Whew... busy

I thought today would be a relaxing day, but it was really busy.

I gave the boys a few suggestions on what we could do today and they chose to go to the zoo. I packed our lunches.  I thought maybe we go for about an hour or 2 and come home and relax before my tutoring. 

A little before we were going to leave Morry called and said Noah's baseball coach was getting kids together to play/practice at noon.  It was going to be an informal practice and Evan could come too.  I gave the boys the the option of going to the zoo or playing baseball.  I think you know what they chose.

So, we went to the Wildflower Park to play and eat our already packed lunches.  From there, we went to the baseball practice.  Evan and Noah had fun and played well.

  On our way home Gabby called and said she thought she was getting sick and couldn't babysit today.  When we got home I tried calling and texting a few people, but no one was available.  I called the mom of the tutoring student and she said it was fine if I brought Evan and Noah.

We left the house around 2:30 for my tutoring.  The boys were good there and played with the younger sister.

We got home about 4:30.

I folded 2 huge baskets of laundry and got dinner ready.  The boys cleaned up while I got dinner ready.

We just finished eating leftover brisket and oven potato slices.

In a few minutes we'll put the boys to bed.

Noah's choice

This morning we had someone come to our house to measure the floors. Hopefully we get the bid from them soon.

Morry worked from home today.,

Noah went to Clubhouse for Kids so I could get some stuff done. I told him that he could choose what he wanted to do when I picked him up. He chose to get smoothies and go to the playground.

Then, we had sports class. Noah enjoyed playing golf in class today.

After the class, we walked over to a toy store to look for a birthday present for tomorrow. Noah and Evan are invited to a birthday party tomorrow afternoon. It was a fun toy store. They had different toys than your normally see at Target or Walmart. I let Noah pick out one small toy for him and Evan to share. Of course, he chose Legos.

We had just a few minutes at home and then we left to pick up Evan.

When we got home both boys were pretty cranky and were fighting over the new Lego toy, even though they could have played with it together.

Noah ended up falling asleep at nap time.

While Noah napped Evan and I worked on his Perry scrapbook. Since he brought home Perry (the class stuffed dinosaur) last weekend we were supposed to add a few pages to the scrapbook about what Perry did over the weekend. I did most of the work, but Evan picked out some pictures and decided how I should cut them.

For dinner we had hamburger, salmon, and potatoes.

Tonight was clean up night and boys were fighting and throwing fits. They eventually did clean up.

Evan and Noah are in bed now and it seems to be quiet.

New Windshield

I dropped the boys off at school and a little while later the guy from Safelite came to repair our broken windshield. It took him about 1 1/2 hours. While he was here I cleaned the house and went for a 3 mile run.

Evan and Noah were happy at pick-up. They had made presents for Father's Day and were very excited about them. They couldn't wait to give them to Morry. They said they wanted to give them to him tonight and not wait until Father's Day. Evan made a book about why he loves his dad and illustrated it. He also had a card, a coozie, and a bag of chips in his bag for Morry. In Noah's bag there was a laminated poem and his footprint along with a rock that was decorated and said, "Dad, you rock."

Noah was very cranky when we got home. He cried for a long time. I have no idea what he was so mad about. He wouldn't tell me. I put him in his room for a while. I took him potty and after that he calmed down and actually fell asleep in his bed.

After naps, we tried to set up the Slip and Slide, but it was broken. I found an old sprinkler in the garage and set that up. The kids had a good time playing in it. Even after Noah had come in Evan still played for a while outside by himself.

For dinner we had flank steak and potatoes.

We just did a quick clean up upstairs. The kids' room and game room get so messy and I feel like I'm always cleaning. I came up with the idea to have clean up nights (Thursday and Sunday). They have to clean up their rooms and the game room and then I'll vacuum. This is only our second one, but so far it seems to be working well. It wasn't as messy this time and didn't take too long to clean up.

Morry is reading to Evan and Noah now and then we'll put them to bed.

Pajamas Day

This morning I had to wake up Noah a little before 9am. He was very cranky and did not want to get dressed. I tried a few times, but just didn't feel like fighting. So, Noah went to school in his pajamas today. In fact, he stayed in his pajamas all day. I'm not sure if he if really learned any lesson. He got a lot of attention at school for being in his Sponge Bob pajamas. I'm worried he'll want to do that every day now.

At pick up the boys were in good moods. When we came home they played outside for a little bit and then we did reading and writing.

For nap time I put Noah in his room with the portable DVD player. He chose to watch Star Wars. He didn't sleep, but at least he had a little bit of wind down time. Evan got to watch TV in the game room as usual.

Gabby came at 4pm. I tutored and came home around 6:45.

For dinner we had flank steak and potatoes. We had to put the steak in the oven since our propane tank ran out while Morry was trying to heat up the grill. It still tasted good.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed.

Car Wash

This morning I dropped Evan off at school and then Noah and I went the gym. He cried a little at first, but then was ok. I ran for 30 minutes on the treadmill. I didn’t want to overdo it.

