tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717927862662944802024-03-06T00:36:46.776-05:00Baby Feisty!!What's shakin in the world of A.D.S., E.R.S., and their Momma...CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.comBlogger735125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-6027033022696662872018-07-23T12:44:00.002-05:002018-07-23T12:44:44.902-05:00Parents' vacation, 2018... days 1 and 2M suggested that we go somewhere for our 40th birthday in 2018, rather than for our 10th anniversary in 2015. We went back and forth about where to go, especially after the audacious European trip wouldn't go below the price point for flights, and so we landed on a road trip of the Pacific Northwest.<br />
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We landed on July 10 at Sea-Tac Airport, picked up our Subaru Outback rental car (oh it was so clean) and took off for Pike's Market.<br />
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We walked a lot on the first day, but ultimately, we saw all we really wanted to see in the city. We were still on Eastern Time, so I think we went to bed at 8:30 Pacific time.<br />
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For food, we had a Wawa Sizzli for breakfast, a Wawa hoagie on the plane, and were still hungry for lunch. We tried Alice Poke, which was our first Poke experience, and we enjoyed it a lot!!<br />
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For dinner, we went to Pike Pub, right in Pike's Market.<br />
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We stayed in a really cool Airbnb. I was nervous since we were sleeping in a basement, but they had updated it so nicely, that it was a really great place to stay.<br />
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For breakfast the next day, Marc chose a place from Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, Voula's Offshore Cafe. We were up around 3:30, which worked out well because Marc went for a run each morning before we took off.<br />
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Since we were pretty much finished with Seattle, we decided to go on to Portland rather than spending the morning in the city. Since we had some time now, we took the long route, which went around Mt Ranier, which M's uncle had suggested as a Must Do.<br />
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Once we got there, we realized it as a good time to stop and stretch and use the restrooms, so we stopped at a Visitor's Center at Mt Ranier, and took a tiny little hike to stretch.<br />
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When it was time for lunch, I turned to Yelp to look ahead to around where we'd be at lunchtime. I found a place with great Yelp reviews and so we went to Grounds for Opportunity. Thinking from the name that it was a coffeeshop play on words, we went in with pretty low expectations. We were wrong, though, after learning it is actually a place for training locals with not a lot of job opportunity how to work in the service industry. Lunch always tastes better when you feel like you're doing something good, but my salad was delicious!<br />
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We finally made it to Oregon and Portland wasn't far after crossing the border. I'd seen that the International Rose Test Garden was on Trip Advisor's list of best things to do in Portland, and after a friend's visit to San Francisco the week before landed her at a Japanese Garden, I really wanted to visit. It was right next to the test garden, so an easy choice.<br />
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It was a really well done memorial. After that, we walked into the city proper to see what we could find.<br />
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And, they were right. We could visit a Doc Martens store, sell our used CDs, and we visited the monstrous Powells Bookstore. M also found a concert hall in which Bone Thugs n Harmony were playing.<br />
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<br />CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-81682159502758533872017-08-24T06:58:00.000-05:002017-08-24T06:58:41.306-05:00Great Wolf LodgeFor a few years, we've given the boys experiences rather than gifts for their birthdays. Last year, there was talk of GWL as a combined gift but for whatever reason, it just didn't happen. This year, A really wanted to visit an indoor water park. In investigated the local places and turned up really mixed reviews. Then, a GWL sale turned up, making two days at the water park plus hotel only slightly more expensive than one day at the local place. Totally out of character, but we booked GWL.<br />
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We had a great time. The hotel itself was nice. We ate dinner off site and breakfast too, but ate lunch on site. We didn't splurge on any of the (many many) extras but sort of wished we had... Maybe another time Mom acts totally out of character...<br />
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<br />CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-53616441229716275032017-08-23T16:23:00.000-05:002017-08-23T16:23:06.019-05:00Vacation 2017... History and scienceAll of our vacations end up involving both history and science. The last day of our trip turned out to be the same. When we first discussed what we'd so, the boys really wanted to go to the tomb of the unknown soldier, but the reality of our trip led the boys to choose not to make this serious and respectful stop.<br />
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Instead, we visited another National Park (thank you to the every kid in a park program!)-Fort McHenry. We even got to view a cannon firing.<br />
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The boys got their second NPS badge, after refusing to try the Junior Ranger stuff at the DC Parks.<br />
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We then went to visit M's aunt and uncle. They'd just returned from a cross country road trip themselves and instead met us at Uncle's field station, where he researches the Map Turtle. Next, we visited the Susquehanna River for some bald eagle watching!!<br />
