Exciting Night

 This morning I met Leslie, a baseball mom, to hike at the greenbelt.

I was supposed to tutor at 4:30 this afternoon, but the student did show up on Zoom. The mom called to tell me their internet was down, so I ended up not tutoring.

After that, Morry and I went to Randall's to pick up some things for Thanksgiving.

We ate dinner and then Morry and Evan went to his baseball lesson.

On their way home, they found a lost dog in the neighborhood and brought it back to our house.  Morry posted on Facebook, but no one responded.  Morry brought the crate downstairs thinking we were going to have to hold on to her overnight.  So, I did some digging around and found someone post about a lost Husky back in April, on NextDoor, with a similar description.  So I reached out to the lady on Facebook.   It turned out to be her dog and she didn't even know it was gone.  So, she just came and got it and thanked us.  Chewie had a fun time playing with the dog in our backyard until the owner got here.

Here are a few pictures from today and yesterday.

Clean House

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

We had a wild thunderstorm overnight.  There was a really loud clap of thunder at one point.  Evan keeps talking about it.  He said he had just gone to the bathroom when he heard it.  He said he looked out the window to see if lightning had struck something.  Evan's friend Cooper was freaking out about the exact same clap of thunder.  He said it woke him up and he thought it was a gun shot.  He said it "scared the crap" out of him.  Cooper is a pretty funny kid.

So we didn't walk Noah to school.  It rained pretty hard all morning.  We drove him and Chewie came in the car with us.

The cleaning people showed up just before 9.  They were really afraid of Chewie.  It made the cleaning difficult.  After they finished downstairs, I took Chewie upstairs.

After the left I had to go into the office for a little bit.  I had to work with two other people.  I couldn't make it home in time to get Noah so Rachel walked with Chewie to get him.  By that time the rain had stopped.

Evan got home shortly after I got home and we immediately left and picked up Cooper for baseball practice.  They focused more on pitching today so Bruce Ruffin was working with them.  Evan said that Bruce was working with him on his wind up.  He normally pitches out of the stretch. 

While Evan was at practice, I went to HEB and Randall's to get stuff for dinner tonight and this weekend.

For dinner we made tacos.  Evan had shrimp.

The boys are going to get ready for bed soon.

Until next time...

Enchanted Rock

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, Rachel and the boys left the house on the early side.  They went to Grandma and Papa's house and all of them (including Uncle Mike, Aunt Jen, Maya and Artie) drove in two cars to Enchanted Rock.  It's a hiking spot not too far from Fredericksburg, TX.  It took about an hour and a half to get there.  They hiked to the summit and stayed at the summit for a bit and then hiked down.  After that, they drove into Fredericksburg, had lunch and stopped and got dessert on the way home.

I worked from home for a while in the morning and then drove into HomeAway for a meeting.  After the meeting, we went to lunch.

I came home and did some more work before Rachel and the boys got home.

Before dinner, we went to Randall's to get some stuff for Thanksgiving.  We also got some ready-made food for dinner.

We ate dinner while watching Stranger Things.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

One Down, Thirty-Seven To Go

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The boys have finished up their first week of school.  Evan, Rachel and I walked Noah to school.  As we walked back, we saw Evan's friend Luke again.  He walked back with us to the bus stop.

I went to HomeAway for meetings in the morning.

Rachel had coffee with Lorena.  Then she went to Costco which was so packed she could barely get in the door.  With the news of the hurricane, everyone is freaking out.  She quickly gave up and went to Randall's which is never crowded.  Today, though, Rachel said it was pretty crowded.

We met at Wholy Bagel for lunch.

There was a brief shower before we walked to get Noah.  Evan got home on the bus not too long afterward.

For dinner, we got Pizza Hut.

After dinner there was an impromptu wiffleball game in the cul-de-sac with our neighbors.

The boys will be getting ready for bed soon.

Until next time...

TRPD Party = Date Night

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

It was a nice this morning on the walk to school.  A cold front was going to be coming in, but it hadn't come during our walk.

When we got home, I took my car in for an inspection.  It went fairly quickly.  The place I took it had a nice waiting area and Wifi, so I did work.

