It's supposed to go down to 38 degrees tonight. Ahhhh! I have my sexy flannel pajamas on, yup, lucky John.
Don't think anything important was done today around here. The girls had soccer practice this morning, John did the drop off and I did the pick up. Then Lisette went to a birthday party, she forgot the gift on the coffee table so we turned around and came back for it. It was a few hours before I got home (grocery stop was involved and the party was near downtown) - I found her cell phone still plugged in when I walked through the kitchen. Sigh. :-)
Nicole had friends over to hang out - they came even though we warned them it was cold here! They left before pizza was ordered so it was a small order. Delicious empanadas for me!
John tried to start a fire, he blames the wood being wet for his inability to get anything but the paper to light. Yeah, okay. LOL
Time to get back to my best friend, the space heater.
Besitos!
Monday, August 20, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Still Freezing
It's really, really cold in this house - around 60 degrees if we're lucky. My refrigerator magnet thermometer only goes down to 62 so I'm not exactly sure. And I'm sitting at the computer eating...ice cream. Don't know why, seemed like a good idea at the time?
John and I went on a date last night, the first one in waaaaay too long. We went to see Ocean's Thirteen - in English with Spanish subtitles, we got a few of the jokes that the rest of the audience didn't catch! I'd already seen it but John didn't get anything out of me when he questioned during the movie. Great movie - even the second time round! John liked it even more than Ocean's Eleven! Trivia - in Spanish it's called "Now There's Thirteen." After the movie we spent a luxurious amount of time over dinner at a favourite restaurant. Good date!
Today we eventually got moving and went to scout a store with Quince dresses for Nicole - it was closed but we found it. Then John talked to the DJ and loosely hired him, he's supposed to call him back on Tuesday. I found an invitation store online...follow up on that on Tuesday too.
I made Cuban Chicken and Yellow Rice for dinner - John liked it the most of all of us but it was a new recipe I just need to tweak. Best plan would be to spend a few days with his grandmother and learn from the master!
Nicole is spending the afternoon/evening at her friend's keeping warm. My fingers are now really, really cold so I'm going to stop typing and go warm up with the rest of the family watching "Night at the Museum"!
Love to you all!
John and I went on a date last night, the first one in waaaaay too long. We went to see Ocean's Thirteen - in English with Spanish subtitles, we got a few of the jokes that the rest of the audience didn't catch! I'd already seen it but John didn't get anything out of me when he questioned during the movie. Great movie - even the second time round! John liked it even more than Ocean's Eleven! Trivia - in Spanish it's called "Now There's Thirteen." After the movie we spent a luxurious amount of time over dinner at a favourite restaurant. Good date!
Today we eventually got moving and went to scout a store with Quince dresses for Nicole - it was closed but we found it. Then John talked to the DJ and loosely hired him, he's supposed to call him back on Tuesday. I found an invitation store online...follow up on that on Tuesday too.
I made Cuban Chicken and Yellow Rice for dinner - John liked it the most of all of us but it was a new recipe I just need to tweak. Best plan would be to spend a few days with his grandmother and learn from the master!
Nicole is spending the afternoon/evening at her friend's keeping warm. My fingers are now really, really cold so I'm going to stop typing and go warm up with the rest of the family watching "Night at the Museum"!
Love to you all!
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Poised over the Keyboard
That's where my fingers were while I tried to think of what to write. It's been three whole days since my last entry...now that sounded like a confession!
Thursday was gloomy, Friday was bright and cheery, today I'm limping around with an ingrown toenail. Yuck! Does anyone know a good cure? It hurts bad and I don't want to go out because I'd have to put a shoe on the darn thing.
My house seems to be falling apart a bit, never mind my toe. Lisette broke the glass plate from in the microwave, I tore the lining on the door of the washing machine - resulting in a small flood in the laundry room last night and now the pump for the furnace is kaput. Hmmmmm. Happens in threes so hopefully we're safe. Not sure if we'll need to buy a new microwave or washing machine but the furnace pump won't be replaced until Tuesday at the earliest! Brrrr.
Nicole went to a sleepover last night then the girls had soccer practice today at noon. Poor Nicole's legs are killing her, John had her jumping during an impromptu volleyball practice after soccer.
