Katie arrived home from Kansas City yesterday afternoon. I spent the evening with my girls and I can't find the words to express how happy that makes me!
Chloe picked Katie up a the MARTA station mid-afternoon and they were both at the house when I got home from work. Katie requested spaghetti for dinner and we were having such a great time catching up that Chloe was almost late for work! Katie and I watched a couple episodes of "The Gilmore Girls" (sort of our thing) and chatted the whole evening while we waited for Chloe to get home. I think I went to bed around 1 AM. The alarm clock was NOT my friend this morning.
EJ left early Sunday morning for Panama City. DJ and his mom, Maura, are spending a week at the beach and DJ was allowed to invite friends. I've lost count of how many trips EJ has had this summer. Basically, he's home long enough to unpack, do laundry and repack before he's out the door again. I'm hoping he will be back Saturday but he wasn't sure what the plans were and I haven't called Maura yet to confirm. At the latest, he will be home Sunday.
The plan is for Chloe to come back to my house from her dad's on Sunday since school starts Monday. IF all the stars align and things go according to plan, I may have all 3 of my babies under my roof for about 36 hours! This new reality is taking some getting used to!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Counting Down
August is almost here. This means organized chaos for the Sloth house. I'm starting to count down:
6 Days - until Katie comes home from Kansas City!
11 Days - until EJ turns 19.
13 Days - until Chloe starts her senior year of high school!
14 Days - until EJ reports for FROG week.
18 Days - until EJ graduates from FROG week.
22 Days - until EJ starts his first year of college classes!
29 Days - until Katie starts her fourth year of college classes.
31 Days - until Chloe, my baby, turns 17!
And before I know it we'll all be settled into new routines and schedules and another season will pass me by. It's exciting to think of all the wonderful things ahead for my babies and sad to think how quickly the time is passing by.
I'm working everyday on just enjoying the moment.
6 Days - until Katie comes home from Kansas City!
11 Days - until EJ turns 19.
13 Days - until Chloe starts her senior year of high school!
14 Days - until EJ reports for FROG week.
18 Days - until EJ graduates from FROG week.
22 Days - until EJ starts his first year of college classes!
29 Days - until Katie starts her fourth year of college classes.
31 Days - until Chloe, my baby, turns 17!
And before I know it we'll all be settled into new routines and schedules and another season will pass me by. It's exciting to think of all the wonderful things ahead for my babies and sad to think how quickly the time is passing by.
I'm working everyday on just enjoying the moment.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Summertime means Travel
At least for the Slothbabies!
EJ is on his 3rd trip of the summer, Chloe her 2nd and Kate just completed her 3rd leg of summer traveling.
I think Chloe had a wonderful time in Italy and Greece. She took a lot of pictures and is working on gathering her collection of handouts and trip materials with her pictures for a scrapbook. She has survived the jet lag, a 24-hour bug and 4 bone-impacted wisdom teeth removed and is now in Florida with her dad to visit Uncle Nels and his family.
Kate took a mini-vacation from her nanny position in Kansas City and joined the family in Jacksonville over the July 4 holiday. New York, Kansas/Missouri and Florida! She is a busy girl. Katie flew into Atlanta on Thursday, July 2 and drove with the whole gang to Jacksonville. She flew from Jacksonville back to KC on Monday. I haven't heard from her, but I'm guessing she is back at work and very busy today.
EJ left GA on June 21 to travel with 6 of his high school buddies to Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH to ride the roller coasters. Along the way they learned some life lessons and it sounds like they had a great time. You will have to ask EJ to tell you about Maximo, The Gorilla. (see pictures below)
EJ arrived home late Saturday, June 27 from OH and we left mid-morning June 28 for Dahlonega, GA and his college orientation program. EJ was there until Tuesday afternoon and left Thursday for FL with the family. He will have a small break when he returns before it is time for his mission trip with the youth group. He should be back about a week from that trip before it is time to leave for school.
Kate will fly home August 2 and have a couple weeks before it is time for her classes to start. Chloe's first day will be August 10.
Summer for the Slothbabies is flying by.
EJ is on his 3rd trip of the summer, Chloe her 2nd and Kate just completed her 3rd leg of summer traveling.
I think Chloe had a wonderful time in Italy and Greece. She took a lot of pictures and is working on gathering her collection of handouts and trip materials with her pictures for a scrapbook. She has survived the jet lag, a 24-hour bug and 4 bone-impacted wisdom teeth removed and is now in Florida with her dad to visit Uncle Nels and his family.
Kate took a mini-vacation from her nanny position in Kansas City and joined the family in Jacksonville over the July 4 holiday. New York, Kansas/Missouri and Florida! She is a busy girl. Katie flew into Atlanta on Thursday, July 2 and drove with the whole gang to Jacksonville. She flew from Jacksonville back to KC on Monday. I haven't heard from her, but I'm guessing she is back at work and very busy today.
EJ left GA on June 21 to travel with 6 of his high school buddies to Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH to ride the roller coasters. Along the way they learned some life lessons and it sounds like they had a great time. You will have to ask EJ to tell you about Maximo, The Gorilla. (see pictures below)
EJ arrived home late Saturday, June 27 from OH and we left mid-morning June 28 for Dahlonega, GA and his college orientation program. EJ was there until Tuesday afternoon and left Thursday for FL with the family. He will have a small break when he returns before it is time for his mission trip with the youth group. He should be back about a week from that trip before it is time to leave for school.
Kate will fly home August 2 and have a couple weeks before it is time for her classes to start. Chloe's first day will be August 10.
Summer for the Slothbabies is flying by.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Protecting our Investment
Chloe had her wisdom teeth out yesterday morning. She has been uncomfortable, off and on, for about a year. The oral surgeon was able to show us on the x-ray why and give valid reasons for not delaying the procedure. So, yesterday at 9:30 AM Chloe had all 4 bone-impacted wisdom teeth removed. She asked to keep them and the doctor obliged. (ugh!) We're not sure exactly what she will do with them. Uncle Michael suggested making a necklace.
Chloe tolerated the anesthesia and pain medicine beautifully! She was pretty miserable for about an hour - the time between when the novacain wore off and the medicine kicked in. Poor thing was starving but the food options are slim. She slept most of yesterday and all night. I stayed long enough this morning to give her the next dose of medication and instructions for the rest of the day. She seemed quite comfortable with me leaving and she will text me if she needs something.
We were discussing this procedure before EJ left on his trip and he asked when he was getting his wisdom teeth out. I told him I wasn't aware there was a problem. He said the last time he was at the dentist they mentioned it to him and he just assumed they would tell me the same information. If they did, I blocked it out. But it looks like we might be doing this again in the near future. Oh Goody.
Chloe tolerated the anesthesia and pain medicine beautifully! She was pretty miserable for about an hour - the time between when the novacain wore off and the medicine kicked in. Poor thing was starving but the food options are slim. She slept most of yesterday and all night. I stayed long enough this morning to give her the next dose of medication and instructions for the rest of the day. She seemed quite comfortable with me leaving and she will text me if she needs something.
We were discussing this procedure before EJ left on his trip and he asked when he was getting his wisdom teeth out. I told him I wasn't aware there was a problem. He said the last time he was at the dentist they mentioned it to him and he just assumed they would tell me the same information. If they did, I blocked it out. But it looks like we might be doing this again in the near future. Oh Goody.
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