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There were really bad storms across our Garden State. It started raining at dinner, and we saw this double rainbow as we turned east. We chased the rainbow back into the storm and made it home safely.</div>
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<br />CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-45000290081248863152017-08-22T07:29:00.000-05:002017-08-22T07:29:03.718-05:00DcHot as Hades, aka DC in mid August. And we made it a big walking day (7 miles).<br />
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The original plan was based upon a thunderstorm at 4. There was a LOT of modification to our plan.<br />
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M got donuts in the morning from Alexandria. Delicious but not so sustaining.<br />
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We walked to the Capitol to see it and wandered to the visitors center to see about a tour, which was way easier than I expected it to be.<br />
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We got a super cheap and good lunch at Burrito Bros. Then to the Botanic Gardens, no to the monuments.... What, it's a long walk?...</div>
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So American History was a bust. Boys were just not interested in the museum. We told them they could get pennies crushed at ONE museum, and they chose Natural history, so we went back there and explored more.</div>
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So drained, we went back to national harbor for dinner at yummy granite City brewery.</div>
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<br />CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-81841121860581040792017-08-20T19:32:00.000-05:002017-08-20T19:32:15.184-05:00DC Vacation Day 2Our first full day was FULL. My step tracker has me at over 8 miles before 7pm.<br />
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We started off with some difficulty since there's work being done on the local station for the metro. But we arrived with no problems really.<br />
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We were really hungry, finding little but Dunkin near our airbnb so we grabbed something quick at a really good waffle shop. It was rainy so we did a big modification on our itinerary.<br />
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Since breakfast was so near and the weather so poor, we did the tour of Fords Theater.</div>
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Just like that, lunchtime. We had really good sandwiches at a small chain called Taylor's.</div>
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Next, still raining, we went to Air and Space. The boys seemed to enjoy it, but its not my fave. We did all try freeze dried ice cream.</div>
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We realized E had hit his museum point and needed movement. Luckily, the rain had passed so we hit the mall...</div>
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CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-27956457917862782542017-08-19T19:34:00.000-05:002017-08-19T19:34:02.359-05:00Vacation 2017-- DC!Somehow I didn't blog vacation 2016, which included two awesome trips.<br />
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This year, after moving, we decided to go lower key. The boys suggested DC.<br />
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We booked an airbnb at the end of the Green Line.<br />
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All photos are in reverse order. Maybe I'll fix this later.CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-33300680763122612632015-08-23T04:35:00.000-05:002015-08-23T04:35:00.622-05:00Vacation 2015--destination Hershey and HistoryWhen we planned the trip, we intended to spend about half the first day in Gettysburg, the whole second day in Hershey, and about half the third day in Gettysburg before heading home. Despite changing the plans to Hershey on day one, we continued with our plan to spend two-ish days in Gettysburg.<br />
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We first had breakfast in the hotel. More on that later, in the hotel review!</div>
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I had never before been to Gettysburg, and wasn't sure what to expect. I misunderstood what I read online and paid. It wasn't expensive, but it was unnecessary for our family. We paid for entrance to the museum, a film, and the <a href="http://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/13/see-the-cyclorama-and-film">Cyclorama</a>; all surely cool things, but unnecessary expenses and time for our family. There is plenty to see without paying that money for sure.</div>
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Since we took our time getting out of the hotel this morning, we planned to go through the museum before heading to lunch in town. One can certainly purchase lunch in the visitor's center, but since there was no car entry fee, it was very easy to eat lunch in Gettysburg and get in our car for the auto tour afterward.</div>
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So, the museum. My husband and 5-year old apparently did the museum in about 15 minutes. In that short time, though, my husband commented that he learned the smell of the bodies after the battle was so horrible that people had to keep their windows closed for weeks (if you recall, the Battle of Gettysburg was in early July 1863--it was hot and decomposition happened quickly).</div>
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My reader and I took a little more time, but still only made it about halfway through the museum.<br />
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But before lunch, we wanted to hit the Ranger led demo for kids, "Join the Army."<br />