Nothing much else to report - hope to find a microwave parts place today but that's just wishful thinking I'm afraid! :-)
Thursday was gloomy, Friday was bright and cheery, today I'm limping around with an ingrown toenail. Yuck! Does anyone know a good cure? It hurts bad and I don't want to go out because I'd have to put a shoe on the darn thing.
My house seems to be falling apart a bit, never mind my toe. Lisette broke the glass plate from in the microwave, I tore the lining on the door of the washing machine - resulting in a small flood in the laundry room last night and now the pump for the furnace is kaput. Hmmmmm. Happens in threes so hopefully we're safe. Not sure if we'll need to buy a new microwave or washing machine but the furnace pump won't be replaced until Tuesday at the earliest! Brrrr.
Nicole went to a sleepover last night then the girls had soccer practice today at noon. Poor Nicole's legs are killing her, John had her jumping during an impromptu volleyball practice after soccer.
Nothing much else to report - hope to find a microwave parts place today but that's just wishful thinking I'm afraid! :-)
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
More Active
I did go back to bed after getting the kids on the bus but I only slept until 10. Actually I kept hitting the snooze button after 9 so technically I napped for an hour with regular interruptions. :-)
My friend came and picked me up for lunch...we caught up on some things then headed to the school to get her son from Pre-School where I ran into another friend and chatted. The weather was horrible this morning but by lunchtime the sun was up and it was gorgeous out. So nice to be out and about!
Mary dropped me off at my house and I walked straight through to the garage to the car. I finally hit the big grocery store and did some damage to the grocery list I made on Monday. Paid a bill and started back home.
Lisette called about then to ask for a pick-up from school so I dropped the groceries off with Lilian and headed her way. Back home to get Jake ready to go on a play date with Mary's older son. I was surprised to find Nicole home - had her write out a basic schedule of practices for volleyball/soccer so I have a clue who's where and when.
John had called earlier to get a list of things I needed from the Embassy grocery store - he called to update me on what was and wasn't available. I told him to forget the tomato paste and for some reason he figured that meant I didn't want the tomato soup (?????) either. Grrrrrr. There went my plan for chili tonight. He nicely sucked up to me while I pouted so I gave in to his cuteness. :-) It was pasta night tonight instead.
School things were organized a little better tonight. John and I hung out in front of the TV. I have more plans for the day tomorrow...maybe I'll feel energized again!
My friend came and picked me up for lunch...we caught up on some things then headed to the school to get her son from Pre-School where I ran into another friend and chatted. The weather was horrible this morning but by lunchtime the sun was up and it was gorgeous out. So nice to be out and about!
Mary dropped me off at my house and I walked straight through to the garage to the car. I finally hit the big grocery store and did some damage to the grocery list I made on Monday. Paid a bill and started back home.
Lisette called about then to ask for a pick-up from school so I dropped the groceries off with Lilian and headed her way. Back home to get Jake ready to go on a play date with Mary's older son. I was surprised to find Nicole home - had her write out a basic schedule of practices for volleyball/soccer so I have a clue who's where and when.
John had called earlier to get a list of things I needed from the Embassy grocery store - he called to update me on what was and wasn't available. I told him to forget the tomato paste and for some reason he figured that meant I didn't want the tomato soup (?????) either. Grrrrrr. There went my plan for chili tonight. He nicely sucked up to me while I pouted so I gave in to his cuteness. :-) It was pasta night tonight instead.
School things were organized a little better tonight. John and I hung out in front of the TV. I have more plans for the day tomorrow...maybe I'll feel energized again!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Tuesday, Tuesday
Felt like Monday, Monday to me. The girls chose to ride the bus but I talked Jake into letting me take him to school on the pretense of meeting his teacher. We've always walked the girls into class the first day of school, until they got to middle school! I really don't think Jake had a problem with entering his class solo but he consented to me accompanying him. :-)
Unfortunately, his teacher was not in the class so I didn't get the chance to meet him but Jake was quite happy about his new classroom when he got home this afternoon. The girls were welcomed enthusiastically back to school by their classmates so all is well in School Land. Lisette told me she was touched by how many of her friends knew about David - small community, between her and Nicole's friends, news travels.
Nicole went to volleyball practice after school, Lisette went to soccer practice - the beginning of the back-and-forth school trips begins because the practices don't start or end at the same time of course! John was here to share the trips though! Yeah!
