Last night bedtime wasn't until almost 2. I slept in until almost 11. This Argentina time is killing me!
I cleaned up the kitchen, picked up stuff here and there, watched some TV - all this while John and Lisette headed to the hotel to get Jake. Lisette and Jake ended up hanging out there all day - Lisette babysitting while our friends did some car shopping. John stopped at a big grocery store on the way home and then had the car washed.
John, Nicole and I walked down to a restaurant for lunch then did a little bit of shopping as we walked back to the hair salon. I left them there to get dolled up and headed back home.
Lisette and Jake got home around 4:30, Jake must be going through a growth spurt because he didn't stop eating from the moment he got in the door. Two PB&J sandwiches, almonds, pudding...the kitchen had a revolving door!
When those amazing looking creatures returned from their hair appointments, John took Nicole to her daily social outing - this time to a nearby restaurant.
Right when Nicole called to inform us her friend's mom had picked them up to transport them to the gathering spot house of the evening, I left for the grocery store and bought more snack food for Jake plus dinner for the next few days. Pasta night tonight!
Have you noticed how active Nicole's social life is? Well, Spring Break is about over so life is going to change now. I'm not looking forward to the misery that will likely produce but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
Bedtime will be earlier tonight - tomorrow, the Easter Bunny visits!
Happy Easter Eve!
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Friday, April 6, 2007
Plans Change
Don't they? When you least expect them to? Would you have any idea that "Viernes Santo" would mean "Good Friday"??? Okay, viernes is Friday but what the heck do Saints have to do with good??
Another family went with us to a zoo about 30 minutes from here. I did my homework, checked it out on the web - gate times and ticket prices. Didn't take much notice of the Saint Friday because that must be an Argentinean holiday of some sort. Ooops. My bad.
Zoo was closed. The kids couldn't have cared less - thank goodness! We went to a mall down the road, had lunch, the females shopped while the males hit a Chuck E Cheese type place. Everyone was happy.
Jake headed back to town with our friends for a sleepover. Nicole threw a mini-party up in our attic. Pizza and friends. Lisette and I watched "Much Ado About Nothing" - good movie!
Quiet evening, now it's finally time for bed!
Goodnight!
Another family went with us to a zoo about 30 minutes from here. I did my homework, checked it out on the web - gate times and ticket prices. Didn't take much notice of the Saint Friday because that must be an Argentinean holiday of some sort. Ooops. My bad.
Zoo was closed. The kids couldn't have cared less - thank goodness! We went to a mall down the road, had lunch, the females shopped while the males hit a Chuck E Cheese type place. Everyone was happy.
Jake headed back to town with our friends for a sleepover. Nicole threw a mini-party up in our attic. Pizza and friends. Lisette and I watched "Much Ado About Nothing" - good movie!
Quiet evening, now it's finally time for bed!
Goodnight!
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Seder Dinner
This day flew by - well, technically since it's past midnight - yesterday flew by!
I woke up just in time to feed/water/business Buddy before the dog walker picked him up. Made myself a coffee and sat at the patio table to do my Spanish homework (a whole 30 min. before class - that way it's still fresh in my mind!)
Spanish class - mad dash to the grocery store - mad dash to pick up Nicole from her sleepover. Quick shower then off to the Ambassador's house for an Easter Egg Hunt. I still drive like I live in Italy so we were an hour early.
Had a great time at the Easter party. Lisette and I cheated on the egg toss. It had evolved into raw egg tossing but no one noticed ours was hard-boiled until the egg split in midair and the yolk went flying off in a different direction. Busted!! The Ambassador's wife cracked up when that happened! Sorry - pun couldn't be avoided!
We zipped back home, I chopped the daylights out of the fruit and off to a friend's house for Passover Seder Dinner - Christian style. It was really, really interesting. I didn't get to research it all very well but I'd love to see how closely it was done to the Jewish dinner. Another cool thing about it, the husband of the other family that was there graduated from McMaster! Small, small world!
So home we came - seems I blew up the blender when I tried to make a fruit smoothie out of the leftover fruit salad. AHHHH! C'est la vie!
Time for bed!
Hugs and Kisses!
Shelley
I woke up just in time to feed/water/business Buddy before the dog walker picked him up. Made myself a coffee and sat at the patio table to do my Spanish homework (a whole 30 min. before class - that way it's still fresh in my mind!)
Spanish class - mad dash to the grocery store - mad dash to pick up Nicole from her sleepover. Quick shower then off to the Ambassador's house for an Easter Egg Hunt. I still drive like I live in Italy so we were an hour early.
