Dog Days of Summer

Today was school round-up time. One check after another was written for books, bus, lunch, and other fees. After all was said and done about $700 in school expenses for two kids at a public school. Unbelievable! Thank goodness I only have two. Ha! Molly and Finn washed PopPop and Nani's cars today. Yes, both cars. I think PopPop gave them each a dollar. Ha! So if you would like some cheap child labor give us a call- they only need another $698 to pay their own way through school.

Summer Fun in July

Look! It's me and I am posting again!!! It was a beautiful July day today. It even smelled beautiful. I hope everyone reading this or even those who never read it- got out and enjoyed the day. I ran 5 miles this morning at the gym. We went to the library and got new books and then rode bikes to the park to play. We also went to the movies and saw G force. Not that good, but I love going to the movies with my kids. I didn't even mind that some kid started crying during the movie. For some reason, noise in the theater doesn't bother me when I am with the kids, but when I go as an "adult" to an "adult" movie, I get easily annoyed by every noise, i.e. popcorn eating. I guess I am just more relaxed when I am sitting in the dark with my kids. I posted some pics from the 4th of July parade. It rained that day but we made the best of it. Enjoy!!

Hello!

Hello! I realize that I have not updated this blog in a long long time. Sorry, that facebook thing keeps me busy. But for all our non-facebook friends (Jill, Jimmy, etc) I will make sure I update this blog more often. We just got back from Minnesota. Only took 7 hrs and 45 mins to get home- and that is including two stops for food/potty. However, it is still a long ride. The kids were great. Molly really missed her Dad, and even made a book of all the things she missed- Dad, cat, and bed. Finn- just missed the cat. I think if he could watch movies all day and eat snackies, he would do that forever. Ha!

Another ER visit

Well, we made our third trip to the ER at UofC last night. I'm not counting Mike's visits for kidney stones, appendectomy, etc. Finn hit his head at school and had a nice mushy dented spot on his upper forehead. So we all got in the car and met Dad in the ER. We were in and out in less than 3hrs. Normal CT. Yea!!! Finn ran around all day today- then saw some goose poop and threw up. Throwing up is one of the signs to look for with head trauma- however, it had been over 24 hrs since the injury- and Finn really doesn't like goose poop. Molly also started gagging when I pointed it out. The best part is that Finn did his vomiting about 2 feet away from a bride and groom that were on their way to take pictures at the park. I don't think they noticed- hopefully, his vomiting didn't put a curse on their marriage. Ha! Tomorrow we will just stay at home.

St. Patrick's Day Fun!

Happy St. Patrick's day a little late. We went to the parade downtown with my old college roommates, Jenny and Caroline, and their kids. It was fun. Molly took her coat off for most of the parade- she seems to never mind the cold weather. Of course, in the summer she will be wearing velvet. Ha! Finn and I both have strep throat! I feel lousy but Finn just complained once that his throat hurt. Thank goodness I have home strep test kits. Stay Healthy out there in Cyberspace.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2009!!!! Sorry, this blog has not been updated more recently. I have been busy with that crazy facebook stuff- but I promise to post here too. The kids had a great Christmas. We are all very tired from being out late last night (10pm!). Ha! If you have made any New Year's resolutions, like quit smoking, lose weight, or blog more- I wish you luck in the coming new year.

Happy Thanksgiving

The election is over- so now we can all relax and enjoy some turkey. Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family.