Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Rachel went to a focus group for bras for mastectomy patients. It was on campus. She left before I woke up.
Noah and I were home by ourselves for a while since Evan was at a friends. We had leftovers for lunch.
Rachel came home just before I left to meet Evan at his practice. They moved Evan's baseball practice indoors due to the rain overnight and the field being wet.
When his practice was over, I drove home and dropped Evan off. Noah was at his football practice. Rachel had taken him. I went over and watched the end of practice. Noah seemed to do well.
For dinner, we went to Enchiladas y Mas. They have the best fajitas there. All four of us had fajitas.
We went to HEB and got food for the week on the way home.
The boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Showing posts with label focus group. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 14, 2017
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Errands with Morry
Today was a busy day.
This morning I dropped Noah off at school and then went to drop off the car to get the mirror fixed.
We had someone come to clean the house today and once Morry showed her what needed to be cleaned he came and picked me up.
We went to Fiesta to get a pinata for the birthday party. Then, we went to Home Depot. After that we went to my Pilates class. Morry was able to sit in the lounge area and get some work done.
Then, we went back to the car place. Morry dropped me off and picked up Noah from school. The car was ready when we got there, so I didn't really have to wait.
At 2:00 I had a phone/web focus group thing that only lasted about 20 minutes.
I left the house at 2:30 to get Evan.
I was home for just a little bit and then I left to tutor. Gabby came over to babysit.
Morry and the boys had pasta for dinner. When I got home I had leftover Blue Bamboo.
The boys are asleep now.
This morning I dropped Noah off at school and then went to drop off the car to get the mirror fixed.
We had someone come to clean the house today and once Morry showed her what needed to be cleaned he came and picked me up.
We went to Fiesta to get a pinata for the birthday party. Then, we went to Home Depot. After that we went to my Pilates class. Morry was able to sit in the lounge area and get some work done.
Then, we went back to the car place. Morry dropped me off and picked up Noah from school. The car was ready when we got there, so I didn't really have to wait.
At 2:00 I had a phone/web focus group thing that only lasted about 20 minutes.
I left the house at 2:30 to get Evan.
I was home for just a little bit and then I left to tutor. Gabby came over to babysit.
Morry and the boys had pasta for dinner. When I got home I had leftover Blue Bamboo.
The boys are asleep now.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Snake Sighting
The boys were up early this morning.
Around lunch time we went to the lake with Lizzy. I packed lunches for the boys to eat while we went around the lake. At one point we stopped to let Lizzy swim and fetch the ball. Evan noticed a snake under a bush. I didn't see it at first, it wasn't that close to us and not somewhere we would have gone. I looked a little bit closer and was pretty sure it was a rattlesnake. I didn't see the rattle, but it looked like the few other rattlesnakes I have seen. It was curled up and probably sleeping. We got out of there pretty quickly.
Gabby was supposed to come at 2:00. I signed up for a 2:30 focus group. Somehow there was a misunderstanding. I'm not sure if I said the wrong time or maybe she heard that I had something at 2:30, but needed her to come at 2 and got the times mixed up. Anyway, about 10 after 2:00 I called Gabby's house and her mom said she left already and would be there at 2:30. I called Blanca to come over. Luckily she was home. I still couldn't get to the focus group in time. I hit every light and they said they wouldn't accept anyone past 2:30. A little before 2:30 I decided just to turn around and not waste my time trying to get there. I knew I wouldn't make it. I ended up getting some stuff done around the house and then shopping at Target while Gabby was babysitting.
I tutored at 4:30, but my second student canceled.
Morry ordered pizza for dinner and I got home right before the delivery guy showed up.
The boys were pretty good today. Let's hope they are good tomorrow too.
Around lunch time we went to the lake with Lizzy. I packed lunches for the boys to eat while we went around the lake. At one point we stopped to let Lizzy swim and fetch the ball. Evan noticed a snake under a bush. I didn't see it at first, it wasn't that close to us and not somewhere we would have gone. I looked a little bit closer and was pretty sure it was a rattlesnake. I didn't see the rattle, but it looked like the few other rattlesnakes I have seen. It was curled up and probably sleeping. We got out of there pretty quickly.
Gabby was supposed to come at 2:00. I signed up for a 2:30 focus group. Somehow there was a misunderstanding. I'm not sure if I said the wrong time or maybe she heard that I had something at 2:30, but needed her to come at 2 and got the times mixed up. Anyway, about 10 after 2:00 I called Gabby's house and her mom said she left already and would be there at 2:30. I called Blanca to come over. Luckily she was home. I still couldn't get to the focus group in time. I hit every light and they said they wouldn't accept anyone past 2:30. A little before 2:30 I decided just to turn around and not waste my time trying to get there. I knew I wouldn't make it. I ended up getting some stuff done around the house and then shopping at Target while Gabby was babysitting.
