2020 Election

 Yesterday I met up with Deborah.  A long-time friend of hers who she was also living with passed away on Sunday.  Deborah was her caretaker over the last few months.

I Zoom tutored in the afternoon.

We ate grilled chicken for dinner and then Morry and Evan went to the baseball lesson.

Today is the big day - election day.   Morry got up around 6:15am to go vote.   I voted early a few weeks ago.

Both Morry and the boys were off today.  There was no school because many of the schools are voting locations.

After I taught, I dropped my car off to get serviced.  

Morry met me there and then we went to lunch nearby at a place called Hideaway.  It was good and we were able to eat outside.

After picking up my car we went back home.

I Zoom tutored this afternoon.

Morry and Evan are at baseball practice.

When they get home we will have corned beef for dinner.

We will see what happens tonight in terms of the election.

Family Get-together

Last night I spent the night at Grandma and Papa's house.

This morning around 11am Lorena picked me up and we went out to lunch at Snooze.

Morry, Chewie, and I walked to get Noah from school.

From 6-7pm both Evan and Noah had a baseball lesson.  They said it went well.

At 7:30, we met at Grandma and Papa's house for dinner.  Michael is in town for work.  Aunt Susan and Aaron's family came as well.

We got home a little while ago.

Evan is finishing homework and then the kids will get ready for bed.

Lunch with Noah

This morning we walked to school.

I walked back to the school later in the morning to have lunch with Noah.  By chance, Owen's mom was there to have lunch as well so we all sat together at the visitors table.

Morry and I walked to get the kids from school.  Jack came home with us for tutoring.

When Jack was done with tutoring Audrey came over for her tutoring.

We ate dinner and then I left to tutor again.

While I was gone Morry and the boys watched the Pirates game on TV.

Evan and Noah are getting ready for bed now.

The New House

Grandma and Papa left this morning to close on their house.  Morry went into the office.  The boys and I ran some errands.

We got the oil changed, exchanged a game at Game Stop, and got haircuts.

While we were waiting for haircuts Grandma and Papa texted to let us know they were done with the closing. They met us at Sport Clips and then we went to lunch at Crema.

We came back to our house for a little bit and then went over to Grandma and Papa's new house. Uncle Marvin and Aunt Sandy came over too.  Evan and Noah had a good time running around inside and outside of the house.

The boys and I walked back to our house.

When Grandma and Papa were done they came back to our house and then we all went to dinner at Burger Fi.

We are back home and soon the boys will get ready for bed.

Here are some pictures from today.

Noah the Cranky

This morning Noah was cranky. I had planned on maybe going to Evan's school for lunch. I wanted to see how Noah was doing. I thought if I suggested we meet Evan for lunch, that would cheer up Noah. He was very excited and we hurried to get out and get the lunches (for Noah and I) packed. Evan's class eats really early at 10:30am.

When we got to the cafeteria Evan's class had just sat down at their table. Sometimes there is extra room at the table for visitors, but today there were just 2 extra spots at the end of the table. We sat at the visitors table in the back of the cafeteria. That's when Noah's tantrum began. It lasted for most of the lunch. He was throwing a fit because we couldn't sit at the end of the table. I tried reasoning with him and explaining why. I offered to let him sit there with the class. Nothing worked. The lunch was miserable. I couldn't really talk to Evan. Noah was hitting me and trying to pinch me. He finally calmed down with about 5 minutes of lunch left. Evan and Noah didn't end up eating much of their lunch. That's the last time I take Noah to school for a while.

We needed to go to HEB, so we went there after lunch. Noah was pretty good at HEB. We ended up seeing a few people we knew while we were shopping there.

At home, Noah and I worked on reading. I have these reading/writing workbooks from when I helped in a kindergarten class while getting certified. Noah really liked doing those. It was mostly circling pictures that started with certain letters, and other alphabet activities.

Noah wanted to stay at home while I picked up Evan.

For the kids' snack I made shaved ice.

During naps I worked on some MB Squared stuff.

I tutored at 6:15.

Morry gave the kids dinner and got them ready for bed. We ate when I got home. I put a pork tenderloin in the crock pot and we had baked and sweet potatoes with it.

There were a lot of stars visible in the sky tonight. We tried taking the boys outside to look at them, but they got super hyper outside and didn't really seem interested in the stars.

The boys have been put to bed, but Evan just came downstairs to show me a Lego creation.

Happy 4th!

This morning the boys were good. Noah slept in and Evan played quietly in the game room.

We went to Target and bought a few things. Then we went to the gym again.

I packed a lunch for all of us. When we first got there the boys had about 5 minute to play in the water before the safety break. At that time, we ate lunch. After lunch the boys had a great time playing the pool. Evan went down the slide multiple times. Noah loved jumping into the water like yesterday.

At home, Noah took a good, long nap.

We got dinner ready as the boys played outside. Morry grilled hot dogs for Noah and him. I had fish. Evan had shrimp. We also had corn on the cob and I made watermelon juice. We sat outside and used the fan we bought at Target. It seemed to mostly keep the bugs away.

While we cleaned up and got dessert ready, they boys cleaned up upstairs.

We sat outside again for dessert and ate our watermelon and meringue cookies.

Morry is reading to the boys now. They both kept saying how much fun they had today. They like July 4th now.

Cranky Morning, Better Afternoon

This morning we were pretty busy. Noah got up a little before Evan. We had breakfast and then took a short walk. Then, we went to the library and then to HEB. We needed to pick up a few more things for playgroup this afternoon. Evan was really cranky for some reason. We got comic books at the library and Evan wanted to bring his into HEB. He wanted to sit in the cart and read it. Evan never sits in the cart. I was just getting a basket since we only had a few things to pick up. Evan complained throughout the whole store he kept crying that he didn’t want to walk. Then he was crying because I wasn’t buying certain things.