I had lots of plans for things to get done today - but I slept through them. I thought I'd take an hour nap but it turned into three. Sigh. Managed to finish the final Harry Potter book though!! Score! I could tell you all its secrets but I won't! I do highly recommend it - and don't look ahead! Didn't think I could help myself but managed to behave and it was worth it.
John had me fill him in on the book's details - says he'll never take the time to read it anyway...shame on him!
So tomorrow, maybe I'll get those errands done...hmmmm, supposed to rain, maybe I can ignore them for just one more day! :-)
Unfortunately, his teacher was not in the class so I didn't get the chance to meet him but Jake was quite happy about his new classroom when he got home this afternoon. The girls were welcomed enthusiastically back to school by their classmates so all is well in School Land. Lisette told me she was touched by how many of her friends knew about David - small community, between her and Nicole's friends, news travels.
Nicole went to volleyball practice after school, Lisette went to soccer practice - the beginning of the back-and-forth school trips begins because the practices don't start or end at the same time of course! John was here to share the trips though! Yeah!
I had lots of plans for things to get done today - but I slept through them. I thought I'd take an hour nap but it turned into three. Sigh. Managed to finish the final Harry Potter book though!! Score! I could tell you all its secrets but I won't! I do highly recommend it - and don't look ahead! Didn't think I could help myself but managed to behave and it was worth it.
John had me fill him in on the book's details - says he'll never take the time to read it anyway...shame on him!
So tomorrow, maybe I'll get those errands done...hmmmm, supposed to rain, maybe I can ignore them for just one more day! :-)
Monday, August 13, 2007
Safely Home!
Tired, grumpy and a little delirious but home! Jake had the best sleep on the plane, John had the least...but the girls and I were the most grumpy upon arrival. We had a twelve hour layover in Atlanta but we spent it napping, reading, surfing the web, had lunch, did a little shopping and drank a lot of water.
It was so nice to lie down in our beds when we dragged ourselves upstairs! Poor John had to go to school but he's back home already. I took the kids over to their school when we awoke from our naps, Nicole chose to stay for her last class of the day because the teacher's supposed to be "cool" - 'nough said, right? Jake didn't get the teacher that he wanted but he didn't seem too upset about it...his best friend isn't in his class but he wasn't too upset about that either - score!
So tomorrow they'll be on the bus and I expect I'll be climbing back into bed. The plan is to get to sleep really early tonight - we'll see how that pans out!
It was so nice to lie down in our beds when we dragged ourselves upstairs! Poor John had to go to school but he's back home already. I took the kids over to their school when we awoke from our naps, Nicole chose to stay for her last class of the day because the teacher's supposed to be "cool" - 'nough said, right? Jake didn't get the teacher that he wanted but he didn't seem too upset about it...his best friend isn't in his class but he wasn't too upset about that either - score!
So tomorrow they'll be on the bus and I expect I'll be climbing back into bed. The plan is to get to sleep really early tonight - we'll see how that pans out!
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Day By Day
We did some shopping yesterday, getting a beautiful dress for Nicole and some shoes for Lisette. They came mostly prepared for the funeral - Nicole doesn't have much for somber occasions!
We ran into Kim, Nick, Natasha and Matt at the mall and spent some time with them. Kim found a beautiful dress too - she looks like she's worn out though. We left the girls to sleep over late last evening with strict instructions to stay mellow. I think they do her heart good though.
Cindy came over and spent an hour or so with us at my mom's...brought her pups with her so the kids could meet Chaos - he's named well! :-)
Today is another shopping day, tomorrow's the funeral. We're just trying to blanket Kimmy with our love, I'm sure it helps but the sadness in her face breaks my heart too!
We ran into Kim, Nick, Natasha and Matt at the mall and spent some time with them. Kim found a beautiful dress too - she looks like she's worn out though. We left the girls to sleep over late last evening with strict instructions to stay mellow. I think they do her heart good though.
Cindy came over and spent an hour or so with us at my mom's...brought her pups with her so the kids could meet Chaos - he's named well! :-)
Today is another shopping day, tomorrow's the funeral. We're just trying to blanket Kimmy with our love, I'm sure it helps but the sadness in her face breaks my heart too!
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