Friday, December 31, 2010
More Tweets
All my focus is on weight loss. If your name isn’t KaDee Thompson or Jillian Michaels, you don’t have my attention right now.
When a boy becomes a man…Bruce’s comment to me yesterday: “Dad, it’s strange but I used to only like to watch soccer highlights. But now I like watching the whole games.”
Oceanside was 89 degrees yesterday. It was amazing! Today might be hotter! Summer is finally here!
If I’m not earning my pay, do I quit my job to be honest to my fellow man? Or give back a portion to the federal treasury? I don’t know, but it sure would be nice to go to the temple again.
KaDee and I will finally have furniture for our master bedroom in October. The good news – we still won’t have furniture for the front two rooms which means I get to keep my indoor soccer field!
It's about good teachers, students and parents, not the school. I agree with the rebuttal to Obama's comment over the weekend that his daughter's school is better than DC public schools..."Sidwell has fine teachers and high standards, but like all private and public schools it also had some mediocre teachers and some blind spots -- such as its reluctance to challenge some students because it would be wrong, as a teacher there once told me, to make them 'uncomfortable'."
When a boy becomes a man…Bruce’s comment to me yesterday: “Dad, it’s strange but I used to only like to watch soccer highlights. But now I like watching the whole games.”
Oceanside was 89 degrees yesterday. It was amazing! Today might be hotter! Summer is finally here!
If I’m not earning my pay, do I quit my job to be honest to my fellow man? Or give back a portion to the federal treasury? I don’t know, but it sure would be nice to go to the temple again.
KaDee and I will finally have furniture for our master bedroom in October. The good news – we still won’t have furniture for the front two rooms which means I get to keep my indoor soccer field!
It's about good teachers, students and parents, not the school. I agree with the rebuttal to Obama's comment over the weekend that his daughter's school is better than DC public schools..."Sidwell has fine teachers and high standards, but like all private and public schools it also had some mediocre teachers and some blind spots -- such as its reluctance to challenge some students because it would be wrong, as a teacher there once told me, to make them 'uncomfortable'."
A Few Random Thoughts
There was a fire scare at WalMart today when my mom and I were there. We had to leave our carts and exit the building for a few min. Suzanne was at the house and told Jane, "There was a fire alarm while your mom and grandma were at the store." Jane's immediate, calm response, "Oh, and they died?"
Tired of my hair being not short and not long. Grow hair, grow! I may be growing out my bangs. Time for a change.
I've had my fun and lots of great food. August is back to healthy eating and more excerise.
Jane and Bruce have August birthdays. At this point we're thinking we'll do a joint birthday party for them on Aug. 14th for anyone that is around and can make it.
Saw Inception tonight with our free tickets. I really loved it. Loved the ending. Great show.
Summer is going by too fast. Bruce and Linda start on Aug. 26th. I have high hopes for their new school.
I find myself really missing DC and our life there. We made great friends and the kids were very settled. But more and more I see the reasons we were supposed to come back. Daily we look at eachother and think, how in the world did we make it back to Oside? We really do love it here. You never know where life will take you. Glad it brought us back to the beach and family.
Tired of my hair being not short and not long. Grow hair, grow! I may be growing out my bangs. Time for a change.
I've had my fun and lots of great food. August is back to healthy eating and more excerise.
Jane and Bruce have August birthdays. At this point we're thinking we'll do a joint birthday party for them on Aug. 14th for anyone that is around and can make it.
Saw Inception tonight with our free tickets. I really loved it. Loved the ending. Great show.
Summer is going by too fast. Bruce and Linda start on Aug. 26th. I have high hopes for their new school.
I find myself really missing DC and our life there. We made great friends and the kids were very settled. But more and more I see the reasons we were supposed to come back. Daily we look at eachother and think, how in the world did we make it back to Oside? We really do love it here. You never know where life will take you. Glad it brought us back to the beach and family.
Oceanside Tweets
We found out yesterday that our good friends here in Oceanside, their 9 year old son Max did not survive a boating accident this weekend. It is very sad, KaDee has taught him in primary. I imagine it will be somber meetings in church today, including testimony meeting. We'll be attending the funeral on Wednesday, which may be difficult to find a babysitter.
I have a new job at work which is a little more exciting than what I've been doing. I will be going through all our loan files and deciding which cases we want to foreclose on. I'll have to analyze our equity position, the local markets, etc. The goal being to sale the properties and recover tax payer dollars, while trying to avoid REO (Real Estate Owned). The Center hasn't foreclosed on a loan in years, but I'm happy to earn my pay.
KaDee's sister is in the process of transforming our home into a Reception Venue for her wedding. It's interesting. We now have a lightpost in our backyard with some other fire sticks. I'm sure there will be more to come. KaDee's sister is also having Famous Dave's cater the event so we had to test the food yesterday, the bright spot in the Wedding planning!
Argentina lost yesterday and that was a disappointment. I have some players that I'm not happy with but Germany played them well. I guess I'll cheer for Uruguay in the Simis. I suppose Zane is cheering for the dutch.
Claire is 90% potty trained. She may have an accident every couple days but she is sleeping without a diaper and doing very well going on her own.
