Saturday, September 24, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
9-20-2011
Busy, busy, busy....that's how it feels around here! Getting into a routine with the kids being back in school.
Sunday Sept. 11th we went to the Gibney Family Reunion. At first I thought it felt weird to do something fun like that on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Then I realized it was the perfect thing to do. Spending the day surrounded by family, sharing memories and creating new ones was a perfect celebration of life.
I volunteered in the kid's school on Thursday and got a lot done in the workroom for the teachers. It helps me feel connected to what's going on in their days.
Friday Gail Grill, a student of mine from last year, met me at the house after work. She is going to stay with the kids ,here at home, from 0545 until 0845 on Monday, Wednesday, Friday. That way Charlie can go to work in Wynnewood at his regular time (0515) and get a lot more done in his day. When he had to wait until 0845 to take the kids to school it put him at the job site around 1000. I really like Gail and think it will work out well. The kids met her Friday after school and didn't have a lot to say. Yesterday she came for the first time to watch them. Neither Luke nor Lily will give me many details. Gail said it went fine. The plan at this point is to do this while Charlie is working further away. Once he returns to local jobs, I'm hoping he can take back over the morning watch.
Saturday was the first day of fall deck heck at Ozzie's. Both Luke & Lily are playing this season. After hockey, Lily and I went to the Oley Fair. Charlie is getting over being sick and didn't want to go. Luke feels like he is getting sick and didn't want to go. Lily and I had a good time.
Sunday Lily and I traveled to Mom and Dad's to see Michael who is in from Kansas for a visit. Jill came over. I haven't see her in almost as long as I haven't seen Michael. I was expalining to Lily on the drive up that we don't have a lot in common with Jill or Michael other than the fact that we are family. Sad, but true. In any event, it was nice to have a visit. On the way home, Lily talked me in to stopping off at a Chinese buffet. That was probably the highlight of the trip, for both of us!
Sunday Sept. 11th we went to the Gibney Family Reunion. At first I thought it felt weird to do something fun like that on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Then I realized it was the perfect thing to do. Spending the day surrounded by family, sharing memories and creating new ones was a perfect celebration of life.
I volunteered in the kid's school on Thursday and got a lot done in the workroom for the teachers. It helps me feel connected to what's going on in their days.
Friday Gail Grill, a student of mine from last year, met me at the house after work. She is going to stay with the kids ,here at home, from 0545 until 0845 on Monday, Wednesday, Friday. That way Charlie can go to work in Wynnewood at his regular time (0515) and get a lot more done in his day. When he had to wait until 0845 to take the kids to school it put him at the job site around 1000. I really like Gail and think it will work out well. The kids met her Friday after school and didn't have a lot to say. Yesterday she came for the first time to watch them. Neither Luke nor Lily will give me many details. Gail said it went fine. The plan at this point is to do this while Charlie is working further away. Once he returns to local jobs, I'm hoping he can take back over the morning watch.
Saturday was the first day of fall deck heck at Ozzie's. Both Luke & Lily are playing this season. After hockey, Lily and I went to the Oley Fair. Charlie is getting over being sick and didn't want to go. Luke feels like he is getting sick and didn't want to go. Lily and I had a good time.
Sunday Lily and I traveled to Mom and Dad's to see Michael who is in from Kansas for a visit. Jill came over. I haven't see her in almost as long as I haven't seen Michael. I was expalining to Lily on the drive up that we don't have a lot in common with Jill or Michael other than the fact that we are family. Sad, but true. In any event, it was nice to have a visit. On the way home, Lily talked me in to stopping off at a Chinese buffet. That was probably the highlight of the trip, for both of us!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
9-6-2011
Lots and lots and lots of rain. I made snickerdoodle cookies for us to have as an after school treat. And creamy homestyle chicken for supper.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
9-2-2011
Holy Cow....so much has happened since I last posted. Where to begin?
The day we returned from OCMD there was an earthquake in Virginia, not terribly far from where we were on the road driving home. We knew absolutely nothing about it until Dad called Charlie's cell phone and told us. The radio in the minivan doesn't work. It shorted out a few days before we left for the beach. Some of the towns we drove thru had sirens going, but we didn't think anything of it at the time. Another example of ignorance being bliss.
Then the weekend following our return we had Hurricane Irene. She was a pretty big deal up and down the east coast as millions lost power and experienced storm damage. We kept power, but lost 2 big trees next to the barn and lots of branches and leaves. The trees kept blowing in a scary way, so we hung out in our emergency closet and watched DVDs. Better safe than sorry. It was kinda fun. Like a camping adventure.
Then that Monday the kids started school. Lily thinks her teacher (Mrs. Reimert) is very nice. She's not happy there are some special needs kids in her class who act out, but overall seems okay with the state of things. Luke isn't too enthusiastic about school or his teacher. He wants to try home schooling. I'm asking him to hang in there until Christmas and then we'll re-evaluate.
This past Thursday marked the end of week 1 of the school year. We celebrated by having a scavenger hunt with treats all along the way. The kids loved it!
The day we returned from OCMD there was an earthquake in Virginia, not terribly far from where we were on the road driving home. We knew absolutely nothing about it until Dad called Charlie's cell phone and told us. The radio in the minivan doesn't work. It shorted out a few days before we left for the beach. Some of the towns we drove thru had sirens going, but we didn't think anything of it at the time. Another example of ignorance being bliss.
Then the weekend following our return we had Hurricane Irene. She was a pretty big deal up and down the east coast as millions lost power and experienced storm damage. We kept power, but lost 2 big trees next to the barn and lots of branches and leaves. The trees kept blowing in a scary way, so we hung out in our emergency closet and watched DVDs. Better safe than sorry. It was kinda fun. Like a camping adventure.
Then that Monday the kids started school. Lily thinks her teacher (Mrs. Reimert) is very nice. She's not happy there are some special needs kids in her class who act out, but overall seems okay with the state of things. Luke isn't too enthusiastic about school or his teacher. He wants to try home schooling. I'm asking him to hang in there until Christmas and then we'll re-evaluate.
This past Thursday marked the end of week 1 of the school year. We celebrated by having a scavenger hunt with treats all along the way. The kids loved it!
Yesterday Charlie and Luke bought BB guns at Wal Mart. They dream of wounding/killing the groundhogs that are all over the property. We shall see...
Today Charlie and the kids are at Dorney Park enjoying themselves. I had no desire to go and am enjoying the peace and quiet here at home. A win-win for everyone!
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