January 31, 2010

Day 31, 334 days to go

POD

So, this morning we spent some time cleaning up after Scout's party. We were all far too tired last night. Michael went to bed at 9:00 and I joined him around 9:00. My parents stayed until the girls went down for their morning nap and then they left. We took at ton of pictures today. It's a tradition we have... we send thank you cards with pictures of Scout with the gifts she got from that specific person. I've been told not to post any of those yet, but I'll put up a few we took without the presents just for fun.











PS - Has anyone seen the show "Modern Family"? It's freakin' hilarious! We had several episodes recorded and we've been watching them this weekend.

January 30, 2010

Day 30, 335 days to go

Today we celebrated Scout's 2nd birthday by having a party at home with our family and friends. Everyone had tons of fun! She saw two sets of grandparents, 1 aunt, 2 uncles, 2 of her teachers, 3 cousins, and about 15 friends. We served fajitas, beans, queso, cake, and ice cream. Dylan managed to take a couple of naps, but Scout only napped for about 45 minutes this morning. She was such a sleepy kiddo!


Birthday cake


Singing Happy Birthday


Dylan with Papa Dick


New boots and new cup


and... drum roll please... the POD:

Scout and Noa playing in Scout's tent - which she called "Scout's room"

January 29, 2010

Day 29, 336 days to go


POD
Silly Scout! She decided that her pants looked better as a hat. She had her 2 year well visit at the doctor's office today. Everything looks good developmentally. She's 23lbs, 8oz and 33 inches long. Still on the small side, but that's always been the case. Tonight my parents and sister are staying with us in preparation for tomorrow's big party! We're also babysitting for Scout's pal, Noa. It's her first sleepover! They're growing up so fast. :-)

Happy Birthday, Scouters!

Today, my little Scout turned 2. *sniff* It's crazy to think that 2 years ago I went to work like it was any other day and came home a few days later with a baby! In honor of her birthday, I thought I would share some pictures of her.




I love you, Scout! Happy birthday, sweetie!

January 28, 2010

Day 28, 337 to go

POD




I'm not sure which one I'll use (again). The first is a picture that Scout's class made for her. The second is my Scouters on her birthday. She's playing with Woody - who she got for Christmas.

It has been raining all day (hence, the raincoat) here and there is a cold front coming through tonight. We're supposed to be flirting with freezing temps tonight. Last year we had a snow day on Scout's birthday, so I guess it is just that time of year. For many people, snow days are very common. Not here! We might have 1 or 2 per school year. We're in Texas, y'all! Ha! I just hope all of the rain and wet stuff is gone before Saturday. That's when we're having Scout's party! My parents are coming in tomorrow and staying with us over the weekend. So... if I don't get to post for a couple of days, you'll know why!

January 27, 2010

Day 27, 338 days to go

POD


This morning was been quite eventful. We had a big hoopla at our school and I got to be a part of it. As part of a program called NBA cares, some of our students (the ones who work hard, have good attendance, perform community service, etc) have been invited to the NBA Rookie game (the Rookie game and All Stars game are here in Dallas in a few weeks). We have about 150 students going. They came to the auditorium this morning to have an assembly about it. What they didn't know (and what none of us knew until this morning) was that The Mavs mascot, the Mavs announcer, some Mavs dancers, and Jason Terry (great player if you don't follow) were all going to be here.

So this morning when I got to work (at 7:30 - 30 minutes early) they were already looking for me to turn on the sound system and lights and stuff. They covered my first two class periods so that I could stay in case anything went wrong. Nothing did, and it was really cool. Our kids are going to be on the news because some of them got to actually announce the players in the game.

Here's the link to the Dallas Morning News story!

That was my exciting morning! I got to meet Jason Terry and everyone. The district sound guy also came out and we talked about some issues we've been having with our sound system and he's going to come back next week and fix them, so that's good too. I was too chicken to take pictures (we were told specifically not to) but he got some with his phone camera and he said he'd email them to me.

I managed to take a couple of pictures after it was all over... one of the mascot that didn't turn out so great, but the big ticket (signed by Terry) was a gift to our school and I got the picture of it after everything was over.

Other than that, it's been a day like any other. The girls were in good moods, went to bed easily, and DH and I watched recorded TV. The State of the Union speech was on and while I feel like I should care, I really don't. Talk is cheap, you know? Also today, Apple announced their new gadget - the iPad. I wonder if it will change the face of technology or make any impact at all.

In other, more local, news: I can't believe my little Scouters is going to be 2 tomorrow! Here she is playing with Dylan's hat tonight - it's much too small for her! Ha!

