Monday, March 22, 2010
New House
Brock was looking in a snack cupboard and said, "I want a new house. This one is boring. There is no good food in this one." I guess he thought the food came with the house!!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Boy I wished for
Brock says some things that sure are cute. A few times, lately, he says,
"When you were wishing for me, was I the kind of boy you were wishing for?"
"When you were wishing for me, was I the kind of boy you were wishing for?"
Friday, March 12, 2010
Florida Vacation
Dad decided that we should use our Frequent Flyer Miles and take a trip to get away from the ND weather. So he booked tickets to Florida!
After researching a little, he found out that staying in Florida is quite expensive. And it wasn't anymore expensive to take a little cruise, than it was to stay in Florida. So, we went on a 3 day Carnival Cruise.
We had one day in Nassau, Bahamas - where we shopped a little (Cole and Dillon got sunglasses and some $5 movies:Avatar, 2012, The Hangover and for Brock: Alvin & The Chipmunks Squeakel, Mom got a Tiffany necklace, and Brock got a couple toys made by the natives. Dad also got a necklace). We walked along the beach, but it was a cool day, so only Cole and Brock waded in. Little did I know that the water there was the bluest, turquoise color of the trip.
3rd day was at the ocean. It was a warmer day, so we laid out by the unheated pool. C & D got in, but it was too cold for the rest of us.
We then went to Key Largo and had a nice hotel on the bay side. No waves but lots of sea life: clams, crabs, starfish, jellyfish. We drove down to Key West and caught a little bit of the acts and life on the southernmost point of USA.
We went up the coast to Ft. Lauderdale to find some waves. We got there in the evening and spent a little bit of time before the sun set. The next day was cool, so we just searched for seashells. We found them - and LOTS of Portuguese Man of War Jellyfish! So many that we didn't dare wade in the ocean much!
It was a fun trip, nice to get away from the Winter Blues.
After researching a little, he found out that staying in Florida is quite expensive. And it wasn't anymore expensive to take a little cruise, than it was to stay in Florida. So, we went on a 3 day Carnival Cruise.
We had one day in Nassau, Bahamas - where we shopped a little (Cole and Dillon got sunglasses and some $5 movies:Avatar, 2012, The Hangover and for Brock: Alvin & The Chipmunks Squeakel, Mom got a Tiffany necklace, and Brock got a couple toys made by the natives. Dad also got a necklace). We walked along the beach, but it was a cool day, so only Cole and Brock waded in. Little did I know that the water there was the bluest, turquoise color of the trip.
3rd day was at the ocean. It was a warmer day, so we laid out by the unheated pool. C & D got in, but it was too cold for the rest of us.
We then went to Key Largo and had a nice hotel on the bay side. No waves but lots of sea life: clams, crabs, starfish, jellyfish. We drove down to Key West and caught a little bit of the acts and life on the southernmost point of USA.
We went up the coast to Ft. Lauderdale to find some waves. We got there in the evening and spent a little bit of time before the sun set. The next day was cool, so we just searched for seashells. We found them - and LOTS of Portuguese Man of War Jellyfish! So many that we didn't dare wade in the ocean much!
It was a fun trip, nice to get away from the Winter Blues.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Long time no see
It's been awhile since I've been here. Christmas is a busy time of year. Here's a short update...
Dillon has been busy with Sophomore BB season. He worked at Broadway Used Furniture after school Tuesdays-Fridays 3:15-6 up until BB started. He didn't have much time for practice but is practicing hard these days. He often goes from BB practice to the YMCA. He's on the B Team this year and every game he seems to get better.
Cole recovered well from H1N1. He dropped down to 93 lbs. and just the other day hit a milestone 100 lbs.! He's been enjoying his iPod Touch and loves his down time after school. He's been hitting the YMCA a little more lately-getting ready for his BB season starting in January.
