Oh, how people can debate over the necessity of goody bags.
I had one "people other than family are invited" birthday party when I was growing up. It was when I was 10 years old (1973). One friend from school came to my party. That was it. I thanked Doreen for coming, and wrote her a thank you note for the birthday present she gave me.
Flash forward to today. My daughter is having TWO birthday parties -- one at preschool (cupcakes for her class AND the pre-K class) and then another the following day at the rec center (with gymnastics, cake and ice cream, balloons, and goody bags).
The question of the day -- who started this goody bag tradition? Was it someone who works for the party supply industry? Once you have a bag, then you need stuff to fill it with. And when you fill it with stuff, the LAST thing I want to give is those cheap toys that multiply like rabbits in the house. And the cheap toys are always choking hazards for kids under 3.
And don't get me started on the pinatas...there is no pinata at any birthday party that we're having. At least this year.
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
3-2-1...liftoff!
It's shuttle launch day!
The preschool class has been very interested in space all summer, but became particularly enthralled once again a couple of weeks ago when the shuttle was scheduled for launch. All of the children are very excited about today's launch. I sent the preschool teachers lots of links about NASA and the shuttle program. One I did not send them is this great one that keeps a day-by-day (I should say hour-by-hour!) log of what is going on. Also, this one about a woman wanting to become an astronaut is featured on Blogger as a Blog of Note -- very cool story!
The preschool class has been very interested in space all summer, but became particularly enthralled once again a couple of weeks ago when the shuttle was scheduled for launch. All of the children are very excited about today's launch. I sent the preschool teachers lots of links about NASA and the shuttle program. One I did not send them is this great one that keeps a day-by-day (I should say hour-by-hour!) log of what is going on. Also, this one about a woman wanting to become an astronaut is featured on Blogger as a Blog of Note -- very cool story!
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Picture frames
My life has revolved around picture frames today.
We are going to visit family next week, and we have all our prints back from our photo session with Susan that we did in May. Yesterday, one of my errands was picking up frames for the prints. I huge heaping pile of frames later...I have them ALL DONE. I can't even remember how many prints I put in frames -- something like 30 of them, I think. But they are done. *whew* Took me close to 4 hours to get that done.
Natalie has been asking for a guitar for her birthday. So, while I was erranding yesterday, I went to the local big box store to get the Barbie "Happy Birthday" doll I had planned to get her for her birthday. Since I was there, I went down the aisle to look at musical instruments, hoping that I might find a guitar -- and I FOUND IT! A BARBIE guitar! She's going to be thrilled!
With all the focus on Natalie yesterday, Nicholas was none too pleased with me when I returned from erranding. So my plans to put up the new denim curtains we just bought were nixed. So Nick and I played outside in the backyard for a while.
Natalie had skipped her nap and ended up "crashing" close to 5 pm. Nick and I went back in the house at 7:15 pm for bathtime, but Natalie was still sleeping. She hadn't even had dinner. So Nick had his bath and was in his jammies and settled into bed. Natalie was still sleeping at 8:30 pm! I went to check on her, and asked her if she needed to go potty -- she said no. I changed her into a nightgown and back to sleep she went. She slept until 6 am this morning!
Back to picture frames -- yes, I was getting the prints into the picture frames, and David was downstairs in the playroom with the kids. He ended up putting up our new curtain rods while he was doing laundry! WOOHOO! So now we have our new curtains up in the playroom, all the laundry is done, AND all the prints are in the picture frames!!! Not a bad weekend's worth of work.
Off to the pool as soon as a little boy wakes up from his nap.
We are going to visit family next week, and we have all our prints back from our photo session with Susan that we did in May. Yesterday, one of my errands was picking up frames for the prints. I huge heaping pile of frames later...I have them ALL DONE. I can't even remember how many prints I put in frames -- something like 30 of them, I think. But they are done. *whew* Took me close to 4 hours to get that done.