Rachel left for a meeting with a client shortly after I got home.  I met her over at that same place to get her car inspected.  She left her car there and then we went to Wholy Bagel for lunch.

Deborah came with us to walk to get the boys.  She and Rachel worked from the kitchen in the afternoon.

TRPD had an end-of-season party at the facilities tonight.  It was not for the parents, but Noah was invited to join.  We dropped the boys off and then went to Lucy's Fried Chicken for dinner.  I had had it once before but today was not nearly as good as last time.  After that we went to the fancy HEB in Lakeway as well as Randall's to get everything we'd need to make stuff for Thanksgiving.

The boys said they had fun when we picked them up.  They didn't want to leave when we got there.

The boys are now asleep in bed.

Until next time...

Evan Stays Home

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning when I woke up the boys, Evan said his stomach was hurting him.  We're started testing him out on a gluten-free diet this week to see if that helps his stomach any but apparently he ate something yesterday for snack without telling us.  He ended up staying home today.

It was raining so Rachel had to drive Noah to school.

Later in the morning, I went to Randall's and voted early.  I picked up some gluten-free stuff for Evan.  Then I drove to Smoothie King and got a smoothie for Evan and me.

It had cleared up by the afternoon so both Rachel and I walked to get Noah.

Evan didn't feel well enough to go to baseball in the afternoon so we just stayed home.

We made tacos for dinner and watched Timeless.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.  I think Evan will be fine to go to school tomorrow.

Until next time...

Wet

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

We had nothing scheduled for today.  There were no birthday parties, no sports events, we were free the whole day.  I had talked with Jack's dad about getting Evan and Jack together and playing some baseball, but it was only loosely scheduled.

However, when I got up, it has already begun to mist and just looked wet out.  I got the boys breakfast and printed out some 1099s that I needed to send.  Then Evan and I drove to the post office and stopped at Donut Taco Palace for the first time since November.

Rachel made pancakes for lunch for she and Noah.  Evan had matzoh with jelly on it.  I had some leftovers.

By lunch it had really started to rain so we didn't play baseball.

Later in the afternoon, the boys and I watched the fourth Harry Potter movie.  We had popcorn as well.

For dinner, we went to Pho Thai Son.  The boys ate the grilled beef and vermicelli very well.

We stopped at Randall's and picked up Redbox on the way home.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time..

Getting Ready and Welcome Maya (and Jen and Mike)

This morning Noah woke up early around 6am.  He was sleeping in the game room.  We are thinking Flash probably woke him up.  Evan got up soon after.

Later in the morning we did some grocery shopping.  Morry dropped me off at Costco and then he and the boys went to Randalls.  They came and picked me up after they were done.  That was when it started pouring.  Costco was crazy busy, especially out front where everyone was waiting to load up their cars.

The rest of the day was spent relaxing and getting ready for everyone to come.

Michael, Jen, and Maya got in around 5:30 and picked up Rudy's on their way over to our house.   Aaron and his family came over for dinner.

We had a great time with the everyone.  The kids enjoyed playing together.

Our boys are in bed now and I believe Maya is in bed too.

Light Show

We drove the boys to school.

During the day I went to HEB and Best Buy.

We walked to get the boys from school.  The weather was really nice.

We had an early dinner of corned beef and rolls.  I made some fudge to give out to the teachers.

Then, we went to the light show at Mozarts.  The kids seem to really like it.  The show lasted about 20 minutes and then we picked out some dessert to share.  We got a caramel apple and a little apple pie.  It was a nice night.

On the way home we stopped at Randalls to pick up a few things.

Now the boys are in bed.

Here are a few pictures.

Noah's Zoo Field Trip

Noah told Morry last night he wanted to get up early to play Wii.  So, Morry woke up Noah before leaving to take Evan to school.  Noah was happy playing Wii this morning.

I went with Noah on his class field trip to the zoo.  It was nice.  The kids had fun and we all ate our picnic lunches there before leaving.

Gabby come over at 2:30 and took Noah to get Evan.  I left to tutor.

When Morry got home he took Noah and Evan to Noah's baseball game.  It was a good game and Noah's team won again (but barely).

We all got home around 7pm and had leftovers for dinner.