January 26, 2010

Day 26, 339 days to go

POD


Not much going on today. I had terrible cramping last night but not in the normal female places, if you know what I mean. I was talking to a friend at work about them and she said they might be cysts. I dunno, but it feels better this evening so I'm not going to worry about it. Scout did not want to go to bed tonight. She screamed and cried for mommy for 20 minutes, so I went up to see if she had pooped in her diaper. She hadn't. She was slightly wet so I changed her. We rocked and sang for a few minutes and I put her back in her crib where she promptly started screaming bloody murder for the next 15 minutes. She's still screaming now, but I can tell it's wearing her out. She'll scream for a minute and then it gets quiet for a while. Then there is a short scream again and the cycle starts over. The picture is from her dinner... we had jambalaya and she ate sausage and peaches. She also took some pictures with my camera.

This is Scout's picture of herself


and this is her view during diaper changes in the living room

Silly girl. Well, I'm off to tweak a layout I'm trying to finish for the DSA scrapoff 2010. Last night I didn't end up scrapping really. I downloaded things and then adjusted my Project 365 LOs. I got some great dating flair pieces from GingerScraps and wanted to retrofit them into my pages. Anyway, I'm learning about shadows right now and I'm fascinated!

Edit to add: Finished!

January 25, 2010

Day 25, 340 days to go

POD


Michael took this picture tonight while I was putting dishes in the sink. Isn't she cute?

Today was such a Monday! I was running late this morning and managed to get there at 7:58 - which was way later than my usual 7:20. I also left my school keys at home, so I couldn't get into ANYTHING in my room. Tonight I am busy downloading... I have lots of kits and add-ons to snag. I won two kits from different designers and the designer that I CT for is getting ready to release 2 new kits next month so I have those, too. Of course, I have all of these fun new things to use and no time to scrap! I really need to spend some time cleaning up for Scout's party this weekend, but I am so tired. I'll probably end up sitting here on the couch all night.

January 24, 2010

Day 24, 341 days to go

POD


I actually caught some smiles on camera! We didn't do a whole lot today. I never left the house, but that's okay. Michael managed to fix my car, although he was not able to complete my oil change. He couldn't find a wrench the right size anywhere around here. Apparently, even though my car is an American made Ford, the size is metric, so the only place he could find who would have it for sure is Sears, and that's too far away. The girls and I played inside and after a poopy diaper kept Scout from her morning nap, I managed to get the girls both to nap this afternoon for nearly 2 hours! I caught up on my "Private Practice" episodes. I was 2 weeks behind. The show is so cheesy, but I love it! Anyway, after naps, Scout painted and colored... and we all played some more. The girls are in bed now, and after hearing Scout squealing for almost an hour, it's finally quiet up there. Football playoffs have been on the TV all afternoon. I'm planning on getting things ready for school and work tomorrow, taking a shower, and going to bed early. Okay, who am I kidding. I'll probably play around on the computer for an hour first and end up going to bed late. :-D

Here are a few more pics from the day

January 23, 2010

Day 23, 342 to go

POD


Okay, maybe I should explain the picture some. Well, here is Scout playing with her "Little People" house.



She is really starting to use her imagination when she plays. It's sweet to watch. She gave the boy and the girl (what she calls them) cheerios out of her snack trap. She is also starting to pay attention to me taking pictures and wanted me to take pictures of her toys so she could look at them on the back of my camera. I just deleted most of them, but it was a fun way to spend some time.

Dylan was 10 months old yesterday and so I had to take the monthly picture of her with the carebear. It's getting harder and harder to do because she doesn't stay still anymore!





I can't believe she is getting so big! She is not only pulling up on things, she is now standing and just holding on with one hand. Today she had pulled up on me and let go with one hand. Then she let go of me and moved to a toy standing next to me. She didn't have to take any steps to do it, but she was standing on her own for a second or so. Here she is standing later



Michael tried to change the oil in my car today and pulled something out that he thought was the oil filter but wasn't. Now he can't get it back on. His brother knows a lot about cars and we're hoping he'll be able to come out tomorrow and help fix it. If not, we may be carpooling this week. :)

We have one week until Scout's birthday party! Hurray!

January 22, 2010

Day 22, 343 days to go

POD


Okay, I didn't take it. We took the girls to Burger King and they played... well, Scout played and Dylan watched and squealed. There was a lady there with her two boys, they were 10 and 6. She was very chatty and we talked for a while. That kind of thing annoys Michael, but I love talking to strangers. He was pleasant enough. Her boys were so sweet. They said they would watch Scout in the play area and they helped her climb for a while.

