This week I went back to school. Monday was freshmen day, Tuesday was a shortened schedule so the kids could go through the schedules in the morning, Wednesday was a regular day with everyone, and today was another shortened day for a pep assembly. I have somewhere around 55 kids in band, and they make a lot of noise!!! In a good way. 11 trumpets, 5 french horns, and 5 baritones will do that. (I had 6, 2 and 2 last year.) They played the National Anthem and the Fight Song at the assembly and they were a force to be reckoned with. They sounded awesome! I'm sorry, but sometimes louder is better.
Our first home football game is tomorrow night... We'll see how it goes! I'm sure it will be fine. And I have a drum major this year, so I won't have to be so stressed out. Wahoo! We won't march our field show until Homecoming, at the end of September, but it will come quickly!
We'll post some more pictures of our little Charlie man soon.
Us
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Charlie
Last night, Charlie went to bed around 10:30. He woke up screaming around 12:30am. Usually when he cries, you can stick a bottle in his mouth and he'll go back to sleep without too much trouble. Last night he was inconsolable.
We gave him a fresh bottle, bounced him, held him, rocked him, sang to him, sat in front of the fan, gave him his pacifier, and still he cried. He would calm down for a few minutes and then randomly start crying again. I finally bounced him on the exercise ball, he took the bottle, and got him quiet. His eyes were still half open though, so I couldn't tell if he was asleep or not.
Here we are sitting in the dark bouncing on a ball at 1:30am, when Charlie, eyes half open and mouth hanging wide, inexplicably starts laughing. Chad thought it was cute - I thought it was creepy. He never opened his eyes! He just stared out of the bottom of them, like he was looking right at me. After he got his giggles out, I handed him to Chad, Chad put him down in his Pack N' Play and he finally went back to bed.
The past couple of nights, Chad has heard him making some noise and he walks in to check on him to find he is mostly sleep... babbling (since he doesn't do much talking yet.) If we have a sleepwalker, I will be creeped out. They're like zombies. Like that one time (Christmas Eve 2009) we found Will laying at the top of the stairs staring straight ahead. When Erin spoke to him, it was obvious he wasn't all there. CREEPY!
P.S.
I will be a nervous wreck by the time spider "season" is over. This is my brain from the moment I wake up to the moment I fall asleep: "Spiders, spiders, spiders, spiders" as my eyes frantically scan the floor of whatever room I'm about to walk into. When I fall asleep, I have nightmares about spiders. You will eventually find me on a wooden chair in the middle of the room with everything up off of the floor, the carpet ripped out, and rows of sticky insect traps surrounding me like a moat.
We gave him a fresh bottle, bounced him, held him, rocked him, sang to him, sat in front of the fan, gave him his pacifier, and still he cried. He would calm down for a few minutes and then randomly start crying again. I finally bounced him on the exercise ball, he took the bottle, and got him quiet. His eyes were still half open though, so I couldn't tell if he was asleep or not.
Here we are sitting in the dark bouncing on a ball at 1:30am, when Charlie, eyes half open and mouth hanging wide, inexplicably starts laughing. Chad thought it was cute - I thought it was creepy. He never opened his eyes! He just stared out of the bottom of them, like he was looking right at me. After he got his giggles out, I handed him to Chad, Chad put him down in his Pack N' Play and he finally went back to bed.
The past couple of nights, Chad has heard him making some noise and he walks in to check on him to find he is mostly sleep... babbling (since he doesn't do much talking yet.) If we have a sleepwalker, I will be creeped out. They're like zombies. Like that one time (Christmas Eve 2009) we found Will laying at the top of the stairs staring straight ahead. When Erin spoke to him, it was obvious he wasn't all there. CREEPY!
P.S.
I will be a nervous wreck by the time spider "season" is over. This is my brain from the moment I wake up to the moment I fall asleep: "Spiders, spiders, spiders, spiders" as my eyes frantically scan the floor of whatever room I'm about to walk into. When I fall asleep, I have nightmares about spiders. You will eventually find me on a wooden chair in the middle of the room with everything up off of the floor, the carpet ripped out, and rows of sticky insect traps surrounding me like a moat.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
WE.