I tutored at 4:30, but my second student canceled.
Morry ordered pizza for dinner and I got home right before the delivery guy showed up.
The boys were pretty good today. Let's hope they are good tomorrow too.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Downtown stuff
The boys were good this morning and drop off at school went well.
I got things done around the house and ran some errands.
The boys were happy at pick up too.
Noah didn't nap, but stayed in his room for a little bit.
Gabby came to babysit. A market research company contacted me to see if I would participate in a focus group this afternoon. I was scheduled for 4:45-6:45 and then I had a fashion show (Art Bra Show) meeting right after that. When I arrived for the focus group they told me they had overbooked and I could go home (with pay). That was nice, but I had 1 1/2 to kill until the next meeting. It wasn't really enough time to go home. I was downtown and getting home would take at least 30 min. in traffic. It didn't make sense for me to go home and then turn around and come back downtown a little bit later.
I just hung out at Book People, read some books, and got a smoothie.
At the meeting they showed us which bras we would be wearing and we talked to stylist about what to wear with them (shoes, pants/skirt, jewelry, etc). They had two big shot stylist there. One guy works with famous people here in Austin and the other guy just finished working on a movie set.
I got home around 8pm. We just got Evan and Noah ready for bed and Morry is reading to them now.
I got things done around the house and ran some errands.
The boys were happy at pick up too.
Noah didn't nap, but stayed in his room for a little bit.
Gabby came to babysit. A market research company contacted me to see if I would participate in a focus group this afternoon. I was scheduled for 4:45-6:45 and then I had a fashion show (Art Bra Show) meeting right after that. When I arrived for the focus group they told me they had overbooked and I could go home (with pay). That was nice, but I had 1 1/2 to kill until the next meeting. It wasn't really enough time to go home. I was downtown and getting home would take at least 30 min. in traffic. It didn't make sense for me to go home and then turn around and come back downtown a little bit later.
I just hung out at Book People, read some books, and got a smoothie.
At the meeting they showed us which bras we would be wearing and we talked to stylist about what to wear with them (shoes, pants/skirt, jewelry, etc). They had two big shot stylist there. One guy works with famous people here in Austin and the other guy just finished working on a movie set.
I got home around 8pm. We just got Evan and Noah ready for bed and Morry is reading to them now.
Friday, May 1, 2009
House Cleaning
This morning we were woken up around 8am from our neighbor’s landscapers. They usually come really early on either Friday or Saturday morning. I was especially tired since Evan woke up in the middle of the night last night. He was crying for some reason. He calmed down pretty quickly. When I went in his room he told me he wanted water. I filled his cup with water and then he went back to sleep. Maybe he had a bad dream?
At 9:45am the housecleaning lady came. She didn’t speak any English so I had to show her around the house and explain things in Spanish. It was her first time at our house. I negotiated a price with her, but then called Yenis to translate and make sure I really understood. I had understood, but I just wanted to be sure so we didn’t have any problems at the end.
Evan, Noah, and I went to Newflower and got some fruit and veggies for the weekend. Then, we met Morry for lunch. I needed to be home by 1:15 for an online focus group. Morry was on a call when we met him at work so we were late going to lunch. We went to Chick-Fil-A (Evan’s request). I had to quickly eat lunch and rush home. Morry brought the boys home a little later so they could stay and play longer.
I got home, signed on to the computer and a few minutes later got a message saying there were too many people in the focus group. I won the lottery and was dismissed from the group, with pay. It was supposed to be an hour long chat session on drinks for $75. So, I got paid $75 for nothing. Great deal!
I took the boys in the backyard and we played for a little while. Evan watered our little garden. We noticed a little green tomato and a few jalapeno peppers finally started growing. Evan was pretty excited about the tomato. I explained that it wasn’t quite ready to eat yet and we’d have to keep watching it until it turned red.
Evan and Noah went down for naps around 2:00.
Grandma/Lynn and Papa/Lenny got here around 3:00. Since the cleaning lady was still here we just sat outside on the upstairs patio. Noah woke up at 3:30 and Evan woke up a little later.
For dinner we went to Cypress Grill. Evan and Noah were very well behaved and ate well. Evan had his own shrimp kids meal.
We just put the boys to bed, but Evan is still awake. He was just crying for Daddy, so Morry is up there trying to get Evan to sleep.
