Some exciting things happened on Thursday and Friday:
*Collin had his first playdate with a new kindergarten friend. They had a blast!
I'm so glad that he has wonderful friends in his class.
*Kayla got her first report card (the school does them every three weeks- LOVE that!)
They grade with percentages on these report cards (the four major report cards are different) but basically she got all A's and one B. It was neat to look at her scores and see them go up each week. She adjusted FAST from homeschool to school!
*Kayla auditioned for a "Milk" commercial radio spot and GOT the part!
She records soon and it is great pay for her and great for her resume! Go Kayla!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Week in review
A lazy Sunday
She's lucky she's so pretty because she sure isn't very nice to me.
Where JuneBug looks over her kingdom from
"Please stop putting bows in my hair"
Collin went to the optometrist because his vision was a little blurry. They found that he has astigmatism in his left eye which they will watch for a year before they decide on glasses. In the meantime, we have learned that he has "a protanomoly" (he is red/green colorblind) He learned his colors long ago and always names them correctly so it doesn't make a LOT of sense to me, but I am slowly learning what all of this means. Coll stayed home from kindergarten that day since he had to wear dark glasses after his eye dilation.
Collin has cutting edge fashion sense. Don't be jealous.
She's lucky she's so pretty because she sure isn't very nice to me.
Where JuneBug looks over her kingdom from
"Please stop putting bows in my hair"
Collin went to the optometrist because his vision was a little blurry. They found that he has astigmatism in his left eye which they will watch for a year before they decide on glasses. In the meantime, we have learned that he has "a protanomoly" (he is red/green colorblind) He learned his colors long ago and always names them correctly so it doesn't make a LOT of sense to me, but I am slowly learning what all of this means. Coll stayed home from kindergarten that day since he had to wear dark glasses after his eye dilation.
Collin has cutting edge fashion sense. Don't be jealous.
Monday, August 16, 2010
lizards, lizards everywhere
Spiders, cockroaches, mice, termites and even scorpions... you name it, a friend or a family member has dealt with it. It's always a bit traumatic to deal with these unwanted houseguests.
But I am not your stereotypical housewife who stands on a chair and shrieks when coming across one. In fact, I remember a winter in CO when we were dealing with mice in the house. I didn't scream when I came across one.
In fact I would trap them and keep them in an aquarium with food and water until it was "warm enough" to let them safely go in a field.
That was until we started finding them in our silverware drawers and kitchen cupboards. Then I had to sign the furry little guys' death warrant with a local exterminating company.
But I am officially and quickly becoming the stereotypical shrieking housewife with our LIZARD infestation. Tiny cream colored lizards with striped tails. Cute and fun to see when you find them outside. Quite the opposite as I find them inside the house, in various stages of life, death and sometimes (thanks to the cat) digestion.
The first one was found by Collin in the master bathroom when he screamed and said, "Mommy something just ran really fast behind the trashcan."
Ewww.... what ran fast??? A lizard, we discover. That's odd. How the heck did he get in here? After a botched rescue and release attempt, we laid his tiny body in the front yard.
The next week I was picking up dressup clothes when one scurried from underneath an item. I screamed. It was startling. I was able to catch and release this one.
Not five minutes later did I find another one in the playroom... sitting in a bowl.
He was easy to release too.
I told Tim that I'm pretty sure we have a lizard problem but since no one knows what to do with indoor lizard populations we left well enough alone.
The lizard torso found in a pile of kitty vomit was really convincing to my fragile psyche that we had to do something.
But still no one seemed concerned.
But walking downstairs in the middle of the night to find JuneBug picking up with her paws a little dead lizard and throwing it joyfully in to the air like confetti really put me over the edge. I would really and truly like to find a way to keep the lizards out. If only they knew what was lurking inside our house, waiting for another victim to sacrifice to the kitty gods. Why else does she toss her victims skyward?
RIP little buddy. May your corpse be a warning to all lizard kind.
But I am not your stereotypical housewife who stands on a chair and shrieks when coming across one. In fact, I remember a winter in CO when we were dealing with mice in the house. I didn't scream when I came across one.
In fact I would trap them and keep them in an aquarium with food and water until it was "warm enough" to let them safely go in a field.
That was until we started finding them in our silverware drawers and kitchen cupboards. Then I had to sign the furry little guys' death warrant with a local exterminating company.
But I am officially and quickly becoming the stereotypical shrieking housewife with our LIZARD infestation. Tiny cream colored lizards with striped tails. Cute and fun to see when you find them outside. Quite the opposite as I find them inside the house, in various stages of life, death and sometimes (thanks to the cat) digestion.
The first one was found by Collin in the master bathroom when he screamed and said, "Mommy something just ran really fast behind the trashcan."
Ewww.... what ran fast??? A lizard, we discover. That's odd. How the heck did he get in here? After a botched rescue and release attempt, we laid his tiny body in the front yard.
The next week I was picking up dressup clothes when one scurried from underneath an item. I screamed. It was startling. I was able to catch and release this one.
Not five minutes later did I find another one in the playroom... sitting in a bowl.
He was easy to release too.
I told Tim that I'm pretty sure we have a lizard problem but since no one knows what to do with indoor lizard populations we left well enough alone.
The lizard torso found in a pile of kitty vomit was really convincing to my fragile psyche that we had to do something.
But still no one seemed concerned.
But walking downstairs in the middle of the night to find JuneBug picking up with her paws a little dead lizard and throwing it joyfully in to the air like confetti really put me over the edge. I would really and truly like to find a way to keep the lizards out. If only they knew what was lurking inside our house, waiting for another victim to sacrifice to the kitty gods. Why else does she toss her victims skyward?
