More record breaking heat

So, yesterday we broke the record high. It was 112 degrees yesterday.

Today was really hot too. We are now at 74 days of 100 degree weather this year. That's very unusual.

I thought if I'd run early enough it would be ok. Wrong. I tried to do 5 miles but did a bunch of walking.

Noah and Evan did fine at school drop off.

Noah was happy when I picked him up. We ran a few errands (Postmark'd, bank) before getting Evan. Since it was 105 at 2pm I decided not to walk the whole way to school. We parked on a street behind the school and took a back path to pick Evan up. It was still a little bit of walking, but not as bad as walking the whole way.

Noah was very happy to see Evan and they both hugged the teacher goodbye.

Gabby came at 3:45 and I tutored.

I got home at 7pm. Morry made a stir fry meal for us and it was ready when I got home.

We are now going upstairs to get the boys ready for bed.

Freezing

So, this morning it was in the 60s when I dropped of Evan, and when I went to pick him up from school a few hours later it was already in the 40s. Now, at almost 9pm it’s 32 degrees outside.

Yenis told me when she brought Kevin in the classroom this morning Evan ran up to them and said he was a firefighter. He had a hat on and was pretending to be a firefighter. When I picked Evan up he was a doctor. He came up to me with a thermometer and wanted to check my ear.

While Evan was at school Noah took a short morning nap and cleaned upstairs. We ate lunch and that was pretty much the end of the morning. Then, it was time to pick up Evan.

Blanca came at 3:00. I was supposed to tutor until 7:30 tonight, but ended up just going until 6:30. One of my students didn’t have homework and therefore, didn’t need my help. That was good since I was worried about driving home in bad weather. I wanted to get home before it got below freezing.

For dinner we had pasta and green beans. Evan didn’t eat much for dinner. All he ate was 2 cups of applesauce. Noah ate well though. He had cereal mixed with applesauce, baby food veggies, regular veggies, hot dog, a little bit of pasta, and cheese.

They are saying we may get some sleet and ice tonight. We’ll see what happens.

Sleepless in Austin

I don’t know what Noah’s problem is. He kept us up all last night. He woke up just about every hour crying. We tried everything. He had a 101 temperature during the middle of the night, but this morning had no fever. So, we’ve been pretty tired today. It was a hard night.

We decided to walk around the Barton Creek greenbelt. Morry and I had never brought the kids there and it had been a while since either of us had been. The weather is beautiful today and we wanted to do something outside. By the time we left the house it was about 12:30.

We took Lizzy and the boys to the hiking trail. Evan walked and Morry had Noah in the baby backpack. Evan had a great time and wanted to stop and touch everything. Noah liked being outside and slept some of the time in the backpack. Evan walked almost the whole time except for the very end when I carried him to the car. On the way home we stopped at go smoothies at Jamba Juice. Normally what I do at Jamba Juice is get a medium sized smoothie and have them put some of mine in a kid’s size cup for Evan. This time, I guess they misunderstood and they split the smoothie evenly in 2 small cups. We thought that was a lot for Evan, but he had no problem finishing it.

For dinner we went to Alborz (Persian). We go pretty often since Evan usually does well there and likes the food. Morry and I got the buffet and when Morry was up getting his food Evan asked me where he was. I pointed to Morry and Evan yelled, “Hi Daddy. Daddy, Hi.” Evan ate lots of tabouli. At one point we noticed Evan was wiping his nose on the bottom of the table cloth that was hanging down near him. We told him not to do that. Then he lifted up the tablecloth and said, “Look at the booger.” It was hard for Morry and me not to laugh.

After dinner we stopped at Target to get a present for Ben’s birthday party tomorrow. Evan loves Target. Morry thinks Evan touched every single item they had at target. We got a few things for Noah like formula and pacifiers. Noah’s pacifiers seem to disappear around the house. The problem is that they are rubbery and bounce really far whenever dropped. We also got some candy (Morry’s idea) since all the Halloween candy was 50% off.









Last night Morry sorted Evan's candy (something Morry does every Halloween). He says that way you can see what you got better. Evan did pretty well. :)

Starting to feel like fall

After I dropped Evan off at school, Noah and I went to Target and then 24 Hour Fitness for the Latin Dance aerobics class. I’m still not a member of the gym, but since Yenis is, she is able to get me in as her guest. This time Noah did well in the childcare and I was able to finish the class.

I got gas today for $2.66/gal (regular). I’m so glad the gas prices are dropping. It only cost $46 to fill up today compared to $70 I was paying before.

Morry worked from home today since I had a doctor’s appointment (post-op check-up with the ENT) in the afternoon (during the boys naps). Morry picked Evan up at school. When Morry got there, he called out to Evan, but Evan didn’t hear Morry call him. He was too busy playing. Eventually, he realized Morry was there and was super excited. It’s a real treat for Evan when Morry picks him up from school.

The weather was nice today. It cooled down a lot. We took a walk after dinner and we had to wear pants and sweatshirts.