WITL Tuesday

The past two days of pictures has shown me that it's hard to remember to take pics if the kids aren't around.  Several times yesterday after I had done something I would think I needed to take a picture of that (today hasn't had much improvement either--maybe tomorrow).

So, Tuesday went like this.

A normal morning routine of getting up and ready and then getting the kids ready for school.  Then I went to the Y and worked out solo--a walk to warm up, rowing machine and then some ab work.  I came home and cleaned up the kitchen, did some laundry, talked to my sis and made a few phone calls about the auction.  Then I took a shower and got ready.  I downloaded my pics and looked at Ali's blog and a few others and then I wrote mine.  A quick bite of lunch before I went to get my haircut.  Then I ran a few errands for the auction and got to school early to take of a few things for LJ's spring program.  The kids and I had about 20 minutes before we had to go get their hair cut so we went to the "duck" park.  On our way home from hair cuts we stopped to grab Chick Fil A for dinner since we didn't have much time before LJ had to be back at school for the program.  The kids had a picnic dinner and Troy and I talked about our days.  LJ and I left to get to school at the appointed time and I helped had out DVD order forms.  Troy and Hannah got to school about 10 minutes before everything started.  After the program, Troy took the kids home to bed and I went to bunco.  Several of us arrived late and it was a small group so we didn't actually play (not that do on a regular basis anyway).  I got home and had a horrible headache; Troy and I talked about some news I got from our realtor at bunco about the golf course closing; I fixed lunches; Troy changed the laundry; we got ready for bed and my light was out immediately.

Observations/Gratitude:
The kids and I had fun singing to great music on the way to school.  It was quite warm and sunny today.  Unfortunately, I had another horrible headache.  I was able to secure more donations for the auction!  I love OCA; it is such a great school for the kids to be attending.

Favorite Moment:
LJ's Program

Pics Taken:
73

Cleaning

He insisted on eating immediately (he wanted time to play Minecraft before we left for school)

She still insists that I carry her downstairs every morning.  I don't mind really; it's a little reminder that she's not a "big" girl completely.

SO GOOD!  I love these--if you're a yogurt fan you need to try them.

Tying LJ's shoe--that's a near impossible task with one hand in a cast.

I was super stoked about my rowing time.  I haven't rowed for probably two months and my goal was 3500m under 18 minutes--made it by 1 second!

Her favorite spot to catch some vitamin D.

Maybe the cleanest the kitchen will be all week.

Love our shower floor

She loves to snuggle with me when it's quiet but she insists on being on top of me.  Today she was literally on top of my hand.

Ready to come back in

I always enjoying catching up with Staci at my appointments.

Goofballs

Shadow pics are so fun!

His cut--he hates having Staci spray his hair down with water.  She always gives him an extra squirt at the end just for fun.

Her cut--she doesn't understand or like having the big clips in her hair.  Today she insisted that they made her look like a gorilla--I have no idea where that came from.

Chick Fil A picnic dinner watching How to Train Your Dragon

She'll do anything for a french fry.

LJ's program

Hannah's friend Caroline sat with her during the program.  Such cuties!

He's looking SO grown up.

Luke's best friend Aubree--her mom and I try to get a pic of them together at all the major school events.  They hate it that we insist.

Scaring Dad before lights out.

He's adapted so well to not being able to use his dominant hand.

Bunco ladies

Fixing lunch for the kids--our new frig is so clean and organized (hoping to keep it that way).

The dreaded laundry chore.

Carrots are also pretty high on her list of favs.

WITL Monday

Wow, I haven't blogged forever but it's WITL time again so that means, hopefully, I'll have a post every day this week.