RIP little buddy. May your corpse be a warning to all lizard kind.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Pictures from the week
I had to get a picture of the sign on Kayla's dressing room door at the theater.
Collin had a great time at a back to school puppy themed party.
Kayla has learned to braid hair and likes to practice on me almost every night. :)
Poor Abby had another seizure... this time in the middle of our kitchen. Kids are just so sweet... this is how I found Abby. The kids had covered her up right after.
Abby won't play with the kitty but she sure is starting to cuddle with her.
Collin had a great time at a back to school puppy themed party.
Kayla has learned to braid hair and likes to practice on me almost every night. :)
Poor Abby had another seizure... this time in the middle of our kitchen. Kids are just so sweet... this is how I found Abby. The kids had covered her up right after.
Abby won't play with the kitty but she sure is starting to cuddle with her.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
What we did while Kayla was at rehearsal
Rehearsals were every night and on Saturday mornings.
We had a lot of help from the grandparents, neighbors and friends during this time.
And we really appreciated it!!
But there were times when Tim traveled that Collin and I were left to fill our time and figure out what to do with ourselves while Kayla was at the theater.
So...
We had a superhero playdate
We had a cupcake decorating playdate
We played in the fountains outside of Hale Theater
We had a movie night, swim nights and a couple of dates, but when all else failed...
I even put him to bed at the theater under the seats. Hey, a Mom's gotta do what a Mom's gotta do!
We had a lot of help from the grandparents, neighbors and friends during this time.
And we really appreciated it!!
But there were times when Tim traveled that Collin and I were left to fill our time and figure out what to do with ourselves while Kayla was at the theater.
So...
We had a superhero playdate
We had a cupcake decorating playdate
We played in the fountains outside of Hale Theater
We had a movie night, swim nights and a couple of dates, but when all else failed...
I even put him to bed at the theater under the seats. Hey, a Mom's gotta do what a Mom's gotta do!
San Diego
I was lucky to get to head to San Diego for an engagement shoot.
I asked my friend Brandi to join me and we made it a girls weekend.
WooHoo!! We hit the Marble Room for a great dinner and the gaslamp district for some drinks and karaoke. We had a blast!
Next day was hanging out on the beach taking pictures and then the engagement shoot on the beach. What a GREAT day that was. We finished it by eating at The Fish Market.
Here a a couple of fun pictures from the weekend and you can see the beach engagement session at: http://robind.smugmug.com/Weddings/MichaelLaura-engagement
For fun and practice
Ahhh.... sitting in the sand by the ocean...
This is our "what were we thinking, that we were shooting a commercial for toothpaste?" shot
I asked my friend Brandi to join me and we made it a girls weekend.
WooHoo!! We hit the Marble Room for a great dinner and the gaslamp district for some drinks and karaoke. We had a blast!
Next day was hanging out on the beach taking pictures and then the engagement shoot on the beach. What a GREAT day that was. We finished it by eating at The Fish Market.
Here a a couple of fun pictures from the weekend and you can see the beach engagement session at: http://robind.smugmug.com/Weddings/MichaelLaura-engagement
For fun and practice
Ahhh.... sitting in the sand by the ocean...
This is our "what were we thinking, that we were shooting a commercial for toothpaste?" shot
Monday, July 26, 2010
First day of school!
WOW... I can't believe it has already come and gone.. the first day of school!
The charter school where the kids attend is on a modified year-round schedule.
This works wonderfully in AZ because the kids go back to school in July when it's really too hot to be doing much anyway. Then they have long breaks in October, December and March. This allows families to have lots of time to enjoy the beautiful weather here as well as travel to places like Disneyland when most everyone else is in school. :) We love that!
Kayla loves her 3rd/4th grade combo class and the fact that you get a teacher for two years in a row. The class sizes are small and the learning approach is neat. Learning is application based, collaborative and investigative. The kids talk and work together to figure things out. The only "no talking" time is during tests.
Kayla loves her teacher, Mrs. W.
Collin loves kindergarten although it goes by quickly at just 2 1/2 hours.
But I get to have him home with me another year so I can't complain.
Mrs. B is super sweet. She gave each of the kids a bag of treats the first day with a note describing what each object represented, such as a Hersheys Hug to remind them that she will give them a hug any time they need one and an eraser to remind them that it's OK to make mistakes in her classroom.
Collin has two buddies from preschool in his class so that was pretty nice.
All in all a good first day and a great first week.
Here are some pix:
The charter school where the kids attend is on a modified year-round schedule.
This works wonderfully in AZ because the kids go back to school in July when it's really too hot to be doing much anyway. Then they have long breaks in October, December and March. This allows families to have lots of time to enjoy the beautiful weather here as well as travel to places like Disneyland when most everyone else is in school. :) We love that!
Kayla loves her 3rd/4th grade combo class and the fact that you get a teacher for two years in a row. The class sizes are small and the learning approach is neat. Learning is application based, collaborative and investigative. The kids talk and work together to figure things out. The only "no talking" time is during tests.
Kayla loves her teacher, Mrs. W.
Collin loves kindergarten although it goes by quickly at just 2 1/2 hours.
But I get to have him home with me another year so I can't complain.
Mrs. B is super sweet. She gave each of the kids a bag of treats the first day with a note describing what each object represented, such as a Hersheys Hug to remind them that she will give them a hug any time they need one and an eraser to remind them that it's OK to make mistakes in her classroom.
Collin has two buddies from preschool in his class so that was pretty nice.
All in all a good first day and a great first week.
Here are some pix:
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