Natalie has been asking for a guitar for her birthday. So, while I was erranding yesterday, I went to the local big box store to get the Barbie "Happy Birthday" doll I had planned to get her for her birthday. Since I was there, I went down the aisle to look at musical instruments, hoping that I might find a guitar -- and I FOUND IT! A BARBIE guitar! She's going to be thrilled!
With all the focus on Natalie yesterday, Nicholas was none too pleased with me when I returned from erranding. So my plans to put up the new denim curtains we just bought were nixed. So Nick and I played outside in the backyard for a while.
Natalie had skipped her nap and ended up "crashing" close to 5 pm. Nick and I went back in the house at 7:15 pm for bathtime, but Natalie was still sleeping. She hadn't even had dinner. So Nick had his bath and was in his jammies and settled into bed. Natalie was still sleeping at 8:30 pm! I went to check on her, and asked her if she needed to go potty -- she said no. I changed her into a nightgown and back to sleep she went. She slept until 6 am this morning!
Back to picture frames -- yes, I was getting the prints into the picture frames, and David was downstairs in the playroom with the kids. He ended up putting up our new curtain rods while he was doing laundry! WOOHOO! So now we have our new curtains up in the playroom, all the laundry is done, AND all the prints are in the picture frames!!! Not a bad weekend's worth of work.
Off to the pool as soon as a little boy wakes up from his nap.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Birthday parties
My daughter's birthday party is a week from today. We have invited her pre-school class as well as the pre-school/pre-K class for the 4 year-olds. We invited both classes because so many of her friends have already moved into the 4 year-old class that she started rattling this long list of "friends I want to invite to my birthday party" that is was not fair to only invite 75% of the class. (!)
Of course, the "theme" for the birthday party are the Disney princesses. Yes, we are in the princess stage -- all pink and purple, all the time. We are having the party at our local county recreation center, and we are having Power Tots come so the children can do gymnastics.
And exactly how does one weave together a princess-themed birthday party with gymnastics? Well, Prince and Princess Training, of course! It's not like you can find store-bought invitations for THAT, so we made our own.
Then I made the mistake of Googling to find what others have done for their princess-themed birthday parties. Man, do people go over the top or what?!? Here's one that I found particularly illuminating.
I asked DH about all this because this birthday party stuff is just a wee bit manic if you ask me -- and even HE said, "Weren't we lucky to even get birthday cake with our parents when we were kids?" I just don't get all this stuff. And the "debates" by moms on the parenting boards seemed to be centered around whether children should open birthday presents in front of their friends or not. I'm hardly an expert in this area (thus my Google searches for birthday party ideas), but of all the parties I have been to with my daughter, none of them involved the birthday boy/girl opening presents at the party. Maybe if we had fewer children attending it would make sense, but with 20-odd children there, it just seems headed for disaster.
So, we're going to dance class today and then heading out to finalize the birthday cake, and then going out to get the soon-to-be birthday girl's hair cut. And I have at least a dozen errands to run this weekend, too.
Of course, the "theme" for the birthday party are the Disney princesses. Yes, we are in the princess stage -- all pink and purple, all the time. We are having the party at our local county recreation center, and we are having Power Tots come so the children can do gymnastics.
And exactly how does one weave together a princess-themed birthday party with gymnastics? Well, Prince and Princess Training, of course! It's not like you can find store-bought invitations for THAT, so we made our own.
Then I made the mistake of Googling to find what others have done for their princess-themed birthday parties. Man, do people go over the top or what?!? Here's one that I found particularly illuminating.
I asked DH about all this because this birthday party stuff is just a wee bit manic if you ask me -- and even HE said, "Weren't we lucky to even get birthday cake with our parents when we were kids?" I just don't get all this stuff. And the "debates" by moms on the parenting boards seemed to be centered around whether children should open birthday presents in front of their friends or not. I'm hardly an expert in this area (thus my Google searches for birthday party ideas), but of all the parties I have been to with my daughter, none of them involved the birthday boy/girl opening presents at the party. Maybe if we had fewer children attending it would make sense, but with 20-odd children there, it just seems headed for disaster.
