The Jungle Book

Apparently I really need to keep my camera battery charged, we went to Emily first school play. She had been rehearsing for months for this! She and 14 other girls played the role of the snake.

The mic situation was a challenge, and following the story line was tricky as several scenes had been edited out. But Emily had a blast, and I was proud of her hard work. Also, thrilled rehearsals are finally over!

We sat the the back because our prepurchased tickets had been purchased too late to see anything. Hopefully next years play will be even better.

4 weeks to go!

These are so much cooler than when I was a kid!! Not only that, we have a waterproof cast!

Bob the Builder

Josh asked to go to bob the builder today. There is an exhibit at our air and space museum filled with fun construction gadgets,vehicles, homes, gardens, blocks, and tools! This place is truly paradise if you are three years old!

As soon as he found a construction helmet to wear he announced he was Bob and I was Wendy!

Health Updates

Well, it looks like we are trying to keep things exciting this month.  My back is doing much better.  I think the shot was a total success.  I have not had any pain in my leg or back since the shot, and I have been able to move freely and sleep however I want.  I also was able to get a bit more cleaning done, and I think I should be able to start doing a bit of exercising next week.  Just treadmill for now, no kickboxing or Zumba until I get the OK from the dr and PT staff.

So that was the good news...The not so good news is that we think Sydney has a small fracture in her elbow.  She started gymnastics this fall and Wednesday she fell from the beam.  She didn't seem too badly hurt at the time, no obvious swelling or bruises, but she has kept favoring the arm.  We took her to the dr, I hoped for a pat on the head and being told she was fine, but she got a sling, braces, and x-rays.  They did not see anything huge, but we have been told to keep her in the sling over the weekend, and head back in to Ortho on Monday since they saw what looks like a small fracture in her elbow area.  What my friend the ER dr told me is that she will be getting a full arm cast as a result just to be on the safe side.  Sigh.  Hopefully we can get her a hot pink one.  But I do wish I had gotten our holiday pictures done earlier.  maybe we can fit them in today before the cast!!

T-Ball

Apparently my little guy is quite the sports nut. I knew he loved things that rolled and balls of all kinds, but I had no clue he might also be good at them, say better than the average 3 year old. (I may be biased though) I'm not excited about becoming a sports mom, we have avoided at Little League after it flopped with the girls, and three seemed young to start sports teams with Josh. I'm willing to reconsider if he loves it that much! But still, baseball bores me to tears.

Here is Josh playing ball in the backyard and doing a good job too, he was with a friend this afternoon while I got my shot for my back and she took him out to play t-ball. She was impressed he could hit balls thrown to him not just on the tee. I got out Sydneys old t-ball gear, yes it's pink, and we have had fun lining up potential objects to smash. It also gives him a chance to practice counting.

Oh and we are pretty sure he is a lefty.

Karls job search

Karl has been trying to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up for the last few years. Today he mentioned he might like to be a vet. After I stopped laughing I mentioned normally vets love being with animals and don't have allergies. But he gamely attempted to convince me it could still work- he could wear long sleeves and avoid getting hives from exposure to dog fur.

Tonight - maybe 2 hours later- when our sweet and ancient cat mowed annoyingly and repeatedly about her dinner, he discovered that no, in fact, veterinary medicine was just not the career for him. Perhaps when she stops licking the cat food off her nose, he claims to just be helping her find the dinner he served her sixty minutes previously in her presence, she can give a cat shout out to cats everywhere and let them know they are safe. I think maybe she has kitty Alzheimer's.

Only 1 million more jobs to try out.