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The boys loved this, and one of the things E said he learned was "how to shoot a musket." But as parents and educators, we were disappointed that this program was lecture heavy. There was a lot of explaining the Civil War as a whole to the kids while they sat on the benches. Once they got their gear and the pretend part happened, the boys were really into it.<br />
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Next, it was decidedly lunchtime. I found a great looking place on Yelp, <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/dobbin-house-tavern-gettysburg">Dobbin House</a>. We learned when we arrived that Dobbin House is only open for dinner, but they have a separate area specifically for lunch.<br />
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Yelpers said the French Onion soup was a must not miss, so we did not miss at all. It was fantastic with huge chunks of beef and delicious rye bread.</div>
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I took this photo not only to show the Onion soup thiefer, but also to show the stone walls. Behind us was a well, which used to act as a cooling for the house and an early form of refrigeration.</div>
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After lunch, we toured the museum of the house, which was built in 1776. One can also view the sliding shelf area where escaped slaves would have hidden as they escaped to the North or Canada.</div>
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Bellies full, we headed back to the battlefield. This time, we decided to take the self guided auto tour, and began looking for another Ranged demo. The boys were very excited about cannons and artillery, so we headed to the area of Pickett's charge for a demo on cannons. It was very near to the Virginia memorial, so here are a bunch of the photos. E, again, was disinterested, so they took a walk toward the battlefield. Again, it was really lecture heavy. I have to admit, I was surprised there weren't cannon demos or anything like that, but I also acknowledge a battlefield to be a sacred space and that might be a tad bit disrespectful.<br />
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We ate dinner in Gettysburg, at a place called Gettysburg Eddies. It was typical chain restaurant food (like Fridays), but our service was horrible horrible horrible. We waited probably 15-20 minutes just to put in our food order. Disappointing.<br />
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But, the hotel was pretty nice. Finding a hotel that was halfway between Hershey and Gettysburg worked our very well, and we wanted something affordable that also had a bed behind a closed door. It was worth the extra expense for us to have that luxury. Surprisingly, a lot of the "suites" hotels I found had a living room and a bedroom, but it was all open floor plan (and some even had a bathtub in between the rooms.. again, open floor plan. Very strange.)<br />
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The <a href="http://www.centerstonehotels.com/hotels/centerstone-inn-suites-mechanicsburg-pa/#">Centerstone Inn and Suites</a> was a great place to stay. It is right on the highway, so I imagine it might be loud, but we were fortunate to not be on that side of the hotel. The included breakfast was way better than continental; it included make your own Belgian waffles, cereal and pastries, juice and coffee, scrambled eggs, french toast sticks or pancakes, and sausage. It was good, particularly for being included with our stay.<br />
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The pool was an added benefit for our family; we used a hotel pool once before when we went to Buffalo, but it was so gray and chilly that day, no one was interested in staying long.<br />
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CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-21004566485469153782015-08-22T15:59:00.000-05:002015-08-22T16:04:54.065-05:00Vacation 2015--destination Hershey and HistoryIt would appear that the only updates to this blog come in the form of travel posts. So be it.<br />
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This year, we traveled at our older son's request. He loves to read, and one of his favorite book series is the <i>I Survived... </i>series. He recently read <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Survived-Battle-Gettysburg-1863/dp/0545459362">I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg 1863</a>, </i>even suggesting that I should read it too. He had many questions, so I asked if he wanted to visit Gettysburg; it's only 3 hours or so away. He jumped on that one, and we made it his birthday present this year.<br />
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So, for day 1. We planned to be flexible on the first day, because we weren't sure if it was going to rain or not. We packed rain boots in anticipation of tromping through Gettysburg in the rain and mud, especially since that was what we faced as we left New Jersey.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My husband is brilliant and got the boys these headphones. Now they can listen to "their" playlist... and we don't have to. Ditto for long road trips; we don't have to listen to their movies and be quiet in the front seat.</td></tr>
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But soon into our drive, the weather turned gorgeous and we figured we should go to our other destination, Hershey Park. We expected to be in chilly and gray weather, so we were pretty thrilled when arrived to sunny skies as well as small sized crowds.<br />
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Due to the timing of our trip, though, we stopped for lunch in the Hershey area before hitting the park. We chose Top That in Hershey, which was highly reviewed on Yelp.<br />
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Lunch was pretty good here. Since I'm posting this a few weeks later, I don't exactly remember what we had, but we all enjoyed our meal and were well fueled for the fun filled day at Hershey Park (our next meal was in the park and regrettably, pretty terrible).<br />