Brock has been enjoying Dad's time at home...that often means he gets to stay home when he's not in Preschool MWF mornings. He is completely addicted to XBox - Halo and Call of Duty 6. He often gets in trouble from his brothers for playing when they want to play and playing Live!
Christmas came and went and it's soon time to go back to school. We had 24 inches of snow that started Christmas Eve. We had some fun driving our snowmobiles around Minot city streets!
Our 2007 snowblower broke down again, and Donnie spent many hours on the phone trying to get something from Sears/Craftsman. He does not really enjoy the Christmas Season. He never thinks we need gifts/have too much stuff already, does not like the mess of the gifts in the house or the added decorations that clutter up our home, does not like putting up lights and then having to take them down when the snow piles up on the roof so that he can shovel off the roof. I know he'd rather take a trip somewhere than have to deal with Christmas.
We did have a good Christmas. Dillon got pickup stuff, Cole got Patriots and Duke and other sweatshirts, and a nice Duke blanket (also his iPod Touch), Brock got a Nerf Shotgun and RC Monster Truck and DS games.
Dillon has been busy with Sophomore BB season. He worked at Broadway Used Furniture after school Tuesdays-Fridays 3:15-6 up until BB started. He didn't have much time for practice but is practicing hard these days. He often goes from BB practice to the YMCA. He's on the B Team this year and every game he seems to get better.
Cole recovered well from H1N1. He dropped down to 93 lbs. and just the other day hit a milestone 100 lbs.! He's been enjoying his iPod Touch and loves his down time after school. He's been hitting the YMCA a little more lately-getting ready for his BB season starting in January.
Brock has been enjoying Dad's time at home...that often means he gets to stay home when he's not in Preschool MWF mornings. He is completely addicted to XBox - Halo and Call of Duty 6. He often gets in trouble from his brothers for playing when they want to play and playing Live!
Christmas came and went and it's soon time to go back to school. We had 24 inches of snow that started Christmas Eve. We had some fun driving our snowmobiles around Minot city streets!
Our 2007 snowblower broke down again, and Donnie spent many hours on the phone trying to get something from Sears/Craftsman. He does not really enjoy the Christmas Season. He never thinks we need gifts/have too much stuff already, does not like the mess of the gifts in the house or the added decorations that clutter up our home, does not like putting up lights and then having to take them down when the snow piles up on the roof so that he can shovel off the roof. I know he'd rather take a trip somewhere than have to deal with Christmas.
We did have a good Christmas. Dillon got pickup stuff, Cole got Patriots and Duke and other sweatshirts, and a nice Duke blanket (also his iPod Touch), Brock got a Nerf Shotgun and RC Monster Truck and DS games.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Cole is sick
It's been a rough 6 days for Cole. Last Tuesday afternoon he got a headache and started to feel sick. He then stayed home for the rest of the week with a fever, sore throat, cough, headache. He thought he was feeling better Saturday - still weak and tired, but by evening he was declining and had a fever again. His fever has been up to 103*.
Today, Dad took him and Dillon to the doctor. Dillon was put on Prednisone for having stuff in his lungs. Cole was tested for all sorts of stuff (dr. didn't think he had H1N1). She thought it was mono or strep, but not. It's some sort of virus that his body is fighting off. His short-term iron count is depleted so he's supposed to take a vitamin with iron.
I hope he getsbetter soon.
Today, Dad took him and Dillon to the doctor. Dillon was put on Prednisone for having stuff in his lungs. Cole was tested for all sorts of stuff (dr. didn't think he had H1N1). She thought it was mono or strep, but not. It's some sort of virus that his body is fighting off. His short-term iron count is depleted so he's supposed to take a vitamin with iron.
I hope he getsbetter soon.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Notebook Quizzes
Cole and I were looking at his grades online today. Cole said, "I hate notebook quizzes." I asked him why - because the answers should all be in the notes. He said, "Because I can't read my writing!" Isn't that sad?!
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