We came home and I had a message on my phone (I had left it at home). It was a nurse from the after hours clinic where we took Dylan last week. When we picked the girls up today, the folks at the daycare said that Dylan woke up with a low fever (101ish) a few minutes before we got there. By the time we bought dinner, she felt normal again. My girls just get hot when they sleep - especially when they have a blanket on them. Anyway, apparently the daycare director called the clinic to ask about their policies on when kids with fevers can return... it was all a misunderstanding about what she had (double EI) and what Scout had last week (undetermined fever and given antibiotics that would cover several things). So now I am trying to decide how to approach this with daycare and if I should at all. I mean, the nurse said the director called and was kind of attacking the clinic - not us. But she wasn't 100% comfortable with the call and wanted to check with me... I dunno. I really like the people at the daycare, but they are always saying our kids are sick. I know it's policy that they can't come to school with a fever because of possibly infecting others, but I don't think it's actually a fever half the time. *sigh*

Well, that's been my evening. The day wasn't exciting at all so I won't bore you with details. :-)

January 21, 2010

Day 21, 344 days to go

Today I needed a reminder that I have students who respect me and appreciate me... I have a board in my little office that has all kinds of things that students have made/ given to me. So that's today's picture...



It wasn't any one thing that got me down... just a general lack of respect and a feeling of apathy. Both mine and my students LOL! Tonight I am going to try and get my week 3 page done. I don't think I linked to my week 2 page ever so... here it is!

January 20, 2010

Day 20, 345 days to go

Today was the first day of a new semester at work. I got a few new students, but, for the most part, I have the same students. Other than that, today was the same ol' same ol'. The girls were both grumpy this evening and so my attempts at taking pictures were not very welcome... this is what I got!

What is Dylan eating??? (it was one of Scout's hair ties)

Socks off, mommy!

Silly billy

Oh, did you want me to stay away from the camera?


This one's not too bad. lol!

January 19, 2010

Day 19, 346 days to go

Today was a work day for teachers. I spent the entire morning trying to input grades into the gradebook system. Everyone in the district was trying to put grades in, so the system was super slow. I had 2 classes worth of exam grades to enter - not a lot. This afternoon I was busy getting things ready for the rest of the week. Tonight, the girls were in a good mood. They took a bath and Dylan was not happy when I put her in the pack n play to get Scout out and dressed. She was slightly better when I pulled the camera out.


I put Dylan to bed and Scout hung out with Daddy downstairs. She "colored" for a while on the shopping list. :-) It has a monkey on it - her favorite!
She followed me into the kitchen and continued to color

I just love how when her hair dries it gets all curly. :-)


I feel bad because I keep trying to be sure that both girls are included in the weeks' LOs but Dylan is never in a good mood after a long day at daycare. I'm not sure which picture I'll be using... again.

January 18, 2010

Day 18, 347 days to go

POD


Michael and I had the day off, but the daycare was open, so we had a day to ourselves! We ran some errands and went to see Sherlock Holmes. I really liked it. It was very entertaining. If anyone is wondering whether to see it or not, I would say go!

When we got the girls, once again, they wanted only mommy. Michael took a picture of them sitting in my lap - sharing the lap; which doesn't happen often.

January 17, 2010

Day 17, 348 days to go

POD


It's been a long day. Both girls are still not feeling 100% and both girls wanted one thing. Mommy. All. Day. Long. Neither wanted to nap for long and neither wanted to share mommy's lap. For a few minutes, Dylan was content to play by herself and Scout and I went outside. She helped me feed the kitties and thought that part of that was to hand them pieces of food. "Here, Kitty. Eat!" They looked at her like she was crazy. And now, off to empty and load the dishwasher so we will have clean bottles for day care tomorrow. :-)

January 16, 2010

Day 16, 349 days to go

I am having a hard time picking my POD today. I took some cute ones! It was quite a packed day - beginning at 5:30 when the girls decided to wake up. I got up with them, fed them, played, changed diapers, gave them medicine... all that good stuff. They went back down for a nap around 7:30 or 8. Both were awake again 30 or 40 minutes later. I had gone back to bed and begged Michael to get up with them. He did, and I got to sleep a while longer - which was good since we didn't get home from the grocery store last night until 11:30. I was in bed by 12:15 but was too stuffy to sleep. So I am sure it was 1AM by the time I fell asleep. I'm just saying - I needed my sleep!

Aunt Sarah (my sis), the girls, and I went to Sams while Michael stayed home and cleaned. We came home and tried to nap, but the girls weren't having it. So, we played and stuff and Scout finally went down around 2:30. Dylan went down around 1:30 and was up by the time we got Scout down. Sometimes naps just don't work out at the same time. *sigh* Michael, Sarah and I worked on getting Scout's birthday party invitations addressed and mailed. To make a very long story short, Scout and Dylan both took later naps so their bedtimes were later... I'm hoping it means they sleep later, too, but I'm not holding my breath!

Here are some of the pics from the day.

Scout texting and driving

Aunt Sarah and Scouters at Sams
Wild child!

Hey, Scout! Your pants are falling down!


Crazy-eyed Dylan
Doctor Scout


I dunno. I'll probably, once again, decide once I put my pages together for the week's layouts. Speaking of which, I'm almost done with my week 2 pages... hoping to finish before bedtime tonight, but sleep is calling me.