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We had a great trip. I didn't take too many pictures, but we got some great ones anyway. The boys went on tons of roller coasters--A did the Sooper Dooper Looper, which he was tall enough for in <a href="http://feistybaby.blogspot.com/2013/11/end-of-summer-fun.html">September 2013</a> but was too afraid to try. Same happened with E this trip; he was tall enough but chickened out at the last moment. Both boys rode the Runaway Train ride and a wooden roller coaster and we had a BLAST on HP's newest roller coaster, called The Laff Track. It was the only long line in which we waited, and it was incredibly worth it. In a car for 4 passengers, you either face forward or backward. A and I rode backward for much of the ride, and it was an amazing thrill!<br />
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We stayed at Cornerstone Inn and Suites in Mechanicsburg, PA, which was situated half an hour from Hershey Park and half an hour from Gettysburg. More on that in the next post, but we selected it for the huge benefit of affordability, location, and a separate living room so the boys could sleep and we didn't need to!CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-8481804885840060362014-08-20T10:42:00.000-05:002014-08-20T10:42:05.073-05:00Buffalo day 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It was our first day with Daddy!</div>
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The boys started their day looking for frogs in the pond.</div>
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Since we were in a real house, with a real kitchen, we ate bagels from home for breakfast. But, I just couldn't make do without some coffee (I brought creamer, but not coffee; silly me!)</div>
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Since I got coffee, it made sense to get the family some Timbits. Next time, though, we have to go inside. The assortment given in the drive thru was wholly unsatisfying.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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M said he really wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel. A said it was too high (this from Mr. "I've been in an airplane, which is even higher than that, so I'm not afraid!") E freaked out, so M left the ride with him.</div>
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this was in line for the Viper, which A rode with Daddy... he also rode the <a href="http://www.darienlake.com/rides-thrill-boomerang.php">Boomerang </a>with me. M got GREAT video of A on that ride; he was freaking out, right before the ride dropped us. By the time we passed M at the loading area, he was having a great time on the ride.</div>
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We had a great day at Darien Lake! On the way home, we decided to stop for some dinner (we ate lunch in the park). M had received a recommendation for <a href="http://www.barbill.com/">Bar Bill Tavern</a>. When we arrived, we realized it wasn't really that kid friendly, and this was made worse by the no credit card policy. Due to all this and a wait, we headed elsewhere for dinner, and found the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/riley-street-station-east-aurora">Riley Street Station</a>. Credit cards taken, kid friendly, and much more interesting to look at. I wasn't really hungry, so I had a great salad and a delicious soup, and the family was very happy with their meals too.</div>
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Since M didn't have a sweatshirt with him, and we were so chilly on this day, we decided we needed to pickup warmer stuff for the next day!</div>
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As we left, I got a call from the folks who own the apartment at which we were staying for the next few days. She was heading out for the day and evening and wanted to meet us and show us where everything is before leaving for the day, so the boys and I drove south (about half an hour). At the time, it was tough since our plan was to go north (about half an hour), but it was really helpful to move our food into the fridge (I'd loaded the cooler up with tons of ice from the hotel, but wasn't sure how well it would do sitting in a potentially warm car until 4pm).</div>
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The next fiasco was the directions; we ended up at a different park! Around the corner from the intended one, we landed at <a href="http://nysparks.com/parks/11/details.aspx">De Veaux Woods State Park</a>, which had a great playground, but I could not figure out how to get to the good stuff we really wanted to see. I asked some folks who said they were locals, and they said it was a drive away (though the website I linked here says it's totally walk-able...)</div>
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I'm so glad I planned this adventure for us. It was beautiful, free, and except for the area around the rest rooms, empty. The occasional tour bus came through, but they only hung out at this view:</div>
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We climbed down this set of stairs we found. Definitely treacherous at times with dilapidated steps, missing steps, etc, we climbed all the way to the bottom. Like I said, this part of the park was pretty empty, and we saw maybe ten people on our climb down, which sort of freaked me out too since I started picturing the guy waiting for the random woman and her two sons to walk past the cave in which he was hiding. No paranoia here!</div>
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Of course, there was a playground at Whirlpool, and a fight between the boys happened over whether we should go to the smaller playground here or get back in the car to go to the better playground at De Veaux Woods. Avoiding a fight, we played at Whirlpool.</div>
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We were pretty tired by this point. As I said, I was not able to buy sandwiches for a picnic here, so we started driving to pick up M back in Buffalo. I saw a Wendy's off an exit and we picked up burgers. I wanted to keep it light, since it was already 3pm and dinner would surely be soon, and this was perfect for all of us.</div>
