MeeMee made Charlie some pajamas! And he loves them! He put them on right out of the box. I don't think he even left the living room to change clothes. Thank you, MeeMee! He will wear them when we go to Florida, he says.
New Pajamas
MeeMee made Charlie some pajamas! And he loves them! He put them on right out of the box. I don't think he even left the living room to change clothes. Thank you, MeeMee! He will wear them when we go to Florida, he says.
No eclipse for us
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This is what we didn't see tonight at our house. Charlie and I stayed up an hour past his usual bedtime of 8:30, specifically to see the total lunar eclipse. But if houses are blocking your view of the dang moon, then what's the point?
We could have driven around the neighborhood in search of a good lunar-eclipse-watching spot if we were bigger nerds. And if I had any energy to spare. But I don't.
Cute phrase of the week
Charlie and I were working on some more Science TAKS practice tests, and one question was about a tulip. From the way that he answered the question, I knew that he had no idea what a tulip was. I posed the question to him, and he replied, "It looks like an onion, but it's red and white instead of just white." Well, Charlie, I think that's a turnip you're thinking of.
Today started off with a barf...
We arrived at school at 7:15 this morning, as usual. Not twenty feet into the school, Charlie threw up, right there in the hallway! No warning, no "Mom, I'm sick." He hasn't done that since Carly's high school graduation when he barfed all down the front of my 100% silk dress (he was only a baby then). Anyhow, after he threw up, he came to my classroom, sat down for a few minutes, had some 7Up, and was fine.
On a related note, his teachers have asked that we supply a 5-gallon tub of strawberry ice cream for the 5th grade Valentine's Party. (Raise your hand if you remember that he's lactose intolerant.) But we will still send it...along with some sorbet or soy ice cream for him and all the other non-dairy-heirs. (Ha! If you say it fast, it's funny.)
Another nauseating event I took part in today was TAKS Test Administration Training, where the school counselor gathers all the teachers and aides together and bores them to sleep. It's not the counselor's fault: the state makes her do it. The best part of the training was when I didn't have to drive my bus route after school.
So, these posts are probably pretty boring, but so's my life. If there's something else you want me to talk about, please make a comment and let me know what that something is. Thanks!
On a related note, his teachers have asked that we supply a 5-gallon tub of strawberry ice cream for the 5th grade Valentine's Party. (Raise your hand if you remember that he's lactose intolerant.) But we will still send it...along with some sorbet or soy ice cream for him and all the other non-dairy-heirs. (Ha! If you say it fast, it's funny.)
Another nauseating event I took part in today was TAKS Test Administration Training, where the school counselor gathers all the teachers and aides together and bores them to sleep. It's not the counselor's fault: the state makes her do it. The best part of the training was when I didn't have to drive my bus route after school.
So, these posts are probably pretty boring, but so's my life. If there's something else you want me to talk about, please make a comment and let me know what that something is. Thanks!
Shopping day today!
Nothing really exciting to report today. Jason went to...Allen?...for middle school solo & ensemble competition. He was beat when he came home. Didn't get much detail on the day's goings-on as a result.
Charlie went with me to get my hair cut today-- no pictures yet, as it takes a few days for a hair cut to "take". Right now, I just look like a flat-haired fashion victim. Not flattering. After haircut, we went across the street to Half Price Books so Charlie could sell some books, then to Target for some general shopping for Valentine's Day class party. Gas prices demand that when we do run errands, we make it count!
Bed is calling...
Charlie went with me to get my hair cut today-- no pictures yet, as it takes a few days for a hair cut to "take". Right now, I just look like a flat-haired fashion victim. Not flattering. After haircut, we went across the street to Half Price Books so Charlie could sell some books, then to Target for some general shopping for Valentine's Day class party. Gas prices demand that when we do run errands, we make it count!
Bed is calling...
Home again, home again, jiggety jig
I remember my Grammy saying that when we would return home from shopping or visiting or Whataburger. We would ease into the garage at the house on South 41st Street in Temple. That enormous Buick would be purring like a tiger, and I would hear from the back seat, "Home again, home again, jiggety-jig." I can still hear her.
Anyhow, that's where we were today: home again. Charlie had a fever still, and his cough lingered. We filled the prescription for an antibiotic, and he started that tonight. He watched TV all day and squirmed, since he didn't take his Concerta.
On that note, his appetite was excellent all day long. He ate vegetable noodle soup for lunch, and cabbage-beef casserole and corn on the cob for supper.
No fruit, though, which is unusual. Guess his appetite was just turned around today.
Jason built a makeshift cat tree for Jumper last night. Instead of combining traditional objects (money, a car, a pet store) he used various household objects (a large dog cage, a shoe rack, zip ties, a rag rug, pillows, a blanket). Jumper now has a wonderful house, complete with a fabulous backyard view! As long as one of his humans is in the kitchen with him, he will stay there as long as he likes. (This cat does not like to be alone!) His mouth is open in this picture...don't know if he was hissing at the camera, or yawning. Probably yawning, because it was late when I took this. Oh, and he's a lazy cat.
