First Post in 2019

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This is the first post of the New Year and the 12th year we've written a blog post.

On New Year's Eve, we took it easy during the day.  Rachel and I took Chewie and Luna for a long walk.  At night, the Edwards family came over.  Josh plays baseball with Evan and has across two teams since 2013. We went to Kura Revolving Sushi Bar.  I had been before and Rachel had taken Noah once.  The sushi plates come around on a revolving belt and you can order food that's delivered to you on a different belt.  It worked out well.  From there we went back to our house where we had dessert that Rachel made and watched the ball drop.

On New Year's Day, we went to Aunt Sandy and Uncle Marvin's house.  We brought the dessert and had a late lunch there.  It was a good time.

Today, I had to go into HomeAway. It was my first day back.  It was a long day as there was an afternoon meeting.

Rachel, Evan and Noah went with Grandma, Papa and Uncle Mike to Kerbey Lane.  Uncle Mike was in for a wedding.  Then they went back to Grandma and Papa's and sat around and had hot drinks and sat around and talked.  Noah had hot apple cider while Evan had hot chocolate with whipped cream.

For dinner, I made blackened chicken.

The boys are upstairs playing.

Until next time...

Cold, Wet, Dreary Day

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

When I let Chewie out this morning, I could easily feel how much colder it was.  And it was pouring.  I realized we were not walking to school.  We drove Noah (with Chewie in the car) and dropped him off in front of the school.  When it was Evan's time to leave, I drove him down the street and we waited in the car until the bus came.

I worked and then left to go to the dentist.  Rachel left to go to work around the same time.

I worked all afternoon until it was time to get Noah.  It was still raining, though not hard.  I drove to the top of the trail to get him.  I brought Chewie with me and we got out of the car and waited for Noah.  That way Chewie still got attention from some kids and he got a tiny bit of exercise.

After Evan got home, I drove Noah over to Grandma's.  He had dinner with her.

I made blackened chicken for Rachel, Evan and I to have for dinner.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

Wet Day

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

There was a light rain this morning when we got up.  It also looked like the skies could really open up at any moment.  So we decided to drive to the trail and then walk into school.

When we got home, someone from Bosch came to replace a piece on our dishwasher.  It's just an external piece that is about looks.  It doesn't affect the functioning of the dishwasher, but it looks broken on the outside.  Since the dishwasher is only a year old we called Bosch and they agreed to send someone to fix it.  The repairman said this has been a common problem and Bosch is aware of it which is why, I guess, they sent someone out to fix it.  The guy was only here for about 5 to 10 minutes.

After that, Rachel and Lorena walked to Starbucks.  It wasn't raining at that time but it was very humid out.  When Rachel got home, it almost looked like she had been in the rain.

When we left to walk to pick up the boys, it started to rain a bit harder, so we came back in the garage and drove.  Jack came home with us for tutoring.  Audrey came after that.

While Rachel was tutoring Audrey, Evan and I left for baseball practice.  The sun had come out by this time.  Evan had another good practice.  He pitched well and he played catcher again.  I don't know if that means he'll catch in a game or not.  He's excited about the possibility.

We had blackened chicken for dinner.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

No Tutoring

This morning we walked to school.

I had a dermatologist checkup appointment.

We walked to pick up the kids from school and walked home with Jack and John.

I did not have tutoring today since most of the kids already had their finals.

Evan and Noah played outside.

For dinner we had blackened chicken and potatoes.

Soon the boys will get ready for bed.

Swimming

Today we had nothing planned.  It was nice.  We ate brunch at home and then took the boys to the pool.  We were there a little over an hour.  They had fun.

When we got home I made shaved ice.

This afternoon Morry and the boys watched a Pirates game on tv.

We made dinner at home.  Morry grilled chicken for him and I got salmon ready for him to grill for the boys and I.  We also had corn on the cob and asparagus. After dinner we got dessert at TCBY.

We just got the boys ready for bed, but it will probably be a while before they actually fall asleep.

Jumping and Making Cookies

This morning we took Evan and Noah to Loco-Motion. It’s an indoor play area with inflatable jumpy areas and it also has a little pretend area. There are little rooms where they can pretend to do different things (Animal Hospital, Grocery Store, Diner, etc.). Evan and Noah had a good time. Noah loved pushing the grocery cart. Evan threw a fit when it was time to leave.

At home I quickly ate lunch and then left to tutor a new student. Morry made friend matzoh for him and the boys. When I got home the boys were napping.

For dinner we made blackened chicken and rice with zucchini. Noah enjoyed the rice, but got it everywhere. Little pieces were stuck in his hair.

We were going to take a walk after dinner, but it started raining again. It’s been raining on and off all weekend.

Instead of walking I made cookies. Evan helped some, but mostly wanted to taste things.

We just gave Evan and Noah baths and put them to bed. Evan is now back downstairs (not sure why) and Noah is crying. I hope they go to sleep soon.