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We settled into the place and decided to head out for dinner. Again turning to Yelp, we went to the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/armor-inn-tap-room-hamburg">Armor Inn Tap Room</a>. The boys and I had a special, which was a super cheap ribs, half chicken, and two sides, and we all shared wings.</div>
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I would say these were the best wings of the trip. They were smoked then fried, and smothered in an absolutely delicious barbecue sauce. The same sauce coated the wings on my dinner:</div>
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Sadly, we didn't really get to enjoy much of this beautiful yard. The boys went frog hunting in the pond, which gave them lots of fun, but the weather just wasn't great for us to spend a good amount of time out there.</div>
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While the boys got ready for bed, I decided to go to a yoga class in Hamburg. I visited <a href="http://www.bikramyogahamburg.com/">Bikram Yoga Hamburg,</a> and was really pleased. The class was hard, and it was sweaty, and the facilities are beautiful. Only my second experience, I was really pleased to see a locker room with showers for those wishing to clean up after a sweaty hot yoga class.</div>
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I probably don't need to say that I slept exceptionally well after this very active day!</div>
CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-10141066049708207682014-08-18T18:11:00.000-05:002014-08-18T20:04:40.614-05:00Buffalo Day 2For our first day in town, it was a Mommy and boys day, since M was at the college presenting.<br />
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I again turned to Yelp for breakfast ideas, and discovered <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/sweetness-7-caf%C3%A9-buffalo-4">Sweetness 7</a>. I am so glad I did, because this place was awesome. First piece of awesome was the food... the boys each had a bowl of oatmeal, which was loaded with brown sugar, nuts, and fruit, for $5 each. Next piece of awesome was the free refills on coffee. For my food, I went simple with a ham and cheese omelet, which was quite tasty.</div>
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The next piece of awesome was that they had games. This is one of those places where people clearly go to camp, and it made me happy to introduce my sons to pick up sticks, which they'd never played before. The atmosphere was funky and cool too; another piece of awesome.<br />
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We took our time getting out, before we headed to the <a href="http://www.sciencebuff.org/">Buffalo Museum of Science</a>. On the way up, I saw they had an exhibit on Mummies, which I thought they boys would enjoy, and the deal was even sweeter when I found a Groupon. <br />
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This was the boys' favorite part, made even more fun by Google's Auto-Awesome. As we were in the museum, they kept asking to go back to the rockets.<br />
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The boys really enjoyed this, but of course it transferred sideways. It was a game to get your heart racing and to test your reaction time. E loved pressing the button. Over. and Over. <br />
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The museum had a typical Natural History museum feel, with the in the case stuffed things, exploring the history of western New York. But it also had a ton of interactive science areas, like this section all about weather and the earth.<br />
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This design thing was so fun; you had to figure out how to move the ball from place to place using the different tubes.<br />
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We discovered the downstairs, which had a play station with water tables and a simulation of the moon landing.<br />
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In the end, we could not take photos in the Mummies exhibit, but you probably wouldn't want to see photos of them anyway. It was really interesting, but the boys got pretty freaked out about halfway through. When they told M about their visit, they kept telling him this or that happened before or after the part with the zombies.<br />
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For lunch, we went to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/teds-hot-dogs-tonawanda?osq=ted%27s+hot+dog">Ted's Hot Dogs</a>, since she said that's one of the things people like to eat when they come to Buffalo. I read some Yelp reviews, which recommended the Loganberry drink. I'd recommend SKIPPING this, unless you like drinking the sweetest thing you've ever drunk in your life. I can't remember what comparison I made, but it was a sweet one. The fries were pretty good, and the hot dogs were... fine. They have a skin, and I'm not a fan of skin-on dogs, but it appears you can order without.<br />
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For dinner, we met M and his presentation partner for <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/pearl-street-grill-and-brewery-buffalo-2">The Pearl Street Brewery</a>. We all agreed that the beers were good while the food was... fine.<br />
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What's better to get back into it than documenting our recent family trip to Buffalo! M again had a speaking engagement, and this time we tagged along for the whole trip. We left home around 9:30 and got on the road. </div>
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Seven hour trip, including a stop for a delicious lunch and a few bathroom stops, makes one very punchy.</div>
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As I mentioned, our first lunch stop was delicious. We started to get hungry so I turned to Yelp and we selected <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/river-rose-owego?osq=lunch">The River Rose</a> in Owego, NY. We were able to eat on their patio and enjoy our delicious and interesting sandwiches (I was too hungry to take any snaps first). Inside was an antiques store of sorts, with different themed areas like Halloween, the sea, and Christmas.</div>