HAVE.
HOBOS!!!!!!!
And not the skeevy but probably harmless type.
The creepy, poisonous and hang out in a corner and jump on you when you're not looking or the crawl into your ear canal while you're sleeping type!!!
THAT'S JUST A PICTURE!!!! WE HAVE THEM IN REAL LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We killed one running across the kitchen floor, one running across the living room floor, and about 5 or 6 hanging out on and around the stairs to the basement.
And THEY BITE. And if they bite you, it can turn into THIS:
(Or WORSE - google it!!!!)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
I think we have to move NOW.
(If you are reading this and dad is nearby, this is usually the point where he will run his fingers up your arm/neck/back/hair to scare the crap out of you.)
HAVE.
HOBOS!!!!!!!
And not the skeevy but probably harmless type.
THAT'S JUST A PICTURE!!!! WE HAVE THEM IN REAL LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We killed one running across the kitchen floor, one running across the living room floor, and about 5 or 6 hanging out on and around the stairs to the basement.
And THEY BITE. And if they bite you, it can turn into THIS:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
I think we have to move NOW.
(If you are reading this and dad is nearby, this is usually the point where he will run his fingers up your arm/neck/back/hair to scare the crap out of you.)
... Seriously?!
Okay - if you have followed me on Facebook at all, you read my recent beef with a lady that walks her dog and lets it go to the bathroom in our yard. Some were wondering if she cleaned up after it, because that's not so bad.
True.
Sometimes you walk a dog and it decides to poop, and you clean up after it. But we just watched this lady walk out of her apartment with her dog, march straight across the street, into our yard, let her dog go to the bathroom, and then walk straight across the street back into her apartment. SERIOUSLY?! It's not like she's on a walk and the dog decided to go to the bathroom... she's purposely and intentionally using our yard for her dog to poop in.
When Chad confronted her last week, she claimed she was "just letting him get some shade under your trees". Mmhmm...
Today he went outside to confront her (actually a different old lady that apparently lives with the first lady... or visits a lot..) and our neighbor was already on top of it. He told her she had to take her dog down to the park if she wanted to do that. She claimed her dogs (there's more than one?!) weren't ready for that kind of walk. Uh... pretty sure they could handle it, you just don't want to walk that far. What she should have (more truthfully said) is "Why would I walk that far when your yard is perfect for my dog to poop in." So the neighbor finishes talking to her, she turns around, and Chad's standing there. She says "He's all done now" and Chad says "Okay - just try not to let it happen in our yard anymore." And she walks back inside and so does he.
We have now talked to the dog owners twice - what do you do after that?!
I'm sorry you live in a little apartment with no yard (they are supposed to be "putting in" a yard - they dug it up and put in a sprinkler system a couple of weeks ago, but no development as far as sod goes). Maybe you shouldn't have moved in with a dog! GRRRRGH.
True.
Sometimes you walk a dog and it decides to poop, and you clean up after it. But we just watched this lady walk out of her apartment with her dog, march straight across the street, into our yard, let her dog go to the bathroom, and then walk straight across the street back into her apartment. SERIOUSLY?! It's not like she's on a walk and the dog decided to go to the bathroom... she's purposely and intentionally using our yard for her dog to poop in.
When Chad confronted her last week, she claimed she was "just letting him get some shade under your trees". Mmhmm...
Today he went outside to confront her (actually a different old lady that apparently lives with the first lady... or visits a lot..) and our neighbor was already on top of it. He told her she had to take her dog down to the park if she wanted to do that. She claimed her dogs (there's more than one?!) weren't ready for that kind of walk. Uh... pretty sure they could handle it, you just don't want to walk that far. What she should have (more truthfully said) is "Why would I walk that far when your yard is perfect for my dog to poop in." So the neighbor finishes talking to her, she turns around, and Chad's standing there. She says "He's all done now" and Chad says "Okay - just try not to let it happen in our yard anymore." And she walks back inside and so does he.
We have now talked to the dog owners twice - what do you do after that?!