Now we are going to the get the boys ready for bed.

Busy Thursday

This morning I had a phone meeting and then Noah and I went to his gym class.  While Noah was in class I ran over to  Randalls to get some groceries.

After the Little Gym, Noah and Cole played on a playground behind the building for a little bit.

We came home and just as we were about to leave to get Evan from school Grandmom arrived.   Noah stayed at home with Grandmom while I got Evan.  Both boys were excited to see Grandmom.

Morry took Evan to baseball practice this afternoon and on the way home they pick up dinner at Hao Hao.

We ate, got the kids ready for bed, and Morry is reading to them now.

Quinoa

This morning Evan gave me a hard time leaving the house. Then, Noah cried when I dropped him off. It was not an easy start to the day.

Later in the morning I had a check up appointment with my oncologist. Everything looked good.

I stopped at Randalls on the way back to pick up a few things. Then, I picked up the boys at school.

Noah was happy and his teacher said he did well today. Evan had a good day too.

When we got home I had some leftover quinoa I had made a while ago and frozen. It was quinoa mixed with ground turkey, carrots, and beans.

Blanca came at 4:00 today and I tutored. Gabby came to babysit at 6pm.

Straight from tutoring I met Morry at Texas Oncology. We signed up for a cooking class there. Today was the first class. It meets every Thursday for 6 weeks. Today the theme was quinoa. They showed us some tips for cutting vegetables and then different ways to make quinoa. I ended up having a lot of quinoa today.

We got home around 8:30 and both boys were in their rooms ready for bed. Evan was actually asleep.

Morry and I ate dinner and watched some shows we had recorded on tv.

Both boys are asleep now.

Water workout

Last night both Evan and Noah were up a couple of times and then they woke up early this morning too. Since they were up early I decided to try the 9:15am aqua class at the gym. I dropped off Evan and Noah at the childcare and got to the class a little late.

I was the youngest and skinniest person in the group. I wasn’t sure what to expect of the class, but it was a pretty good workout. I was out of breath at times. After the class I swam a couple of laps, then sat in the steam room, the hot tub for a few minutes. I was relaxing.

When I picked the boys up at the childcare both seemed happy. They said Noah didn’t cry at all this time.

After the gym we went grocery shopping at Randall’s. I don’t normally shop at Randall’s, but I had a $50 gift card from my blogging at Cha Ching Queen. I was pretty disappointed with Randalls. It seemed more expensive than HEB and many of the items were close to the expiration date. The store brand milk was expiring in 2 days. Evan and Noah did enjoy riding in the car cart. There was a ride on car attached to the front of the shopping cart. HEB used to have these, but doesn’t any more for some reason.

We came home, had lunch, and then I put the boys down for naps. They both napped, but not for very long.

Blanca came over at 4:15 and I tutored 2 students.

Morry gave Evan and Noah dinner while I was on my way home. For our dinner we had chicken cordon blue that I got at Randalls and rice.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Noah was cranky tonight and Morry had to put him in time out at one point. He gets destructive if you don’t give him attention 24/7.

Long Day

Evan woke up early again this morning. Morry got him set up in the gameroom. I stayed in bed for a little bit and then dressed Evan and Noah and got them breakfast.

I dropped Evan off at school and Noah and I went to Randall’s. Normally, I don’t do my grocery shopping there, but a couple of moms told me they save a lot of money there, especially when they use coupons. So, I thought I’d try it out again. I was not impressed. There were just a few things on clearance that were really cheap, but the rest was more expensive than HEB, even with the coupons.

Noah and I came home and ate lunch then picked up Evan.

I put the boys down for naps, but only Evan slept. For some reason, Noah did not want to nap. I had to make some calls and emails this afternoon and that was very hard to do with Noah awake. He was getting into everything. He kept opening the refrigerator. Then, he would take handfuls of Lizzy’s food and bring them over to her. On the way over he managed to drop a lot of the food on the floor.

Since Morry and I were both tired, we decided just to pick up food for dinner. We placed an order with Blue Bamboo and Morry went to pick it up for us.

After dinner we took a short walk around the block.

The boys just had baths and now they are in bed.