So, we're going to dance class today and then heading out to finalize the birthday cake, and then going out to get the soon-to-be birthday girl's hair cut. And I have at least a dozen errands to run this weekend, too.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
School age child care and waiting lists
You are NOT going to believe this...
I got on the phone at 10 am Monday morning with Fairfax County's SACC as it was the first day to register for 2006-2007 school year -- yes, as in NEXT fall, not this coming fall -- spots. (The fact that it was the first day is not listed anywhere on their web site.) There are 80 spots in SACC at our local elementary school and we are #19 on the wait list for after school care. I called back today to add before school care (in case we need it) and thankfully did manage to get enrolled in that. But who knows about after school care.
On an unrelated note, if you know of someone looking for a job as a blogmaster/"consumer advocacy communications advisor", please let me know. My trade association is advertising such a position and is looking to hire someone very quickly -- as in the next two weeks.
I got on the phone at 10 am Monday morning with Fairfax County's SACC as it was the first day to register for 2006-2007 school year -- yes, as in NEXT fall, not this coming fall -- spots. (The fact that it was the first day is not listed anywhere on their web site.) There are 80 spots in SACC at our local elementary school and we are #19 on the wait list for after school care. I called back today to add before school care (in case we need it) and thankfully did manage to get enrolled in that. But who knows about after school care.
On an unrelated note, if you know of someone looking for a job as a blogmaster/"consumer advocacy communications advisor", please let me know. My trade association is advertising such a position and is looking to hire someone very quickly -- as in the next two weeks.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
The Disney Vault -- Here comes Cinderella!
Yes, my daughter will be overjoyed!
Disney is doing their "released from the vault" thing and re-releasing Cinderalla this fall (October 4)l. Also to be re-released is Toy Story (September 6).
Disney is doing their "released from the vault" thing and re-releasing Cinderalla this fall (October 4)l. Also to be re-released is Toy Story (September 6).
Thursday, July 14, 2005
More on Rick Santorum
Let's see if Santorum apologizes. I doubt he'll care if Kennedy and Kerry demand an apology, but he's got to say something soon. Bostonians are everywhere, you know -- even in Pennsylvania.
If you would like to respond to Senator Santorum, here's a link to Bob Casey's campaign web site.
If you would like to respond to Senator Santorum, here's a link to Bob Casey's campaign web site.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Rick Santorum
What can I say about Rick Santorum -- he just goes and digs himself even bigger holes each day. Nice way to paint the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Rick. (Bitch PhD said it far better than I can.)
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Back from the beach
We just got back from the beach and my first day back at work was yesterday. We had a great time at the beach. We went to the Outer Banks -- specifically, Pine Island, which is halfway between Duck and Corolla on the northern side of the Outer Banks. The weather was glorious and everything really was wonderful. If I could just figure out a way to make a living down there!
The kids had a great time on the beach.
They seemed to really like playing in the sand, and we brought upteen numbers of sand toys for them to enjoy. It was worth the "lugging of the toys" to see them playing together and really enjoying themselves.Here's a picture of the kids enjoying a popsicle yesterday afternoon.
Yes, they are sharing a popsicle. Yes, I know about the germs that are shared between them. But this is a popsicle that they shared after they each had their own. And I thought they looked cute together.This week we are going to a pot luck dinner for our daycare center/preschool. Then two weeks later is my daughter's 4th birthday party. Yes, things are getting busy in the thick of the summer. I would not trade any of this, though.
Friday, June 24, 2005
I'm back
Well -- haven't posted in a while. Life has been hectic at work -- it's our busy season because of a myriad of reasons, and I'll spare you the gory details. Thankfully it has slowed down so I get a chance to breath -- and post, of course!
We managed to get our photo shoot done with a great local photographer. She has an incredible way with children! There's no way we could afford it "all the time", but I have dreamed about getting their pictures done in a "non-studio" way for such a long time, that once owe had the shoot -- and then saw the proofs -- well, it was just worth every single penny! Plus we have great (belated) Mother's Day ands Father's Day gifts to share when we are up in Massachusetts later this summer.