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We finally pulled into Buffalo around 5pm, got settled, and went to the famed <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/anchor-bar-buffalo">Anchor Bar</a>.</div>
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We were pretty happy with our Rusty Chain, and the wings were good but not really anything one would "write home about." Again, no photos, but in comparison to the wings we had at Gabriel's Gate on our last visit, these seemed small. Our wing hunt for B-lo must soldier on.</div>
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We then moved to the room to get ready for bedtime. When we purchased our Chromecast, this was the exact situation M used to justify the purchase to me. When we travel, he said, we can just plug it in and show them Sesame Street or whatever and not worry about what tv the hotel has. Well, we now know that Chromecast does not work in a wifi that requires sign on. So, luckily, M had also loaded movies onto his computer, so they were happy just watching that.</div>
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Despite my dread over our first shared hotel room experience, it worked out quite well. The first night was tough after traveling because they boys were way more fidgety and not very tired, but the room was quiet because M went down to the lobby to work and I just read my book. It ended up working out pretty well, and we all got a pretty good night's sleep! </div>
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It took about a week, but we've successfully gone from a wiggle to a hole. Tonight, as we were leaving the house, A wiggled his tooth right out in a bloody mess.</div>
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I don't think I've ever seen him so proud!</div>
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I recorded this in his incredibly blank in so many spots baby book, and mentioned to him that now that he grew all his teeth, he gets to lose them all, or something like that. This, of course, led to his wanting to see himself as a teeny tiny baby and comparing how small he was then; <a href="https://alexseigel.shutterfly.com/92">this photo</a> got an "I was so cute."</div>
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Here's a post I just found that never posted! Oops.</div>
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This week, E filled his whole potty chart, earning a special treat (a big one...I wss thinking Sesame Place). M said he was taking us somewhere that was a surprise!</div>
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We ended up going on our first family trip to Hershey.</div>
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It was a fun filled, incredibly frustrating day.</div>
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We hit no traffic until a long line to get into the park. We followed parking signs, bearing left because the signs said "RV Show" to the right. First mistake. This took us to Chocolate World, where we were told parking is closer but double the price (I guess this happens a lot since we were given directions from here to the real lot.) We turned around and followed these directions. Second mistake. Because (maybe) of the RV Show, we hit more traffic; it took an hour in total from the first park traffic we hit. We were now hungry and frustrated.</div>
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Hershey allows kids on way more thrilling rides than other places we've been (the boardwalk namely). E could go on all the kiddie rides and some rides considered adult elsewhere:</div>
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CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-31541276844919533942013-11-13T15:33:00.002-05:002013-11-13T15:33:32.969-05:00Ziggle Review and StoriesWe've had so much fun playing with the Ziggle we received to try out from House Party, that I just wanted to share some of our videos.<br />
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And here's what I thought of it in my review for Chatterbox:<br />
We have predominantly used this inside the house on hardwood floors. The kids zoom through our open floor plan. They've tried it as singles (which usually results in arguing or a parent having to set a timer) or sometimes they work as a team to get the thing going in a totally wild manner.<br />
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I can't say enough good things about this toy. It makes me want to have a home with a flat outdoor surface; this would get so much use without the previously mentioned moulding damage! I love that this accomodates both our boys (it's listed for ages 3-8) and will do so for a really long time.<br />
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CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-32101593410037673322013-07-30T14:14:00.002-05:002013-07-30T14:14:41.197-05:00A, age SIX! Twenty QuestionsLast year, <a href="http://feistybaby.blogspot.com/2012/07/alex-d-5-years-20-questions.html">I asked A some questions</a>. Heres the same questions, with a few diferent answers!<br />
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">7. What is your favorite game? Chess</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">8. What is your favorite snack? Munchkins</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">9. What is your favorite animal? Cheetah</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">10. What is your favorite song? Laurie (Berkner)</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">11. What is your favorite book? Captain Underpants</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">12. Who is your best friend? Brennan</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">13. What is your favorite cereal? Kix</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Practice Soccer</span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">15. What is your favorite drink? 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Sadly, it's the most low key birthday EVER; M is working and we have to stay home because E is learning how to use the potty. We are doing absolutely nothing. We do plan to go to an amusement park for A's birthday, once this potty thing is under control, but who knows when that will be. We also celebrated by getting Dunkin Donuts for breakfast; a first, I believe (not that they haven't HAD DD, but we've never gotten them as breakfast at home that I can recall)</div>