Had a great time at the Easter party. Lisette and I cheated on the egg toss. It had evolved into raw egg tossing but no one noticed ours was hard-boiled until the egg split in midair and the yolk went flying off in a different direction. Busted!! The Ambassador's wife cracked up when that happened! Sorry - pun couldn't be avoided!
We zipped back home, I chopped the daylights out of the fruit and off to a friend's house for Passover Seder Dinner - Christian style. It was really, really interesting. I didn't get to research it all very well but I'd love to see how closely it was done to the Jewish dinner. Another cool thing about it, the husband of the other family that was there graduated from McMaster! Small, small world!
So home we came - seems I blew up the blender when I tried to make a fruit smoothie out of the leftover fruit salad. AHHHH! C'est la vie!
Time for bed!
Hugs and Kisses!
Shelley
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Tennis Anyone?
I asked for a tennis racket for my birthday, which my husband got for me. I haven't played tennis since high school and have no mental images of great tennis form - just tennis fun.
So, two lady friends of mine met me, Jake and his sleepover buddy at the school to hit a few balls around. The kids (four in total) took over one court and we watched and helped them for awhile. I thought Jake held his own for a munchkin who's only had a few lessons. Then it was the adults' turn. The kids headed for cover at the playground next to the courts.
Marybelle can play. Mary and I can't. Mary and I teamed up against Marybelle and she still kicked our butts - not that we were keeping score! It was a good workout and I am proud to say I was the only one who had the strength (read spasticity) to hit the ball over the very high fence - twice!
Lunch was at the table on the patio watching the sun soak into the waist high grass of our backyard. Jake had mentioned yesterday "Don't you love the sound of nature?" - typical Jake comment, but I did enjoy it today during lunch.
I did the maid/husband/kids shuffle this afternoon - Nicole is at a sleepover, Lisette is having a sleepover and Jake is now in bed - it's 10:30.
John and I walked down to a nearby restaurant. My steak was excellent but poor John's was overcooked a bit. Wine and salad - final bill was about $25.
Life is definitely good!
Love you all!!
So, two lady friends of mine met me, Jake and his sleepover buddy at the school to hit a few balls around. The kids (four in total) took over one court and we watched and helped them for awhile. I thought Jake held his own for a munchkin who's only had a few lessons. Then it was the adults' turn. The kids headed for cover at the playground next to the courts.
Marybelle can play. Mary and I can't. Mary and I teamed up against Marybelle and she still kicked our butts - not that we were keeping score! It was a good workout and I am proud to say I was the only one who had the strength (read spasticity) to hit the ball over the very high fence - twice!
Lunch was at the table on the patio watching the sun soak into the waist high grass of our backyard. Jake had mentioned yesterday "Don't you love the sound of nature?" - typical Jake comment, but I did enjoy it today during lunch.
I did the maid/husband/kids shuffle this afternoon - Nicole is at a sleepover, Lisette is having a sleepover and Jake is now in bed - it's 10:30.
John and I walked down to a nearby restaurant. My steak was excellent but poor John's was overcooked a bit. Wine and salad - final bill was about $25.
Life is definitely good!
Love you all!!
Happy Happy Birthday!
The sun was shining, there were no mosquitoes, I received great news...that was a good birthday!
Yesterday was my 43rd birthday - I was successful in finding a grey hair the other day and in typical strange-Shelley fashion, I was quite excited about that!
I started the day reading birthday greeting emails and blogs - how nice is that? Then I headed to the nail salon and returned to a clean house! Lilian magic!
The kids and I met John at the Embassy, picked up mail and a few groceries at the Commissary then to a sushi place for lunch. We laughed a lot and put chopsticks where they weren't meant to be.
I received an email wishing me a happy birthday from my wonderful sister-in-law. She also forwarded the news that her son, who had numerous seizures years ago when he was but a wee lad, had a perfectly normal EEG and they were now able to finish weaning him from his medicines. I wept tears of joy!!!!
John made dinner, friends came to surprise me, we ate on the patio (mosquito free!), more laughter but no misplaced chopsticks this time.
Cake was yummy...I think I'm up for another 43 years!
Yesterday was my 43rd birthday - I was successful in finding a grey hair the other day and in typical strange-Shelley fashion, I was quite excited about that!
I started the day reading birthday greeting emails and blogs - how nice is that? Then I headed to the nail salon and returned to a clean house! Lilian magic!
