I hate weed whackers.
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Friday, June 5, 2015
Friday: better
Today went better. We drew "read some new books" and "clean window sils" from the jar.
Isaac was rather excited about the books...a bit surprisingly so. He read them with breakfast. Joshua went down for a nice long nap, and we spent some time reading them. (And then I had time to clean the kitchen!)
We had lunch with Dad. It was nice. We got home and had rest time. Isaac didn't nap again, and it was a bit obvious. Oh well. We took a ride to the mini library at the end of the street and got a few books, which we also read. Apparently it was a reading sort of day. It's good to have those because some days we don't get any reading in.
Isaac then thought that Joshua wanted to play balloons with him while I finished the windows. It was nice. I peeked in a few times and they were having fun. 1) the balloon room has probably been the best activity so far and 2) I love it when they play together.
Ben got home rather late, but then I made dinner even later by trying a new recipe. It called for about 15 minutes on the grill, but it took way longer to get the internal temperature correct. It was rather good though; I expect we'll do it again. Especially since I still have about three dinners of tenderloin frozen.
Isaac was rather excited about the books...a bit surprisingly so. He read them with breakfast. Joshua went down for a nice long nap, and we spent some time reading them. (And then I had time to clean the kitchen!)
We had lunch with Dad. It was nice. We got home and had rest time. Isaac didn't nap again, and it was a bit obvious. Oh well. We took a ride to the mini library at the end of the street and got a few books, which we also read. Apparently it was a reading sort of day. It's good to have those because some days we don't get any reading in.
Isaac then thought that Joshua wanted to play balloons with him while I finished the windows. It was nice. I peeked in a few times and they were having fun. 1) the balloon room has probably been the best activity so far and 2) I love it when they play together.
Ben got home rather late, but then I made dinner even later by trying a new recipe. It called for about 15 minutes on the grill, but it took way longer to get the internal temperature correct. It was rather good though; I expect we'll do it again. Especially since I still have about three dinners of tenderloin frozen.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Thursday: annoying
This week has been a bit annoying. Just a bunch of little things - car issues, three-year-old drama, a messy house. It's been a while since I've had an annoying week, so I guess this will just remind me how good life usually is.
Here was the conversation I had with Isaac this morning:
Amanda: If you know the answer to a question, what do you do?
Isaac: Ask.
Amanda: If you don't know the answer to a question, what do you do?
Isaac: Tell you or Dad or Joshua.
Amanda: Yup, that seems about right.
The why questions have been relentless, and they've been part of the problem. I don't mind answering them, but when it is a question that Isaac should know the answer to, it gets absurd.
And there was this conversation tonight:
Ben: [asked a question I wasn't paying attention to]
Isaac: I don't know
Ben: [asked another question I wasn't paying attention to]
Isaac: Stop asking me questions!
I about died from laughter.
Here was the conversation I had with Isaac this morning:
Amanda: If you know the answer to a question, what do you do?
Isaac: Ask.
Amanda: If you don't know the answer to a question, what do you do?
Isaac: Tell you or Dad or Joshua.
Amanda: Yup, that seems about right.
The why questions have been relentless, and they've been part of the problem. I don't mind answering them, but when it is a question that Isaac should know the answer to, it gets absurd.
And there was this conversation tonight:
Ben: [asked a question I wasn't paying attention to]
Isaac: I don't know
Ben: [asked another question I wasn't paying attention to]
Isaac: Stop asking me questions!
I about died from laughter.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Wednesday: ups and downs
Today we drew "insect hunt" and "dust" from the hat. I thought Isaac would enjoy dusting more...there's a cool mitten, it really doesn't take that long, etc. No. It felt like pulling teeth and involved tears. Sigh. He hasn't taken a nap the last few days and I can tell.
We found a bug while dusting. Dumb ants. Why do they think they can be in the house?
We went to the nature center to look for more bugs. It sort of worked. Joshua was kind of in a mood. But we saw some water striders.
(Looking over the edge at the water striders.)
Another bug. I also thought that taking pictures of the insects would be more appealing to Isaac, but he didn't seem to care.
At the end we sat by the pond for a few minutes. There were a bunch of turtles. Isaac and Joshua changed places.
We played racquetball this evening. I'm right handed and have the racket in my right hand, but several times my left arm hurt after hitting the ball. Ben told me I'm doing it wrong.
And finally, my smart move of the day: deconstructed spinach salad. Isaac will happily drink his spinach, but won't touch it otherwise. So we blended it up. (He actually drank about half before racquetball and finished the rest with dinner.) Then he just put the toppings in a bowl to eat.
We found a bug while dusting. Dumb ants. Why do they think they can be in the house?
We went to the nature center to look for more bugs. It sort of worked. Joshua was kind of in a mood. But we saw some water striders.
(Looking over the edge at the water striders.)
