Sad Super Sunday

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Everyone can relax. I am still alive. Despite the game, which shall rename nameless, that ended so poorly, I did not do anything drastic to myself. It will take some time to get over, but I'm as good as can be expected now.

This morning, Rachel got up and let me sleep a bit. Then we got everything ready and drove to Ikea. We needed some shelves for the office and drawers for our closets.

We planned to put the kids in the child care there. To go into the child care, children need to be 37" and be potty trained. Evan was plenty tall, but Noah was close. They had him take off his shoes and stand against a wall that had a line drawn. They then put a clipboard on his head and put it against the wall. The bottom edge of the white line butted up with the clipboard but didn't actually tough, although there was no visible gap. They said that since he was below that line, we could not leave him there. So he was short by the depth of the clipboard, surely less than 1/8 inch. Evan said he wanted to still go to the playroom and we left him. Noah came with us as we shopped. After an hour I went and picked up Evan. He didn't want to leave. He was very busy playing. He said he had been playing with some other boys.

We ended up getting what we came for, as well as some bowls and cups for the kids and hampers.

After Ikea, we walked over to Which Wich. We met Aunt Susan there. In the shopping center with Ikea is a row of restaurants with a deck outside all of them. Beyond the deck is a playground. We ate lunch outside and then let the kids play in the playground.

When we got home, Noah napped while Evan watched the Puppy Bowl.

Then I watched something on TV. Rachel picked up the Salt Lick for us. For a bit, Rachel took the kids outside because some other kids were playing.

The boys are now in bed. Evan is saying he's scared of something. Not sure what that is and I'm not sure it's real.

Until next time...

Spinning and Swimming

This morning I took the boys to the gym. I did a spinning class and then got them from the childcare so we could go swimming. One of the ladies in the childcare said Evan and Noah spent most of the time playing in the gym. When I came in they were both on the climbing/playground thing. Evan and Noah were in good moods and I was easily able to get them changed into their bathing suits. The indoor pool was open for kids swim which was good. It was still a little chilly outside and I was glad not to have to put on sunscreen. The boys played well, but then it was time to get out of the pool. That was not fun. Noah didn’t want to come out. Evan was complaining about needed band-aids. It just got worse from there. I had a very hard time getting them showered, changed, and out to the car. It will be a while before I do that again. Evan even told Morry he was bad today at the gym.

After lunch at home, both Evan and Noah ended up napping. Evan fell asleep on the couch upstairs.

Blanca came at 4:15 and I tutored 2 students.

When Morry got home he took Evan and Noah to Evan’s sports class.

When we all got home we had pasta for dinner.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed.

Peaches!

So, this morning went a lot better than the last time I took Evan to school. We didn’t have any major problems today. We took our time and were late to school, but at least Evan didn’t put up a fight.

After we dropped Evan off at school Noah and I went to the post office to mail some tax things.

We came home for a little bit and then went to the gym. We met Morry there to get all of our membership stuff. Morry had to go back to work, but I stayed and worked out. I ran on the treadmill and then sat in the steam room and hot tub for just a little bit. I was in the hot tub just a few minutes when someone from the childcare came through holding a sign with my name. I quickly got dressed and picked up Noah. They said he had been crying pretty much the whole time. He doesn’t do as well when Evan is not there. I’ll try again tomorrow, but this time Evan and Noah will be together in the childcare.

After the gym we went to pick up Evan. They were all outside on the playground during pickup. I had a little bit of a hard time getting Evan and Noah to leave the playground.

When we got home it was nap time. Noah went to sleep pretty easily. Evan ended up falling asleep in the game room.

When Morry got home we made dinner. We had hamburgers and potatoes.

After dinner we went outside and the boys rode their bikes and the scooter. Noah still doesn’t have the hang of pedaling. He just likes to scoot around using his feet on the ground. Evan is getting a little bit better at his big bike with training wheels. He still has a hard time when it’s uphill.

While we were outside we noticed there are peaches starting to grow on Evan’s tree! There are quite a few little peaches starting to grow. This is the first year we have had any peaches. I hope they are good.

Evan and Noah are in the rooms now, but both are still awake. They aren’t complaining or anything, just playing.

Here’s a video from the other day. I was giving the boys haircuts out on the upstairs porch and Evan got a hold of the camera. Here’s some video he took.

Water workout

Last night both Evan and Noah were up a couple of times and then they woke up early this morning too. Since they were up early I decided to try the 9:15am aqua class at the gym. I dropped off Evan and Noah at the childcare and got to the class a little late.

I was the youngest and skinniest person in the group. I wasn’t sure what to expect of the class, but it was a pretty good workout. I was out of breath at times. After the class I swam a couple of laps, then sat in the steam room, the hot tub for a few minutes. I was relaxing.

When I picked the boys up at the childcare both seemed happy. They said Noah didn’t cry at all this time.

After the gym we went grocery shopping at Randall’s. I don’t normally shop at Randall’s, but I had a $50 gift card from my blogging at Cha Ching Queen. I was pretty disappointed with Randalls. It seemed more expensive than HEB and many of the items were close to the expiration date. The store brand milk was expiring in 2 days. Evan and Noah did enjoy riding in the car cart. There was a ride on car attached to the front of the shopping cart. HEB used to have these, but doesn’t any more for some reason.

