Dads Rock Too Share Café

Hi girls!
Lorena: glad to hear you are enjoying your work. you will probably find good use for your assistant once you get into your work more. miss v had to do a speech in English? Wow... very advanced.

Stacy: looks like you are enjoying your trip. always nice to go away but even nicer to come home. how is elim doing without daddy? Kaelin was oblivious to Dan's absence at that age, but she did become a mom's girl. this year when we came back from Florida she sobbed for him... especially at night.

Tracy: don't u ever get tired of school?

Katie: enjoy vegas! I've never been there. Dan and I need to figure out where to use the airline tix I won last year for the mod family teams challenge. and with or without kids!

Liz: nice to see you last night. tori is a cutie. I was very impressed with Mike's eagerness to jump in and help for the walk this weekend. Dan doesn't do crap .

Lindsey: yay for getting in for therapy. hope all of u have a great summer.

my team of four raised $4349 for this year's walk, which is on Sunday. I raised about 3500 of it myself. nice to actually have others interested in raising moneyand being on the team!

Ok, my finger is tired from typing on my phone.
 

erin

Erin~ WOW!!! What a great total!!! That's awesome!

As for school......YES!!!!!! I'm very tired of school at this point, but I only have until the end of June, then I have two more classes to go!! June is always rough because it's three different classes, but once the fall comes, we only have one class once a week. Needless to say, there will be no more degrees for me....for a long while. At least my new professor today seems pretty cool and isn't looking to just drive us totally insane for the fun of it!!

Lorena~ Speech??? For V?????? I'm seriously amazed at your kids' curriculum at such young ages.

As for the assistant....I understand! Sometimes, it's just easier to do it yourself than have to explain it to someone else. Don't get me wrong...I love my assistant (even though I have to share with other teachers) and don't know what I'd do without her.

Tracy: Mommy milk is like a sedative, it's great, haha!!

Lindsay: Probably not! Part of me coming here is because it feels like home to me! Woohoo for the opening!

Lorena: Wow, they get the kids speaking English really young, and speeches at that age?! Wow!!

Erin: He's not seeming to be affected at all! When I play the story that he recorded he'll say da and point to the computer but isn't extra fussy or anything. Awesome fundraising!!

We went to the zoo today! Elim hugged a goat, it was pretty funny! The Philly zoo is pretty cool, the exhibits were amazing! Still kinda odd seeing the Amish out among normal peeps though. Tomorrow we're doing a playground, farmers market, returning the car, lunch and errands then the day after HOME! Well, my parents anyway they want me to sleep over since they've got the dog and don't want me unloading by myself in the middle of the night.

Stacy - So cute that Elim hugged a goat! Take your parents up on their offer!

Tracy - I'm glad your new prof is cool. That totally helps:)

Lorena - Sorry, PT is short for physical therapy. We've been on a waitlist for a bit, and there's finally an opening coming up. It sounds like Miss V did great on her speech! I'm REALLY concerned about the level of education in this country when I hear all that your kiddos are doing. Amazing! How very cool that you have an assistant.

Erin - Your total is awesome! Wishing you some great weather for your upcoming walk.

It might be a Chuck E. Cheese Day. Got to check to see what time they open. If it's 9 a.m., we're so there:)

Lorena - "In this country," I meant the U.S. We are kinda behind.

Stacy~ Awww....goat lovin'!!! I remember when I was a kid, there was a petting zoo at Six Flags. I was petting a goat as my family walked away and the goat quietly started to eat my dress!! I remember it very clearly even this many years later....scarred me for life.

Scoped out party locations for Ansley's party this morning! We know the park that we want to use, but was looking at table locations near the lake. Hopefully it'll be beautiful weather!!

Now I need to be working on assignments for next week so that I can be stress free for Vacation Bible School week!!! I've not been able to help for the past two summers due to school work so this summer I agreed to help. Just gotta manage my time well....which is not my strong point.

Okay girls----I'm about to dish out the "shame-shame"!!! It's already 8 days into June and Lauren had our new cafe up and ready with perfect timing and there are only 34 posts!

We're totally gonna have to have a party in here soon or something!

Tracy - Okay, I hear you:) So, you've scoped out an ideal park for Ansley's b-day bash. By a lake, sounds perfect:) Does she have a particular theme in mind or is she letting you choose all that stuff? I was laughing at your goat memories because I have a similar one. I visited a petting zoo when I was probably 4 or so and the thing kept following me! Freaked me out! One thing about petting zoos when walking around, is it a food pellet or is it poop?