Here is yesterday:

The day started like any school day--get the kids up and ready to go.  I was anticipating it being a rough morning after a long, busy weekend away but both kiddos were in good moods and we left the house a little earlier than normal.  I walked H into her class because I needed to chat with her teacher and I also needed a few things from the office.  I then headed to the Y to train with Crissy which was a challenge since I ate a lot of junk on Easter Sunday.  Then I went to Sam's Club (ran into my friend Ashley) and then to the grocery store before making it back home around 11:30.  I unloaded everything and picked up the kitchen and sorted laundry and then ate some lunch.  It was a nice quiet afternoon working on things for the school auction coming up.  I left to pick up the kids early to be able to go back into school for more auction stuff.  We left school about 3:15 and checked on the veggie garden when we got home.  Some creature has been digging where it shouldn't so we put out the pinwheels.  Luke reads; Hannah played with Legos; and I changed the laundry (again).  Hannah wanted to play in the driveway so while she rode her scooter I pulled some weeds and then we played together for a while.  Luke requested some time to play Minecraft which I let him do while I started on dinner and H went back to her Lego creation.  While I was talking to mom, Troy got home very exhausted and done with the day.  We grilled some chicken and veggies for dinner and then we all went for a walk.  The kids took shower/bath and got ready for bed.  After getting H in bed, I did the dishes and changed the laundry (again).  When Troy finished reading to LJ he went to the office while I worked on sending some emails and working on auction stuff again.  Hannah came downstairs about 8:30 complaining her toe hurt--we sent her back to bed with a band-aid and a warning not to get up again.  LJ came down at 8:45 for a final good night after reading on his own for a while.  Troy ironed before getting ready for bed and reading.  I fixed lunches and got ready for bed early.  We were both tired.  Of course the minute Troy turned out his light he was snoring.  I got stuck playing a matching game on my Kindle and turned out the light later than I wanted too.

Observations/Gratitude:
It was nice to have a somewhat relaxing day unfortunately that wasn't the case for Troy.  I was pleasantly surprised by the kids' good moods while getting ready for school.  We all enjoyed a nice family dinner with no complaining about the food.

Favorite Moment:
I loved our family walk!

Pics Taken:
92

Always like to have this overview of the week for WITL

She insists on massaging her face on my legs and feet every morning when I put my shoes on.

He comes downstairs and snuggles in a blanket for a few minutes before starting his day.

Didn't really want to wake up

Breakfast

New as of December--Hannah adjusted SO well and puts them in all on her own

Multi-tasking

Just dropped off her Frozen backpack

Running to line up to go inside

My trainer (she's awesome)

Her spot when the house is empty (under Troy's desk in the office)

We really needed some groceries!

My kitchen is a disaster after being gone for the weekend.

Blech!

Time to go outside

Wishing she could go outside

Auction freebies I've collected

Lettuce sprouts

Carrot sprouts

Stay away animals

I realized how desperately this needs to be weeded last week.  I'm not excited about the task.

Reading Rush Revere

Creating her zoo

Master scooter rider

Starting on the weeds

Having some fun

Sweet puppers is getting old

Dinner

Heading out

Being active together--love it!

LJ is in the middle of the fairway (golf course was recently closed); since he can't ride anything he had fun exploring.

Cheesy all clean

Always order and precision (LJ)

Listening to Lord of the Rings

Berenstain Bears

Prepping for tomorrow

Luke's 8 1/2 Year Questionnaire

How old are you?  8

How tall are you?  shrugs his shoulders; I ask him to guess--about 4 feet-ish

How much do you weigh? holds a finger up (like hold on) and goes out of the room--56.0 after returning from the scale

What is your favorite toy? dragons

Favorite book? Rush Revere

Favorite movie?  How to Train Your Dragon

Favorite TV show?  um, Looney Tunes

Favorite food?  french toast

Favorite fruit?  cantaloupe

Favorite snack? chips deluxe minis

Favorite drink? slush (said while drinking a green apple slush from Sonic)

Favorite activity? thinks for a bit--play hide n seek

Favorite color?  green

Favorite sport?  soccer

Favorite song?  that's hard there's a lot of new songs; I can't pick one

Favorite animal?  leopard

Favorite game?  Life

Favorite outfit?  boxers

Favorite holiday?  Christmas

What do you need in bed when it's time to go to sleep?  my cuddle buddies

Best Friend?  Aubree (Northcutt)

When I grow up I want to be?  new store owner

Nicknames?  Munchkin, Lukester, Dude, Luke Dude

Thing I am really good at?  Legos

Some other stats:

Clothing size: 8 slim pants and 8-10 shirts

Shoe size: 1-2

Height:  4 feet 3 1/2 inches

Weight:  56.0 (according to our scale)

Hannah's 5 year Questionnaire

How old are you? 5

How tall are you?  Questioningly, 40 inches.  And then, "I think I'm way taller than 40 inches."

