This marks week 4 of crazy swim lessons for the kids. Getting them there hasn’t been easy and they are EXPENSIVE, but they are paying off. Tabby is swimming like a fish (backstroke, elem backstroke, front crawl) and during the last lesson, Ben didn’t cry once! I’m really hoping we’ve turned a corner with him.- Went to Ace yesterday for lunch with coworkers. Their food is awesome and we tried a few new and amazing things, including their take on Mango Sticky Rice (above) which was awwweesssome.
- And then for dinner, we had this amazing CROCKPOT Thai Green Curry. Matt, Tabby and I loved it. Ben complained that he wasn’t hungry and that his tummy hurt, but ultimately ate quite a bit.
- We found out today that Ben (seemingly deliberately) peed his pants at school twice yesterday. These were accompanied by assertions that Daddy would have to bring him clothes. This follows closely on the heels of him saying that his ears, stomach, feet, neck and nose hurt in order to try to get a sick pass from school. This transition continues to be a bit difficult and we’re 6 months in! *sigh*
- Matt’s mom is coming in tomorrow to visit for the weekend. Initially we’d hoped to have Tabby’s party this weekend and share that fun with her, but it couldn’t be scheduled. So we’ll be inventing some other fun and I know the kids are excited to see their grandma.
- And speaking of Tabby’s party, things are going quite well for the most part. We sent out invites last week and we’re slowly getting some RSVPs in. People seem to be getting into the theme, with one mom noting in her response that her son like his juice shaken, not stirred. We are going to go over to the space this weekend and make some further plans for the games, etc.
- And speaking of Tabby’s birthday, SHE WILL BE SIX in just a couple of weeks!!!! How is that possible? She’s growing up way too fast.
- I’ve been quickly making my way through the Irish Country books but I’ve taken a break to enjoy the last of the Inn Boonsboro books. They’re lovely.
- On the TV, we are just about finished with S3 of Downton. I’ve enjoyed it, but I’m hoping that S4 will bring a bit more happiness. But I also got caught up with all of my less-often watched favorites like The Mindy Project, New Girl, 2 Broke Girls and Bunheads last week while Matt was out of town and I was banished to the treadmill.
- In related news, we have just purchased our third Roku box. If you’re into streaming media content, this is an investment well worth it (they start around $50). It streams quickly and simply from most of the major streaming players (Amazon, Netflix and Pandora) and I think it’s a real contender to take over from satellite and cable. But possibly, we have a problem.
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We love Roku!
Glad the Thai Green Curry was a hit. I made some Beef Ghoulash recently and surprisingly Olivia ate all of a couple of bowls. She’s usually into “kid food”.
And I have the same concerns for little Niel and when he starts school in September.