The wind was blowing and the rain was falling (a little) so we cancelled practice for tonight. I wanted to have it, but we decided it would be better to start next week. Hopefully, Tuesday will have better weather. I can't decide who is more disappointed, Taylor or I. Oh well.
Tomorrow, I am again the only person in the building, so I have to work from 8-5.
Thursday, May 8, 2003
Wednesday, May 7, 2003
New Design
I decided to change the way our page looked. I hope you like it. I fixed the dishwasher, again. I walked Taylor to School this morning, it is fun to walk with her to school. Later in the day, I walked back to school with Shaylie and she played at the slides until the bell rang and then walked them both home.
Shaylie and I went for a walk tonight. It was a wet and windy walk, as a storm was blowing in. Shaylie tends to start falling asleep around the dinosaur tracks, but I worked at keeping her awake, she didn't like that.
Tonya got a hold of the last kid on the team, I think at least 14 of the players will be there tomorrow night. Shaylie found another tee-ball, so now I have 7, which works out perfectly. We are going to make bases out of the gateway boxes. I just hope the weather is better tomorrow night than it was tonight. And I hope I don't mess up.....
Shaylie and I went for a walk tonight. It was a wet and windy walk, as a storm was blowing in. Shaylie tends to start falling asleep around the dinosaur tracks, but I worked at keeping her awake, she didn't like that.
Tonya got a hold of the last kid on the team, I think at least 14 of the players will be there tomorrow night. Shaylie found another tee-ball, so now I have 7, which works out perfectly. We are going to make bases out of the gateway boxes. I just hope the weather is better tomorrow night than it was tonight. And I hope I don't mess up.....
Tuesday, May 6, 2003
And so it begins.....
Tonya called all of the parents of the kids on my baseball team, telling them that practice begins this Thursday at 6:00. 13 out of 15 parents said that they would be there, one said their other son has a game and will be there Tuesday, and one wasn't home. I am getting more and more nervous every day. I hope I don't mess up.
In other news, I have been going to the gym and 5:30 every morning. It is really nice to have my workout done before I go to work. I also swim and sit in the jacuzzi, so I feel really great by the time I bike to work.
Taylor lost one tooth on Thursday night, and then came home Friday from school with the other one out. It sure did make a mess, she had blood all over her sleeve and the front of her shirt, that must have been a joy to watch at school.
Shaylie only seems to hate me when she is tired now. She actually likes to play with me a lot of the time. Still won't go near me when she is mad or crying, however. Oh well, at least I can be in the same building with her now.
In other news, I have been going to the gym and 5:30 every morning. It is really nice to have my workout done before I go to work. I also swim and sit in the jacuzzi, so I feel really great by the time I bike to work.
Taylor lost one tooth on Thursday night, and then came home Friday from school with the other one out. It sure did make a mess, she had blood all over her sleeve and the front of her shirt, that must have been a joy to watch at school.
Shaylie only seems to hate me when she is tired now. She actually likes to play with me a lot of the time. Still won't go near me when she is mad or crying, however. Oh well, at least I can be in the same building with her now.
Monday, May 5, 2003
Monday, April 28, 2003
We had a TERRIFIC birthday weekend! Friday morning, Taylor woke up and said, "I forgot today was my School Birthday!" She was pretty excited to have Shaylie and me bring Ice Cream Bars to her class. We stayed to visit while she went over her birthday bulletin board with the class and her teacher gave her a quarter to go to the pencil machine. When she came back to class, the whole room sang Happy Birthday! She was pretty thrilled to be the Birthday Girl.
Grandma J arrived shortly after Taylor got home from school and we had a good time catching up. I caved in and let Taylor open the package that arrived from Papa Strong and Grandma Pam. She was so excited to get her "Jack and Annie" Magic Tree House books, and Junie B. Jones books...but she did wonder how they knew what her favorite books were. She's already read several chapters in one book.
Friday night was a little rough. I think because of all the excitement, Shaylie had a hard time sleeping. She was up about every hour througout the night. It was hard on me, but it was especially hard on Shaylie and Grandma J since they were sleeping in the same room. Sorry, Grandma.
Saturday was super busy and super fun! Taylor woke up before anyone and was busy drawing herself some Happy Birthday posters when I woke up. We feasted on birthday muffins for breakfast, and Taylor got her first surprise of the day. We turned on the TV to "Out of the Box" and they were having a birthday party and singing a special birthday song... to Taylor, of course. She loved it.
We spent the morning at the Annual Kite Festival. There were so many people there, flying kites, riding rides, and playing games. Shaylie and Taylor played several games and won prizes. They both got to ride the tractor train and the ferris wheel. Right before we left, we were lucky to see a sky diver carrying the American Flag land on the field. That was pretty special.
