1st Place

This morning Noah, Grandma, Papa, and I did the More than Pink Walk for Susan G. Komen.  We started out walking together and Noah decided he was going to run it.  So, we said we'd meet up at the end. 

We had a nice 3 mile walk.

At the end when we found Noah he told us he was the first one across the finish line and they gave him a hat!

After the walk, Papa made omelets for us.

In the afternoon, I met with a woman about tutoring her kids.  While I was there her neighbors hit my car with a pickleball and it left a dent, so now I have to deal with that and hope they take responsibility for it.

Noah and I went to HEB.

Then, I met the bike group for an outdoor movie (The Goonies) at a bike shop in East Austin.

Here are some pictures from today.

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.

Braces!

 This morning I went to my school's orientation for a little bit and then I had a gynecologist appointment.

I picked up Noah from school at 1:45 for his 2:00 orthodontist appointment.

Today, he got braces.  Putting on the braces didn't take very long, but they spent a lot of time with us before and after explaining everything and showing Noah how to care for his braces.

He would not let me take a picture of him with his braces on today, but I did get a few before pictures.  

The braces didn't seem to be bothering him too much today.

Shortly after getting home, he left to go to Grandma and Papa's house to cook dinner and Hebrew.

Morry, Evan, and I ate dinner around 6pm and then they left for baseball.

I tutored from 7-7:30 and then picked up Noah.

Later this evening I made Noah some shaved ice for dessert.

So far, he seems alright and has not asked to take any pain medication.

The last week or so

 Here's what been happening since the last post.

Last weekend Michael came to town and we had a nice visit with him, Grandma, Papa, and Aunt Susan.

This week we celebrated our 18th anniversary.  On Tuesday we got dessert at Kerbey Lane. and last night we went out to dinner at Sundancer Grill overlooking the lake.

Evan worked out with Dio on Tuesday and I brought Chewie along.  While he worked out, I took Chewie for a walk on the trails around the school.

Tonight Morry made smoked chicken.  While he was cooking the chicken a big thunderstorm passed through and it's still raining.

Here are some pictures from the last week.

San Antonio + The Weekend

 Friday and Saturday Evan had baseball games in San Antonio.

On Friday, just Morry and Evan went to San Antonio.

On Saturday, I went too and we met Grandma, Papa, Aunt Diane, and Uncle Jay for lunch in San Antonio.  

After lunch, Morry and Evan went to the field for Evan's practice.  

Grandma and Papa and I walked around a park for a little bit and then went to the game.

Evan's team played a second game, but Grandma, Papa, and I left to go back home.  

On the way home we picked up dinner from Galaxy, then got Noah, and we all ate at G&P's house.

After Morry and Evan got home, Evan went to spend the night at Reid's house.

Today, Morry played golf and Evan went to the UT baseball game with Reid's family.

For lunch, I picked up Wholy Bagel for Noah and me.

When Morry got home around 6pm, we ate pasta for dinner and then went to HEB.

Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Kayaking

 Yesterday Evan had games near San Antonio.   I got a ride with Grandma and Papa to the second game and then we met Uncle Jay for dinner at Willie's.

This morning we took it easy.

In the afternoon Morry and I went kayaking and then picked up drinks from Black Rock.

Around 6pm all of us went to H-E-B and then we picked up Domino's for dinner.

After dinner, Morry and I walked Chewie.

Passover 2021

 Last night was the first night of Passover.

Morry and Evan were on a fishing trip.  Since Grandma, Papa, Aunt Diane, Uncle Jay, and I are all vaccinated, we decided to have a small in-person seder + Zoom with other family members. 

Yesterday, I made matzoh balls and meringue cookies and Noah made the Passover coffee cake.

Then, around 5:30 Noah and I walked over to Grandma and Papa's house.  It was the first time in over a year that we had been in their house.  

Noah is now almost as tall as Grandma.

We had a nice time over there last night.  Noah helped during the plagues part of the seder.  He enjoyed that. 

Then, we walked back home.

Today, I did some cleaning in and outside of the house.   

I took Chewie for a walk around the lake.

When I got back I made shaved ice for Noah and me.

Shortly after that Morry and Evan came back from their fishing trip with lots of redfish.

Morry and I went to H-E-B and then we made dinner.

Morry grilled steak for him and some of the redfish for the rest of us.  We ate dinner outside.

Here are some pictures from the last two days.

Snow Days

 Overnight Sunday into Monday we got a ton of snow and the temperature dropped.  At 12:30am we lost power and didn't get it back until 8pm.

When Morry got up around 7:30am the outside temperature was 7 degrees and we had almost 7 inches of snow on the ground.

It got so cold in the house we would see our breath.

The high temperature outside for Monday was 23 degrees.

We took a walk to Grandma and Papa’s house and had a driveway visit.

Then we tried to stay warm with lots of hot tea, cider, and hot chocolate.

In the evening, we made a fire in the fireplace and ate dinner by candlelight.

Over the last few days, we have continued to have snow and ice. Several times we have had to take a hairdryer to our outside faucets to unfreeze them.

Starting last night we no longer have running water. Not a drop.

When we started noticing the water pressure drop, we filled up as many jars, bottles, pots, tubs as we could.

Now we are gathering snow to use for toilet water. The city says it could be days before we get our water back.

Here are some pictures over the last few days.

Thanksgiving

 Today we spent the day getting ready for our Thanksgiving meal. 

Morry and I took a walk.

When we got back Morry, Evan, and Maya (on Facetime) made chocolate cream pie together.

At 3:00 we had a family Zoom.

Then, at 4:00 we went to Grandma and Papa's house.  Marilyn met us there and we all ate outside at our separate tables.

It was a nice time and all of the food was really good.