Last weekend we drove home from our student recital before switching cars and heading to Grandma Karen's house. As we turned onto our street, Anna spotted Ben's orange car in the driveway and said in a worried voice, "Where's the van!??!"
After a pause that was perhaps slightly too long, I turned around to Anna and said, "We're IN the van right now."
"Oh, yeah. I forgot," she said happily.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Just another day
Or is it? Today, June 7th, marks a whopping 2 years that we have been in our current home! For property whores like us, that's a pretty big deal. (Does anyone else out there watch the show Property Virgins? It's all about first time home buyers. Ben and I were watching last night and commented that they need to have the antithesis to that show and call it Property Whores. We could totally star on that.)
The girls are having a great spring so far. I had to stop and think about whether to type spring or summer since we pretty much skipped spring weather this year. T-ball and blastball have started up again, and that makes for two incredibly happy Gitter girls. Rachel was excited to play first base at her first game last week because, according to her, that's where all the action is. Anna is just excited to play ball again.
School and pre-school are winding down although Rachel doesn't finish until the 28th. Anna has her pre-school graduation next Friday and has been walking around the house reminding me that she can't practise her songs where her parents can hear her because it's a surprise for graduation. Ben and I are helping get things ready for Promotion Night at Rachel's school. So far this mostly means calming down teachers who worry about writing lyrics and songs, and assuring them that we can do whatever is needed to make sure it all goes smoothly. Occasionally it means preparing the kids for one thing, only to find out that ABC is really XYZ. Have I ever mentioned how much I despise lack of communication?
Ben has been umpiring a lot more than either one of us had anticipated. This is a good thing since it will fund our trip to Indianapolis at the end of July. The girls really want to go back to the children's museum there. We are meeting friends from Kansas and will also visit the zoo and a prairie life centre with interactive indoor and outdoor activities. Rachel also rather desperately wants to go to Half Price Books and I of course will need some retail therapy at the Hanna Andersson store. Come on, tell me the girls don't "need" these dresses this fall! (No, they don't need them at that price but when they go on sale I might consider it!)
The highlight of the trip will likely be the zoo, if only because Rachel will get to bathe an elephant! She doesn't know anything about this, so please do not spoil the surprise by telling her. She knows that there are elephants at the Indianapolis Zoo as well as the Toledo Zoo where we will stop on our way down. She's already quite happy with the prospect of seeing two sets of elephants. Ben and I can't wait to see the look on her face when she finds out that she will get to help bathe an elephant up close and personal!
Although summer is "supposed" to be a more relaxing time, a quick survey of the calendar shows a whopping one day off between now and the end of July. I guess we're staying put in London for a while! August will be slower for work but of course that comes with its own challenges. That said, we're planning to enjoy the warmer weather and check out the local splash pads and parks this summer.
The girls are having a great spring so far. I had to stop and think about whether to type spring or summer since we pretty much skipped spring weather this year. T-ball and blastball have started up again, and that makes for two incredibly happy Gitter girls. Rachel was excited to play first base at her first game last week because, according to her, that's where all the action is. Anna is just excited to play ball again.
School and pre-school are winding down although Rachel doesn't finish until the 28th. Anna has her pre-school graduation next Friday and has been walking around the house reminding me that she can't practise her songs where her parents can hear her because it's a surprise for graduation. Ben and I are helping get things ready for Promotion Night at Rachel's school. So far this mostly means calming down teachers who worry about writing lyrics and songs, and assuring them that we can do whatever is needed to make sure it all goes smoothly. Occasionally it means preparing the kids for one thing, only to find out that ABC is really XYZ. Have I ever mentioned how much I despise lack of communication?
Ben has been umpiring a lot more than either one of us had anticipated. This is a good thing since it will fund our trip to Indianapolis at the end of July. The girls really want to go back to the children's museum there. We are meeting friends from Kansas and will also visit the zoo and a prairie life centre with interactive indoor and outdoor activities. Rachel also rather desperately wants to go to Half Price Books and I of course will need some retail therapy at the Hanna Andersson store. Come on, tell me the girls don't "need" these dresses this fall! (No, they don't need them at that price but when they go on sale I might consider it!)
The highlight of the trip will likely be the zoo, if only because Rachel will get to bathe an elephant! She doesn't know anything about this, so please do not spoil the surprise by telling her. She knows that there are elephants at the Indianapolis Zoo as well as the Toledo Zoo where we will stop on our way down. She's already quite happy with the prospect of seeing two sets of elephants. Ben and I can't wait to see the look on her face when she finds out that she will get to help bathe an elephant up close and personal!
Although summer is "supposed" to be a more relaxing time, a quick survey of the calendar shows a whopping one day off between now and the end of July. I guess we're staying put in London for a while! August will be slower for work but of course that comes with its own challenges. That said, we're planning to enjoy the warmer weather and check out the local splash pads and parks this summer.
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