Mary is trying to open the bottle of gummy-vitamins and she can't ....we're trying to tell her that they're locked and she won't be able to open them.....Houghton says "don't worry Mary, I'll get it!" Paul & I look at each other and Laugh...then say when the kids can actually work those things they should know better right??!!! (Houghton does and we supervise medicine taking!)
Then as they are getting ready to brush teeth....they are squawking (sp?) at each other when Paul steps in an asks "what's the trouble here?" Mary proceeds to answer "ME" and that made us chuckle as she is usually the cause of all the screaming!!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
First Day of School
Yesterday was the first day of 3rd Grade!!
He had a good day (no real homework yet!) I got to walk him to his new class and say 'Hi' to his teacher. The only thing is he was bummed he didn't get to have pizza in the cafeteria since we had no lunch menu yet....he didn't want to take a chance so he brought lunch.
A New addiction...
Well, I have to say it all started at Costco. While shopping for our summer road trip, I spotted this bag that whispered to me...."take me home" and who am I to deny? So, I put the extremely large bag of Tootsie roll midgees in my cart and brought them home with me. I thought "how can you go wrong with a fat free chocolate treat?" Well, I have single-handedly (minus maybe a handful I shared with the kids) finished the Gigantic bag of midgees. An addiction? I say 'yes'. Only because I am now sitting here wondering how I am going to get more.....That for sure makes it a problem. I cannot think of anything else that really satisfies my chocolate craving though...without a whole lot more calories. I have not calculated the calories for the entire bag which I probably do not want to know. I have already begun my strategy for weaning....just buy a smaller bag....so we'll see. Wish me luck!!
P.S. Isn't acknowledging you have a problem the first step to recovery??
P.S. Isn't acknowledging you have a problem the first step to recovery??
Monday, August 04, 2008
Houghton
This is Houghton in Rocky Point (ca. 2002)
Houghton, Mary & Uncle Jon(Aug 3, 2008)
It's hard to believe my Houghton is now 8...that's right E-I-G-H-T!!!
He is a wonderful part of our family. As we were leaving this morning, he said "can you believe you have an 8 year-old?" (with a smile on his face none-the-less)
It is truly amazing to see how much he has grown. I was looking at the pictures we have hung in the hallway of when he was about 2 and he doesn't even look the same.
Happy...he's always happy
Outgoing...ready to make a new friend
Unique...just like his name
Gifted...not just in school
Hard working...he's very focused
Terrific...one great kid...I'm glad he's ours!
Outstanding...need I say more!?
Nice...and he's truly sincere
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Where o' where has the time gone??
Just a small note, No I have not disappeared....though the though has occurred. We have been busy trying to fit everything in before school starts next week. This weekend is Houghton's last swim meet for the summer he'll have 3 weeks off before the fall season starts. ( I have no idea what I will do with all of his energy...he's going to be bouncing off the walls!!)
I am very proud of myself. I sat out in the heat (under the canopy..in my new chair!) and made sure I drank enough fluids. I actually came home this afternoon and did not feel the beginnings of heat exhaustion!!! I know that could be really bad but I made sure to stay hydrated...the bad part of it all is that I don't like to drink water....so I improvised and used the crystal light to go packs with water and drank gatorade.
Houghton did really well and dropped time in the 3 events he swam....he continually amazes me with how much he improves!
We're off to church now (since we'll be at the meet tomorrow) more to come.......
I am very proud of myself. I sat out in the heat (under the canopy..in my new chair!) and made sure I drank enough fluids. I actually came home this afternoon and did not feel the beginnings of heat exhaustion!!! I know that could be really bad but I made sure to stay hydrated...the bad part of it all is that I don't like to drink water....so I improvised and used the crystal light to go packs with water and drank gatorade.
Houghton did really well and dropped time in the 3 events he swam....he continually amazes me with how much he improves!
We're off to church now (since we'll be at the meet tomorrow) more to come.......
