Buddy got his shaved, I had mine coloured and Nicole had hers cut. Buddy looks the worst. Nicole and I are gorgeous, dahling!
Poor Buddy got bit by a friend...nice friend, eh? It happened on Thursday and it's seemed to be doing fine until the dog walker decided it needed iodine on it yesterday. Burned his little head! By the time he was home from his walk and I cleaned off the iodine, it had removed a nice circle of hair around the bite. Today, the vet shaved off more, trimmed the skin-flap from where some snag-toothed monster had nabbed him, gave him a shot of antibiotic and away he went! Unfortunately, it's now itching him and he scratched it pretty badly. Tomorrow we're hitting the vet up for a goofy collar to keep him off of his head - plus we kind of forgot to pay the vet when we picked Buddy up. Oh, and he's skipping the dog walks for a bit too. :-)
Lilian spent the day at my friend's cooking us dinner and helping her maid with their floors. Dinner was yummy but no chocolate in the cake - horrors!!
Missed out on two things from my list...one of which is the money from the doc. Top of the list for tomorrow!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Completed My List
At least for today! It's been a busy two days of ticking off entries on my daily lists. I've already got a half dozen things for tomorrow including a vet trip for Buddy, haircuts for Nicole and I, tailor visit for John and Jake, pick up from the doctor's office (money - cool!) and shuffling Lilian to and from my friend's house where she's going to have a cooking lesson!
Today I photocopied our bills from the last 7 months as we just found out we can claim them for an Argentinean tax refund! Score! However, photocopying them took me the better part of four hours!!! My copier's not super fast obviously. I spent the time cleaning up my desk (read piles of paper comment from previous entry) so that was extremely productive!
I then took said photocopies to the Embassy to file them, met John who was paying our bill at the grocery store at the Embassy, picked up our mail and headed to a nearby confectioner's to order some chocolate hearts for party favours! John was our designated chocolate sampler and I finally had to cut him off!! According to him (and his appetite seemed to agree!) the chocolate is excellent. They're very pretty and very affordable - score again!
Zipped back home though it was very slow going through traffic from the middle of town, dropped off John and went to pick up the girls from soccer/volleyball practice. Took them to the doctor's for their sports physicals. This was only the second time we'd been to the doctor's so when she asked for a payment, I was surprised but didn't question it (my bad) and just paid. Shortly after we got home, she called and said she owed me a refund for my payment...she hadn't received the email from our insurance showing we were covered! On my list for tomorrow she went!
John had picked up Nicole's invitations from the printer while we were gone, Lisette made us a pasta dinner and now Jake just finished his shower. Bedtime - soon for me too!
Today I photocopied our bills from the last 7 months as we just found out we can claim them for an Argentinean tax refund! Score! However, photocopying them took me the better part of four hours!!! My copier's not super fast obviously. I spent the time cleaning up my desk (read piles of paper comment from previous entry) so that was extremely productive!
I then took said photocopies to the Embassy to file them, met John who was paying our bill at the grocery store at the Embassy, picked up our mail and headed to a nearby confectioner's to order some chocolate hearts for party favours! John was our designated chocolate sampler and I finally had to cut him off!! According to him (and his appetite seemed to agree!) the chocolate is excellent. They're very pretty and very affordable - score again!
Zipped back home though it was very slow going through traffic from the middle of town, dropped off John and went to pick up the girls from soccer/volleyball practice. Took them to the doctor's for their sports physicals. This was only the second time we'd been to the doctor's so when she asked for a payment, I was surprised but didn't question it (my bad) and just paid. Shortly after we got home, she called and said she owed me a refund for my payment...she hadn't received the email from our insurance showing we were covered! On my list for tomorrow she went!
John had picked up Nicole's invitations from the printer while we were gone, Lisette made us a pasta dinner and now Jake just finished his shower. Bedtime - soon for me too!
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Gatherer
I spent most of today gathering groceries and my children. Both Jake and Nicole were at sleepovers last night.
It was a dreary, rainy day - cold and rainy. A perfect day to curl up with a good book but I was feeling rather energized to get some things done. Now I'm looking at a pile of papers I need to get through and my energy suddenly seems tapped out. Funny how that happens when the work stops being fun!
John's been working diligently on a school paper - he's on page 11 of 20. It's due in a few days and he's determined to get to page 15 by tonight. Go John Go!
