Catching Up

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Today was the first day in a while that I had no meetings scheduled.  I was looking forward to today so that I could catch up on work or even making phone calls or things I needed to take care of for the house.

Evan went with Rachel to school today.  He works with Dio on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He seems to be enjoying it.  Rachel buys bagels from Einstein Bros Bagels on the way to school.

I took Evan to his baseball practice late this afternoon.  On the way, we stopped and picked up his teammate Ethan.  Ethan's mom picked them up from practice and brought them home.

Noah, Rachel and I had ham for dinner tonight.  We had made it the other night for dinner but there was enough left over for another full dinner.

The boys are upstairs playing on the Playstation 5.  The latest version of the boys' favorite game, MLB the Show, is being released tonight at 11pm.  They are staying up to play it some.

Until next time...

Boys at ATA and Cold Baseball

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Yesterday, the boys went with Rachel to school. Since they are remote, they can do school from anywhere.  They went with Rachel to school and got on to their classes from there.  On their break, they played tennis.  For lunch, Rachel took them to Einstein Bros Bagels and picked up bagels.

This morning, Evan had two baseball games.  They started at 8am.  It was 50 degrees, drizzling and very windy.  It made for a fairly miserable temperature for the game.  Evan played third in the first game.  In the top of the first, he fielded a ball cleanly but then the throw was not good and he got an error. He told me that he couldn't feel his hands when he was throwing the ball.  He made up for it in the bottom of the inning.  With two outs and runners on second and third, he lined a single over the shortstop to score two runs.  In the second inning, he fielded a ball with a runner at third.  The runner broke for home and he made a perfect throw home to get the runner.  In the second game, he caught the whole game.  He did very well, though he only had one opportunity to throw a runner out.  The throw wasn't as good as last week and he didn't get the runner.  Unfortunately the game ended in a loss on a wild pitch.  Evan did his best to try to stop it.  He then got the ball and flipped to the pitcher with what seemed like plenty of time to tag the runner from third.  But the runner managed to avoid the tag and scored the winning run.

We came home and got Noah and then met the Ramatis for some food at the Grove.  We had not seen them since Evan's Bar Mitzvah.

In the late afternoon, there was a block party (with masks) with pumpkin carving going on.  It was nice talking to the neighbors.

We picked up food from Via 313 for us and Subway for the boys for dinner.

The boys are upstairs playing and we're going to watch a movie.

Until next time...

The Week

 Here's what's been going on this week.

Morry left Tuesday morning to go to Tucson to help Jack/Zayde.  He came back this evening.

I taught and tutored.

The kids and I mostly stayed at home.  Evan missed his Tuesday practice because I was tutoring.  Wednesday's practice was canceled because the coach's wife had a positive Covid test.  It turned out to be a false positive and she's fine.

Yesterday, while I was teaching on my students noticed a coral snake slithering between our outdoor classroom and not of the other outdoor classrooms.  Of course, it was a big deal. Coral snakes are venomous and the kids were going crazy.  One of the coaches/teachers killed it when it slithered into the bushes.

Today the boys came with me to school.  They did their work there and we picked up bagels from Einstein's for lunch.

Morry picked up dinner for all of us from Simply Pho on his way home from the airport.

Morry and I just took a walk.

Here's a picture of the boys playing tennis today.

Last Work Day for Me

This morning I had to be at school at 9am for a teacher workday.  I asked the kids if they wanted to come with me.  Noah wanted to stay home since he said he was tired, but Evan came with me.

I had a little bit of work to do in my classroom, checking supplies and textbooks, entering final grades.  I got that done pretty early, but had to be back for an 11:30 meeting.   Evan and I walked around the trail and creek at the school.   Evan really enjoyed that. 

Then, we met Morry and Noah at Einstein's Bagels nearby for lunch.    Morry had made plans to pick up some of the baseball kids at noon in that same shopping center.

When we finished eating I went back to work.

Morry picked up 3 kids and brought them back to our house.

After my meeting, I got my hair highlighted.

I got home around 4:30 just as Morry was leaving with all of the kids to go to the Round Rock Express baseball game.

He just dropped off all of the kids and now they are on their way home.

Snow Day = Take your Kids to Work Day

Last night we got the notice that the kids' schools were closed today.  Since my school is a private school, I kept checking for an email or text but never got one.

This morning my school sent an email around 5:30am saying there would only be a slight delay and that students needed to still come to school.

Morry had meetings today, so the kids needed to come with me to school.

Evan and Noah played in the snow this morning before it was time to leave.

We left the house around 9am and had no problems getting to my school.  The roads were fine.  There was still snow on trees and grass which made for a pretty drive.

I was pretty sure the boys would like coming with me, but wasn't certain.  Evan and Noah told me they had a great time today.   They came to my two math classes and were invited to go to the robotics class.  We ran out to get some food for lunch from Einstein Brothers Bagels (their choice).  I asked if they wanted to eat there or with the students at school, and they said the wanted to eat back at the school.

After I was done teaching, the kids wanted to stay even longer.  There are lots of fields and courts there.  Finally, I told the boys it was time to come home. 

We got home around 3pm.

Then, at 5:30 we ate an early dinner at Taco Cabana and went to see the movie, Jumanji.  It was a cute movie.  We all liked it.