Monday, June 30, 2008
Our Adventure
I am on VACATION!! Whew...what a whirlwind. It has been great so far!
We are currently at my Dad's place in Omaha....where it just so happens to be the swimming Olympic trials. We bought tickets for 3 days (tue/wed/thu) and have been fortunate enough to have been given tickets to the finals Sun and this evening as well!! Houghton has been having a great time...the only problem was when I went shopping in the speedo store...they had such great swag!! We got to see Michael Phelps break a world record...can't remember the event though...I know it's late. We also saw Katie Hoff break another world record. It has been a great facility and really cool!! We have had great seats and really cool to visit and see history in the making.
So far we have been through Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Nebraska. We spent last Tue evening with Aunt Julia and Tio Rene...and Rene made us a wonderful steak dinner!! The weather has been the best part of our trip. When we left Tucson Wed. morning, it was a bit overcast and driving through the desert was great only getting to about 87 degrees. We miscalculated bit and getting out a little later than we planned got us into Carlsbad NM a little behind schedule. I also made an error and we missed our turn from El Paso which probably cost us time. However noone was mad and we did just fine....we're on an ADVENTURE!!! So we made it to the Carlsbad cavern just in time to see the bat flight. It's really cool! Every night (while they stay there) around sunset-ish they leave the cave....it was AWESOME!! Then we checked into our hotel and finally got some sleep. It was nice not to have a schedule. We then took the natural entrance hike down into the caverns. It was beautiful...(thanks to the Thompsons for the recommendation...and the back pack!!) Mary was quite a trooper and wasn't too much on Paul's shoulders. She wanted to walk quite a bit but when she didn't it was great to have the back pack. We then ate lunch 750ft below the surface where it's a balmy 56 degrees....which was ok while we were hiking but sitting down to lunch...we got a little chilly. So we took the big room tour and saw more...we couldn't get enough! Once we left Carlsbad, we headed to Roswell. Not as kitschy as I would've thought. We checked into our hotel (which they were much better than expected!) The kids and Paul took a break to swim then we went to dinner and splurged on DQ for dessert! Then, we passed out in our beds! The next day (Fri) we spent driving to Denver. Beautiful and not as mountainy from the south. Again, the weather couldn't have been better. The best thing ever to get for the drive is a DVD player. I am tellin' ya, that thing saved many tantrums (unless it was about which movie) I would never let my kids watch that much TV at home but sometimes you just have to bend the rules!! We arrived in Denver and unloaded the car...we tipped the bellman well!! It was great, we explored the area and went to eat. It is a great little downtown mall area and they have a free shuttle that runs up and down so if you get tired to just want to make it to the other end you just hop on....really cool...plus the kids thought it was a ride!! We spent Sat. at the Aquarium which was cool and had lunch at the restaurant by the big fish tank. After a brief nap....we went to see Wall-E....a very cute movie and Mary sat through it all!!! On Sunday we made sure to get up way early and get a good start since we found out we had tickets to the finals that evening. We made great time and got in around 4ish. After a quick turnaround and unloading of the car...Houghton and I went to the trials....That brings us to today!! We went to the zoo...the zoo here is fabulous! It has always been a favorite of mine. They have a new butterfly exhibit which appealed to both of my kids for different reasons....Houghton for the science part...Mary, just because they're butterflies!! The also have a rainforest which is really cool!!! While at the zoo we got word that we had tickets to the finals this evening...again really neat!
We are currently at my Dad's place in Omaha....where it just so happens to be the swimming Olympic trials. We bought tickets for 3 days (tue/wed/thu) and have been fortunate enough to have been given tickets to the finals Sun and this evening as well!! Houghton has been having a great time...the only problem was when I went shopping in the speedo store...they had such great swag!! We got to see Michael Phelps break a world record...can't remember the event though...I know it's late. We also saw Katie Hoff break another world record. It has been a great facility and really cool!! We have had great seats and really cool to visit and see history in the making.
