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.

Can I sit down now?

It was a busy day today.

We had our cleaning lady come today, but I had a ton of stuff to do this morning before she got here.  Evan was supposed to have cleaned his room last night, but it was not clean this morning.  Morry said Evan did clean his room, but played in there last night.  I was rushing around trying to get stuff off the floor and put away.

Noah had an appointment with his therapist today.  That lasted a little over an hour.

After that I wanted to take Noah to the Little Gym for a make up class, but the class was full.

We came home for just a little bit.  I had to do a few things and make some phone calls.

Then, we went to HEB and had a lot of groceries to buy.

We got home and I quickly put the freezer/fridge food away.  Then, we rode the bike to get Evan.

We came home and I put the rest of the groceries away.  I got snacks for the boys, and then I was finally able to eat lunch.

I was able to rest a little once Morry got home.

I made crock pot chicken and then we had roasted garlic and bread and salad.  The therapist was coming over to our house around 6:30 to observe so we wanted to have dinner ready by then so she could see everything.

She stayed through the boys bedtime.  She's going to meet with us next and go over some ideas and the results from Noah's testing.

The boys are in bed now and I think they are asleep.

Too Much Cleaning

This morning I dropped Evan off at school and Noah, Lizzy, and I met Melissa at the lake. We walked the 3 mile loop. It was a little cool outside at first, but it warmed up and was very nice toward the end of the walk.

After the walk I went to Alamo Draft House to get a gift certificate for Alissa and then Old Navy to return some clothes.

On the way home around 12:00 I got a call saying the cleaning lady will not be able to come tomorrow. I scheduled the cleaning a few weeks ago. I purposely scheduled it for tomorrow morning to get the house cleaned before Noah’s party. The owner of the cleaning company asked if we could schedule for next week, but I said that wouldn’t work and that I needed someone to come tomorrow. He said he’d see if anyone else could come and would call me back later in the afternoon.

At home I fed Noah and ate lunch and then we picked Evan up at school.

As I was putting the boys down for naps the cleaning guy called and left a message saying he was not able to get anyone to come tomorrow.

I frantically started cleaning. The house really needed to be cleaned. As I was cleaning the upstairs bathroom, I saw Evan’s door open. I’m not sure he napped at all. I needed to keep cleaning, so I left him play in the gameroom with his GeoTrax while I cleaned. I cleaned from about 2:00-5:30 (when Morry got home) and still didn’t get everything done. I was absolutely exhausted.

I had plans to meet Alissa and some of her friends for Alissa’s birthday. We were meeting at a restaurant at 7:30.

I made myself coffee to wake me up and give me some energy and then got ready to go out.

Yenis came over at 7:00 and we went together in my car to the restaurant.

We had a nice time at dinner and then went downtown.

South by Southwest Festival is going on right now and I was sure it was going to be crowded and there wouldn’t be any parking spots. Somehow we lucked out and got a free parking spot on the street. We walked around downtown and sat at a bar for a little bit. I just got home at 12:30 and I’m absolutely exhausted.

Morry did some cleaning while I was gone. There is still cleaning to do tomorrow. Blanca is coming tomorrow at 10:00am so I can finish.

Tomorrow will be another busy day. Whew

Election Day

Evan actually fell asleep in his bed last night. Usually he falls asleep on the floor at the gate and then Morry moves him when we go to bed. Last night he stayed in his bed. I can’t remember the last time that happened.

Noah woke up just once around 3am and I gave him his pacifier and he fell back asleep.

Both Evan and Noah woke up around 8am. We walked Evan to school and then got back just in time for the cleaning lady.

I usually do most of the cleaning, but our house really needed a good cleaning so we hired someone. I just don’t have the time to do a good cleaning and I don’t really know how to clean either. I never know what products to use or how to use them best. Do you use a sponge or a paper towel? How wet are you supposed to get the floor when you mop? Anyway, 2 people came (the main lady and a helper) and they did a pretty good job. I would definitely have them come back maybe once a month or so.

Noah and I went to the bank and then HEB before picking Evan up from school. Evan didn’t finish all of his lunch, so on the way home he opened up his lunch box and ate more of his lunch in the car.

Evan napped in his bed again. Yea! Let’s hope this continues.

I tutored 2 students today. I was supposed to have a 3rd, but she came home sick.

We made pork tenderloin and potatoes for dinner and then took a short walk.

It’s an exciting night. Morry keeps running back and forth to the computer to check election results. We’ll see what happens.