Rain is Back

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

A cold rainy day was predicted for today.  The forecasters were right.  It wasn't raining when we took the boys to school but it was threatening so we drove.

I went into Aaron's for a little bit.  On the way home, I stopped at the bank.

It was raining pretty hard when we went to pick the boys up.  We still drove to the trail, but the pick up required us to go into the school and pick the boys up at their classrooms.

By the time we got back home, it had stopped raining.  The boys insisted on going outside and playing after they finished their homework.

Rachel made pulled pork for dinner and baked potatoes.  Both were very good.

The boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

Green Eggs and Ham

Evan's class is learning about Dr Seuss this week in honor of his birthday. Today they made green eggs and ham. Evan's teacher told me Evan came back for multiple helpings. Evan didn't eat much of his lunch because of all the green eggs and ham he ate.

Noah had a good day at school too. His teacher told me he talked a lot. Oh, and Noah will be getting a new head teacher for his classroom. Miss Alexis is leaving at the end of this week and Miss Allison will take her place. The assistant, Terrie, who Noah loves, will still be there.

After school we went to the bank and then to Home Depot. We bought some herb and vegetable plants. I also got more pebbles to fill the area where our grill is.

When we got home I brought all the stuff around to the backyard. The boys helped me carry the plants. I filled the holes near the grill with some dirt I got and then put 4 bags of rocks down. It could still use some more rocks. We'll have to go back another time to get more. I didn't plant anything yet. I might try to do that tomorrow.

Blanca came at 3:45. I tutored just one student today.

I came home and then right away we left again to go to Evan's baseball practice. He did very well today. They worked on quickly throwing the ball after catching it. They also ran the bases.

When we got home around 7:30pm we ate the pulled pork I had made in the crock pot, as well as rice, and broccoli for me.

We just put the boys to bed and Noah is still talking to himself in his room.

Mason Threw Up + Evan's Valentine's Party

This morning before school we stopped at the post office to send some Valentine's cards.

Evan was very upset when I dropped him off for some reason, but his teachers told me he calmed down very quickly.

Evan's Valentine's Day party was at school today. I came during their lunch to help set up. Morry came for the party. Evan's class did a book exchange. Evan got Star Wars books. They also exchanged cards and made ice cream sundaes.

When I picked Noah up the first thing he said to me was, "Mason threw up today." I guess that was a big deal for the kids? They had a "field trip" to the mailboxes (just outside the school property) to mail some Valentine's cards. Noah told me Mason threw up outside while they were walking to the mailboxes. When Noah came in Evan's room and saw Morry, Noah immediately told Morry about Mason as well.

Gabby came at 4pm and I tutored.

Before I got home Morry called Jack/Zayde and Noah wanted to talk to him. Guess what the first thing was he said to him... "Mason threw up."

For dinner we had pulled pork I made in the crock pot. I combined 2 recipes and it was really good. First you rub the pork roast with some spices, add an onion, and ginger ale. We didn't have ginger ale. Morry told me once that ginger ale is just Coke and Sprite combined. So, I added a can of each. You cook on low for many hours. I did 7 hours. Then you remove the liquid, pull the pork apart, and then pour barbecue sauce over every thing and cook for another few hours. It was good and really easy.

After dinner we cleaned up. The boys helped clean up their rooms. We are having some of Evan's friends and their moms over in the afternoon tomorrow.

The boys had baths and are now in bed.

here are some pictures and a video from today.