Trying Something New

Good News and Closing in on an End

So we found out yesterday that we will be getting the bigger of our dorm apartment options for next year. That is good news for us as we will be able to keep our lovely dining room furniture set as part of our day to day life. I imagine that it will be homework central for me and the boy (and eventually our little miss) after dinnertime most evenings. We are down to our final week and a half here at school and I am expending a great deal of energy to try and keep myself focused.

We are experiencing our usual May chill here as well. We had a week of warm weather that sent me scrambling one night at 11 PM to install our window AC units. Now we are getting temps in the 40s and 50s at night again. There is a beautiful chill in the evening, but I must admit that I am longing for warmth to finally seep in a bit. We have had a few wonderful afternoons and I had a lovely picnic (unfortunately it was of drive through food) with the kids out in the lawn.

More photos soon as we get our digital life organized. Speaking of which, we are thinking of making the plunge to get an iPad. We went and played with one at a recent Apple shop and it was a treat to interact with it. Just debating the cost of it all...

Beginning of May the end of a school year nears

It is getting harder and harder for me to stay as focused as I want to be right now. In addition to thinking about the new job, I have two of my classes taking their AP tests tomorrow morning, so they are pretty much done at this point. Mo is on the verge of walking already. She pulls herself up pretty regularly at this point and her balance is pretty terrific. Gram is taking a Tae Kwon Do class at the Y and he is loving it. He has already declared that he wants to stay in this class for a long time. I will be teaching AP Stats for the first time next year and after scouting out some options it looks like I will be taking a workshop course in the city this summer so I don't have to fly and be away from everyone for a week. There were some tempting sites like Austin and Athens, but it is certainly nice not to have to be away for a whole week. A recent photo of Mo after having pulled herself up is included today.

Road Trip/Update/Great Memory

So, the boy and I are on a quick adventure. He is visiting our new school today to hang out in the first grade and take admission tests. We left in the afternoon and stayed in a hotel so we would not have to drive twice in the same day. He has been concerned for some reason with the idea that he might not live with us some day and has been asking if he could live with us forever. Last night we had this convo again and I tried to assure him that he will probably want to move on his own when he is 18 or so, but I told him that he could always come and visit. He thought about this while playing with his new Lego kit. He looked up and said that he would want to visit every Friday so we could still have our family pizza movie night. Pretty sweet.

Less than a month after she started crawling we have a little girl who is pulling up on every piece of furniture we have and standing (even if only for a second or two) on her own. She is intoxicated with her sense of freedom and this, too, is pretty sweet. Fun stuff.

Rite of Passage

Well, we finally had our first emergency room visit with the kids. Mo has a double ear infection and had a terrible reaction on Saturday night. We think it was her antibiotic. She was pretty upset in her crib and Beth went to check on her around 9 PM. Her face was swollen and her eyes were nearly shut. She had hives all over her body. Pretty spooky stuff. Luckily, she was breathing fine and she was even smiling at the nurses and the doctor in the ER. Some prednisone, some benadryl, and some sleep put her back in decent shape. The past couple of nights have been rough as her whole schedule is out of sorts. Last night I was up with her from 2:15 - 4 AM and I am beginning to feel the effects of the lack of sleep that I am feeling. Luckily, my mom and dad are here so Gram did not have to go to the ER with us.

Triumph

Mo started crawling, forward, on Monday. She is pretty pleased with herself and we are now in a new era of being vigilant. No longer can we just put her down on the floor for a minute while running to get coffee from another room or to run to the bathroom. We have to monitor rooms in a way that we haven't for about four years. We also have steps, so that will be an issue soon.

Finally Photos

So, I just finally uploaded the software to communicate with my camera to my old laptop. Our desktop computer finally gave up and I doubt that I will pay to repair it at this point. Over the next few days I'll be posting some photos from the past few weeks.