Just a fly by...

It's big time out here to write stuff on people's cars for graduation... other folks do that?

It's VERY worrisome to me, that on I'd say about oooooh 85% of the cars there is an awful grammar mistake. Today I drove behind "Your 17!!" I hope the person who wrote it wasn't also a graduate or I'm worried... very very worried. I should carry a red window marker with me so I can go around correcting all the mistakes!

Lauren~ LOL!!! I see the same thing around here!! Except here, it's not just graduations, but girlfriends lovin' their man, etc. Teehee.....I can just see you with a red marker randomly correcting grammar on car windows!!

Lindsay~ She's not set on a theme, but has decided what colors she'd like to use. They're pretty popular colors so hopefully I can work with her wishes. Now my job is to figure out how to incorporate Taylor's flower arrangement with Ansley's choices. I'm sure those two would've butted heads about birthday parties ....their personalities are just so different (from my time with them inside of me )

VBS starts tomorrow night and I have TONS of homework to do so I must get off this site and get busy on boring research sites.......

Tracy - I'm sure your decorations and ideas are going to be just perfect for your girls' day. Sorry for the boring research sites.

Lauren - Too funny! It's popular here too. I know, scary to see the grammar mistakes. Such a good idea to have a red window pen. The look on the person's face coming out to their car to read the correction would be PRICELESS:)

Trying to figure out what's going on with our drip system in the front. It's not working right and I've been watering our foliage and trees by hand for a week. It's so hot, I'm afraid we're going to lose 'em for not going enough H2O. Don't really want to spend the cash to replace pygmy date palms right now:(

Lauren: I see it all the time, on papers, even in some of S teachers' notes, and yes I grab a green pen and circle them, I can't help it..... I truly hope that if you see any mistakes I make here please let me know.... remember that Eng is not my first language....

Lindsay: I think my kids schools are advanced because they have European program.... not all schools here are like this, but yes Eng in my country is a "must" class every children have.....I hope you can save your pygmy date palms..... hey, are they not suppose to resist in the desert? I can imagine the hot weather in AZ ....

Tracy: Glad you have all settle for Ansley's Bday party, so thoughtful of you to have also set for Taylor..... S Birthday is next Friday..... I have not prepare anything.... I would take some kids to laser shot at a mall, then have them over here, some pizza, S and I are planning a treasure hunt for the guests, and a terror movie...... S is so thrilled, this boy really loves Bday parties, well both of them do, V cries saying is also her Bday, poor girl she has to wait until November...... I try to make it the most special day for them.......

Erin: congratulations!!! Awesome fond raising...... glad you were able to meet Liz (and Ellen?) ...... hope your WE walk is fine.....

Liz: How was your mex girls' night out...... mmmm.... I am thinking of a Margarita...... Is 11 am to early for one??

Katie: I hope you are enjoying Vegas so much....

Work is fine, just so consuming..... I sit there absorb in papers, this week it will be courtrooms.....not my favorite part..... today is my FIL Birthday so we are invited for dinner..... So later we will go out to find a gift for him..... S has a birthday party of a classmate in the children's Museum tomorrow morning ..... well that are our WE plans......If I can move my DH from the couch....Soccer..... Euro Cup .... If Italy plays tomorrow seems like we will be doom and not get out of the house.....

Happy Saturday everyone

Lorena

Tracy: Haha! I'd be traumatized too if a goat ate my dress! I totally think Emilyn and Hailey would've butted heads too, Hailey was always throwing kicks and punches and Emilyn was always just twisting and turning. Silly kids.

I'm finally home! Got laundry started and most of my stuff put away. Definitely nice to start getting settled back into home and into some sort of routine. I'm sure Elim will appreciate it too, he seems to already be happy as he's taking a super long nap right now in his crib! I'm sure it's a lot more comfy than the pack n plays!

Stacy: So glad you are back home, and enjoying your day....with laundry..... I forgot to comment on your zoo visit, I am not particular with kids petting animals, a friend's kid was bitten by a pony, nasty bit..... traumatizing for a kid I am sure, they are animals, unpredictable, and with temper of their own, so I prefer to keep my and my kids distances from them.....

Lorena

Stacy~ Glad you're home safe and sound!! There's just something about stretching out in your own bed after being away!

