blanca came at 4:00.

I tutored and got home about 7:00. We had leftover pizza and salad for dinner.

Evan and Noah were both a little cranky so we just gave them baths and put them to bed on the early side. I still hear Noah talking, but Evan sounds quiet.

Inside day

This morning Morry had to work from 9-12:00. Evan got up early and Morry took care of him until he had to leave.

I just stayed in the house with the boys while Morry was at work. Evan is feeling a lot better today. He didn’t have a fever during the day, but still didn’t eat much. He mostly just had drinks and a smoothie today.

I helped Evan put on a temporary tattoo. He picked out a Buzz Lightyear one and showed me where on his arm he wanted me to put it. We walked outside to get the paper. Evan likes going to pick up the newspaper every Sunday because he knows the Garfield comic strip is in there. We laid out the paper on the table and Evan asked me to read Garfield to him.

Noah got cranky around 11:00 so I put him down for a nap and he slept until Morry got home. We woke him up to have lunch.

Evan and Noah would not nap today. At least I got to nap though. Morry watched the boys so I could get some sleep.

We had pasta and soup for dinner.

We gave the boys a bath and put them down to bed early tonight. It sounds quiet in Evan’s room. He asked for the banana song (Day-o), so I hear Raffi playing. Noah’s still making some noise.

Mommy is a cow

We didn’t do anything special today. I had planned on taking the boys for a run around the lake, but it was cloudy and there was a chance of rain. I didn’t want to get stuck in the rain halfway around the lake. It was also pretty chilly outside. We just stayed in the house today. Evan played on the computer on the PBS Kids website. Noah took a morning nap.

After lunch I put on some music and we danced. Though DirecTv we get satellite radio. I just put on the radio through the TV. Evan really loved “I get around” by the Beach Boys. He was dancing and doing a lot of spinning.

Evan and Noah took really long naps and woke up around 6:00 when Morry got home. It was cloudy and dark so I think that helped them sleep better.

For dinner we made a pasta salad using the leftover chicken from last night.

After dinner Evan was playing with some of the letter blocks that go to Noah’s train. I was playing with Noah and Evan said, “Look Mommy, I spelled my name.” I looked over and he had spelled E-V-A-W. He was so close. I helped him find the N and we fixed his name. Then, he told me he was going to spell my name. Evan said, “Look, I wrote your name.” I looked over and he spelled C-O-W. No joke! Very funny. I guess that’s how he sees me. I don’t know if he really knew he was spelling cow or if it was a total coincidence.

We just bathed the boys and now they are in bed. I hear Noah playing with his bear. Evan is listening to Trout Fishing in America. Grandma/Lynn and Papa/Lenny bought him a CD with the Pico de Gallo song on it. He asks for the Gallo song now.

Starbucks and School

This morning I dropped Evan off and school and turned in his application for school for next year. Evan is going to continue going part-time on Tuesdays and Thursdays next year. They told us as long as the child stays in the same program they are guaranteed a spot for next year. Apparently, there were some parents at the school in line as early as 3:30am this morning. One of the moms from Evan’s class was one of them. She wants to change her son to M,W,F. I can’t imagine getting there that early. I hope we don’t have to do that if we ever want to change Evan’s days.

After dropping Evan off at school I met Yenis for coffee at Starbucks. We had a nice time talking, but Noah was very cranky for some reason. I think it was a combination of his runny nose and being tired. On the way home he fell asleep in the car and I was able to put him down for a nap when we got home.

I downloaded Skype on our computer, but I still haven’t tried it out. If you have Skype and would like to chat, let me know and we can try it out. We have a video camera on our computer so you would be able to see the boys.

When I picked Evan up at school he didn’t want to leave. He got really upset when we were leaving. He was trying to tell me he wanted something, but I didn’t understand what he was talking about. Somehow the teacher understood and we realized he wanted to take home the art he made today. Evan told me he used the fire truck to paint. I guess they dipped the wheels of cars in paint and rolled them on the papers. All of the papers were hanging up to dry so we took Evan’s down and he asked if we could hang it up at home. When Kevin saw Evan with his art, Kevin wanted to take his paper home as well. We put Evan’s art up on the fridge when we got home.

Blanca came at 3:00 and I went to tutor. I got home around 7:30 and ate leftover Salt Lick bbq from Sunday for dinner.

We gave the boys baths and now they are in bed.