Speaking of Massachusetts -- we did manage to get up north for the Memorial Day weekend. We opted to fly up vs. drive -- expensive but so much easier when traveling with the kids, especially a toddler. I managed to get some steamers but with the low supply -- and now, red tide -- they were pricey. But oh, so yummy.
When we came back, work started to beckon because of preparations for things happening, and I am trying my best to contain work to the work-week. This probably sounds weird, but I can sense when my workaholic tendencies start to kick in. It's almost like an addiction, after a while. (Maybe it really is an addicition -- thus the "aholic" part.) Anyway, I'm striving for more balance. Now if I could get more sleep, that might help, too.
Our neighbors moved -- yes, the one with the almost-5-year-old daughter. DD seemed okay with it, actually. She still asks about her, but hardly as traumatic as I thought it might be. I am feeling pretty good about where we are in tersm of our house, school district, etc. Our neighborhood civic association is in the midst of a "re-emergence". There was an information meeting held on Virgina Primary Day (June 14 -- also Flag Day) to discuss getting the civic association back in gear. Over 100 people attended the meeting! I, of course, volunteered to help. What's in it for me? Well, I want to get to know my neighbors, especially for my children's sake. But I also want to be an example for them, too. My dad was always such a huge example for me in terms of civic/community involvement, and I want to do the same for my children. maybe they will go register to vote on their 18th birthday, too.
So last weekend we went to a puppet show at our local county park. This weekend we are going to see a "children's themed" striing instrument concert at the same park. We are going to meet some neighbors' children, roughly the same age as my two. Should be fun!
We managed to get our photo shoot done with a great local photographer. She has an incredible way with children! There's no way we could afford it "all the time", but I have dreamed about getting their pictures done in a "non-studio" way for such a long time, that once owe had the shoot -- and then saw the proofs -- well, it was just worth every single penny! Plus we have great (belated) Mother's Day ands Father's Day gifts to share when we are up in Massachusetts later this summer.
Speaking of Massachusetts -- we did manage to get up north for the Memorial Day weekend. We opted to fly up vs. drive -- expensive but so much easier when traveling with the kids, especially a toddler. I managed to get some steamers but with the low supply -- and now, red tide -- they were pricey. But oh, so yummy.
When we came back, work started to beckon because of preparations for things happening, and I am trying my best to contain work to the work-week. This probably sounds weird, but I can sense when my workaholic tendencies start to kick in. It's almost like an addiction, after a while. (Maybe it really is an addicition -- thus the "aholic" part.) Anyway, I'm striving for more balance. Now if I could get more sleep, that might help, too.
Our neighbors moved -- yes, the one with the almost-5-year-old daughter. DD seemed okay with it, actually. She still asks about her, but hardly as traumatic as I thought it might be. I am feeling pretty good about where we are in tersm of our house, school district, etc. Our neighborhood civic association is in the midst of a "re-emergence". There was an information meeting held on Virgina Primary Day (June 14 -- also Flag Day) to discuss getting the civic association back in gear. Over 100 people attended the meeting! I, of course, volunteered to help. What's in it for me? Well, I want to get to know my neighbors, especially for my children's sake. But I also want to be an example for them, too. My dad was always such a huge example for me in terms of civic/community involvement, and I want to do the same for my children. maybe they will go register to vote on their 18th birthday, too.
So last weekend we went to a puppet show at our local county park. This weekend we are going to see a "children's themed" striing instrument concert at the same park. We are going to meet some neighbors' children, roughly the same age as my two. Should be fun!
Thursday, May 05, 2005
The Mommy Wars
Just learned about another book about "Momhood" -- this one is called "The Truth About the Mommy Wars" by Miriam Peskowitz. She has her own blog called Playground Revolution. I have not read her book (yet) but just wanted to share. She's doing a book tour through the metro DC area in May.