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At 6 years old, A is kind yet bossy to his brother. He takes great care of him, but loses patience with E's inability to share. He loves baseball and soccer; we signed him up for karate due to his excitement about it (he chose his summer sport) but when he learned he'd have to choose between karate and soccer in the fall, he stopped wanting to go. His reading amazes me; he is excited to read and says whatever he can read on signs, notes, etc. He often guesses based on the first letter of a word (Sasha might be read as Santa, for example), but overall, it's really impressive. He still needs afternoon naps, but almost always resists them.</div>
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CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-82328930629346296972013-05-12T11:16:00.001-05:002013-05-12T11:16:57.129-05:00Birthday Stuff!Being horrible at keeping up with this has been hard for me. So, I took a note from Google's commercials and instead sent E a birthday email. Here's what I wrote:<br />
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You have been so good about learning to use the potty! You stay dry almost all day, and USUALLY will go sit on the potty when we tell you it's time. This weekend, you sat on a public toilet without your special seat for the first time (with lots of help from me!) We just need to work on... well... number 2. (Sorry to be gross and embarrassing).</div>
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Yesterday was your first swimming class in the pool without me. I was so nervous that you would freak out, but no. You went right in and seemed to have a great time. I caught your eye in the door (I have to sit in the lobby) and you had a big smile on your face. This isn't the best photo I'm sure, but it's what's handy.</div>
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Your language has EXPLODED in recent weeks. You are so much easier to understand, but I love the little "E-isms" like how you say "What's that noisy" instead of noise, or "I got dressed beoutyou" instead of without you.</div>
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<a href="http://youtu.be/MEu9oGMsmnc">I've attached a video</a> of you running around in the morning from April 7. You've taken a liking to waking up early. I usually wake you around 6am to get ready for school, but last week you started waking around 5:30. It got pretty annoying when you were up at 5am on Sunday morning. Luckily you slept in a little bit today so Daddy and I were able to get ready without too much trouble.</div>
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You make me so proud. You are such a great helper, always wanting to help with cleaning or cooking, or just doing whatever I ask of you (as long as it's not putting away your toys; this one is a struggle, I think, because you don't know where things belong). You have a great sense of humor and are a total show off/ham. You love to give hugs and kisses and are very generous and usually are a great sharer.</div>
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I'm so happy to know you!</div>
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For his actual birthday, E posed for this picture:</div>
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We went to the Dish Cafe for breakfast:</div>
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And then we went to another friend's birthday party!</div>
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We had a really fun day!!</div>
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But things got REALLY special yesterday for E's THIRD birthday monster bash!</div>
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I'll add those to a slideshow soon!</div>
CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-84058554062792754512013-03-07T10:23:00.001-05:002013-03-07T10:23:38.888-05:00InterestThis weekend, old friends came over to hang out with the boys. They asked A what he likes to do. A swimmer, our friend asked him how he likes swimming, and he replied that he likes it a lot. I was flabbergasted, but he really is starting to come around to it. He does not jump into the pool still, but as he gets better and stronger with the actual swimming, he seems to enjoy it more.<br />
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He loves baseball, though. I can't even explain how I know that, but I'm certain he does. It's something he just gravitates to and enjoys.<br />
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But I was shocked when we were discussing his sports selections for the spring. He's already registered for baseball, so there wasn't a question there, but he was adamant that he wants to play basketball. I'm pretty sure this comes from outside forces; his teacher coaches basketball and one of his friends apparently "loooooves basketball! And football!" Poor kid, though, the basketball class does not work well with our family's schedule, so maybe next time kid.<br />
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When offered his choices, E chose yoga. Again, I was shocked. This would be his first alone without a parent class, and M and I are not sure how it will go. I believe this was A's first alone without a parent class (there are really few of these, for the kids of working parents at least, for three year olds) and it did not go well. <br />