I'm sorry you live in a little apartment with no yard (they are supposed to be "putting in" a yard - they dug it up and put in a sprinkler system a couple of weeks ago, but no development as far as sod goes). Maybe you shouldn't have moved in with a dog! GRRRRGH.
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Yellowstone
At some point in mid-May, we went up to Yellowstone on a Sunday afternoon. We wanted to go one more time before our season pass ran out, and we knew we were going to be gone for most of the month of June. It was a little chilly, but I guess it was a good time of year to go because I have never seen more animals in Yellowstone!
We drove up through West Yellowstone, and then drove up to the North entrance, ate lunch, and headed back. Charlie had a giant blowout and consequently wore only a diaper for half of the trip.
Note: This is the first of 5 new posts that are mostly pictures.
We drove up through West Yellowstone, and then drove up to the North entrance, ate lunch, and headed back. Charlie had a giant blowout and consequently wore only a diaper for half of the trip.
Note: This is the first of 5 new posts that are mostly pictures.
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Update - Everything else
When we got back, the Olympics had just started. Here's our future Olympian getting as close as he can to the action.
He also started doing this for some reason:
We got back from California just in time to go to the local baseball game where Geena Davis was throwing out the first pitch for the 20th anniversary of A League of Their Own. After the game they showed the movie on giant inflatable screens out on the field. So. We had to go in style.
Geena Davis didn't do any pictures or autographs. We were disappointed. I even broke my "never buy used shoes" rule and my "never wear used shoes" rule and my "never wear used shoes you bought at D.I." rule so I could wear cleats with my outfit. But I did get my picture taken with an older man who said he had gone to every one of the Rockford Peaches home games. That was pretty cool. I wish I had talked to him more before he left. And a little girl who loves the movie. And while I was out changing Charlie's diaper, someone (an adult) asked me if I was in the movie. Yes, yes I was. I age well, don't I? And now I change babies' diapers at local baseball games in costume. People were pretty impressed with my uniform - good job Mama! (She made uniforms for Mollie and I for Halloween when we were seniors in high school)Too bad Mollie couldn't come with me so we could be extra cool. It was fun. And a once-in-a-lifetime event, I'm sure.
And now for some random pictures of Charlie:
I also have been having fun looking up new recipes and trying them out.
In May I went to the dentist for the first time in about 6 years. (not including getting my wisdom teeth out in 2009) I was tired of not being able to eat anything, and I had just taught a YW lesson about taking care of our bodies. So I was feeling a little guilty. So I finally called and made a dentist appointment.
It went like this:
1. appointment for initial cleaning/x-rays/consultation
2. appointment for more cleaning/digging at my gums
3. appointment for one filling
4. appointment for two root canals at the endodontist
5. appointment for two permanent fillings in said root canals
6. appointment for temporary crown fitting #1
7. appointment for permanent crown fitting #1 and temporary crown fitting #2
8. appointment for permanent crown fitting #2
I think that was all of them. On my last appointment (July 31st), I brought a pack of Starburst with me to share with my dentist and the assistant who worked on my teeth for the last couple of months. They used to be my favorite candy, but I haven't eaten one in at least 2 years because the pain would nearly double me over. Before that, it had been a few years since I had eaten one without my teeth hurting at all. So. Starburst it was. And it was delicious. But expensive. I told my dentist that that was a $3000 Starburst right there. P.S. Whatever happened to the tropical fruit Starbursts? I could only find original, Favo-reds, and flavor morphs. Psh.
Here's to many more Starburst to come! (And fewer visits to my dentist.)
He also started doing this for some reason:
It has been so hot since we got back. We decided to give in and buy a little pool to cool ourselves off in. We thought Charlie would like it since he loves the bath tub. Unfortunately, the hose water is about negative 20 degrees, and, surprisingly, it doesn't warm up very much sitting out in the sun all day. So Charlie doesn't appreciate it that much. But we did get him in it once so far.
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| Haha. |
We got back from California just in time to go to the local baseball game where Geena Davis was throwing out the first pitch for the 20th anniversary of A League of Their Own. After the game they showed the movie on giant inflatable screens out on the field. So. We had to go in style.