I made a delicious roast for dinner but nibbled too much so suppertime was a hodge-podge of eating. Jake had a friend over to play and they nibbled too between Yu-Gi-Oh cards and Uno. The girls have been back and forth from their rooms, the attic and the kitchen. I'm hoping they grabbed some decent food in their gathering trips...it was that kind of a Sunday!
Here's to the warmer weather forecasted for later this week!
It was a dreary, rainy day - cold and rainy. A perfect day to curl up with a good book but I was feeling rather energized to get some things done. Now I'm looking at a pile of papers I need to get through and my energy suddenly seems tapped out. Funny how that happens when the work stops being fun!
John's been working diligently on a school paper - he's on page 11 of 20. It's due in a few days and he's determined to get to page 15 by tonight. Go John Go!
I made a delicious roast for dinner but nibbled too much so suppertime was a hodge-podge of eating. Jake had a friend over to play and they nibbled too between Yu-Gi-Oh cards and Uno. The girls have been back and forth from their rooms, the attic and the kitchen. I'm hoping they grabbed some decent food in their gathering trips...it was that kind of a Sunday!
Here's to the warmer weather forecasted for later this week!
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Saturday Run Around
Nicole had a volleyball game this morning. I woke her up TWICE before she finally got moving, about 15 minutes before she was supposed to be there. She's already on Argentine-time, how quickly they adapt.
Lisette joined her a few hours later for soccer - neither of them knowing that they had a game, not a practice - actually a tournament, not just a game! Seems to be a communication problem between the coach and the team. Unfortunately the communication breakdown continued because the girls never got around to telling us they had games so we expected a call for a pick-up at two (when "practice" was supposed to end.) By 2:45, John was driving to the school to see what the heck was going on. Breathe.
Actually, other than sleepy-head and the bone-headed soccer issues, it was a great day! :-)
When we finally gathered our kids, John and I took Nicole and her girlfriend to the hall where Nicole's having her Quinceneara. We made the final payment for the hall, met with the caterer and the DJs and made some plans for the physical set-up we can all live with. Very productive couple of hours.
Back home, we hung out and made some phone calls. Then took Lisette and Jake to our friends house so Lisette could babysit the boys while parents went out to dinner. Before we went to dinner, we dropped Nicole and Melanie at Melanie's house...for Melanie's surprise birthday party!! Surprise Melanie!! We were in cahoots with the party planner and we had to work in a delayed arrival by stopping at the grocery store - I drew a blank on needing anything but John saved the day by mentioning he needed razors. Whew!
Dinner was fabulous - accompanied by a cocktail lounge singer who sang the classics from the 60s and 70s. Fun!
Now it's pouring outside - I didn't even know we might have rain. It's late, I'm tired and the house is cozy and warm! Goodnight!
Lisette joined her a few hours later for soccer - neither of them knowing that they had a game, not a practice - actually a tournament, not just a game! Seems to be a communication problem between the coach and the team. Unfortunately the communication breakdown continued because the girls never got around to telling us they had games so we expected a call for a pick-up at two (when "practice" was supposed to end.) By 2:45, John was driving to the school to see what the heck was going on. Breathe.
Actually, other than sleepy-head and the bone-headed soccer issues, it was a great day! :-)
When we finally gathered our kids, John and I took Nicole and her girlfriend to the hall where Nicole's having her Quinceneara. We made the final payment for the hall, met with the caterer and the DJs and made some plans for the physical set-up we can all live with. Very productive couple of hours.
Back home, we hung out and made some phone calls. Then took Lisette and Jake to our friends house so Lisette could babysit the boys while parents went out to dinner. Before we went to dinner, we dropped Nicole and Melanie at Melanie's house...for Melanie's surprise birthday party!! Surprise Melanie!! We were in cahoots with the party planner and we had to work in a delayed arrival by stopping at the grocery store - I drew a blank on needing anything but John saved the day by mentioning he needed razors. Whew!
Dinner was fabulous - accompanied by a cocktail lounge singer who sang the classics from the 60s and 70s. Fun!
Now it's pouring outside - I didn't even know we might have rain. It's late, I'm tired and the house is cozy and warm! Goodnight!
Friday, August 24, 2007
On Your Mark, Get Set...
That's how today felt. I did get to sleep in until 8:30...that was nice!
I went and had a facial this morning - it was wonderful, thank you. I've already made my next appointment too. Then I had to hurry over to the high school and pick up Nicole - as well as pay for August's school lunches. She skipped school this afternoon to go to a dress shop. You can tell we're panicking a bit.