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Next session, he will be going into a without Mom class in the pool as well. Although it's technically a 4-5 year old class, his current teacher is willing to take him in her class since he's doing so well. Last week, she took him away from me to see how he would do. He did OK, but was having a rough day of not feeling so well. Even with me, he did not really participate in the class, so I was pretty surprised he went with her at all.<br />
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So, to add to the very long list of projects to do, is to update all the photos that are now blank.<br />
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Which will probably never happen.<br />
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Sorry, future A and E, hoping to find great photos to go along with the stories. CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-70068089151705631362013-02-15T10:34:00.002-05:002013-02-15T10:34:39.619-05:00Valentine's DayValentine's Day is a really big deal when you're in Elementary or Pre-School. <br />
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For school, A was charged with decorating a heart for the class bulletin board. He chose to use this foam robot we made last Valentine's Day, crayons, and pom poms to decorate his heart, and was thrilled at Daddy's idea to make an arrow through the heart.<br />
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E brought home lots and lots of projects. Here's one of them, about which he said, "look what I made!"<br />
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For the classmates and E's teachers, we made Valentines:<br />
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..but SOMEONE played with and lost a bouncey ball, so we instead made Hogs and Kisses for A's teachers:<br />
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I tried to make them a special lunch...<br />
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but A didn't eat his, saying "I don't like peppers!"<br />
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Speaking of lunch, A told M he HAD to make me lunch for Valentine's Day, and he did. I didn't take a picture, but I had a heart shaped grilled cheese sandwich, grape tomatoes, babybel cheese, and yogurt. When A told me what he asked Daddy to do, he said the lunch was supposed to be a firetruck shooting water all over the sandwich.<br />
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I hope you had a wonderful and fun Valentine's Day too!CRShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604377493148166987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771792786266294480.post-62442332854697976192012-12-08T07:23:00.001-05:002012-12-08T07:23:38.067-05:00Sandy<p>As you no doubt know, Superstorm Sandy came to seriously mess up Nj and Ny at the end of October.</p>
<p>We have so much for which to be thankful in the storms wake-our home was undamaged, unlike many of our neighbors our power outtage was brief, and our parents and their homes are safe.</p>
<p>Of course the same is not true for many in our state; my hometown as well as much of the area I still call home has many uninhabitable homes (primary homes in most cases; while there was certainly damage to second homes and those of the rich, a lot of the devastation hit those with nowhere else to go) and the same is true in the town and area where M works.</p>
<p>We spoke with A about what happened; he now calls the red weather symbol for hurricane "Sandy" and seems to appreciate that there are kids like him who lost all their toys and books. He donated a small amount of things on my first donation trip to Manahawkin but more importantly took two trips with his Dad and me to help.</p>
<p>Our first trip was disappointing from a helping standpoint; we arrived at noon and after some organization and directions happened, folks got on buses to distribute donations. The problem for us was that we had to get E from school by 430 and the bus return time made that impossible. But, we'd brought another carload of donations and supported a small restaurant in Atlantic Highlands in the process.</p>
<p>Since the boys were out of school longer than me, they went to volunteer again, this time organizing supplies at M's school. A even got his picture on a school bulletin board! He made friends with two of M's students, one of whom is becoming a penpal to him!</p>
<p>I feel there is so much more we could be doing, but childcare for E creates issues. We plan to go to M's school again next week to help, and hopefully we can go down to the LBI area over winter break while E is in school.</p>
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When I mentioned to the teacher that we have been hearing a lot of "I don't want to go to school," he seemed flabbergasted and said he's not seeing it at all--A is smiley from start to finish and embraces learning. I'm hoping this is just an adjustment thing or that he picked it up from another kid and is using it in his morning tiredness.<br />
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He's excited about the Book It program, for which he has to read 16 books a month (piece-a-cake!) and draw a picture/write a sentence about one of the stories. Here's one he drew for November; the sentence was written without any help and says "Boot and Shoe sleep in the same bed."<br />
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<p>The boys are back to swimming class (well, starting in Es case). A is doing well but is still hesitant but does well and says he's having fun. Meanwhile, E LOVES it. He is <i>such</i> a good listener on the way and gets so excited when he sees the gym. He loves to jump in and is so willing to try in the pool.</p>
<p>A has transitioned to kindergarten easily and takes pleasure and pride in doing his homework. His writing and drawing have gotten so much better in the past month.</p>
<p>E is also doing well in his new school. He was having stone aggression issues a few weeks ago but had been doing better and is now getting good reports.</p>
<p>Things here have been busy and hectic but lots of fun!</p>
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