Nov 8, 2011

The year is sure flying by. Cross country for Jeremy was done on Oct 10, and it has been mercifully quiet mostly since then.

I still make yogurt, sandwich bread, tortillas. Alex still makes red/pizza sauce, bbq sauce, cereal, dried fruit, potato chips, salad dressing - most meals from scratch. We have given up trying on bagels & pita breads, and are back to buying those. I'm also not trying to make hamburger/hot dog buns again - those REALLY didn't turn out well (the hot dog ones anyway). So mostly our cooking is still a very-often thing, but not the stress of every day usually.

I have changed to doing 2-3 loads of laundry every morning (M-F) instead of trying to do it all on Mondays. Mentally it is sure a nice change. I always used to dread Mondays.

Jeremy continues with band, and his regular 6th grade load. He hates practicing for band, but he plays very well, relatively speaking. He's done at least one youth group activity, well maybe two, since the beginning of the school year. He's been saving like crazy, doing extra jobs, and finally was able to order a brand new iPod Touch this past weekend. He is so excited! Should arrive hopefully sometime later this week.

Joanna is doing well in preschool, continues to enjoy (after that brief few week period of not wanting to eat her snack and having a rough time, thinking the teacher was yelling at her every time) herself. She just had her first dental checkup last week, and she was a star patient! No cavities for her, and likely no braces, as her teeth are very nicely spaced (not so for Jessica). She has had one dry overnight in the last few weeks, but definitely nothing consistent. She continues dry during the day, I don't worry about her there. She currently has a cough and runny nose - not sure if allergies or a cold or ?? Joanna goes most days without her hair up now that she has it cut shorter. She looks much better (we think).

Jessica has fluid at least in one ear, and one ear no longer has a tube (it's been working its way out since at least late July). We're in a holding pattern, as she doesn't have an infection (yet), so we don't want to rush in and put new tubes in, plus an adenoidectomy, unless she truly needs that. Her language continues to blossom nicely. I gave her a several-inch haircut yesterday (off the back), and that helps her from looking so straggly. I can't do her bangs yet - she won't stand still very well, looking around, and I don't want the scissors near her eyes yet.

Can't think of much more right now. I'd sure love someone to let me know they follow this blog, so I know whether there is reason to keep updating it!

Cindy