At 9:45am the housecleaning lady came. She didn’t speak any English so I had to show her around the house and explain things in Spanish. It was her first time at our house. I negotiated a price with her, but then called Yenis to translate and make sure I really understood. I had understood, but I just wanted to be sure so we didn’t have any problems at the end.
Evan, Noah, and I went to Newflower and got some fruit and veggies for the weekend. Then, we met Morry for lunch. I needed to be home by 1:15 for an online focus group. Morry was on a call when we met him at work so we were late going to lunch. We went to Chick-Fil-A (Evan’s request). I had to quickly eat lunch and rush home. Morry brought the boys home a little later so they could stay and play longer.
I got home, signed on to the computer and a few minutes later got a message saying there were too many people in the focus group. I won the lottery and was dismissed from the group, with pay. It was supposed to be an hour long chat session on drinks for $75. So, I got paid $75 for nothing. Great deal!
I took the boys in the backyard and we played for a little while. Evan watered our little garden. We noticed a little green tomato and a few jalapeno peppers finally started growing. Evan was pretty excited about the tomato. I explained that it wasn’t quite ready to eat yet and we’d have to keep watching it until it turned red.
Evan and Noah went down for naps around 2:00.
Grandma/Lynn and Papa/Lenny got here around 3:00. Since the cleaning lady was still here we just sat outside on the upstairs patio. Noah woke up at 3:30 and Evan woke up a little later.
For dinner we went to Cypress Grill. Evan and Noah were very well behaved and ate well. Evan had his own shrimp kids meal.
We just put the boys to bed, but Evan is still awake. He was just crying for Daddy, so Morry is up there trying to get Evan to sleep.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Flu Shots for Evan and Noah
I took Evan and Noah to their doctor today for flu shots. Noah needed the booster shot. For babies they have to give them 2 separate shots a month apart. I warned Evan ahead of time what was going to happen and that it would just hurt for a minute. Right as we walked into the waiting room this little girl yells to Evan, “They give shots here!” I guess she was trying to warn him. The parents seemed embarrassed, but I said it was ok and I already talked to Evan about the shot. I decided to have Evan go first. He did very well. He just whined a little, but was easily calmed down when the nurse offered him a sticker. Noah did well too and only cried for a few seconds.
After the shots, we went to Target to return something. We walked around the store. Evan loves walking in Target. I ended buying Evan some Spiderman tennis shoes. He really needed another pair of shoes. He only had one pair that fit him. They had light up Spiderman shoes that just happened to fit him.
After Target we came home and ate lunch. While I was getting lunch ready I put Noah on the floor and he actually crawled a little. It was more like an army crawl, but he was actually moving forward. We put up a video on YouTube. It should show up at the bottom of this page. We also added a video from Halloween of Evan looking at the candy in the candy bowl.
Blanca came at 1:45. I signed up for a focus group study about cleaning supplies from 2-4 today. I met 2 interviewers at HEB to talk about what products I used and how I clean the house. We talked for a little bit then we went down the cleaning aisle and picked a few items for me to try at home. We went back to our house. I showed them what cleaning products I typically use and did a few cleaning demonstrations of how I use them. I got paid $200 for those 2 hours. Good deal, huh?
Tonight I’m going out for a girl’s night. Alissa, Yenis, and I are going to Speakeasy (a bar downtown). It has been a very long time since I’ve had a girl’s night out. I’m looking forward to it. The Brew (salsa band) will be playing.
After the shots, we went to Target to return something. We walked around the store. Evan loves walking in Target. I ended buying Evan some Spiderman tennis shoes. He really needed another pair of shoes. He only had one pair that fit him. They had light up Spiderman shoes that just happened to fit him.
After Target we came home and ate lunch. While I was getting lunch ready I put Noah on the floor and he actually crawled a little. It was more like an army crawl, but he was actually moving forward. We put up a video on YouTube. It should show up at the bottom of this page. We also added a video from Halloween of Evan looking at the candy in the candy bowl.
Blanca came at 1:45. I signed up for a focus group study about cleaning supplies from 2-4 today. I met 2 interviewers at HEB to talk about what products I used and how I clean the house. We talked for a little bit then we went down the cleaning aisle and picked a few items for me to try at home. We went back to our house. I showed them what cleaning products I typically use and did a few cleaning demonstrations of how I use them. I got paid $200 for those 2 hours. Good deal, huh?
Tonight I’m going out for a girl’s night. Alissa, Yenis, and I are going to Speakeasy (a bar downtown). It has been a very long time since I’ve had a girl’s night out. I’m looking forward to it. The Brew (salsa band) will be playing.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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
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
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