After the gym Noah and I went to Walmart. I needed groceries and some other things, so I wanted to just go to one place where I could get everything. There’s a McDonalds in the Walmart, so I gave Noah chicken nuggets to eat while I shopped. It worked out well. They had some Toy Story shoes on clearance. I was able to find Woody boots in Noah’s size, but not Evan’s. I went ahead and bought them for Noah. I knew Evan would be jealous. I asked if they had other sizes at that store, but that was all they had. They couldn’t tell me about the other Walmarts because they are discontinued items.

After going home, putting away the groceries, and eating lunch we went to pick up Evan.

I needed gas, so while we were there we went through the car wash. My car was super dirty. Evan loved the car wash. Noah was a little scared. While we were waiting for our turn for the car wash, Noah figured out how to open and close his window. I had to really watch him while we were in the car wash to make sure he didn’t hit the button.

At home, Noah took a nap and Evan played in the game room.

For dinner we had hamburgers and potatoes.

I tutored one student and Morry watched the boys. Morry tried calling a few different Walmarts, but they didn’t have Evan’s size (12 or 13) in the boots. I’ll try calling more tomorrow.

Noah is in bed, but Evan is downstairs insisting I put him back to bed. He won’t go back up on his own.

Peaches!

So, this morning went a lot better than the last time I took Evan to school. We didn’t have any major problems today. We took our time and were late to school, but at least Evan didn’t put up a fight.

After we dropped Evan off at school Noah and I went to the post office to mail some tax things.

We came home for a little bit and then went to the gym. We met Morry there to get all of our membership stuff. Morry had to go back to work, but I stayed and worked out. I ran on the treadmill and then sat in the steam room and hot tub for just a little bit. I was in the hot tub just a few minutes when someone from the childcare came through holding a sign with my name. I quickly got dressed and picked up Noah. They said he had been crying pretty much the whole time. He doesn’t do as well when Evan is not there. I’ll try again tomorrow, but this time Evan and Noah will be together in the childcare.

After the gym we went to pick up Evan. They were all outside on the playground during pickup. I had a little bit of a hard time getting Evan and Noah to leave the playground.

When we got home it was nap time. Noah went to sleep pretty easily. Evan ended up falling asleep in the game room.

When Morry got home we made dinner. We had hamburgers and potatoes.

After dinner we went outside and the boys rode their bikes and the scooter. Noah still doesn’t have the hang of pedaling. He just likes to scoot around using his feet on the ground. Evan is getting a little bit better at his big bike with training wheels. He still has a hard time when it’s uphill.

While we were outside we noticed there are peaches starting to grow on Evan’s tree! There are quite a few little peaches starting to grow. This is the first year we have had any peaches. I hope they are good.

Evan and Noah are in the rooms now, but both are still awake. They aren’t complaining or anything, just playing.

Here’s a video from the other day. I was giving the boys haircuts out on the upstairs porch and Evan got a hold of the camera. Here’s some video he took.

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.

You Know You’re an Adult When…

You know you’re an adult when you get excited about a new washing machine and dryer. Our new ones came today. The ones we had were 12 years old, Morry got them when he moved down to Texas. We are testing it out now. The first load is in the washing machine. It holds a lot of clothes. I thought we were going to have to do 2 loads of darks, but we got them all in.

So, this morning Evan had school. Noah and I dropped him off and then went to Target. We needed a few things including high efficiency detergent for the new washer. Noah was good at Target.

At home I cleaned up a little bit and vacuumed.

At around 12:30 the guys from Home Depot came to deliver or new washer and dryer. When they were done I went to pick up Evan at school. Evan seemed like he had a good day at school.

Evan and Noah took good, long naps. I had to wake Evan up so he would go to bed tonight (ha ha). Like it really makes a difference.

For dinner, I had salmon and Morry had steak. We had potatoes, but I had sweet potato and Morry had a regular baked potato. Evan and Noah had sandwiches and veggies. Noah mostly just smooshed up his food on his tray.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Evan is now in the hallway though.

Heart Scan

This morning Gabby was here to help out. I was able to sleep in until I needed to leave for my heart scan. I was still really tired from the surgery yesterday.

I had my heart scan at 10:45am. It went fine, but they had to redo one scan because the expander was blocking a view of my heart. I had to lie there still for another 10 minutes so they could repeat the scan.

After the heart scan I went to get my haircut. I wanted to cut it short before shaving it or losing it from the chemo. I thought it wouldn’t be as dramatic and maybe an easier transaction that way. I got it cut pretty short. This is the shortest I have ever had it – except when I was a small kid maybe.

When I got home, Blanca had just put Noah down for his nap and was in the process of getting Evan ready. I came in Evan’s room and helped get him ready for a nap.

I asked Blanca to stay until we knew the boys were sleeping. She left about 15 minutes later.

Grandma/Lynn arrived about 3:15. She drove in to help out over the next few days. She’ll drive me back to Dallas on Monday.

For dinner we had flank steak and potatoes.

After dinner Evan and Noah were running around being silly. Noah was pretending to fall down to get our attention.

Evan and Noah are in bed now, but still playing around.