How much do you weigh?  40 tall feet; then, "What does that mean?"; then I say go to the scale and she says, "Oh, yeah!"; she comes back and says 4-9-0 which is 49.0 lbs

What is your favorite toy?  my pink Barbie

Favorite book?  Big Red Barn

Favorite movie?   Ariel (The Little Mermaid)

Favorite TV show?  Sophia the First and Curious George

Favorite food?  mac n cheese

Favorite fruit?   strawberries

Favorite snack? fruit snacks

Favorite drink? water

Favorite activity? play Legos

Favorite color?  pink

Favorite sport?   hibernating; I asked for an explanation which she explained perfectly and I said that wasn't really a sport and asked again and she said soccer

Favorite song?   Ariel song

Favorite animal?  giraffe

Favorite game?   Life (we got it for Christmas)

Favorite outfit?   my sparkly dress that I wore to the ball with Daddy

Favorite holiday?  Christmas Eve

What do you need in bed when it's time to go to sleep?   stuffed animals, covers and pillow

Best Friend?   Kayden (Beller); she is so much my best friend

When I grow up I want to be?  a mom and take care of people

Nicknames?   Sugar Bean, Beanie, Hannah Banana

Thing I am really good at?  monkey bars

Some other stats:

Clothing size:  6x at least for tops and 5 or 6 for pants

Shoe size:  13/1

Height: 3 feet, 10 inches

Weight:  49.0 (according to our scale)

The biggest change in the last six months for Hannah is getting hearing aids.  In October her teacher asked us if we had noticed that she may not be hearing everything correctly.  I commented that I thought that at the beginning of the summer but we chalked it up to her being 4 1/2 and just her age.  The school had hearing screenings in November which she failed.  We went to the pediatrician in early December and she recommended we see an audiologist which we did a week later (Hannah had passed the hearing screening at her Feb 16 well child appt).  At the first audiologist appointment we learned that Hannah had mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears in the lower frequencies.  She would need hearing aids (deep breaths for mom and dad).  We met with the audiologist a total of 3 times, the ENT once and had a MRI all in the span of 2 weeks right before Christmas (it was a bit hectic, crazy and stressful).  Hannah actually got her hearing aids before we saw the ENT.  It will probably go down as one of the best birthday presents she'll ever receive and one of the best Christmas gifts for Troy and I.  It was the afternoon of December 20, a Tuesday.  She had choosen turquiose hearing aids and the molds are clear with hot pink swirls and pink glitter.  Troy and I wanted her to pick them out so she could really "own" them as hers.  I wasn't sure about the pink glitter but they look awesome and she was SO proud of them.  It was pretty amazing when she had them in for the first time.  She told Troy, "Daddy, your voice sounds weird."  That's because she hadn't been hearing him correctly since the loss was in the lower frequencies which is typically male voices.  She was very excited to get back to school for her class Christmas party and show off her new hearing aids.  We saw the ENT the next day and he wanted to do an MRI to make sure everything was okay structurally.  He said if that was the case then the cause was probably a delayed birth defect or a genetic anomaly but there wouldn't really be a way to know definatively.  Hannah had the MRI on the afternoon of the 23rd and she was a trooper and held still perfectly for the 20 minute test.  The results were normal.  Hannah has adjusted SO well to her aids.  I've told countless people that it has been harder on Troy and I than it was for Hannah.  Her classmates have not given her a hard time and so far no one else that we've encountered has either.  I pray this will continue to be the case but will not be surprised when the day comes that someone is unkind about them.  One other factor that only time will tell is whether or not the loss will continue to get worse.  This is by far my biggest fear--I pray everyday that this will not happen.