Final Two Weeks

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Over the weekend, there was no baseball.  It rained enough last week that the tournament was cancelled.  Noah had a football game. He played quite well.  He played defense the whole time.  He pulled several flags.  He jumped in front of one pass and knocked it down. (though it was caught by someone else despite his best efforts)  His coach was highly pleased.

After Noah's game, we went to Toyota of Cedar Park.  We were able to get a good deal on a Highlander.  Rachel had to turn back the car she's been driving to Charles Maund.  But we were able to get a good deal at the other dealership. We hated to turn the car back in, but if we had to, I think we got a good deal on a good car.

Yesterday, we went to Snooze for Mother's Day with Grandma and Papa.  We came home, got Chewie and went for a walk around Lady Bird Lake.  For dinner, we picked up food from Pinthouse Pizza and then got frozen yogurt at TCBY.

Today marked the start of the second-to-last week of school. It was a nice morning so we did our normal walk to school with Chewie.

As always I was home.  I had several phone meetings.

Rachel went into school to teach around lunch.  After that, she had to run up to the dealership that we bought the car at and drop off a check.  Then she had to give the keys to the dealership where we were returning the car.  She and Evan got home at the same time.

For dinner, I made ribs on the grill.

After dinner, we had to go to HEB to get a few things.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

Meetings

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

It was somewhat cold this morning but it wasn't raining or wet, so we were able to walk Noah to school.  Chewie was happy.

I worked from home for a while in the morning and then went into Touch To.

Rachel met her friend, Lorena, for lunch at Galaxy Cafe.  They stayed there and talked until Rachel had to go into Charles Maund Toyota for a meeting.

Rachel met with people from Charles Maund and some marketing people from the Austin American-Statesman about a marketing campaign.  It seemed to go well.

Rachel was not able to make it home to get Noah.  I left Touch To and ran into bad traffic.  In fact, I wasn't sure I was going to be able to make it home to get Noah.  I got there just as Noah was walking up the hill.

I worked from home the rest of the day.

After Rachel's meeting with Charles Maund, she had a separate individual meeting with the woman from the Austin American-Statesman.

For dinner, we met Rachel at a place called Snarf's.  It's a sandwich place.  It wasn't too bad.

We're home now and the boys are upstairs playing Fortnite.  Rachel is practicing her presentation.

Until next time...

Last Week Before Winter Break

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Today is the start of the last week before winter break.  The boys have off Friday so they just need to make it through Thursday.

I left earlier than normal today for HomeAway after dropping Noah off.  I had some things I wanted to do to get done before taking all next week off.

Rachel went with someone to do some charity work for Charles Maund Toyota today.  Then she went into school to teach.

Rachel picked Noah up because every other Monday is my late day at HomeAway.  Then Rachel went to tutor.

I got home around 5:15 after both boys were home.  Evan left to go to Grandma's.

For dinner, we had hamburgers on the grills, couscous, and Rachel and Noah made Brussels sprouts. Noah came up with the recipe. 

Rachel, Chewie and I walked to get Evan.

The boys are upstairs playing video games.

Until next time...

Basketball Champion

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Rachel decided not to walk with us this morning.  So it was just Noah, Chewie and me on the walk to school.

Rachel left just before I left for HomeAway.  She was going into Charles Maund to talk about what she'll be doing for them in exchange for the car.  From there, Rachel went to teach.

I had a meeting so I couldn't get home to walk to get Noah.  Rachel was able to get home to get Noah.

I got home a little after pick up.  Rachel left to tutor shortly after I got home.

Evan walked to a friend's house from school.  Two other boys joined Evan and the boys whose house they walked to.  They set up a round robin one-on-one basketball tournament.  They've been getting together about once a week to play and this time they said the winner got a Championship Bracelet that they could have for one week until the next tournament.  Evan was the inaugural winner.  He was quite proud.

Before I picked Evan up from his friend's house, I stopped at HEB and got dinner.  I got a fresh cooked turkey breast and cranberry sauce.

The boys are upstairs playing.

Until next time...

HEB Run

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Tuesdays are Rachel's early day so she can't walk Noah to school.  Noah and I walked with Chewie.  It was around 33 degrees when we walked, but there was very little wind so it didn't feel bad.

I went into Touch To and worked from there today.

I came home in the early afternoon and did more work before walking to pick Noah up.  Rachel had a staff meeting so she didn't come home.  She also had to run into Charles Maund to renew the car.

We needed to go to HEB since we hadn't been there for shopping in more than a week.  Evan arranged to play basketball with his friend who lives near HEB.  I dropped Evan off there and Noah and I did the shopping.  It was a big shopping trip as we needed quite a bit.  I picked Evan up on the way home.

Rachel was home when we got home.  We unloaded the dishes and made dinner.

Right now, Rachel is doing some work while the boys play on the Playstation.

Until next time...

New Car

This morning I left the house before 7:30 to get to my 8:00 class, so just Morry and Chewie walked Noah to school.

After my school duties were over, I got to the car dealership around 12:30.  They have a new car for me to drive.  I turned my old Highlander in and got a new 2018 one with just 82 miles on it.  It's silver on the outside and black inside. 

I drove with Chewie to get Noah from school.

