Booster Shots + Garage Cleanup

 Yesterday, both boys had their Covid booster shots. We had to get them at different CVSs because that was all that was available. 

Evan had baseball practice yesterday afternoon.

For dinner,
we ate at Lotus Hunan.

Today, Morry and I spent most of the day cleaning the garage.

Both boys weren't feeling so well from their boosters.  Noah felt worse than Evan and spent most of the day in bed.

For dinner, we picked up Salt Lick BBQ, and Grandma and Papa ate with us at our house.

Tonight, Morry and Evan were up late watching the Steelers game.

They have to get up early tomorrow.  Evan has a 6:30am MRI appointment for his wrist.

Here is a picture of the garage today.

Round Mountain + Hanukkah

 On Friday, we went to Round Mountain to get together with the Krasnow side of the family.  We had a nice time seeing everyone.  Here's a picture.

Yesterday, Morry and I ran some errands.  We went to Dick's Sporting Goods to get Wiffle balls for the boys for Hanukkah.   Then, we went to HEB to do our weekly shopping.

Yesterday afternoon Morry and I clean out his side of the garage and then took a lot of stuff over to Goodwill to donate.

Today, we dropped off Morry's car for an inspection.  

Then, we took a long walk from our house to Summer Moon coffee and back.    After that, we went back out to pick up Morry's car.

This afternoon Evan and some friends went to the mall to see a movie and shop for holiday gifts. 

For dinner, we ate at Kerbey Lane.

When we got home we celebrated the first night of Hanukkah.

Ikea

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

For most of the day, we didn't do anything.  We stayed in.  Rachel did go for a run.  The boys acted tired because we got in so late last night.  They didn't want to do anything. They simply wanted to take it easy.

Rachel and I have been wanting to go to Ikea and get stuff to clean up Evan and Noah's room, the game room, the laundry room and the garage.  We decided it might not be as crowded at Ikea if we got on a Saturday night before closing.

We drove up to Round Rock and first had dinner with Aunt Susan and Rudy's.  It was nice seeing her and the boys enjoyed her and the food.

Then we went over to Ikea.  We got there around 7 and it closed at 9.  Apparently two hours was not enough for what we wanted to do.  We didn't get anything for the garage or laundry room and we didn't get out of there until 9:30 as we were trying to get all of the stuff off the shelves in the self-service area even after closing time.   We did do pretty well.  We did see the stuff we wanted for the garage and laundry room so we can order it.

The boys got cinnamon rolls for dessert from the snack section at the end on the way home.

They are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

Boys at Home

This morning I went for a run.  I asked the boys if they wanted to come with me, but they preferred to stay at home with Morry.

I made them lunch and then left for a meeting at Mozarts.

Late afternoon Morry took Evan to the baseball fields to practice (just the two of them).  While they were gone I did some cleaning in the garage.

For dinner we had ribs and corn on the cob.  Both boys ate well.

We went for a walk.

Soon, the boys will get ready for bed.

Late Night

While the boys were at school I did more cleaning and organizing.  I also took Lizzy for a walk.

Noah came with me to get Evan from school and the boys were happy to see each other.  Evan got a book from his teacher to borrow about a Super Bowl.

At home the boys played trios and other toys in the game room.

Morry took Evan to is 6:00 basketball practice and I took Noah to HEB.  We were at HEB for a long time.  We had to wait at the pharmacy for a very long time.

Morry ordered a pizza when they got home, but it took 1.5 hours to get it.  We didn't get our pizza until 9pm.  We had already started the boys eating since it was getting so late.

The boys are pretty much ready for bed and now Morry's going to read to them.

Lake and Smoothies/Coffee

This morning we took it easy at home and around noon walked around the lake.  I packed food for the boys to eat while we walked.  Evan walked a little.  The boys sat in the stroller most of the time.

After the lake we went to Scooters (coffee shop).  Morry and the boys got smoothies and I got a frozen coffee drink.  We sat there to have our drinks.

We came home and had lunch.

We did lots of cleaning and organizing today.  Morry went through Evan's clothes and took out things that didn't fit him anymore.  We went through the new clothes we got from Kohl's and Old Navy and decided what to keep for the boys.

I worked more on the garage, cleaning out my side (where my car goes).  There's still a lot more to go with the garage. 

Morry and the boys played baseball out front for a while.

For dinner we went to Las Palomas and used a Restaurant.com coupon/certificate.

We stopped at Petco to get some food for Lizzy and litter for Mottel.  The boys liked looking at the fish, mice, hamsters, birds, turtles, etc.

The boys are in the shower now and then they will hopefully go to bed.