So far we have been through Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Nebraska. We spent last Tue evening with Aunt Julia and Tio Rene...and Rene made us a wonderful steak dinner!! The weather has been the best part of our trip. When we left Tucson Wed. morning, it was a bit overcast and driving through the desert was great only getting to about 87 degrees. We miscalculated bit and getting out a little later than we planned got us into Carlsbad NM a little behind schedule. I also made an error and we missed our turn from El Paso which probably cost us time. However noone was mad and we did just fine....we're on an ADVENTURE!!! So we made it to the Carlsbad cavern just in time to see the bat flight. It's really cool! Every night (while they stay there) around sunset-ish they leave the cave....it was AWESOME!! Then we checked into our hotel and finally got some sleep. It was nice not to have a schedule. We then took the natural entrance hike down into the caverns. It was beautiful...(thanks to the Thompsons for the recommendation...and the back pack!!) Mary was quite a trooper and wasn't too much on Paul's shoulders. She wanted to walk quite a bit but when she didn't it was great to have the back pack. We then ate lunch 750ft below the surface where it's a balmy 56 degrees....which was ok while we were hiking but sitting down to lunch...we got a little chilly. So we took the big room tour and saw more...we couldn't get enough! Once we left Carlsbad, we headed to Roswell. Not as kitschy as I would've thought. We checked into our hotel (which they were much better than expected!) The kids and Paul took a break to swim then we went to dinner and splurged on DQ for dessert! Then, we passed out in our beds! The next day (Fri) we spent driving to Denver. Beautiful and not as mountainy from the south. Again, the weather couldn't have been better. The best thing ever to get for the drive is a DVD player. I am tellin' ya, that thing saved many tantrums (unless it was about which movie) I would never let my kids watch that much TV at home but sometimes you just have to bend the rules!! We arrived in Denver and unloaded the car...we tipped the bellman well!! It was great, we explored the area and went to eat. It is a great little downtown mall area and they have a free shuttle that runs up and down so if you get tired to just want to make it to the other end you just hop on....really cool...plus the kids thought it was a ride!! We spent Sat. at the Aquarium which was cool and had lunch at the restaurant by the big fish tank. After a brief nap....we went to see Wall-E....a very cute movie and Mary sat through it all!!! On Sunday we made sure to get up way early and get a good start since we found out we had tickets to the finals that evening. We made great time and got in around 4ish. After a quick turnaround and unloading of the car...Houghton and I went to the trials....That brings us to today!! We went to the zoo...the zoo here is fabulous! It has always been a favorite of mine. They have a new butterfly exhibit which appealed to both of my kids for different reasons....Houghton for the science part...Mary, just because they're butterflies!! The also have a rainforest which is really cool!!! While at the zoo we got word that we had tickets to the finals this evening...again really neat!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Phew...
Wow, so I have been busy....not really enitrely but it sounded good.
"Hi, my name is Molly and I am an addict"
I have been reading other people's blogs and I cannot stop. I am not sure where it started but someone mentioned a blog and I checked it out. So super funny and most of all witty (which I am not but dream one day it will just happen to me) and so I have bookmarked them and check them everyday. It multiplies too! Everyone has links referring to someone else's blog...I just can't stop! These people who blog seem to be able to do it with much more frequency than me. I do wonder what kind of lives they have....the grass is always greener....**sigh**
"Hi, my name is Molly and I am an addict"
I have been reading other people's blogs and I cannot stop. I am not sure where it started but someone mentioned a blog and I checked it out. So super funny and most of all witty (which I am not but dream one day it will just happen to me) and so I have bookmarked them and check them everyday. It multiplies too! Everyone has links referring to someone else's blog...I just can't stop! These people who blog seem to be able to do it with much more frequency than me. I do wonder what kind of lives they have....the grass is always greener....**sigh**
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