And now for some random pictures of Charlie:
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| Charlie really likes getting into Lady's toys. |
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| I'm sad this picture is blurry. Our little man! |
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| Dinner's ready! |
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| Orange glazed turkey legs with an orange marmalade gravy/glaze. Yum! |
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| Butter Brickle Frozen Delight. It's like cream cheese pie with a granola-like topping and butterscotch/caramel sauce. *drool* |
It went like this:
1. appointment for initial cleaning/x-rays/consultation
2. appointment for more cleaning/digging at my gums
3. appointment for one filling
4. appointment for two root canals at the endodontist
5. appointment for two permanent fillings in said root canals
6. appointment for temporary crown fitting #1
7. appointment for permanent crown fitting #1 and temporary crown fitting #2
8. appointment for permanent crown fitting #2
I think that was all of them. On my last appointment (July 31st), I brought a pack of Starburst with me to share with my dentist and the assistant who worked on my teeth for the last couple of months. They used to be my favorite candy, but I haven't eaten one in at least 2 years because the pain would nearly double me over. Before that, it had been a few years since I had eaten one without my teeth hurting at all. So. Starburst it was. And it was delicious. But expensive. I told my dentist that that was a $3000 Starburst right there. P.S. Whatever happened to the tropical fruit Starbursts? I could only find original, Favo-reds, and flavor morphs. Psh.
Catching Up - California
For a week in July, we went to California. We started off by heading down to Provo to celebrate Will and Sawyer's birthdays. We stayed at a cabin at the KOA in Provo, which actually turned out to be pretty nice!
I don't have any pictures from Will & Sawyer's birthday parties, but they were pretty awesome. Sawyer had a kitten/puppy themed party, and Will had a Spy party. Both parties were a hit! It was fun to help out. The next morning we left bright and early for California. Charlie was pretty good in the car, except for the major diaper blowout about a half hour from Chad's house.
We went to church and visited Chad's grandma.
We also went to the State Fair.
While we were in California, we also went to visit Kyle and Jess and meet baby Heather (who is 6 weeks older than Charlie).
I spent one day mostly being sick. The last night we were there, we packed a picnic of sorts, and went to the Strauss Festival. This is a free concert in the park near Chad's house with costumes, dancing, staging, choreography, narration, and singing. This year was the 25th year. They end the night with fireworks. (No pictures?!) It was fun!
Charlie took a couple of baths:
While we were in CA, Charlie started crawling on his hands and knees.
On Friday, we drove back to Idaho, stopped in Pocatello on the way to visit mom who was in town for the day, and then drove on to Ammon.
It was a fun trip - But we were glad to be home after the 12 hour drive.
Everyone was pooped.
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| helping pack |
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| cabin right before we left |
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| I spy a Charlie! |
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| All packed up. Are we forgetting anything? |
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| Oh yeah. Charlie. Sleeping away while we packed up. |
We went to church and visited Chad's grandma.
We also went to the State Fair.
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| Footsie Wootsies!!! I haven't seen these since the Big E in high school. |
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| Tiny box of free raisins. |
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| Sun Maid Raisin Girl. |
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| This goat liked nibbling on Charlie's toes |
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| What's wrong with this picture?Apparently you have to click on it to see the whole picture. |
While we were in California, we also went to visit Kyle and Jess and meet baby Heather (who is 6 weeks older than Charlie).
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| Heather is tiny! Or... Charlie is huge. |
Charlie took a couple of baths:
While we were in CA, Charlie started crawling on his hands and knees.
On Friday, we drove back to Idaho, stopped in Pocatello on the way to visit mom who was in town for the day, and then drove on to Ammon.
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| Taking a break at the rest stop in Winnemucca. |
Everyone was pooped.
Catching Up - Coming Home
When we got home from Connecticut, there was just enough time to take a break before going back to work for the 4th of July Parade. We held rehearsals on Monday and Tuesday, and marched in the parade on Wednesday. It was hot, but we were prepared. Everything went extremely well, and the kids were AWEsome. Our band won Best Band! Go Hillcrest!
