A Better Day

Last night Evan slept in his own room. He slept until 7:45am when Dingo’s barking woke him up. I called and left another message for them today about their barking dog. They never called back after the last 2 messages we left.

Evan was good this morning. I think it was because he was well rested. He got dressed without a fight and was happy to go to school.

At school this morning they were celebrating Miss Mai’s birthday. They had donuts for the kids and parents. Evan picked a sprinkled donut, of course. He ate about half of it and then gave the rest to Noah. Noah was in heaven. He made a big mess and I had to clean him off at the sink.

After dropping of Noah we had to go to my doctor for a quick blood test (thyroid).

At home, I did some cleaning. Noah and I ate lunch and then picked up Evan.

The kids were out on the playground when it was time for pick-up. Evan was very excited to see Noah out there and wanted to show him the playground.

When we got home I put Evan and Noah down naps. Noah went to sleep right away. Evan was at his door for maybe 30 minutes and then he said he wanted to watch a movie. I got a movie set up for him and went back downstairs to get some stuff done. Michael called. He had just gotten to the Austin airport and was on his way over. I went upstairs a few minutes later to check on Evan and let him know that Uncle Mike was on his way. Evan was asleep on the couch in the game room. He slept there for about 1.5 – 2 hours.

When Michael got here Noah was just getting up from his nap. Noah was a little shy at first, but then he just ran over and gave Michael a big hug.

Evan got up from his nap and we played downstairs and then I made dinner. Morry had a dinner meeting.

Evan and Noah ate good dinners and then Michael took them to play in the backyard so that I could finish my dinner and clean up.

Michael’s dinner plans ended up falling through so he picked up some Taco Bueno and ate it here.

Evan and Noah are both in Noah’s room now. There’s still some talking/playing going on in there. If it goes on much longer we’ll have to separate them.

HEB, Tutoring, and Tacos

Last night Morry ended up moving Evan back to his room. Neither Evan nor Noah has gotten enough sleep the last week. Evan was up a few minutes before Morry’s alarm went off. Morry got Evan breakfast and a movie in the gameroom.

Later in the moring I took Evan and Noah to HEB. It took a really long time especially at checkout. We got home right as Blanca was coming over. I quickly unloaded the groceries and then left.

I met Morry for lunch at Chedds, a gormet grilled cheese place. It was good.

I tutored this afternoon.

When I got home Morry was getting dinner started. He made tacos and rice.

We ate dinner and then went for a walk. It was nice out – not too hot.

We just gave Evan and Noah baths. They are in their separarte rooms now. Noah appears to be alseep. Evan just stopped crying. We’ll see what happens.

Evan’s School and Tutoring

Evan was not very pleasant this morning. I tried to give him choices, but he was still being difficult. For example, we needed to go to school and I asked if he wanted to pick out his clothes or if he wanted me to. He just said, “No!” So I picked the clothes. Then, I asked if he wanted to get dressed by himself or with my help. He didn’t want either. I had to hold him down with my legs while getting him dressed. Each time I put on an article of clothing he would try to pull it off. I was faster at putting the clothes on than him taking them off, so I managed to get him dressed.

When we parked at school he wouldn’t get out of the car. I had my hands full with Noah and Evan’s lunch and water. I had to pull Evan out of the car and tuck him under my arm to get him into school. Somehow I managed to get everyone and everything across the parking lot. As I got to the door one of the moms offered to help. She walked Evan in holding his hand. I was so glad to drop him off.

Noah and I stayed home this morning. We had some energy person come by to evaluate our house to suggest ways to save money on bills. It was a free service, but of course they offer their products for sale. He said our house looked pretty good and seemed well insulated. He had a few suggestions. Some big (getting Energy Star appliances) and some smaller (putting window tint on the sunny windows).

Noah and I ate lunch and then picked up Evan.

As soon as we got home I put them both down for naps. They slept well.

Blanca came at 4:00, so that I could go tutor. I had 4 students today.

Morry and the boys at pasta for dinner while I was gone.

When I got home, Evan and Noah were in Noah’s room and ready for bed, though both were still up. I still hear some noise in Noah’s room, but it seems to be quieting down.

Flu Shot for Rachel

This morning we just stayed in the house. Then, after lunch we went up to Morry’s work. They were giving out free flu shots, so I got mine taken care of. They weren’t giving shots to young kids though. I’ll have to take Evan and Noah to their doctor soon to get theirs.

By the time we got home it was about 2:30. The boys went down for naps, but didn’t sleep that long. Evan was up after about an hour.

For dinner we made Turkey burgers and egg drop soup.

After dinner we were able to take a walk. It was actually cool outside. It was nice finally being able to take a walk after all this rain.

Evan and Noah are in Noah’s room now, but neither one is sleeping yet. Evan is singing his ABCs. Noah is whining for some reason.

Jumping and Making Cookies

This morning we took Evan and Noah to Loco-Motion. It’s an indoor play area with inflatable jumpy areas and it also has a little pretend area. There are little rooms where they can pretend to do different things (Animal Hospital, Grocery Store, Diner, etc.). Evan and Noah had a good time. Noah loved pushing the grocery cart. Evan threw a fit when it was time to leave.

At home I quickly ate lunch and then left to tutor a new student. Morry made friend matzoh for him and the boys. When I got home the boys were napping.

For dinner we made blackened chicken and rice with zucchini. Noah enjoyed the rice, but got it everywhere. Little pieces were stuck in his hair.

We were going to take a walk after dinner, but it started raining again. It’s been raining on and off all weekend.

Instead of walking I made cookies. Evan helped some, but mostly wanted to taste things.

We just gave Evan and Noah baths and put them to bed. Evan is now back downstairs (not sure why) and Noah is crying. I hope they go to sleep soon.