Have you ever had Lean Cuisine's Sesame Chicken?? It is absolutely fabulous!!! When I was working full time in Radcliffe, I would often buy Lean Cuisine for my lunch. Maybe not for everyday, but once or twice a week. I could eat Sesame chicken everyday and not get sick of it. School lunch isn't the most weight friendly meal, so it was healthy and delicious! Don't I just sound like a commercial? Well anyhow, I saw it the other day, (Lean Cuisine) and I thought I would buy one to have for me. You know, something you don't have to share with anyone. And again, it is wonderful! It is what I am having for lunch.
So we are going to the river this weekend. We haven't been there in forever, so we are really looking forward to it. We are going to help my mom and dad get everything set up for summer. We usually are not available to help with cleaning up and putting things away in the fall, because of football. So we thought that it would be nice to help with setting up, then I won't feel as bad if we aren't able to make the clean up/put away time. Even so, being there will be nice. The kids are excited. We have been going to Hubbard every weekend to clean up/paint/get ready for the move, so it will be a little break for us. (By the way, this sesame chicken is wonderful-still eating)
Our house in Indee hasn't sold yet. We are talking with our realtor about lowering the price just a little. It is frustrating because our neighbors put their house on the market several weeks after us and they have sold theirs. They are priced 15K less than us, and granted, we have a much better garage, and probably nicer looking house, but it is still frustrating to have that happen. Another teacher at school has also sold her house-it was on the market for maybe two weeks. AAAAHHHHH!! So I am trying to be patient. I just want it sold, so that we can move on.
On a kid note- Ashley has discovered my old Nancy Drew series. I think I have about 80 books in all. Most are just Nancy Drew, but a few are Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. Anyone remember those? Ah, the good old days. Well, she loves them and is just racing through them. Amber is loving softball. She practices pitching any chance that she can get, with or without a catcher. How is that, you ask? Well, she will pitch towards a tree or just across the backyard. Not the best way, but better than nothing. Addie went to her preschool registration in Hubbard on Monday night. She was so excited. I made sure to explain to her that we were just meeting the teacher and giving her paperwork, and that we were not starting for a long time. We are so excited about this opportunity for her. She can have all day preschool with 4/5 year olds and have music, art, recess, lunch and the best part...IT IS FREE!! I know, unbelievable! Last year they charge around $250/month if you weren't of kindergarten age. But this year it is all free. They will also have a half-day 3/4 preschool, but you have to pay for that one. Alex isn't old enough for that, but will do it next year. Alex is going to start physical therapy on his foot in a couple of weeks. We have an MRI scheduled too, so it will be interesting to see what information we are able to gather from both of these appointments.
Okay, this has been a very long post, and more importantly, I am finished with my sesame chicken. :) So I will be done for now.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Update
Well, let me catch you up on what has been happening in our day to day lives. :)
We are moving back to Hubbard, hopefully on the 7th of June. In the meantime, softball has started for Amber (back in Hubbard) so we have committed to driving her back for at least one practice per week so that she doesn't miss everything. They have been practicing the whole month of May, so she would have been behind, and it was a good way for her to merge back into her friend group. Amber is very excited, because she might be able to pitch a little this year. She would like to be a pitcher and has been practicing every night. There are two older girls that are pitchers right now, but their coach said that Amber could practice with them because next year they will need another pitcher and she would already know what she is doing. So she might not pitch during the games, but she is definitely going to learn how to do it this year. Before practice started we had to track down a glove and some cleats. Nowadays you can't have metal cleats, and all our other cleats are too small. Her glove was also too small for her hand. So the search began. If you didn't know, Amber is one of those odd left-handed people, for whom the world is set against. We checked four stores and then decided that we would drive over to Scheels to find a left-handed glove(Which actually is on her right hand). They had 2 or 3 and we were able to get one for under a small fortune. :) Honestly, I think that I am just out of touch with pricing. Because in my mind, you should be able to get a glove for around $20-30. Evidently, I am living in the Dark Ages. We had a really good time shopping, just Amber and I, somewhat of a mother/daughter moment. (Wipe away your tears at this point)
We are continually moving things over to Hubbard. Since we are taking Amber over for a practice I usually load up the van and haul over boxes of stuff. Hopefully this will help the final move be quicker and a lot easier since we won't have that much little stuff to move.