As for the girls' personalities....Taylor was my "wild" one and Ansley was "calm".....if Ansley is calm, I'd be in hanging from the ceiling with both of them. I know that they'd butt heads though because every u/s took forever b/c of Taylor starting something with her sister!

Lindsay~ I hope that your plants survive!

Okay---so after a loooonnnnngggg afternoon, I've found several (boring) articles that relate to my topic which will help me get started on my assignment for Monday. Now.....to type the paper........

Tracy- Ooooh how I do not miss graduate school! Good luck momma! I love how quickly those lil' ones show their huge personalities.

Stacy- Welcome home!! I hope by just typing that Elim was napping he didn't wake up. That seems to happen to Micah.

Lorena- That's such a busy week! I would never dream of correcting any of your English not only because it's awesome, but because my Spanish is no bueno!!

Lindsay- Seriously I really can't imagine what it feels like to walk around in 100 degree heat. Today is a warm one here... read 84.. and phew... I'm not movin' from the shade.

Lance is on call today so we're putzin' around the house... which means Lance and Micah are taking naps and I'm nesting. Tomorrow we're going to go to the 4H Agriculture Fair and then to a friend's pool where I will lounge.

Lauren~ Can you come and "nest" here??? I'm seriously the WORST housekeeper in the world!!

Enjoy the 4-H event! My nephew (the livestock showing boy) is involved with 4-H already so we're definately in trouble when he's actually "old enough" to participate full force!

Lorena - Yes, the highlighters were for my schedule:) Sounds like you've got a fun-filled weekend. Parties! I'm watching tennis right now - Roland-Garros stadium. Okay, I check out the legs on the men for sure, but even more, I love to see the views of Paris:)

Stacy - Glad to know that you are both safe and sound back home. Yay for long naps:)

Lauren - I don't know either girl! It's coming up on 17 years living in the desert. A pool is a must for sure. I just hate the maintenance. Sometimes it's nice just to have a lazy day:)

Liz - Where you at?

Hoping to fix this drip system thingy today. Returning books to the library when they open and probably, you guessed it, POOL TIME:)

Rainy, rainy, rainy day for us!!! Thankfully we're not getting pounded like Florida and South Alabama, but that's definately where it's coming from.

VBS starts in 2 hours-----Am I done with my homework for tomorrow??? Why NOOOO......! Ugh--what's wrong with me??

Holy Cow.....I mention rain and now the sun pops through....I tell ya, God love to keep me giggling!!

Ooohhhh, it happened. Trevor turned 2 today, and he can ever hold up two fingers (pointer finger from each hand) when I ask him how old he is... where did the last 2 years go?

Glad the sun came out Tracy! It's been rainy here the last few days, thankfully the weather was nice this weekend.

Lauren, they don't write on cars as much here but I also see grammatical errors frequently. A while ago in the news there was a story about a guy going around the country fixing the errors on public signs, but then he got arrested for "damaging public property" or something like that - I guess gov't officials don't like being shown their mistakes!

Stacy, so glad you made it home. It must be nice for both of you to get back into a routine. Glad Elim took a nice, long nap for ya.

OK, that's all I can remember. I'm off to bed early, it's been a long weekend of celebration.

Happy Birthday Trevor!!!

How in the heck did he get to 2 without us stopping him????!!!!!

Well, the sun was very short lived..... Rain clouds quickly moved back over that sun and the downpours continued. It's okay---we've desperately needed rain!

Paper for tomorrow---DONE!!!
Vacation Bible School Night 1 --- DONE!!!!

Tomorrow's schedule looks much the same with a class thrown in in the morning and VBS t-shirts to be washed for tomorrow.

Gonna wanna check out who popped in the Preggo and Fabulous thread... just sayin..... No it's not me. I'm still large and in charge.

Laura - Happy Birthday to Trevor:)

Tracy - Yay, for getting your paper(s) done:)

Lauren - Cute pic of you and Micah at the beach in the Pregnancy and Fab thread:)

My plants have water again --- automatically!

I know this...I hate my laptop, I had all of your individual replies typed out and now they are gone.

Erin, Was a delight seeing you and the girls, twice in one week.