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Busy busy April...
It's been a busy April and I thought I should post an update.
We had a brief thought about selling our house and moving into another school district in Fairfax County. That was until we saw what some people consider a "bedroom" in a house -- as in a room witha small window in the basement. Just what I wanted for a bedroom -- a cement floor with an area rug on top of it. So, we are staying put for now. Plus I really hate packing.
Celebrated my 42nd birthday last week and today is our 14th wedding anniversary. How time flies. Who would have dreamed we would be where we are with two great children? Just amazing!
Work continues to be very interesting -- I am fortunate to be doing things that I truly enjoy and I have the feeling that what I am doing actually makes a difference. That's pretty important to me, and part of the reason for my dissatisfaction while I was in a stint working for "corporate America". I am feeling pretty good about work right now, though. Now if I could just get my life a little more decluttered.
Oh -- one more thing. I started Weight Watchers at Work at the end of March. So far I am down a total of 12 pounds -- including 3 pounds down since my weigh-in last week. How I lost 3 pounds over "birthday week" is beyond me!
We had a brief thought about selling our house and moving into another school district in Fairfax County. That was until we saw what some people consider a "bedroom" in a house -- as in a room witha small window in the basement. Just what I wanted for a bedroom -- a cement floor with an area rug on top of it. So, we are staying put for now. Plus I really hate packing.
Celebrated my 42nd birthday last week and today is our 14th wedding anniversary. How time flies. Who would have dreamed we would be where we are with two great children? Just amazing!
Work continues to be very interesting -- I am fortunate to be doing things that I truly enjoy and I have the feeling that what I am doing actually makes a difference. That's pretty important to me, and part of the reason for my dissatisfaction while I was in a stint working for "corporate America". I am feeling pretty good about work right now, though. Now if I could just get my life a little more decluttered.
Oh -- one more thing. I started Weight Watchers at Work at the end of March. So far I am down a total of 12 pounds -- including 3 pounds down since my weigh-in last week. How I lost 3 pounds over "birthday week" is beyond me!
Monday, April 11, 2005
Cherry Blossoms and Growling Tigers
We went to see the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin yesterday. All he wanted to do was RUN!!!
All she wanted to do was throw sticks in the water.
The Little Man is a parrot right now. We were watching The Masters on television yesterday and he saw the golf ball.
All she wanted to do was throw sticks in the water.
The Little Man is a parrot right now. We were watching The Masters on television yesterday and he saw the golf ball.
"Ball" he said.
I said, "Yes, Nic, that's a golf ball. Watch the golfer hit the golf ball."
He said, "Ball. Golfer."
I said, "That's right. And that golfer's name is Tiger."
He said, "Golfer. Tiger. Grrrrrrrrr."
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Accident reports
Some of the things that just go with raising children are bumps and bruises. These sort of things happen all the time, including at our near-work-site child care center. At the Center, parents get a phone call (usually) or they are notified upon pick-up time that "such and so" happened to their child. Then the parent signs an accident report, which already has documented what happened, when it happened, who was supervising the child, what they did, how they will try to keep it from happening again, and it is signed by Center Administration.
Some of these accident reports are very basic -- "Natalie bumped her knee when playing outside, we put ice on it and gave her TLC", etc. But some of these are true fodder for High School Prom Night. As an example, one of the accident reports I saved was for when Natalie walked into a wall while wearing a sheet over her head. (!!!) The corrective action noted was, "Teach Natalie that she needs to be careful when walking around while wearing a sheet over her head as she could walk into something." (LOL!)
Well, another classic (!) was for today -- evidently, while sitting down on the toilet, Natalie was staring at something on the floor, and she fell OFF the toilet and bumped her nose on the floor. When I got the call from the teacher on THIS one, I nearly ended up on the floor myself! HOW she did this is beyond me.