Another bug. I also thought that taking pictures of the insects would be more appealing to Isaac, but he didn't seem to care.
At the end we sat by the pond for a few minutes. There were a bunch of turtles. Isaac and Joshua changed places.
Joshua sat up several times when it was nap time. Needless to say, this is not conducive to sleeping. I haven't seen him do this anywhere except in the crib yet. Isaac started crying after Joshua woke up because "Joshua wants to watch Ipad" and I said no. Because Isaac really wanted more Ipad time, even if it was playing games designated for Joshua. Sigh. There were a lot of tears over dumb things today.
We played racquetball this evening. I'm right handed and have the racket in my right hand, but several times my left arm hurt after hitting the ball. Ben told me I'm doing it wrong.
And finally, my smart move of the day: deconstructed spinach salad. Isaac will happily drink his spinach, but won't touch it otherwise. So we blended it up. (He actually drank about half before racquetball and finished the rest with dinner.) Then he just put the toppings in a bowl to eat.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Tuesday: life
This morning started with Isaac saying clever things, such as "I like socks when I'm not wearing them" and something else that we can't remember.
Today Isaac drew "make a volcano" and "declutter your room". We started with the decluttering by taking many of his toys out of his bedroom. I ignored his dresser since I know he still plays with all those toys.
He got all the stuff out and I was wondering about my plan. The house was already a disaster; this wasn't helping. But it was too late, everything was already out. Then we put it all back in and Isaac had to decide if he wanted to keep it in his bedroom or not. We disagreed about a few things, but for the most part we compromised or I let him do what he wanted...it is his bedroom after all. He hit a minimum amount of stuff removed, so mission accomplished.
I had the volcano ready to go pretty early in the morning, but Isaac was having a good time playing with his sand, so we didn't get around to it. He had his last swimming lesson. My overall impression was "meh." I felt like he did a lot of sitting on the edge of the pool, which is just cold. We did go early so he was able to swim in a life jacket a bit, and I got him to do a few things that the instructor wanted him to do. He doesn't like water in his face, and it's a problem.
When we got home he wanted to do the volcano. It was late, but why not. So we did.
Today Isaac drew "make a volcano" and "declutter your room". We started with the decluttering by taking many of his toys out of his bedroom. I ignored his dresser since I know he still plays with all those toys.
He got all the stuff out and I was wondering about my plan. The house was already a disaster; this wasn't helping. But it was too late, everything was already out. Then we put it all back in and Isaac had to decide if he wanted to keep it in his bedroom or not. We disagreed about a few things, but for the most part we compromised or I let him do what he wanted...it is his bedroom after all. He hit a minimum amount of stuff removed, so mission accomplished.
I had the volcano ready to go pretty early in the morning, but Isaac was having a good time playing with his sand, so we didn't get around to it. He had his last swimming lesson. My overall impression was "meh." I felt like he did a lot of sitting on the edge of the pool, which is just cold. We did go early so he was able to swim in a life jacket a bit, and I got him to do a few things that the instructor wanted him to do. He doesn't like water in his face, and it's a problem.
When we got home he wanted to do the volcano. It was late, but why not. So we did.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Tuesday2: peas
While at the grocery store, I got some frozen peas for Joshua. I was hoping to get some green vegetables in him. It didn't work. However, Isaac ate a ton of frozen peas while I was getting dinner ready; he kept asking for more! So I guess it was still a good thing I got the peas.
Monday: 44 weeks
Joshua is 44 weeks old today.
His top two teeth are just starting to poke through.
Today we pulled "change everyone's sheets" and "make a rain cloud" out of the jars. We didn't pull anything out until about 3pm, so it was good that the activities were pretty short. (Also, Isaac suggested doing an activity instead of asking for TV. It could have been that he saw the jars, but then he could see the TV too. I'm considering it a win.)
Our first try at rain clouds didn't go so well because we had the wrong shaving cream. I was going to the store later in the day anyway, so I picked up the correct kind of shaving cream. I wish we had had a bit more time to go on the internet and look at the water cycle, but hopefully something still got across as I was talking about it. If nothing else, it was a pretty fun thing to do.
After making blue rain we added yellow rain. It turned green.
His top two teeth are just starting to poke through.
Today we pulled "change everyone's sheets" and "make a rain cloud" out of the jars. We didn't pull anything out until about 3pm, so it was good that the activities were pretty short. (Also, Isaac suggested doing an activity instead of asking for TV. It could have been that he saw the jars, but then he could see the TV too. I'm considering it a win.)
Our first try at rain clouds didn't go so well because we had the wrong shaving cream. I was going to the store later in the day anyway, so I picked up the correct kind of shaving cream. I wish we had had a bit more time to go on the internet and look at the water cycle, but hopefully something still got across as I was talking about it. If nothing else, it was a pretty fun thing to do.
After making blue rain we added yellow rain. It turned green.
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