We participated in the town's Restaurant Week for lunch today. We had a really nice time with Iris/Finn, Aylin/Alanya, and Sharon/Marco. The kids did remarkably well too. It was funny that their meals were almost as expensive as our 4-course lunch!
After a nap, we headed off to Toys-R-Us to spend the gift card that was burning a hole in my pocket. We got a real puzzle of trucks (one that doesn't have knobs!) and a coloring book with fancy markers that only work on that paper. We also visited Omaha Steaks for their huge sale. The manager there recognized Jonathan (or at least remembered his cheeks). :o) Our freezer is packed now!!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
2009_03_04 Wednesday
Well, we took a nice drive today into lovely industrial Newark to get Dave's car -- the stick -- inspected. It took about an hour, and I'll get to go back soon because our insurance had expired, and although I renewed it, I have no proof of insurance from the company. So, I get to go back within 45 days. oh, what fun. They were jerks, too. But, Jonathan loved watching the trains go by and 'vrrrumm'-ing and 'beeep beeep'-ing at all the cars being checked out. Oh, and for the record, I did really well in the stick, which I haven't driven in nearly a year.
But, we were in the general area for a Freecycle pick-up, so that made it worthwhile, I suppose. Jonathan polished off a couple of cinnamon graham crackers en route home. While driving, I saw an empty lot with a sign that read: "to late. leased." ugh!
We had a quick lunch of PB sandwich, fruit, and juice and then off to nap. In the meantime, I have been able to knock out a bunch of HoneyDos. And, we've got a date this afternoon with Erin/Jake and Tracey/Kyle that we've tried to do twice before. It really will happen this time.
Oh, and Happy National Grammar Day!!! What a great day!
But, we were in the general area for a Freecycle pick-up, so that made it worthwhile, I suppose. Jonathan polished off a couple of cinnamon graham crackers en route home. While driving, I saw an empty lot with a sign that read: "to late. leased." ugh!
We had a quick lunch of PB sandwich, fruit, and juice and then off to nap. In the meantime, I have been able to knock out a bunch of HoneyDos. And, we've got a date this afternoon with Erin/Jake and Tracey/Kyle that we've tried to do twice before. It really will happen this time.
Oh, and Happy National Grammar Day!!! What a great day!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
2009_03_03 Tuesday
Jonathan woke up around 1am and was up for about 30-45 mins. Of course, I was up for another hour after that. So, we both slept in a bit. In fact, he's still asleep (it's 10am).
Our 1s&2s playgroup is going sledding today, but I think we may pass since 1) we don't own a sled, 2) it's so cold out, and 3) Jonathan may sleep through it all!
We did stroll to the library to find some teen magazines that I could write for. I only found one of the two publications I was hoping for, but they are actually owned by the same company, so I'm guessing they aren't too different. I need examples of their past stories, so I can write a proposal to do some myself. It's also Restaurant Week in town, so we splurged on lunch today at a caterer I hadn't been to before. Plus, we returned our movies.
And, then I convinced Dave to have a 4-course dinner at the diner for $13/person! whahoo. Unfortunately, they are renovating, so the whole place smelled like wet paint. That was a bit of a bummer, and Dave really wanted to leave. I insisted, though. We made an interesting discovery over dinner: We think Jonathan may have Dave's shellfish allergy. I gave him some bites of my mushroom/shrimp bisque and he got red marks around his mouth. I also had fish with crab, but opted against offering it to him. We didn't see any swelling, and he didn't seem irritated by it, but it's alarming. We'll mention it at his next dr's appt (July).
Then we moozied home for an uneventful bedtime routine.
Our 1s&2s playgroup is going sledding today, but I think we may pass since 1) we don't own a sled, 2) it's so cold out, and 3) Jonathan may sleep through it all!
We did stroll to the library to find some teen magazines that I could write for. I only found one of the two publications I was hoping for, but they are actually owned by the same company, so I'm guessing they aren't too different. I need examples of their past stories, so I can write a proposal to do some myself. It's also Restaurant Week in town, so we splurged on lunch today at a caterer I hadn't been to before. Plus, we returned our movies.
And, then I convinced Dave to have a 4-course dinner at the diner for $13/person! whahoo. Unfortunately, they are renovating, so the whole place smelled like wet paint. That was a bit of a bummer, and Dave really wanted to leave. I insisted, though. We made an interesting discovery over dinner: We think Jonathan may have Dave's shellfish allergy. I gave him some bites of my mushroom/shrimp bisque and he got red marks around his mouth. I also had fish with crab, but opted against offering it to him. We didn't see any swelling, and he didn't seem irritated by it, but it's alarming. We'll mention it at his next dr's appt (July).
Then we moozied home for an uneventful bedtime routine.
Monday, March 2, 2009
2009_03_02 Monday
Today is Read Across America Day (and Dr Seuss's birthday too), and I had hoped to write an article about it, but my editor didn't get back to me about it.
We woke up to snow falling and temps dropping considerably. And, it didn't really stop all day. We were supposed to host a playgroup this morning, but due to the wx, I cancelled it. That was a disappointment, since I was looking forward to seeing these women and having some grown-up interaction. But, I've rescheduled for next week.
Instead, Jonathan and I shoveled most of the driveway, the front walk, and the back porch. Snow was light and fluffy, so it was a bit easier than other times. But, since it was so cold out, we didn't venture outside after that. Instead, we colored, we danced, and we played with trucks.
I also got a bunch of window treatment samples in the mail. So, they are spread across the den for some decision making!
We woke up to snow falling and temps dropping considerably. And, it didn't really stop all day. We were supposed to host a playgroup this morning, but due to the wx, I cancelled it. That was a disappointment, since I was looking forward to seeing these women and having some grown-up interaction. But, I've rescheduled for next week.