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Nicholas to the doctor
Dad brought Nicholas to the doctor yesterday for his ear check and his 15-month shots. Both ears still have fluid in them but they can be that way for about a month (!) even though there is no ear infection. He took his 3 shots well (!) -- so we are all caught up with immunizations. I am dreading what the MMR reaction might be like in a little less than 2 weeks. Hopefully it is nothing like his sister's reaction.
Monday, March 28, 2005
Brother in the hospital
Dad called me on Friday that my brother (only sibling, 14 years my senior) was in the PCU. Evidently he had a heart attack (again!) and my brother complained that he was really full after eating a huge prime rib dinner. Well, he has been released from the hospital after passing all the cardiac tests and he has been ordered to drop some weight. (I think his doctor said something like "What do you have there in front of you?" eying my brother's round belly!)
I think we all could lose some pounds. I am starting Weight Watchers at Work tomorrow. I am a total newbie when it comes to Weight Watchers, but I'll give it a whirl.
I think we all could lose some pounds. I am starting Weight Watchers at Work tomorrow. I am a total newbie when it comes to Weight Watchers, but I'll give it a whirl.
Sunday, March 27, 2005
James Taylor at the mall
Forgot to mention something about Friday...
We are at a local mall on Friday and I am on a search to find a spot where my Cingular service will actually work (grrrr) -- Natalie hears music over the intercom. The song playing was "Smiling Face" by James Taylor. She immediately shouts, "Mommy, it's James Taylor!" She was almost shocked that she would hear a James Taylor at the mall.
Natalie has literally grown up on James Taylor. When I was 8 months pregnant, Dad-to-be and I joined Dad-to-be's brother and brother's wife at Tanglewood to see James Taylor in concert. (It was the July 3rd concert -- thought there would be too many "booms" on the July 4th date.) We were fortunate enough to get shed seats (vs. me having to waddle across the lawn) and had a magical time. (And listening to Yo Yo Ma accompanying James Taylor on Sweet Baby James was almost heavenly!) We sing lots of James Taylor songs to both of our children, including, most frequently, You Can Close Your Eyes. For those that don't know the lyrics, they are:
Well the sun is surely sinking down
And the moon is slowly rising
So this old world must still be spinning ’round
And I still love you
(chorus)
So close your eyes
You can close your eyes, it’s all right
I don’t know no love songs
And I can’t sing the blues anymore
But I can sing this song
And you can sing this song
When I’m gone
It won’t be long before another day
We gonna have a good time
And no one’s gonna take that time away
You can stay as long as you like
- chorus -
Thus the name of this blog.
We are at a local mall on Friday and I am on a search to find a spot where my Cingular service will actually work (grrrr) -- Natalie hears music over the intercom. The song playing was "Smiling Face" by James Taylor. She immediately shouts, "Mommy, it's James Taylor!" She was almost shocked that she would hear a James Taylor at the mall.
Natalie has literally grown up on James Taylor. When I was 8 months pregnant, Dad-to-be and I joined Dad-to-be's brother and brother's wife at Tanglewood to see James Taylor in concert. (It was the July 3rd concert -- thought there would be too many "booms" on the July 4th date.) We were fortunate enough to get shed seats (vs. me having to waddle across the lawn) and had a magical time. (And listening to Yo Yo Ma accompanying James Taylor on Sweet Baby James was almost heavenly!) We sing lots of James Taylor songs to both of our children, including, most frequently, You Can Close Your Eyes. For those that don't know the lyrics, they are:
Well the sun is surely sinking down
And the moon is slowly rising
So this old world must still be spinning ’round
And I still love you
(chorus)
So close your eyes
You can close your eyes, it’s all right
I don’t know no love songs
And I can’t sing the blues anymore
But I can sing this song
And you can sing this song
When I’m gone
It won’t be long before another day
We gonna have a good time
And no one’s gonna take that time away
You can stay as long as you like
- chorus -
Thus the name of this blog.
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Happy Easter
What a week this has been.