So, back to school tomorrow, with a well-dosed-up Charlie...there is change afoot in Forney ISD. Lots of shuffling of administrators, and, soon, teachers. Can't wait. Will fill you in on that later. Good night!
Anyhow, that's where we were today: home again. Charlie had a fever still, and his cough lingered. We filled the prescription for an antibiotic, and he started that tonight. He watched TV all day and squirmed, since he didn't take his Concerta.
On that note, his appetite was excellent all day long. He ate vegetable noodle soup for lunch, and cabbage-beef casserole and corn on the cob for supper.
No fruit, though, which is unusual. Guess his appetite was just turned around today.
Jason built a makeshift cat tree for Jumper last night. Instead of combining traditional objects (money, a car, a pet store) he used various household objects (a large dog cage, a shoe rack, zip ties, a rag rug, pillows, a blanket). Jumper now has a wonderful house, complete with a fabulous backyard view! As long as one of his humans is in the kitchen with him, he will stay there as long as he likes. (This cat does not like to be alone!) His mouth is open in this picture...don't know if he was hissing at the camera, or yawning. Probably yawning, because it was late when I took this. Oh, and he's a lazy cat.
So, back to school tomorrow, with a well-dosed-up Charlie...there is change afoot in Forney ISD. Lots of shuffling of administrators, and, soon, teachers. Can't wait. Will fill you in on that later. Good night!
Charlie Health Care Crisis 2008 Update
Charlie's doing about the same today...still feverish, still coughing. Dr. Miller (Dr. Frazier's husband) diagnosed bronchitis. If he isn't better by Thursday, we have a prescription to fill for an antibiotic. In the meantime, we have a Serious Prescription Cold Medicine, as well as Tylenol and Advil to alternate. I would love to let him stay home tomorrow, but my teacher will be out for training, and I have to be there. Maybe the next day...
Habits & cheap produce
Baked some no-knead bread today: above is the better-looking of the 2 loaves (the white "beard" is flour). Ridiculously easy recipe is here. I use 2 cups whole-wheat flour and 1 cup naturally white flour in place of 3 cups white flour, and active dry yeast instead of instant yeast (just have to sprinkle the yeast over 1/4 cup of the water to activate it before mixing it into the flour) and the recipe turns out beautifully. Bake this bread with caution, as it is habit-forming: have baked 2 loaves per week for the last 3 weeks. The 2 loaves last us the whole week.
For the last few weeks, Saturday night has been Movie Night for us. We watched Star Wars Episode 1 the first week, then Episode 2, and last week Charlie was grounded from watching television because he came home from his friend's house 6 hours later than requested. (I know, I should have gone over to the house to get him after 30 minutes. I just wasn't thinking.) So Movie Night ended there.
Well, last night we were supposed to go to the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra Pops & Brave Combo concert. Even though he's a stand-out euphomonium player, Jason plays percussion in the MSO. One of the band members of Brave Combo told him after rehearsal last week that he really enjoyed Jason's percussion playing!!!!!! But our plans changed when Charlie developed a low-grade fever on Saturday afternoon. So Movie Night was reinstated. He and I stayed home and watched a movie rented from the Redbox. They didn't have any Spongebob or High School Musical, so I hurriedly chose a movie called Stardust that advertised itself as "A thrill ride for the whole family!" For once, advertising didn't lie! I really enjoyed it, and Charlie "sort of" liked it. Coming from a child who eats, drinks, sleeps, and breathes animated media, that is high praise for a (mostly) live-action movie. You may want to check it out.
Charlie is still under the weather today...fever of 102, headache, cough, runny nose (flu, maybe?)...so he won't be going to school tomorrow. Jason gets to stay home with him, since I stayed home on Friday. They have plans to see Dr. Frazier. If it is flu, maybe she can prescribe some Tamiflu or one of the other anti-flu meds to shorten the duration.
Brookshire's is a grocery store chain here in the northeast Texas area that reminds me of Handy Andy in San Antonio when I was growing up. The stores are not mega-sized, and their produce is always nice and fresh. They do bag up and reduce prices on produce as it gets toward the sell-by date. On Saturday I found a large bag of dried chilis de arbol and about 10 bags of bay leaves, all for $1 (not per piece, but total!). So I am going to make some homemade picante sauce using the chilis, some canned diced tomatoes, and cilantro on sale for 33 cents a bunch at WalMart. I may make more and freeze it, depending on how it turns out.
Finally, you've probably noticed that it's been about 6 months since I last blogged. I'm not going to make any promises about future blogging, but I will say that my goal is to blog more frequently in 2008 than I did in 2007. How's that for vague?
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