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.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
A Small Overlap
Well, my Chloe is home safe and sound from her trip abroad. I think she had a wonderful time. We made it through 520 of her 1358 pictures last night before she cried uncle and went to bed. She lasted until about 9:30 PM.
So Chloe will spend the next couple of days recovering, unpacking, doing laundry and sorting through her treasures and EJ will be packing and preparing for his trip to Cedar Point, OH.
http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/index.cfm And I will once again have only one child home.
EJ is scheduled to leave with 7 friends for Ohio on Sunday, June 21. Departure time has not been shared with me, yet! They will drive straight through, ride the roller coasters and head back to GA on June 27. EJ needs to arrive home at a fairly decent hour so that he can be ready to leave for college orientation on June 28.
Chloe may be able to work a few days after she recovers from jet lag before she has her wisdom teeth removed on June 25. I think we were able to schedule that surgery to allow enough recovery time before she and EJ leave for Florida with their dad to visit Uncle Nels and family.
I am not traveling and yet my summer seems to be flying by. :-)
So Chloe will spend the next couple of days recovering, unpacking, doing laundry and sorting through her treasures and EJ will be packing and preparing for his trip to Cedar Point, OH.
http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/index.cfm And I will once again have only one child home.
EJ is scheduled to leave with 7 friends for Ohio on Sunday, June 21. Departure time has not been shared with me, yet! They will drive straight through, ride the roller coasters and head back to GA on June 27. EJ needs to arrive home at a fairly decent hour so that he can be ready to leave for college orientation on June 28.
Chloe may be able to work a few days after she recovers from jet lag before she has her wisdom teeth removed on June 25. I think we were able to schedule that surgery to allow enough recovery time before she and EJ leave for Florida with their dad to visit Uncle Nels and family.
I am not traveling and yet my summer seems to be flying by. :-)
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