Bruce is signed up for his second season of soccer. He wanted to do it again. I think he will do well, especially since he may be repeating the same division as last year. I will not be coaching!
As I try to get in Dad's suit for the wedding, I'm down another three pounds. Though I've written off this weekend, I'll be back again on Tuesday. (I am eating less than the Bride and Groom I've noticed)
I tried my hand at Squash Casserole yesterday. Didn't turn out that great because I made it low carb substituting the bread crumbs with porkrines. With all the sqash coming out of dad's garden, maybe someone can share their best recipe. I really want to do a soup next.
I will not be running for the Miracosta School Board. I just don't think I can match the time commitment as the other Board members. They seem to have made it a full-time job.
I have a new job at work which is a little more exciting than what I've been doing. I will be going through all our loan files and deciding which cases we want to foreclose on. I'll have to analyze our equity position, the local markets, etc. The goal being to sale the properties and recover tax payer dollars, while trying to avoid REO (Real Estate Owned). The Center hasn't foreclosed on a loan in years, but I'm happy to earn my pay.
KaDee's sister is in the process of transforming our home into a Reception Venue for her wedding. It's interesting. We now have a lightpost in our backyard with some other fire sticks. I'm sure there will be more to come. KaDee's sister is also having Famous Dave's cater the event so we had to test the food yesterday, the bright spot in the Wedding planning!
Argentina lost yesterday and that was a disappointment. I have some players that I'm not happy with but Germany played them well. I guess I'll cheer for Uruguay in the Simis. I suppose Zane is cheering for the dutch.
Claire is 90% potty trained. She may have an accident every couple days but she is sleeping without a diaper and doing very well going on her own.
Bruce is signed up for his second season of soccer. He wanted to do it again. I think he will do well, especially since he may be repeating the same division as last year. I will not be coaching!
As I try to get in Dad's suit for the wedding, I'm down another three pounds. Though I've written off this weekend, I'll be back again on Tuesday. (I am eating less than the Bride and Groom I've noticed)
I tried my hand at Squash Casserole yesterday. Didn't turn out that great because I made it low carb substituting the bread crumbs with porkrines. With all the sqash coming out of dad's garden, maybe someone can share their best recipe. I really want to do a soup next.
I will not be running for the Miracosta School Board. I just don't think I can match the time commitment as the other Board members. They seem to have made it a full-time job.
Potty Talk
Guess who is potty trained?! I thought summer would be the perfect opportunity for me to work on potty training with Claire. I was stressed about it and didn't have too much faith. I stuck her in undies to see what would happen. The first week was rough and we went through a lot of undies but I tried hard to remain positive with her. So, this week it clicked! We've only had two #1 accidents for the entire week. She wears pull-ups to bed and when we go out. She has woken up with a dry pull-up everyday this week and hasn't had any problems when we're out. #2 has been the problem but this afternoon we had SUCCESS! I'm sure we'll have our beginner accidents but this is very exciting for Robert and I. We have been changing diapers for 7yrs. and now it's drawing to an end. We're proud of our big girl. She is right on track with the other kids for being potty trained by her 2nd birthday.Us
Robert - Someone at work offered their overtime hours to him. So, he's been working 9hr. days, getting home at 4:30pm with every other Friday off. Now instead of taking the Fridays off that time will go toward overtime and so will the extra hour he works each day. We feel like this is a blessing directly from paying tithing. This will really help us out.
KaDee - Sick Sick Sick. Spent Monday and Tuesday of last week kneeling at the porcelain throne. Finally recovered from that to wake up Sunday morning with a terrible sore throat that is progressively getting worse. Temps been averaging around 101.6. Went to Urgent Care and they said it's not strep. They gave me a viral antibiotic. So far, still feeling awful pain and fever.
Bruce & Linda - Excited for summer to start next week. Linda goes on a field trip tomorrow taking the Sprinter to the library and has 2 more cheerleading practices left. Bruce is doing great at school and is just an all around good boy. I'm so happy I was able to have one boy. He's my buddy.
Jane & Claire - My friends at home during this school year. They've really gotten in to Mary Poppins and Claire's favorite show is Calliou. Hard to believe Claire will be 2 next month. Jane still battles arthritis pain. The Dr. said 50% of the kids with her type of arthritis outgrow it. Cross your fingers. Claire's favorite phrase, "Don't want to mama!"
KaDee - Sick Sick Sick. Spent Monday and Tuesday of last week kneeling at the porcelain throne. Finally recovered from that to wake up Sunday morning with a terrible sore throat that is progressively getting worse. Temps been averaging around 101.6. Went to Urgent Care and they said it's not strep. They gave me a viral antibiotic. So far, still feeling awful pain and fever.
Bruce & Linda - Excited for summer to start next week. Linda goes on a field trip tomorrow taking the Sprinter to the library and has 2 more cheerleading practices left. Bruce is doing great at school and is just an all around good boy. I'm so happy I was able to have one boy. He's my buddy.
Jane & Claire - My friends at home during this school year. They've really gotten in to Mary Poppins and Claire's favorite show is Calliou. Hard to believe Claire will be 2 next month. Jane still battles arthritis pain. The Dr. said 50% of the kids with her type of arthritis outgrow it. Cross your fingers. Claire's favorite phrase, "Don't want to mama!"
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)