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Friday, December 30, 2011
A new year
Friday, December 2, 2011
Holiday season
Friday, November 18, 2011
Feeling all mixed up
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Go get it. It is ready to be picked. (Henry's fortune)
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Halloween is over
So many costume events, and the party - this has been our busiest Halloween ever.
Tonight will be clean up, and getting back to normal.
The kids have loved it, but the candy is definitely getting to them. Honestly, it is getting to me as well. Last night, I could not sleep at all. Today I am surviving on coffee.
Things are still busy. This weekend we have dinner plans and a date night. Next weekend we have a big yard sale planned. I am super busy in many ways and not much time for posting. I will say that I am smiling quite a bit. We had a really nice time at the Halloween party, and also with trick or treating. I don't want to make it seem like things did not go well. We are just left a bit tired.
Friday, October 21, 2011
The weekend is here
The weekend is afoot. Virginia planned a date night for us this evening. I get out of work early and plan to put my bike in the shop for a tune up. Then it is movie time (the film 50/50), and dinner at Liquid Ginger). Saturday we are going to the Coon Hollow Corn Maze and then to Joey and Melissa's wedding. Can't wait for that. Open bar and old friends. On Sunday, we have brunch with friends and then the Asian festival at the Thomas Center. It is a pretty busy weekend, and fun too. Hopefully, I can find time to start getting the house ready for next weekend's Halloween party.
This all makes for a pretty busy weekend, and it is beautiful out. The Fall is here and it is so nice to be outside. I have been listening to lots of audiobooks and talks lately. It makes my days seem like growth, even when I am just working.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Love this video and more
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Gators game
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Trying to find a way to feel more mellow about things
I've been kind of breaking down and falling apart a little lately. I want to get to a place where everything is feeling comfortable. I am trying to find ways to motivate more energy out of myself to happily pull every small nook and cranny of my life together (family, health, friends, politics, housework). I am plotting new routines for my day and ways to sort of refresh and motivate throughout the day.
I haven't posted much lately. Birmingham was a fun trip. Now both boys are in school. Toby just got kicked out of naptime for not sleeping and not letting the other kids sleep. This is a real problem. He has been a little better lately about being quieter, but it isn't really good enough. I am afraid that with everything that is going on with Henry, Toby is not getting the sort of disciplined parenting sometimes. We haven't worked very hard up until now about teaching him self-discipline.
We are going to Vero Beach for a wedding this weekend. Virginia is leaving Thursday, and I am leaving after work on Friday. This means that I have the house to myself for an evening. I am making lists of things that can get done with the kids out of the house. I need to check the wiring on a ceiling fan that I installed, and that means turning off power to part of the house. I have put that off until they are gone. Also, putting stuff up in the attic is another that is hard with the kids around. The wedding is not kid friendly, so we have a sitter planned for the evening. That kind of bums me out, but it will make us more relaxed I guess.
Right now it's a workday, then trying to make some headway on projects at home and maybe going to the gym.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Birmingham not burningman
Friday, September 2, 2011
Typical Friday post
We will be embarking soon on our first long (eight hours) car ride to Birmingham. It looks like this will be a wet weekend, but it should still be fun to see Chip and Mer and spend some time in their new town. Let's just hope we don't have to evacuate. It is a long weekend so we should have three good days to visit before the drive back.
I am finally starting to feel better. I am trying to eat a 1000mg vitamin C every hour.
I am trying out a new time out system for Toby. He is having trouble with self control, during work time at school and being quiet at nap time. The new time out is that whenever he gets in trouble, he has to sit quietly for two minutes. If he makes noise, the timer resets. I think this might help him learn self discipline, and it will teach him how to be quiet when it is requested. I think it also kind of acts as a reset button for what caused the time out. He is also getting quiet time out for making noise at bed time, again this should help with napping at school. It is kind of tough love, because he has a really hard time being quiet, but in the end I think it will solve some issues and make everybody happier.
Someone is coming by to measure the house while we are out of town, so that he can draw up plans for the space and then we can draw out the remodel plan. I wanted to get the house more together before he came, but being sick has messed up lots of plans. We were going to have a yard sale and that was going to solve some of the space issues in the storage room (soon to be bedroom). I hope he can get it done. If he can, he is a true professional.
I ended up throwing away a batch of kombucha, because I didn't get to bottle it in time (I blame the sickness).
The plan is to take photos and post a bunch during the weekend adventure.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
I don't know this guy
but this photo is freaking me out.
Trying to get over a cold, mostly by ignoring it and taking lots of medicine. It needs to go away soon. We have travel plans this weekend.
We're also going to see the planet of the apes movie tonight. Can't wait.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Strange day
I have been forgetting to take photos and blog. We went to toby's school parent orientation the other night, then dinner out... Sushi. I will try to take photos this evening.