For lunch neither kid ate very much.

I put Noah down for an early nap and he actually slept.

Noah got up around 3:15pm and playgroup started at our house at 3:30pm. It was a good turnout and we had a nice time. The kids played outside for a little bit, but it was hot and muggy so we all came back inside. There were mostly girls at the playgroup, but Evan and Noah didn’t seem to mind. Everyone played well together.

For dinner we picked up Salt Lick for us and Lisa. Lisa, is a mom from our playgroup that recently had a baby. We signed up to bring them dinner tonight. We dropped off the dinner at their house and then came home to eat our dinner. Again, Evan and Noah didn’t eat much. Evan ate a lot of the bread, but not much else.

The boys are playing with GeoTrax now, and in a little bit we’ll put them to bed.

Is it ever going to get better?

Noah put up a big fight this morning. I had to wake him up to get ready for school and he did not want to go. He was screaming and crying. I had a really hard time getting him dressed. I couldn’t put his shoes on so I just brought them in the car with us. He complained all the way to school and started crying harder when we got to school. I had to carry both backpacks and Noah into the building. We dropped of Evan first and then Noah. The teacher had to hold Noah back as I was leaving so that I could get out the door.

When I got home I went for a 3 mile run.

I cleaned downstairs. I vacuumed and mopped. I also went to HEB.

Straight from HEB I picked up the boys at school.

I got Noah first. They said he had a good day. I had accidently switched their lunches in all of the commotion this morning. Noah ate the whole peanut butter and jelly sandwich I had meant to pack for Evan. Poor Evan, got hotdog, which he doesn’t like. But there was other stuff in the lunchbox he could eat.

When we got home Evan ate 3 Hawaiian rolls that I had just bought at HEB.

I tried putting Noah down for a nap, but he wouldn’t sleep.

Blanca came over at 3:45. I tutored 2 students and got home around 6:30.

For dinner we had roasted chicken, rice, and bread with roasted garlic. The boys had macaroni and cheese.

We gave the boys baths and put them to bed. Both are still awake. Evan’s at the top of the stairs talking to me. Noah’s at his gate.

New Playgroup

This morning we tried out a new playgroup. The one for Evan’s age is getting smaller and smaller. I thought I’d try the one for Noah’s age group. It was a good turnout. There were mostly girls there, but Evan and Noah didn’t seem to mind. They had a golf set that Evan and Noah continuously fought over.

After playgroup we went to the gym. Evan was very excited to see Allen (from his class) there. Evan and Noah did really well and seemed to have a good time. Noah definitely does a lot better when Evan is there with him.

After the gym we came home and ate lunch. I made sandwiches for the boys, but they didn’t eat very much.

For naptime, Noah slept and Evan played in the game room.

For dinner we went to Frank and Angie’s. Even though it was raining we were able to eat outside on their screened in porch. It was nice and the boys ate well. Evan ate almost all of the spaghetti. Noah had a little spaghetti and some pizza. There were a bunch of kids playing outside next to the porch. When Evan was done he asked if he could play with the kids. Evan loves playing with older kids, especially boys. He was following this one boy, but he didn’t seem to mind. As we were ready to leave the rain started to come down harder to we stayed a few more minutes to wait for the rain to calm down.

We just put the boys to bed. I hope they both fall asleep quickly.

Lots to Do

This morning Evan slept until 8 something and I had to wake Noah up a little before 9am. First, we dropped Evan off and school and then I took Noah to Alena’s house. I came home and started the laundry and cleaned up a little. Yenis came over at 10:45am and then we went to lunch at Freddie’s Place. After lunch we stopped by Lifetime Fitness, a fancy gym. Her husband had lost his keys there and she wanted to see if they had found them. She gave me a tour of the gym. It was really nice. The kids/babysitting area looked really fun. They had an indoor playscape like at Chick-Fil-A and a small gym for the kids to play, as well as computers and movies. We would love to join there, but it’s pretty pricy. We’ll see. If I can maybe get a couple more students for tutoring we might consider.

Then, Yenis dropped me off at home so I could get my car and then we picked up the kids. I picked up Evan first and then Noah. They both were in good moods and seemed to have a good day.

When we got home I put the boys down for naps and the folded a ton of laundry. We still hadn’t folded the laundry from last week. I also cleaned the house some more to get ready for playgroup tomorrow. We are hosting playgroup at our house tomorrow at 10am.

For dinner we made potatoes. Morry had a hamburger and I had my leftover Chuy’s. After dinner I got some stuff ready for playgroup and cleaned up a little more.

We just gave Evan and Noah baths and put them to bed. I hear Noah talking now.

Noah’s Getting Better

This morning Noah and I dropped off Evan at school and then went to CVS to pick up a few things. There were some items on sale that they had in the ad, but at the store they were either all out of the items or didn’t carry them at that store. That was annoying. I still bought a few things we needed.

Then, Noah and I hung out at home. He was still kind of cranky and ended up sleeping on me for a little bit. I put him down on the couch so I could make lunch. He woke up, but stayed on the couch while I made lunch. I knew he still wasn’t feeling good because he hardly ever stays in one place. All Noah had for lunch was popcorn, but at least he ate something.

When we picked Evan up from school, his class was outside on the playground. When Evan spotted us, he ran up and gave Noah a big hug.

Once we got home I put the boys down for naps. Rebecca came over during naps so that I could go to the Yoga class.

When I got home Noah seemed so much better. He was not demanding to be held all the time. He was actually walking around and playing.

For dinner, I made rice and Morry picked up a turkey breast from HEB. Noah ate a lot of pepperoni at dinner.

After dinner, I left to tutor a student. Morry took care of the boys and put them to bed.