We took Chewie for a walk and now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Here are some pictures from today.

Empty Wholy Bagel

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Rachel went to HEB this morning before we went to Wholy Bagel.  We needed a few things.

Once she got home, we went to Wholy Bagel. When we got there, at just after 11:30, they had just two everything bagels left.  That was it.  Rachel got one of the everything bagels and Noah got some lox.  Then we went across the street to Einstein Bros. Bagels and I got a pizza bagel, Evan got a cranberry bagel and Noah got a pretzel bagel.

Later in the afternoon, Evan went over to Jack's to go swimming.

We walked over and picked Evan up at dinner time and ate dinner at Grandma and Papa's house.

Then we went to the food trailer night and got Italian ice.  The food trailer night was not very crowded.  Papa came with us.

The boys are about to go to bed.

Until next time...

Meeting with Noah's Teacher

This morning at 9:20am Morry and I went to the school to meet with Noah's teacher.  He had all good things to say about Noah.  It sounds like Noah's ahead of where he should be and his teacher is making sure to challenge him.  It was a good conference.

We came home and a little while later we all went to lunch at Einstein Brothers Bagels. Both boys ate very well there.  Evan had a cranberry bagel and a yogurt parfait.  Noah had a whole bagel with lox and capers.

From there Morry and I went home while Grandmom took the boys to the mall.

I left to tutor and the boys stayed home with Morry with and Grandmom.

For dinner we ate at home.  Morry made fried matzoh.

The kids are all ready for bed now.

Baseballin'

This morning we walked to school without any issues.

While the boys were in school Morry and I had lunch at Einstein's Bagels.  A new one opened near us.

Morry picked the boys up from school and Gabby came over since I was tutoring.

Morry and the boys were leaving for baseball as I got home.

Around 6:30 I picked up Noah and brought him home.

Morry and Evan should be on their way home now. 

Campus

Today we went to the University of Texas.  We got free parking on the street, so it started out well.  We went to the Co-op (bookstore), the Texas Union, and walked around campus a little bit.  For lunch we ate at Einstein Bros Bagels on The Drag.  Then, we went to Rita's for dessert.

We came home and did stuff around the house this afternoon.

We went to Target to get a gift for a birthday party.  The boys also picked out some toys with gift cards they had.  Noah got a Wii game and and Evan got Legos.  On the way home we stopped at Austin Pizza Garden to pick up dinner.

The boys are playing with their toys now and then we'll get them ready for bed.

UT Campus

We had a small breakfast at home and then went out for the day.

First, we picked up Morry's car from the shop.  Then, we went to the UT campus.  We got souvenirs from the bookstore to bring to people on our trip.  The boys were really wild in the bookstore and Noah had to go to the bathroom twice while we were in there.

Then, we ate lunch at Einstein Bros Bagels on the drag.  The boys were also pretty wild at lunch too. 

We walked around campus, but all the buildings were closed because it was holiday weekend.  I wanted to take them inside the union, but it was locked.  Then, Noah had to go to the bathroom again.  We tried the library, but it was locked too.  We had to walk back to the bookstore so that Noah could use the restroom there.

We took it easy at home for the rest of the afternoon.

While the boys ate dinner, I started giving Lizzy a trim. The shaver ran out out of juice since I didn't have it charging long.  I'll have to do more tomorrow or another time.

We just gave the boys showers and got them ready for bed.

Now, we'll eat our dinner.

UT and a Birthday Party

This morning we went to campus. The University of Texas Children's Research Lab was looking for some kids to take part in a study. We have participated a few times in the past. Evan and Noah both did a study involving puppets to see how children relate to people who are similar to them. Each study took just a few minutes and the boys got to pick out a prize from the toy box. Noah got a mini chalkboard and Evan got a dinosaur figures pack.

After that we walked around campus a little bit. We bought some Texas stuff at the Co-op (bookstore) and got a bite to eat at Einsteins Bagels.

Morry dropped us off at Kevin's birthday party at a jumpy place. He met someone for a lunch meeting. Towards the end of the party Morry came to pick us up. Evan and Noah had a great time and were worn out.

We took it easy the rest of the afternoon and evening. For dinner we picked up Blue Bamboo and made pasta for kids.

Morry and the kids watched a little bit of the Longhorns football game and then we got them ready for bed.

Tests and Scans

This morning Michael and Jen watched the boys.

I met with the Austin oncologist. She said she was comfortable doing the CT chemo and we could start on Thursday as planned.

Then, I went to have all the tests and scans done. I had my ovaries checked, got a cat scan, and a full bone scan. I had to have the barium drink for the cat scan. Woah, was that nasty! That was the worst thing I have ever tasted. They offered flavor options. I picked berry, but couldn’t taste any berry. It tasted like I was drinking Tums.

I had a break for lunch and went to eat at Einstein Bros Bagels. That was the first time I ate lunch alone in a long, long time. I can’t remember the last time. It was nice and relaxing.

After I was done with the tests, I stopped at Target on my home and got some Halloween stuff and thank you cards.

When I got home, Blanca was there and the boys were just getting up from their naps.

For dinner we made egg drop soup. I had a sandwich with it and Morry had pasta.

We gave the boys baths and they finally fell asleep.