M4B's walk yesterday, DH and I volunteered the mission/family tent, before and after the walk, it was really nice, but sweltering hot. I got choked up a couple of times, had my movie star glasses on and continued with my day. The Pittsburgh walk was so much bigger than our measly county walk. I have to blog, with so much to say, I've been feeling overwhelmed with no time. I cater to my 2 year old, too much, that we are outside doing 2 year old things all the time, I have to drag her to the gym. Have any of you ever used myfitnesspal.com? I've been using it for 5 days and have common sense learned the more exercise, the more I can eat. I'm totally unsatisfied with myself at this point in time. Nearly repulsed.

I miss you guys,
bbl-

Liz~ I'm glad the walk went well! Heat.....that's just part of life down here, it's JUNE!! No worries about the "Hollywood" glasses....they're a life saver!!

Lindsay~ My plants are getting PLENTY of water!! Our yard is a lake!!!! Seriously, these darn dandelions are going to be to the roof by the time the yard dries out enough to cut them down!!

Lauren~ Gotta go check out the preggo folder!!!

Score again on Monday class!! Class hours are suppose to be until 6 p.m.----done at 10:30 a.m.!!!! Woohoo!!!!!

Not sure why I'm celebrating because I have tons to do for tomorrow and Wednesday's class, but hey---I'm not sitting in class right now so CELEBRATE!!!

Lindsay- As I drove with the windows down feeling the heat I was thinking of you... thinking this must be like half of what she deals with!

Liz- Hugs momma! Go you and hubby for volunteering!!

Tracy- That's cool and ugh about the class letting out. I always had mixed feelings when a class got out super early... like don'tcha have anything to teach me? I'm here to learn! I'm a big ole' school geek though.

We hung with a fabulous friend and her lil' 3 month old... Micah was enthralled! Maybe the transition won't be so bad..... crossin' crossables!

Liz - I'm glad that you guys had a nice walk:) Sorry about the heat and glad that you had those movie star sunglasses good and ready. Hugs! Yes, I fully understand this and I'm so guilty of it too. I catered, I aim to please, and it's now kicking me in the rear. I'm a bit more conscious about how we have been doing things at home as we obtain services for one of our kiddos. SOMETIMES I feel like my brain is slowly turning into mush if I do one more kiddie activity. You rock for going to the gym:)

Tracy - I heard ya'll got some weather coming from FL. I wish we'd get some. We had some monsoon-like weather earlier in May, but none since. July and August are usually the weird rain/monsoon months.

Lauren - So sweet of you:) Oh how sometimes I wish I could escape the heat. The pool and A/C Lauren. That's what's saving us. I too worried how the one kiddo would react to younger baby sibling. You'll find your groove and Micah will learn even more patience.

OT person came yesterday for eval. Haircuts for both boys today. Do you ever feel like you're running to the grocery store everyday (even though you did write a list)?

Lauren~ I'm sure Micah will do great with his little little bro or sis!! My friend's son was barely 2 when the new baby came and he has done wonderful!!

Lindsay~ Yes, yes----for 3 straight days it rained!! Not just a little bit either....a LOT!! We definately needed it though.

I chose a "wellness policy" for my insurance this year. It gives additional benefits if you choose to live a healthy lifestyle. (They can't see how much my butt is on the couch!! ) Anyway, one of the criteria is to get BMI, BP, cholesterol, and glucose checked. No problem....off to the dr. I went today and guess what----all numbers were great except for my triglycerides--which were extremely high! Needless to say, the finger prick wasn't enough at that point so they sent me across to the lab for a full blood draw. I'm still waiting on the results from that one. I think it's a flub, b/c all other numbers were in the "desirable" range, but who knows.....

Do I have a sign on my back that says---"I'll go through it!"

Tracy - I heard it was a lot of rain for you guys:) I look forward to watching news (when it's quiet is even better) so that I can get a glimpse of the rest of the country and beyond. Got to love news:) You rock for signing up for those wellness options. Hoping there are some cool incentives/points too coming your way.

Lauren - Donovyn was 20 months when we had Tristyn. He did great!!!

Round #2 of pool time! Haircuts at 4 p.m. Got to gear up (and maybe have a cocktail/spritzer or something first).

Ugh, T had his 2 year checkup today... off to the allergist we go. It seems he may have a shellfish allergy. Poor kid has to be tested for everything since his momma also has food allergies.

Tracy, I'm hoping the abnormal bloodwork was wrong and your triglyderides are really in a normal level. Make sure you call the Dr office, sometimes they don't call you if the lab work is normal.

OK, I'm off to update my blog