Going Going Going

Today was a busy day. I got a lot done.

I dropped Evan off at school and then took Noah and Lizzy for a run. I ran about 2 miles.

When we got home I started really cleaning the house. Lauren’s (my cousin) shower is this weekend at our house and we will be having a lot of people staying here.

Around lunch time I heard the garage door open. I was a little worried at first, but then Morry and Dmitriy walked in the door. Morry wanted to bring Dmitriy over to show him how to give Mottel his medicine. They only stayed a few minutes.

I cleaned more and then Noah had lunch and I made a smoothie for the 2 of us.

We went and got Evan and came back home. Evan and Noah played in the backyard while I cleaned more in the kitchen. I could see and hear them through the window.

Then, I took the boys upstairs on the patio and gave them haircuts. They insisted on taking off their shirts so they got hair all over their bodies. I gave them baths after the haircuts and then put Noah down for a nap.

I was finally able to eat lunch. Evan watched TV.

For dinner we had some leftover chicken I found in the freezer. We had couscous to go with it and I also had a salad.

We just put the boys to bed. They both seem a lot better today in terms of their colds. Noah’s nose is not as runny today and Evan was hardly coughing.

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The Mall and Rain

This morning I got up early so I could run before Morry left the house. Evan came in the bathroom while Morry was getting ready at about 6:15am. I took Lizzy on a 2 mile run. It was nice and I did well. It makes a big difference running without the stroller and when it’s a little cooler outside. We’ll see if I can keep this up. It’s just really hard getting up that early. It made for an even longer day.

Noah woke up at about 8am.

After breakfast and getting dressed we went to Target to exchange some shirts I got for Evan. I got him a size 4, but we decided the 4s wouldn’t fit for too much longer. I was able to get one shirt in a 5, but the other shirt was not there, so I just returned it.

Then, we went to the mall. We started out at Gymboree. I had a coupon and gift certificates. We only ended up buying some underwear for Evan. Evan insisted on getting the underwear with the skull and crossbones. He called them pirates. After Gymboree we went to Ben Bridge to get the stones in my rings checked. I’m supposed to do that every 6 months, but I think the last time was maybe 1.5 years ago. While they were checking my rings we went to Stride Rite. It was very busy in there and really hot for some reason. We waited for a long time and finally I just left. I didn’t feel like waiting anymore.

On the way out of the mall, I bought cookies. Evan and Noah ate their cookies in the car on the way home.

We ate lunch and then I put Evan and Noah down for naps. Noah napped, but Evan didn’t.

Evan played some Wii tennis and golf. We went outside for a little bit before Morry came home.

For dinner, we had pasta.

After dinner we took a short walk around the neighborhood. It was a little breezy and we actually saw a rainbow. Right as we got home it actually started raining. It rained hard, but just for a few minutes.

We gave the boys baths. When Evan got in the bath he put bubbles on his face and said he was Papa.

Evan and Noah are in bed now and it seems quiet. Morry just ran out to HEB to pick up Mottel’s medicine.