We also went to Scoop Jam. This is Idaho Falls' version of Zoofari. It turned out to be a bust. Instead of ice cream coming from the same vendor (like Zoofari) it was a bunch of different vendors set up. This might have been a good thing, except you had to hope that their ice cream was decent after you waited in a 10 minute line. Most of it wasn't. Some of it was downright gross. However, there was a place called Graeter's (you can only buy it at Fred Meyer) whose ice cream was delicious! We went through their line about 4 times. Charlie got his first taste of cotton candy.
Speaking of which, Zoofari is on SATURDAY!!!! I look forward to this day every summer. 2 1/2 hours of all you can eat Breyer's ice cream at the Pocatello Zoo for $6/adult. We missed it last year because we were in California.
We also went to a local baseball game with our neighbors. Charlie had some more cotton candy.
I also got my first Bountiful Basket ever! I was SO excited!
Here is what I got:
Blueberries - I made blueberry muffins
Peaches - I ate some and made some into peach salsa
Radishes - Chad ate some raw and I threw the rest away when they got chewy
Bananas - I left most of these with Erin before we went to CA
Melon of some kind - I left this with Erin before we went to CA
Cauliflower - I left this with Erin before we went to CA
Plumcots - Interesting cross between a plum and an apricot. I ate them
Squash - I cooked it and pureed it for Charlie
Tomatoes - Made some into salsa - ate others on salad/sandwiches, etc.
Kale - I boiled this and stirred it into a pasta dish. I read online that kale is the little piece of green that shows up on your plate at restaurants as a garnish. It dawned on me that kale is the crap we used to dare each other to eat when we were little because we knew it was just for decoration! ... it should still be "just for decoration". Whoever tried to convince the rest of us that kale is healthy and delicious is downright wrong.
Red corn - This was such a pretty color raw. I thought I would take pictures after I boiled it for dinner (on the cob). But when you boil it, it turns a weird brown, purple-y color that is not as pretty
We also went to Scoop Jam. This is Idaho Falls' version of Zoofari. It turned out to be a bust. Instead of ice cream coming from the same vendor (like Zoofari) it was a bunch of different vendors set up. This might have been a good thing, except you had to hope that their ice cream was decent after you waited in a 10 minute line. Most of it wasn't. Some of it was downright gross. However, there was a place called Graeter's (you can only buy it at Fred Meyer) whose ice cream was delicious! We went through their line about 4 times. Charlie got his first taste of cotton candy.
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| Chad's free sunglasses from Idaho Central Credit Union. |
We also went to a local baseball game with our neighbors. Charlie had some more cotton candy.
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| Charlie the baby with Charlie the Chukar. |
I also got my first Bountiful Basket ever! I was SO excited!
Blueberries - I made blueberry muffins
Peaches - I ate some and made some into peach salsa
Radishes - Chad ate some raw and I threw the rest away when they got chewy
Bananas - I left most of these with Erin before we went to CA
Melon of some kind - I left this with Erin before we went to CA
Cauliflower - I left this with Erin before we went to CA
Plumcots - Interesting cross between a plum and an apricot. I ate them
Squash - I cooked it and pureed it for Charlie
Tomatoes - Made some into salsa - ate others on salad/sandwiches, etc.
Kale - I boiled this and stirred it into a pasta dish. I read online that kale is the little piece of green that shows up on your plate at restaurants as a garnish. It dawned on me that kale is the crap we used to dare each other to eat when we were little because we knew it was just for decoration! ... it should still be "just for decoration". Whoever tried to convince the rest of us that kale is healthy and delicious is downright wrong.
Red corn - This was such a pretty color raw. I thought I would take pictures after I boiled it for dinner (on the cob). But when you boil it, it turns a weird brown, purple-y color that is not as pretty
It is crunchier than regular corn and has a stronger taste. We liked it.
At some point I bought strawberries and found this Siamese specimen. 
We also went to a retirement party for my clarinet professor.
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| Bill Holman, Charlie, me and Chad. I'm sad this picture is blurry. |
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