Good news though! The dress has been found. One dressmaker had quoted us $1000 to make this beautiful thing that we could have ordered and had shipped to us for $300. Ahhhh! The dress shop lady today will make a very similar dress for Nicole for $350. Sold! Painful amount actually but much better than $1000!
Then we bought two birthday gifts, one for Lilian and one for a friend of Jake's. We dropped off Nicole's invitations to be printed - begged for them to be ready on Monday. :-) Begging works. John stopped at a tailor's to shorten the arms of a dress jacket he bought a year ago. And...we had lunch.
Picked up Jake and Lisette at the end of school, after dropping off paperwork we need the school to fill out. Hurried home, Jake changed, Lisette changed and we all headed to the place of Jake's birthday party then dropped Lisette back off at school so she could drive with a friend to another birthday party.
Now it's almost time to go pick up Jake. Later it will be Lisette but we've had a few hours to catch our collective breaths.
I went and had a facial this morning - it was wonderful, thank you. I've already made my next appointment too. Then I had to hurry over to the high school and pick up Nicole - as well as pay for August's school lunches. She skipped school this afternoon to go to a dress shop. You can tell we're panicking a bit.
Good news though! The dress has been found. One dressmaker had quoted us $1000 to make this beautiful thing that we could have ordered and had shipped to us for $300. Ahhhh! The dress shop lady today will make a very similar dress for Nicole for $350. Sold! Painful amount actually but much better than $1000!
Then we bought two birthday gifts, one for Lilian and one for a friend of Jake's. We dropped off Nicole's invitations to be printed - begged for them to be ready on Monday. :-) Begging works. John stopped at a tailor's to shorten the arms of a dress jacket he bought a year ago. And...we had lunch.
Picked up Jake and Lisette at the end of school, after dropping off paperwork we need the school to fill out. Hurried home, Jake changed, Lisette changed and we all headed to the place of Jake's birthday party then dropped Lisette back off at school so she could drive with a friend to another birthday party.
Now it's almost time to go pick up Jake. Later it will be Lisette but we've had a few hours to catch our collective breaths.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
High School Open House
Busy day!
First, I attended a Spouse Welcome Coffee through the embassy. I played driver, much to the dismay or delight of my passengers - God bless 'em! :-) Italy taught me well to survive the streets of Buenos Aires.
Then I had lunch with a couple of friends before school let out. John, Nicole and I went in search of a Quinceneara dress for Nicole. She found one she liked - $400!!! I'm not sure how accurate that number is to what we can expect at future shops...I'm scared! The good news is she actually liked a dress at the first place we've tried. Nicole is brutally fussy about her clothes. As her party is only a few weeks away, it's crunch time.
This evening we attended the High School Open House. Jake traveled with us from class to class while we listened to each of the girls' teachers explain their expectations for our kids this year. Once again, John and I are so very impressed with the teachers at this school. Not only are they knowledgeable, they're all very enthusiastic about their jobs. You can tell that they love what they do.
The girls helped direct parents to the right rooms and basically hung out with friends while we did the tour. Quote of the day from Jake when we asked if he'd rather stay with his sister than go with us to another classroom - "I'd rather be bored than hang out with my sister in public" - how old is he again???
BTW, we're still freezing. Final tweaks on the heating system is supposed to happen tomorrow morning. Hmmmm. Seems like I've heard that before.
First, I attended a Spouse Welcome Coffee through the embassy. I played driver, much to the dismay or delight of my passengers - God bless 'em! :-) Italy taught me well to survive the streets of Buenos Aires.
Then I had lunch with a couple of friends before school let out. John, Nicole and I went in search of a Quinceneara dress for Nicole. She found one she liked - $400!!! I'm not sure how accurate that number is to what we can expect at future shops...I'm scared! The good news is she actually liked a dress at the first place we've tried. Nicole is brutally fussy about her clothes. As her party is only a few weeks away, it's crunch time.
This evening we attended the High School Open House. Jake traveled with us from class to class while we listened to each of the girls' teachers explain their expectations for our kids this year. Once again, John and I are so very impressed with the teachers at this school. Not only are they knowledgeable, they're all very enthusiastic about their jobs. You can tell that they love what they do.
The girls helped direct parents to the right rooms and basically hung out with friends while we did the tour. Quote of the day from Jake when we asked if he'd rather stay with his sister than go with us to another classroom - "I'd rather be bored than hang out with my sister in public" - how old is he again???
BTW, we're still freezing. Final tweaks on the heating system is supposed to happen tomorrow morning. Hmmmm. Seems like I've heard that before.
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