Evan the Bad

This morning Evan must have heard the garage door when Morry was leaving. He was crying for Daddy for a while. I brought Evan downstairs and got him some breakfast. Gabby came at 7:30am and I was able to lie down a little bit. I didn’t sleep well last night

Later in the morning I went to Newflower to get some groceries for us and some stuff for Bernardo and Gabriela who just had a baby.

When I got home Gabby left and I gave Evan and Noah lunch. Neither one ate very much. Evan has gotten into a bad habit of wanting candy after every meal. He threw a fit when I said no today. Evan started throwing his toy trains at the wall. I told him if he threw any more we’d stop playing and go upstairs for naps. He started to dump his whole box of trains. I asked him not to do that but he did it anyway. Then he grabbed one of his stuffed animals (lion) and started whacking it against the wall too. I took the lion and put it on top of the refrigerator and brought him upstairs. He was screaming and crying. I put him in bed, but he wouldn’t stay there. I closed his gate and the gate at the top of the stairs. He can easily open his gate and the gate at the top of the stairs has a really stupid design. It has Velcro on it and Evan knows how to unvelcro it and get through the gate. Evan kept coming downstairs and I had to carry him back up at least 5 times. I was so mad at the makers of the gate I gave them a call to complain about who ever designed the gate. Evan was crying for his lion the whole time I was on the phone. Anyway, they are sending us a replacement gate that apparently doesn’t have that flaw.

Somehow both boys actually ended up taking good naps.

For dinner Ursula, from Morry’s work, bought us food from BJs.

After dinner I went over to Gabriela and Bernardo’s house for a few minutes to see the baby and bring them the food I bought at Newflower.

Evan and Noah are in bed now. Noah is quiet, but I hear a lot of thumping and movement coming from Evan’s room.

Hydrated

Last night I didn’t sleep well. I was up a lot. First, I was cold, then I was hot. I think at some point my fever broke. In the morning I felt a lot better, but still had a little fever.

Morry tried to be really quiet this morning so that Evan wouldn’t wake up. As soon as Evan heard the garage door he woke up crying. Evan ran to the window to see Morry pulling away. I asked Evan if he wanted to call Morry. So we called. Morry came back to the driveway so that Evan could wave goodbye to him from the game room window.

This morning Gabby came to take care of the boys at 7:30am.

I had an appointment to get IV hydration at 11. They were running late there I didn’t start until about 12pm. They took my temperature and I did not have a fever there. The IV fluids took about two hours and then I drove home.

When I got home Blanca was there and had just put the boys down for naps. I sent her home and was able to nap too. The boys took nice long naps.

On Morry’s way home from work he got me a smoothie. I have had a hard time eating and drinking because my throat hurts and I have a sore on my tongue.

For dinner we had chicken soup that Mom/Grandma made when she was here last weekend.

We just gave the boys baths and now they are in bed.

Tutoring and Wendy’s

This morning Evan was crying for Daddy when he heard the garage door open. I tried to get him to go back to sleep, but was not successful.

For breakfast I cut up fruit and we ate outside in the backyard. Evan and Noah seemed to enjoy that. Noah liked sitting in the big chair by himself.

Later in the morning I took Evan and Noah with me to send back our broken Blue Ray player.

We ate lunch and then Blanca came over. I tutored this afternoon and got home around 5.

When Morry got home, we didn’t feel like making dinner so we went to Wendy’s. Evan and Noah were very well behaved there. Evan ate all of his nuggets. Noah ate mostly fruit. Since Evan had a good dinner we let him get a small kid’s frosty.

We just put the boys to bed, but both are still making noises.

late night

Today we finally got the rain. It was pouring in the morning.

Morry took Mottel to the vet today for a check up. Mottel is very healthy and looked good, but he does have hyperthyroidism. We’ll have to give him medicine twice a day now for that.

Morry worked from home today after taking Mottel to the vet.

It was our turn to host playgroup this morning. It was a small playgroup today, maybe because of the rain. Two other kids (Marissa and Kate) came over. I made blueberry muffins and Noah and Evan ate more than half of them. Same with the fruit. I think my boys ate most of the fruit on their own.

After playgroup the boys were supposed to nap. Evan did not fall asleep and just played in his room. Noah took a good nap.

For dinner we went to Fish City Grill. Evan and Noah were very well behaved and ate well. Before we left for dinner we asked Evan what he wanted to eat for dinner and he said shrimp. That’s why we went to Fish City. Evan ate most of his shrimp.

We came home and put the boys to bed.

Then, I went over to Alissa’s. We were supposed to have a garage sale tomorrow, but with the rain we decided to wait another week or so.

Alissa and I spent all night cleaning out her garage. When I got there, there was hardly space to walk. We got a lot done tonight. Now, all we need to do is organize and price things for the garage sale.

It’s 1:30am and I just got home. I’m exhausted.