Morry was out all day with work stuff and he had an even tonight so it was just the boys and me for dinner.

We got another one of those Everyplate meal kits.  Evan chose the steak dinner, so I made that for us.  The boys really liked the meal.

Morry got home around 8pm.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Here are a few pictures.

This week

This week we were pretty busy.  I worked more hours this week since I'm subbing and covering for a teacher that is out of town.  I'm subbing tomorrow and Monday for her as well.

Yesterday, I was at school from 10:30am - 4:00pm.  Straight from there, I tutored 2 different students. Then, I picked up Noah from Grandma and Papa's house.  Was home for a few minutes and went back out to tutor another student.

Evan had baseball practice yesterday and got a ride home from Cooper.  Morry had a fantasy football draft last night.

Today, I did not walk Noah to school since I teach on Tuesdays and Thursday at 8am. 

After I was done with my school duties around noon I went to Charles Maund to sign the monthly papers and get my oil changed.

Morry and I walked to pick up Noah today.

This afternoon, there were no activities going on for once.

This evening, we went to H-E-B to buy groceries, get graph paper for Evan, and pick out some food for dinner.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Annual Checkup

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The boys needed to have their annual checkups.  I scheduled them for today but I could only get a mid-morning appointment.  I ended up picking each up from school and taking them to the appointment.

Both boys are healthy.  Evan is still just above average in height and weight.  Noah is just below average in both.  Evan had to have some vaccines today.  Everything was normal and healthy.

After I dropped the boys off, I went home for lunch and then went into the office.

When Rachel was finished with teaching, she went to a Girl Scouts Luncheon that she was invited to as part of her deal with Charles Maund Toyota.  They bought a table and invited Rachel to join them.

Rachel picked Noah up from school.  Our office had a team building event so I didn't come home.  We went to a rock climbing gym.

I got home in time for dinner and the boys were outside playing with some of the neighbors.

For dinner the boys had waffles, and Rachel and I ate our own things.

The boys are upstairs playing on the Playstation now and Rachel is taking pictures for a product that was sent to her.

Until next time...

Star Wars!

This morning we walked Noah to school and then I left for school.

From school, I went to the car dealership to get the 5,000-mile service and sign paperwork for the next month.

Morry met me there and we went to lunch at MezzeMe.

After lunch, I picked up my car and went home.

Tonight, the new Star Wars movie started showing in theaters.  Morry bought our tickets months ago.  Deborah met us at our house around 4:30.  We lit the menorahs and then went over to Alamo Drafthouse.

It was a fun movie.  Everyone liked it.

Now we are home and the kids are getting ready for bed.

Highlander and Adam

Yesterday we walked Noah to school. Evan walked to the bus stop.

Morry had a 10am meeting up north and we had a 12:15 appointment at Charles Maund Toyota, so I went with Morry to North Austin.  I dropped him off and then went to one of the locations nearby of Austin Pets Alive.

I wanted to see if they had any dogs there to foster.  When I got there it was very chaotic.  I finally managed to speak with someone who told me the dogs there were not available for foster and I need to go to the downtown location.  During this time, I kept hearing them ask for volunteers to transfer donated items to the other locations.  So, I volunteered to load up my car and take some stuff to the downtown location.

We filled the van with litter, food, crates, cleaning supplies and more.

At the downtown location, everyone was busy so I had to start unloading the items on my own. Finally, a woman came over a helped me.

When I was done unloading my car, I went to look at the dogs needing fosters.  There was a cute young looking dog named Adam.  I wrote down my name on the sheet to say I was interested.

Then, I left to pick up Morry from the meeting.

From there, we went to Charles Maund.  I worked out a deal with them.  I will help them some social media and they will lend me a car.  I chose a Highlander and it was finally available for pick up.    We signed some paperwork and I was on my way with a new 2017 Toyota Highlander!

While we were there I got a voicemail that someone else was interested in Adam and they wanted to see if I was still interested in fostering.  I called back and said we could come over now to let them know.

Morry and I went to Austin Pets Alive and played with Adam a little bit.  He was very hyper but seemed sweet.  We could not bring him home yet since he still needed an exam and shots, as well as a meet and greet with Lizzy.  They said they'd call us in a couple of hours when he was ready.

We were home for just a minute or so and then walked to pick up Noah.  

Evan got home a little after 4pm.

Around 5pm we found out Adam was ready.

We piled everyone in the car and headed over there.  Lizzy and Adam met. Although he was jumping on her a lot, he seemed to be learning not to do so.  So, we decided to bring him home.

On the way home we got more dog food at Petco and then picked up dinner at Mi Con Bistro.

Around 8:30 Morry left to pick up Marilyn from the airport.

This morning, Adam started whining around 8:30.  He did well throughout the night.

We took both dogs for a walk.

For lunch, we went to Kerbey Lane.

After lunch, Morry, Evan, Noah, and Marilyn went to the mall so that she could buy the boys some things.

A friend of mine came over this afternoon so her dog and Adam could play together.  They played nicely and wore each other out.

For dinner, we went to Via 313.

We took another walk when we got back with both dogs.

Now, everyone is getting ready for bed.

Here are some pictures from the last few days.