We came home, had lunch, and then I put the boys down for naps. They both napped, but not for very long.

Blanca came over at 4:15 and I tutored 2 students.

Morry gave Evan and Noah dinner while I was on my way home. For our dinner we had chicken cordon blue that I got at Randalls and rice.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Noah was cranky tonight and Morry had to put him in time out at one point. He gets destructive if you don’t give him attention 24/7.

Noah hates the gym

Evan and Noah woke up at 8:00am. I got them dressed and fed and we left for school.

As we were parking Evan told me he didn’t want to go to school. Now, that we don’t have the infant car seat it makes it harder to get both boys out of the car. I had already gotten Noah out and was holding him. Evan did not want to climb out of his car seat and the car. I had to put Noah down on the seat of the car and pull Evan out of the car. I was already holding Evan’s lunch, jacket, and water bottle. Evan wanted to me carry him too. Some how I managed to carry all that stuff and both boys to the outside door, but I had to put Evan down to enter to code to the door. Evan was still crying when we entered the classroom. Once we got all the way in the classroom he seemed fine and started playing.

After dropping Evan off at school I took Noah to the gym with me. I wanted to try another class. I was able to do 15 minutes of an ab class and 1 minute on the treadmill before the child care woman came and got me. Again, they couldn’t get Noah to stop crying. I guess we won’t be able to join they gym now. It’s not worth it to go for maybe a 15 minute workout.

Noah took a good nap when we came home. I was able to relax some.

After lunch, I put Noah in the stroller and I ran/walked to pick Evan up. Since I didn’t really get to exercise this morning I figured I’d at least run/walk to get Evan.

Blanca came at 3:00 so I could tutor. I came home at 8:00. When I got home Evan was still eating dinner. He eats very slowly.

Evan and Noah are in their rooms, but not asleep yet. I hear Evan, though the monitor saying, “I want Daddy. I want Mommy.”

HEB and the gym

Evan and Noah have runny noses and coughs again. I don’t know if it’s allergies or colds, but whatever it is, it’s not fun. I think we maybe had a week off from the sicknesses. Both boys were kind of fussy today.

I needed to go to HEB. It was about 12 noon before I could get everyone out of the house. Evan and Noah were pretty good at HEB until the end of the shopping trip. I was getting some frozen fruit to make smoothies. Evan said he wanted to get the frozen cranberries, but I told him we already had a lot at home. He threw a fit. He wanted to get the cranberries. Then, Noah got upset for some reason. So, I had both boys crying in the shopping cart as I was trying to go as quickly as I could to finish up the shopping.

We had a late lunch. By the time we got home, unloaded the groceries, and made lunch it was about 2:00. I made the Sponge Bob Mac and Cheese that Evan picked out at HEB. He ate a lot of it. Noah had some too.

I put them down for naps after lunch, but Evan didn’t fall asleep until about 3:30.

Morry came home at 5:00 and we went over to the gym. We decided to try it out at that time and see how crowded it was and see if that time would work for us. Again, I was on the treadmill for about 5 minutes before someone came and got me to tell me Noah was crying. They couldn’t get him to calm down, so we had to go in there. We hung out in the child care for a little bit and then tried to sneak out. We decided to workout another 10-15 minutes then leave. I was going to get back on the treadmill, but by then the line was really long. I didn’t think it was worth it to wait in line so long and then only be able to workout for 5 minutes. So, we came back in child care and Noah had just started crying again. As soon as I picked him up the tears stopped and he was talking and smiling.

We had a late dinner since we went to the gym. We made turkey burgers and corn on the cob.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. I still hear noises from both of their rooms.

Latin dance workout class

This morning I dropped Evan off at school. On the door to the classroom there are individual pictures of all the kids in the class. Every time we get to school Evan wants to find and show me his picture on the door.

Noah and I hung out at home for a little bit and then we went to the gym to meet Yenis. She’s a member of 24 Hour Fitness and invited me to come with her to the Latin dance workout class. They have childcare inside the gym. I filled out that paperwork for Noah and went to the class. Noah seemed fine when I dropped him off. The class was fun. It was a good workout, but not overly hard like some classes can be. It is an hour class, but after about 50min someone from the childcare came in looking for me. They said Noah had been crying for 5 minutes and they couldn’t get him to stop. So, I had to leave the class 10 min early. As soon as I held Noah he was ok. I left his pacifier and blanket with them, but they hadn’t tried giving those to him. I guess it will just take some time for him to get used to it. Maybe next time I will bring both Evan and Noah. With Evan being there Noah might feel better.

After the gym we went to Yenis’s house for a little bit. We ate some leftover soup from last night. It was very good. Then, we went to pick up the boys.

Evan was busy playing in the kitchen when I got there. He was having a good time.

We came home and I put both boys down for a nap. Blanca came at 2:30 and I went to a focus group at 3. I got a call to be part of a focus group. They pay $100 for 1.5 hours. The focus group ended up being for Southwest Airlines.

Morry and I tried out some new recipes for dinner. We made marmalade chicken and corn chowder. The marmalade chicken was really good. The chowder was ok. Here’s the recipe for the chicken if you are interested http://www.recipesia.com/recipe/show/18322-marmalade-chicken