Instead, Jonathan and I shoveled most of the driveway, the front walk, and the back porch. Snow was light and fluffy, so it was a bit easier than other times. But, since it was so cold out, we didn't venture outside after that. Instead, we colored, we danced, and we played with trucks.
I also got a bunch of window treatment samples in the mail. So, they are spread across the den for some decision making!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AUNT ALICE!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
2009_03_01 Sunday
What a fun day we had!! We started off the day at the diner. Then, we went as a family to the Newark Museum's circus party. They had the Ringling Bros circus with shows and demos for kids. We tried to watch a clown show, but the volume freaked Jonathan out, so we only lasted a few minutes. Then, we showed Dave their mini-zoo, which Jonathan really likes. And, he got a balloon animal: a catepiller, we think. We played with the magnet board that we found last time. And, then, we found a tight rope demo that he did (mostly), and face painting! So, rather than risk it, we had them draw a ball and a snake on each hand. He loved it! Then we moozied back to the atrium for a juggling demo, which he sat through for a while, but grew bored of fairly quickly. By then, we had already passed naptime, so we needed get going.
What a fun day!
What a fun day!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
2009_02_28 Saturday
Dave got up early today to get his car's registration, etc taken care of. Once he got home, we walked into town for "Musik for Kids." There was a man singing kiddy folk songs along with dancing and generally being silly. It was a nice way to spend an hour together today. Then, the boys had a good chunk of alone time outside until Jonathan had to take his nap, which didn't really last all that long. Dave got his hair cut and brought back pizza for lunch.
Then, we headed out to check out all the furniture stores going out of business. We stopped at Fortunoff (but it was all patio furniture there), Circuit City (gotta check into the TVs), and some other furniture store. We found a nice possible chair for the den, but we've gotta lay out the dimensions to make sure it's not too big.
Dave's giving Jonathan his bath now; then it's off to bed for him!
Then, we headed out to check out all the furniture stores going out of business. We stopped at Fortunoff (but it was all patio furniture there), Circuit City (gotta check into the TVs), and some other furniture store. We found a nice possible chair for the den, but we've gotta lay out the dimensions to make sure it's not too big.
Dave's giving Jonathan his bath now; then it's off to bed for him!
Friday, February 27, 2009
2009_02_27 Friday
Gosh was I motivated today! Of course, Jonathan woke up after 10am! Boy, that boy can sleep!
Once we got moving, I picked up a Freecycle box. Ironically, it was from a woman I went to college with! We weren't friends, but we had friends in common. What a small world!
Then, we headed up to our county Educational Center. It was awesome. It was a huge forest and nature conservancy. They are also tied in with the master gardeners and the 4-H club. The Center had some live animals (turtles, fish, etc) and lots of touch-me items from nature (skulls, feathers, shells, cones, etc). They have tons of classes, even for Jonathan's age. I got lots of flyers and am on some mailing list now. I can't wait. They have kiddy yoga that I'll consider, but better yet, an actual nature class that meets on Wednesday mornings (10am). I'm nearly certain we'll do that...assuming he won't sleep through it. They apparently have a story, do a craft, and have a walk in the woods. It sounded really neat.
We took a short-ish walk as well. It was beautiful. I took a few pictures. Jonathan found a tree with a "tunnel" so he peeked in, only to tip over and scratch his head up nicely. Awesome. lots of tears. We walked on and found a big stream, and he pointed out three ducks. They had a bat display, so he learned "bat." Then we walked back to the center. The docent there gave him a coloring book that he was super excited about.
So, now we're back home and he's napping. I expect him to be down for a few hours. We'll see.
So, I've figured out why I can't upload any photos to this blog; somehow it's linked to our Picasa photo album, which is full. So I can't upload new photos, even if I haven't uploaded them to Picasa! UGH. what a headache. Gotta get Dave to figure this one out. In the meantime, I'm switching to photobucket.com; will blast out some pix as soon as they're uploaded (and add the url to the right). I think the new site is:
Once we got moving, I picked up a Freecycle box. Ironically, it was from a woman I went to college with! We weren't friends, but we had friends in common. What a small world!
Then, we headed up to our county Educational Center. It was awesome. It was a huge forest and nature conservancy. They are also tied in with the master gardeners and the 4-H club. The Center had some live animals (turtles, fish, etc) and lots of touch-me items from nature (skulls, feathers, shells, cones, etc). They have tons of classes, even for Jonathan's age. I got lots of flyers and am on some mailing list now. I can't wait. They have kiddy yoga that I'll consider, but better yet, an actual nature class that meets on Wednesday mornings (10am). I'm nearly certain we'll do that...assuming he won't sleep through it. They apparently have a story, do a craft, and have a walk in the woods. It sounded really neat.
We took a short-ish walk as well. It was beautiful. I took a few pictures. Jonathan found a tree with a "tunnel" so he peeked in, only to tip over and scratch his head up nicely. Awesome. lots of tears. We walked on and found a big stream, and he pointed out three ducks. They had a bat display, so he learned "bat." Then we walked back to the center. The docent there gave him a coloring book that he was super excited about.
So, now we're back home and he's napping. I expect him to be down for a few hours. We'll see.
So, I've figured out why I can't upload any photos to this blog; somehow it's linked to our Picasa photo album, which is full. So I can't upload new photos, even if I haven't uploaded them to Picasa! UGH. what a headache. Gotta get Dave to figure this one out. In the meantime, I'm switching to photobucket.com; will blast out some pix as soon as they're uploaded (and add the url to the right). I think the new site is:
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