Friday: groceries

I went grocery shopping today.  I was super excited to finally find boneless, skinless, and trimmed chicken.  I know it costs more, but it is one of the things I'm willing to splurge on.  Especially since it is hard to trim chicken with Isaac around...starting and stopping takes a little bit of effort.

But then we ran into some disappointments.  They are still out of canned mango juice.  I'm pretty sure that some restaurant comes early in the day and buys out the entire stock, because I've only seen an empty shelf for the last two months.  And the Indian sauce that we use with chicken is gone...there isn't even a spot for that.

I got some new grocery bags as the ones we have are starting to wear out.  I was promptly disappointed when the cashier put one layer of cans in the first bag and moved to the second bag.  I thought maybe she'd wait to put some light things in it, but I had to prompt her to get the rice cakes in it.  I use the bags in a large part so that they can be filled to the brim.  I arrange my groceries on the conveyor belt to optimize their use.  It annoys me when cashiers ignore my system, although they probably have a system that they think works better.

Wednesday: dirt

Today I was putting in some of our new window screens and noticed that the windows really needed to be cleaned.  So I made a pact with the dirt...I'd relocate it if it wanted.  Most of the dirt took me up on the offer.  Some of it stubbornly decided to stay where it was, but it was in the minority.  The only exception was the green dirt...it had to go.

Also, Isaac is moving slowly.   (There's another one for you, Heather.)  There's even a chance now that we'll get hit by the very tail end of it.  It'd be cool to have Isaac in Isaac.



(Second Image from NOAA)

Tuesday: a grumpy day

I had a rather grumpy day today.  The morning was especially bad...I think the main thing was that Isaac didn't sleep well and was then up rather early.  And then little things piled on top, as they always do.

I took a morning nap with Isaac and woke up un-grumpy.  I knew that was what I needed.  We had someone coming by to fix our windows as they are really hard to move up and down.  I'm a little frustrated with the company...I've talked to three people and they don't seem to talk to each other.  The cost is rising...some of which is understandable, but they could have figured this out a while ago so all the parts could have been ordered at once.  I tried getting Isaac to take a nap shortly after the guy left, but he wasn't ready.  So we ate lunch.  Isaac almost fell asleep.  I know parents always get pictures of their babies sleeping in the highchair, but I didn't realize he would come so close while I was actively feeding him.  It was pretty funny.

I took an afternoon nap with Isaac and woke up happy.  I even woke up before he did, which is always nice.  I think we slept for about two hours.  The rest of the day went by rather nicely.

Sunday: Isaac and Dominion

We played on-line Dominion with our friends tonight.  Apparently Isaac really, really wants to play too because whenever we have a Dominion night he doesn't sleep well.  It's rather odd.

We're wondering if he's teething.

Saturday: this and that

A few random things for today.

Ben found this video.  It's hilarious.  I was laughing about it for hours after watching it.

Ben's golf ball return broke a week ago.  I opened it up to see what was wrong, figuring I couldn't break it any more than it was.  And I fixed it!  Then we decided to add a switch to the side...Ben had been taking out the batteries as we were afraid it is one of those devices that drains the batteries even when not actively doing something.  So Ben attached the switch and got some wire, and I did some soldering.  So now we have an awesome ball return.  Go team!

Isaac got a Hope bib in the mail today.  Yay for more bibs.  I never thought I'd say that, but it's true.  Especially the big bibs now.

Friday: weeks 32, 33, 34 and TS Isaac

Ready for lots of pictures?

We have Isaac at week 32.  He was joined by some goats.

Week 33

(He was done with pictures at this point.  I have a whole bunch where he wasn't moving (or smiling).  But it does make for clearer pictures!)

Week 34.  He's been sticking his tongue out a lot this week again.  (I really like this first photo even though it's blurry.  He looks so happy.)

And Isaac is lucky enough to be alive during his tropical storm!  While he won't remember it, he is at a time in his life when he is a lot like a tropical storm...

Isaac will have everyone reconsidering their travel plans.
Oh shoot.  Ben had a whole list that I thought were funny and now I can't remember them.

Thursday: Flurry and Isaac

Flurry often escapes into the garage when I'm coming in and have my hands full.  She's usually really good about coming back in within ten minutes, so unless there is a big temperature difference between the house and the garage I let her explore with the door slightly open.  Today she didn't come back in, and so Isaac and I went to look for her.

We found her curled up in Isaac's next car seat.  She stayed there for a while.

Isaac's appetizer was cottage cheese today.  I don't think he gets many curds in his mouth, but he does enjoy trying.

Then he had some zuchinni and summer squash from Nathan and Liz.

(Here it was a few days ago)

(And today)