The kids and I met John at the Embassy, picked up mail and a few groceries at the Commissary then to a sushi place for lunch. We laughed a lot and put chopsticks where they weren't meant to be.
I received an email wishing me a happy birthday from my wonderful sister-in-law. She also forwarded the news that her son, who had numerous seizures years ago when he was but a wee lad, had a perfectly normal EEG and they were now able to finish weaning him from his medicines. I wept tears of joy!!!!
John made dinner, friends came to surprise me, we ate on the patio (mosquito free!), more laughter but no misplaced chopsticks this time.
Cake was yummy...I think I'm up for another 43 years!
Monday, April 2, 2007
Sunshine!!!
The storms kept me up a good part of the night but when I did wake up this morning - sunshine!!!! I sung as I opened the doors and windows!! Sun Sun Beautiful Sun!!
John and Jake had a great time burning papers in the BBQ - I think we have a piro in the making! Then we couldn't find our car insurance papers and John thought they might have gone up in smoke...whew, they were found, unsinged.
I forgot to tell a Jake story from yesterday. Jake really doesn't like April Fools jokes. I told him we were going to raise his allowance to $100 a month - yippee! Sorry, April Fools! He actually took it well then headed to the office for a piece of paper and some tape. He spent the rest of the evening with a sign taped to his shirt - "I Don't Selebrate April Fools Day!!" Surprisingly, his sisters respected that...or they were too busy with their own lives to bother with him! :-)
Jake went swimming then to school to play at the playground with his friend. Lisette went to watch a movie at church with the youth group, Nicole is heading out to go see a movie at the movie theater with friends. John is rubbing his face, his daughters have too active a social life for him!
I wish a beautiful Spring for you all - plenty of rain/sunshine/flowers - an abundance of whichever you'd prefer - I'll take the sunshine/flowers for my lovely Autumn!
Much Love!
Shelley
John and Jake had a great time burning papers in the BBQ - I think we have a piro in the making! Then we couldn't find our car insurance papers and John thought they might have gone up in smoke...whew, they were found, unsinged.
I forgot to tell a Jake story from yesterday. Jake really doesn't like April Fools jokes. I told him we were going to raise his allowance to $100 a month - yippee! Sorry, April Fools! He actually took it well then headed to the office for a piece of paper and some tape. He spent the rest of the evening with a sign taped to his shirt - "I Don't Selebrate April Fools Day!!" Surprisingly, his sisters respected that...or they were too busy with their own lives to bother with him! :-)
Jake went swimming then to school to play at the playground with his friend. Lisette went to watch a movie at church with the youth group, Nicole is heading out to go see a movie at the movie theater with friends. John is rubbing his face, his daughters have too active a social life for him!
I wish a beautiful Spring for you all - plenty of rain/sunshine/flowers - an abundance of whichever you'd prefer - I'll take the sunshine/flowers for my lovely Autumn!
Much Love!
Shelley
Sunday, April 1, 2007
More Rain = Grumpy Shelley
Yes, I was a grumpy lady today.
Yes, it was rainy again today.
I think the worst part of it was that it seemed to be over yesterday evening - I was so happy when the wind appeared to have swept the rain away! Such a bummer to wake to more soggy weather.
Nicole didn't leave her party until after 2 AM so she just slept over at the host family's house. The rest of us went out for brunch and picked her up at a nearby restaurant that the kids went to for lunch. Then it was nap time, especially for Jake - he's been staying up much too late recently.
Lisette spent some time at her friend's house watching DVDs - then came home and watched "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with me.
Jake had a bath in our giant jacuzzi tub, I had to make him get out after over an hour!! John read to him for awhile while Lisette and I watched the movie.
And it rained...it's still raining...and I'm still grumpy! :-)
Yes, it was rainy again today.
I think the worst part of it was that it seemed to be over yesterday evening - I was so happy when the wind appeared to have swept the rain away! Such a bummer to wake to more soggy weather.
Nicole didn't leave her party until after 2 AM so she just slept over at the host family's house. The rest of us went out for brunch and picked her up at a nearby restaurant that the kids went to for lunch. Then it was nap time, especially for Jake - he's been staying up much too late recently.
Lisette spent some time at her friend's house watching DVDs - then came home and watched "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with me.
Jake had a bath in our giant jacuzzi tub, I had to make him get out after over an hour!! John read to him for awhile while Lisette and I watched the movie.
And it rained...it's still raining...and I'm still grumpy! :-)
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