i have been completely neglecting my blog for facebook lately. i ignored the facebook phenomenon for as long as i could, and it has finally sucked me into to its black hole. but now that the novelty has worn off somewhat, i can do both at the same time, facebook and my blog. my boring, tedious blog which i cannot for the life of me imagine why someone else would read!
our trip to alabama last weekend was a total blast. we - alison and her four boys, and micah and rowan and myself - drove 13 hours last thursday in alison's minivan to the condo in orange beach that her mom and stepdad own. we spent friday and saturday playing on the beach, in the ocean, and nextdoor in the lazy river and indoor swimming pool, from sun-up to sundown. sunday we drove home, another 13 hours in the van. for such a long road trip, all the kids did amazingly well. alison's mom and stepdad had given her a DVD player with two screens that velcro to the back of the driver's and front passenger's headrests. that was a lifesaver! the movies kept everyone happy most of the trip.
i thought i would be super nervous and paranoid the whole time about the kids getting swept under by the undertow in the ocean. but i didn't realize how far out the shallow area is before it really gets deep. there was plenty of room for the kids to play and splash in ankle-deep water, and i was able to completely relax and let them enjoy their first time in the ocean. it was so much fun to watch micah wade into the water, watch for a wave, then squeal and laugh and run up the beach to get away from it. rowan had a hard time adjusting to the sound and sight of the waves, and the first several times i waded out into the water holding him, he had a death grip on my neck and buried his head into my shoulder. after a while, he got used to it, but he never did walk out into the water on his own. he preferred to sit in the warm sand away from the water and scoop sand from one bucket to another.
we got home late sunday night, and then woke up early monday for lina. back to normal! : )
today we were supposed to go to story time at the garland library, but yesterday all four of us - me, micah, rowan and lina - took an unplanned two-and-a-half hour nap, so micah was up past midnight last night. so she slept in till about 10:30 this morning. i didn't feel like waking her up any earlier to get ready for story time, so we just skipped. it was cold and wet today, anyway.
i have reconnected with a dear, dear friend from my childhood, and i'm so excited! courtney was my first best friend, and naomi and i basically grew up with courtney and her two sisters. our mom and their mom were best friends as well. we did lots of homeschooling activities together, and spent the night at each other's houses constantly. courtney and i sort of went our separate ways when i went to high school... or maybe before, i can't really remember. we haven't kept up with each other's lives at all for many years. she's only seen micah once, i believe, and she's never met rowan. so, yesterday afternoon i got a voice mail from her saying she had gotten my phone number from my mom and she wanted to catch up with me. i immediately thought, "she's pregnant." growing up, courtney always said she did not want kids. and i never really pictured her with a family. but something about her voice in the message made me think that was the reason she was calling. and sure enough, i called my mom, and she told me courtney is expecting a baby in mid-september!! i called courtney myself this evening, and chatted with her for a while. she sounds so thrilled and excited about her baby, and is feeling fantastic. she and her partner live in asheville, NC now, and they're having a baby shower in june; my family's all going to try to go. i'm so excited for her!!
one of my old friends from whole foods is also coming to town this weekend, and i'm excited to see her. the last time she visited, rowan was an infant, so i can't wait for her to see how much he's grown.
we had a really funny kid moment earlier this evening. josh had this rolled-up newspaper and he was playing around with micah, bending her over his knee and swatting her on the bum with it while she laughed hysterically and tried to get away. well, rowan wanted in on the fun, so he grabbed another section of the paper off of the coffee table, rolled it up in his hand, and proceeded to stick his little bum out and swat himself with it. josh and i almost died laughing. then he handed josh the paper, and turned around and stuck his bum out for josh to hit it. gawww!!!! : ) we could not get control of ourselves, it was so funny.
and now for my food moment: last night we made the yummiest soft tacos for dinner, with beans, ground beef, spanish rice, sour cream, grilled chicken, lettuce and cheese. yum!! and tonight we had pizza, and micah helped me make a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for dessert.
