Jamie will be having his adenoids removed on Monday. I hope he'll be OK - I know it's very routine, especially for kids, but that doesn't stop the "mom" worries....I'll feel much better when it's all over and we just have to concentrate on spoiling him at home for a few days.
We got another foot today! The nice thing is that all the "dirty" snow got covered with fresh, white powder so all is picturesque again. Iain is on a business trip to South America (he said it was about 70 degrees in Chile today), so I went out and figured out the newer, bigger snowblower - so much easier than the old one - took lots of steering, though :) Jamie laughed at me when I came back in because my hair was frozen with snow!
Started a new online class today - Criminal Courts. Should make for some interesting discussions! I am really enjoying the flexibility of the online schedule, even if it does mean that I have to often burn the midnight oil.
Looking forward to the girls singing on American Idol tonight; Nattie and I watch it together. Her mouth was really sore last night and this morning after the braces were put on, but she's adjusting really well. The ties she chose were pink and yellow! Very spring-like!
Two Peas Blog Challenge for today: "What birthday traditions do you uphold every year?" - our kids get a visit from the Balloon Fairy - she comes the night before their birthday and leaves balloons in their bedroom to surprise them when they wake up on their birthday :) It's a great start to their special day!
Nattie is having braces put on today. She's had a palette expander in for 2 months now and the braces will go on the front teeth, top and bottom. She has been such a brave girl about all this; only she and one other girl in her class are going through orthodontics right now. We're hoping that doing this bit of work now will mean less in a few years' time - fingers crossed!
I am so excited! Tomorrow I'm going to an all-day crop - I haven't scrapped in months, with all the moving, school, house, family stuff going on. Iain's leaving for South America on Sunday for 6 days so I plan on making the most of the "quiet" time :) This morning I've organized some photos and paper, and this afternoon will go through my embellies. I'm planning on getting lots of pages done! It was really nice of Jamie's preschool teacher to invite me along - she knew from my holiday cards that I was a paper crafter and guessed that I just "might" be a scrapbooker too :)
My great friend Cynthia lives in CA. She is one of the first friends I made after Iain and I moved to the States in 1993; Cynthia and I met when we were both volunteers at the American Cancer Society office in San Diego. She is a loving, giving person and has been a surrogate mom to me :)
Happy Birthday!!
(stamps by justjohanna)
'tis the season of Cadbury Mini Eggs :) Yum! Get some and ENJOY! I particularly like mine with a cup of Earl Grey tea.
Nattie had her first ski lesson yesterday at Winter Park Resort. She and Iain left at 6am to get there in time to sort out her equipment and be ready for the lesson at 9am. He called me just after 9 and said she got very nervous when they got out of the car - she saw some of the huge slopes and thought she was going to be skiing down those ones. Once Iain reassured her, she was ready to go :) She had a great day! She said the instructor was awesome and although she was very stiff (and had several bruises) this morning, she's ready to go again in a few weeks!
Yesterday the four of us went for our first visit to Denver Zoo. It was great! We were particularly impressed since the cost of admission was about 1/4 of what we paid last time we went to San Diego Zoo. It's not as big as San Diego Zoo, of course, but we had an excellent time :)
My grandad (Dad's dad) turned 95 this weekend! He lives in a town called Weymouth, on the south coast of England. He is out and about every day playing snooker (billiards), bingo, going on bus tours, or visiting my aunt and uncle. I hope I have some of those great genes! Happy Birthday, Gramps!