Due to Nicholas' ear infection, I took Tuesday off to be home with him. We had such a fun day at home! We colored, and we played with Play Doh, then we made Jello together -- it was a really fun day. I have had so much going on at work, however, that I really "paid" for things on Wednesday and Thursday. By Thursday afternoon I was really "losing it", and talked to my boss about taking Friday off. He agreed that it was a good idea. (Have I mentioned how I really have a great boss? Well, I do.) So I took my one "floating holiday" off.
My one concern is that one of the teachers in Nicholas' classroom said he was playing with his ear on Thursday afternoon. I am hoping we do not have another ear infection brewing. But Friday was his last day of antibiotics. I have to make an appointment for an ear check for him -- note to self: call the pediatrician's office on Monday to make the 2 week appointment. Please don't let him have another ear infection!
The weekend forecast is for rain, rain, and more rain. Hopefully the Easter egg hunt is on for the morning. Natalie is really looking forward to it.
Oh -- two fun things we did on Friday. First, Natalie has a new bike. She actually has two new bikes -- I put together a 16" bike for her last weekend, but it is a little big for her, so we went to the store and got her a 14" bike ("My Little Pony" bike) and put the 16" bike in the attic. The weather is pretty drizzly so she spent much of the early evening riding it around the living room. Second fun thing we did -- we went to Build-A-Bear. Natalie brought home her purple ballerina bear named Jasmine and Nicholas brought home his brown puppy with Elmo shirt named Jingles. Both are sleeping with their new friends tonight.
Just finished watching the UNC - Villanova game. UNC pulled it off by one point -- whew!
Due to Nicholas' ear infection, I took Tuesday off to be home with him. We had such a fun day at home! We colored, and we played with Play Doh, then we made Jello together -- it was a really fun day. I have had so much going on at work, however, that I really "paid" for things on Wednesday and Thursday. By Thursday afternoon I was really "losing it", and talked to my boss about taking Friday off. He agreed that it was a good idea. (Have I mentioned how I really have a great boss? Well, I do.) So I took my one "floating holiday" off.
My one concern is that one of the teachers in Nicholas' classroom said he was playing with his ear on Thursday afternoon. I am hoping we do not have another ear infection brewing. But Friday was his last day of antibiotics. I have to make an appointment for an ear check for him -- note to self: call the pediatrician's office on Monday to make the 2 week appointment. Please don't let him have another ear infection!
The weekend forecast is for rain, rain, and more rain. Hopefully the Easter egg hunt is on for the morning. Natalie is really looking forward to it.
Oh -- two fun things we did on Friday. First, Natalie has a new bike. She actually has two new bikes -- I put together a 16" bike for her last weekend, but it is a little big for her, so we went to the store and got her a 14" bike ("My Little Pony" bike) and put the 16" bike in the attic. The weather is pretty drizzly so she spent much of the early evening riding it around the living room. Second fun thing we did -- we went to Build-A-Bear. Natalie brought home her purple ballerina bear named Jasmine and Nicholas brought home his brown puppy with Elmo shirt named Jingles. Both are sleeping with their new friends tonight.
Just finished watching the UNC - Villanova game. UNC pulled it off by one point -- whew!
Monday, March 21, 2005
Another (!) ear infection -- times 2
We had a great weekend -- took the children to see the Easter Bunny, had fun as a family, etc. Nicholas was his goofy self when I brought him to daycare today. Then I got The Call from the Center's director -- she asked me what was wrong with Nicholas? (Like I knew? He HAD been fine.) Well, now he has a 101.3 fever. I called Dad and asked him to pick Nick up. Then I called the pediatrician's office to make a sick appointment. Dad took Nick to see the dr. -- he has ANOTHER ear infection. (Actually BOTH ears are infected.) So now he is on another round of antibiotics -- Zithromax this time instead of amoxicillin.
Maybe I need to think of hiring a nanny for Nicholas. We can't keep taking time off work every few days for ear infections. *sigh*
Maybe I need to think of hiring a nanny for Nicholas. We can't keep taking time off work every few days for ear infections. *sigh*
Sunday, March 20, 2005
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