tonight i got both kids asleep by 8:30 pm. wooo!! : )
our trip to alabama last weekend was a total blast. we - alison and her four boys, and micah and rowan and myself - drove 13 hours last thursday in alison's minivan to the condo in orange beach that her mom and stepdad own. we spent friday and saturday playing on the beach, in the ocean, and nextdoor in the lazy river and indoor swimming pool, from sun-up to sundown. sunday we drove home, another 13 hours in the van. for such a long road trip, all the kids did amazingly well. alison's mom and stepdad had given her a DVD player with two screens that velcro to the back of the driver's and front passenger's headrests. that was a lifesaver! the movies kept everyone happy most of the trip.
i thought i would be super nervous and paranoid the whole time about the kids getting swept under by the undertow in the ocean. but i didn't realize how far out the shallow area is before it really gets deep. there was plenty of room for the kids to play and splash in ankle-deep water, and i was able to completely relax and let them enjoy their first time in the ocean. it was so much fun to watch micah wade into the water, watch for a wave, then squeal and laugh and run up the beach to get away from it. rowan had a hard time adjusting to the sound and sight of the waves, and the first several times i waded out into the water holding him, he had a death grip on my neck and buried his head into my shoulder. after a while, he got used to it, but he never did walk out into the water on his own. he preferred to sit in the warm sand away from the water and scoop sand from one bucket to another.
we got home late sunday night, and then woke up early monday for lina. back to normal! : )
today we were supposed to go to story time at the garland library, but yesterday all four of us - me, micah, rowan and lina - took an unplanned two-and-a-half hour nap, so micah was up past midnight last night. so she slept in till about 10:30 this morning. i didn't feel like waking her up any earlier to get ready for story time, so we just skipped. it was cold and wet today, anyway.
i have reconnected with a dear, dear friend from my childhood, and i'm so excited! courtney was my first best friend, and naomi and i basically grew up with courtney and her two sisters. our mom and their mom were best friends as well. we did lots of homeschooling activities together, and spent the night at each other's houses constantly. courtney and i sort of went our separate ways when i went to high school... or maybe before, i can't really remember. we haven't kept up with each other's lives at all for many years. she's only seen micah once, i believe, and she's never met rowan. so, yesterday afternoon i got a voice mail from her saying she had gotten my phone number from my mom and she wanted to catch up with me. i immediately thought, "she's pregnant." growing up, courtney always said she did not want kids. and i never really pictured her with a family. but something about her voice in the message made me think that was the reason she was calling. and sure enough, i called my mom, and she told me courtney is expecting a baby in mid-september!! i called courtney myself this evening, and chatted with her for a while. she sounds so thrilled and excited about her baby, and is feeling fantastic. she and her partner live in asheville, NC now, and they're having a baby shower in june; my family's all going to try to go. i'm so excited for her!!
one of my old friends from whole foods is also coming to town this weekend, and i'm excited to see her. the last time she visited, rowan was an infant, so i can't wait for her to see how much he's grown.
we had a really funny kid moment earlier this evening. josh had this rolled-up newspaper and he was playing around with micah, bending her over his knee and swatting her on the bum with it while she laughed hysterically and tried to get away. well, rowan wanted in on the fun, so he grabbed another section of the paper off of the coffee table, rolled it up in his hand, and proceeded to stick his little bum out and swat himself with it. josh and i almost died laughing. then he handed josh the paper, and turned around and stuck his bum out for josh to hit it. gawww!!!! : ) we could not get control of ourselves, it was so funny.
and now for my food moment: last night we made the yummiest soft tacos for dinner, with beans, ground beef, spanish rice, sour cream, grilled chicken, lettuce and cheese. yum!! and tonight we had pizza, and micah helped me make a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for dessert.
tonight i got both kids asleep by 8:30 pm. wooo!! : )
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