At this point, I have to go out and mow the grass. Time to take the allergy meds. I will be a bit congested upon my return. :)
We are moving back to Hubbard, hopefully on the 7th of June. In the meantime, softball has started for Amber (back in Hubbard) so we have committed to driving her back for at least one practice per week so that she doesn't miss everything. They have been practicing the whole month of May, so she would have been behind, and it was a good way for her to merge back into her friend group. Amber is very excited, because she might be able to pitch a little this year. She would like to be a pitcher and has been practicing every night. There are two older girls that are pitchers right now, but their coach said that Amber could practice with them because next year they will need another pitcher and she would already know what she is doing. So she might not pitch during the games, but she is definitely going to learn how to do it this year. Before practice started we had to track down a glove and some cleats. Nowadays you can't have metal cleats, and all our other cleats are too small. Her glove was also too small for her hand. So the search began. If you didn't know, Amber is one of those odd left-handed people, for whom the world is set against. We checked four stores and then decided that we would drive over to Scheels to find a left-handed glove(Which actually is on her right hand). They had 2 or 3 and we were able to get one for under a small fortune. :) Honestly, I think that I am just out of touch with pricing. Because in my mind, you should be able to get a glove for around $20-30. Evidently, I am living in the Dark Ages. We had a really good time shopping, just Amber and I, somewhat of a mother/daughter moment. (Wipe away your tears at this point)
We are continually moving things over to Hubbard. Since we are taking Amber over for a practice I usually load up the van and haul over boxes of stuff. Hopefully this will help the final move be quicker and a lot easier since we won't have that much little stuff to move.
At this point, I have to go out and mow the grass. Time to take the allergy meds. I will be a bit congested upon my return. :)
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Iowa City
We had an unexpected trip to Iowa City yesterday. Maybe not totally unexpected, because we knew that Alex was going in this month to have his foot checked out. But unexpected because it wasn't supposed to be yesterday. We found out our appointment had been bumped to later in the month, and when I called to "discuss" this with them, they called back 20 minutes later and said that they had a 2:45 appt. time. So Mom, Alex, Addie and I packed up about 1:00 and headed south.
Aaron met us at the hospital (so did Megan, but a little later) and went in with us. Mom stayed outside with Addie in the waiting room and Aaron came in with Alex and I to help be another set of ears. I was very pleased and impressed with Dr. Joshi. She was very thorough and asked lots of questions, checked out lots on Alex, had him do lots of little activities and gave us an initial diagnosis of tight heel cord. So what this means for us is that he will need to have physical therapy to help loosen that heel cord up, and in the meantime, we will go back down in 2 to 3 weeks for an MRI. Now that she has an idea of what it is, she wants to see what is causing it, what is the root problem. So we will probably be back down multiple time. This will make everyone sad I am sure, because we will probably have to eat dinner out again together. :)
Anyhow, I was just very happy to have a few answers, even if they come with more questions. It was good to have someone affirm what you have been thinking all along.
Now, if I totally missed something here, or didn't explain this correctly, Aaron is going to have to let me know, because half the time I was dealing with Alex while the doctor was talking and at least he was able to listen carefully.
Thanks for helping out Brummers!
Aaron met us at the hospital (so did Megan, but a little later) and went in with us. Mom stayed outside with Addie in the waiting room and Aaron came in with Alex and I to help be another set of ears. I was very pleased and impressed with Dr. Joshi. She was very thorough and asked lots of questions, checked out lots on Alex, had him do lots of little activities and gave us an initial diagnosis of tight heel cord. So what this means for us is that he will need to have physical therapy to help loosen that heel cord up, and in the meantime, we will go back down in 2 to 3 weeks for an MRI. Now that she has an idea of what it is, she wants to see what is causing it, what is the root problem. So we will probably be back down multiple time. This will make everyone sad I am sure, because we will probably have to eat dinner out again together. :)
Anyhow, I was just very happy to have a few answers, even if they come with more questions. It was good to have someone affirm what you have been thinking all along.
Now, if I totally missed something here, or didn't explain this correctly, Aaron is going to have to let me know, because half the time I was dealing with Alex while the doctor was talking and at least he was able to listen carefully.
Thanks for helping out Brummers!
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