Next, we were off for a quick lunch and Taylor's soccer game at 1:00. She played goalie for the first half of the game and blocked several shots on her goal. Mom, Anissa, Anje, Chad, Krissy, and Bella came soon after the game started, so Tay had quite a cheering section. At half time, the team all wished her a special Happy Birthday and then Taylor kicked off the second half. The quick lunch took its toll on Taylor when she was playing offense, because she got a pretty good hitch in her side. But coach put her at full back for a minute and she was great. She didn't score, but she had one bounce off the post. Her team won 4-0. Way to go Starzz!
We came home at 2:00, and got finished setting up for the HULA HOOPLA at 3:00. The party was a great success! (Especially if you don't mind the dramatic posturings of 7 year old girls.) All the guests arrived and were outfitted with grass skirts and leis. As we waited for everyone to come, we played LIMBO in the backyard. Once we were all assembled, we made introductions since there were some girls who hadn't met before and welcomed everyone to our Luau. We turned on a video that taught the girls two hula dances. That went surprisingly well. The girls paid such good attention and they learned the Pearly Shells and the Hukilau. Next, came Beach Ball Volley ball. Then, Hula Hoop relays and Pin the Monkey on the Palm Tree. I had planned to give prizes for each of the games, but it was soon very clear that "7 year old politics" would not allow it. So we just played for fun! Who knew?
We brought out the Hula girl birthday cake and then opened presents.
Taylor got some really fun stuff from her family and friends. She got some really cute outfits from Grandma J, plus a traditional figurine. From Uncle Chad, Aunt Krissy, and Bella, she got a picture frame and a promise of a picture of Bella to put in it. From Aunt Anissa and Anje, she got her FAVORITE gift, a Password Journal by GirlTech. It only opens to the owners voice and password. When you access it, it welcomes you back and wishes you happy birthday on your special day; it also alerts you to any intruders who might have tried to get in while you were gone. She has already written several pages and is very protective of it. From Grandma Dawn, she got some cute pajamas, lawn darts, paddle ball, and a Phlat ball. Mom and Dad and Shaylie gave her a My Scene Barbie (think BRATZ only cuter) and a Volleyball/Badminton set. From her friends, she received: a dress-up rag doll, a Barbie paper dolls, a Barbie bank, a Barbie stamper, a Blo-pen craft kit, a Polly Pockets set, Sidewalk Chalk and water bottle, Swim Goggles and Snorkel, and a couple things I can't remember. The kids played until it was time to go home.
After the party, the family stayed for bbq Hamburgers and more visiting. We played Lawn Darts and Volleyball. It was lots of fun!
Sunday, after recuperating for most of the day, Grandma J took us out to dinner at Applebee's, where the servers surprised Taylor with a special birthday dessert and a rowdy song. She was hoping they would, she kept saying that she didn't think they would and when they finally came, her face turned redder than I have ever seen it. After they left, she asked why her face got so hot and red. Who knows? She was darling. The rest of us got to share a dessert compliments of our waitress who forgot Scott's dinner salad. It was Death by Chocolate cake, my favorite. Thanks, Grandma Rose.
This morning, Scott was off to work and Taylor was off to school again, dressed in a new outfit and chauffered by Grandma, who caved pretty easily. Then Grandma was off home after hugs and kisses. And Shaylie and I are just off. We had a great time and we were sad to see it end.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this special weekend even better by sharing your love and kindness with us! Thanks to all Taylor's friends who helped make the party so fun! We are looking forward to Shaylie's party next! Hope to see you all there! Love, the Jesienouski's.
Grandma J arrived shortly after Taylor got home from school and we had a good time catching up. I caved in and let Taylor open the package that arrived from Papa Strong and Grandma Pam. She was so excited to get her "Jack and Annie" Magic Tree House books, and Junie B. Jones books...but she did wonder how they knew what her favorite books were. She's already read several chapters in one book.
Friday night was a little rough. I think because of all the excitement, Shaylie had a hard time sleeping. She was up about every hour througout the night. It was hard on me, but it was especially hard on Shaylie and Grandma J since they were sleeping in the same room. Sorry, Grandma.
Saturday was super busy and super fun! Taylor woke up before anyone and was busy drawing herself some Happy Birthday posters when I woke up. We feasted on birthday muffins for breakfast, and Taylor got her first surprise of the day. We turned on the TV to "Out of the Box" and they were having a birthday party and singing a special birthday song... to Taylor, of course. She loved it.
We spent the morning at the Annual Kite Festival. There were so many people there, flying kites, riding rides, and playing games. Shaylie and Taylor played several games and won prizes. They both got to ride the tractor train and the ferris wheel. Right before we left, we were lucky to see a sky diver carrying the American Flag land on the field. That was pretty special.
Next, we were off for a quick lunch and Taylor's soccer game at 1:00. She played goalie for the first half of the game and blocked several shots on her goal. Mom, Anissa, Anje, Chad, Krissy, and Bella came soon after the game started, so Tay had quite a cheering section. At half time, the team all wished her a special Happy Birthday and then Taylor kicked off the second half. The quick lunch took its toll on Taylor when she was playing offense, because she got a pretty good hitch in her side. But coach put her at full back for a minute and she was great. She didn't score, but she had one bounce off the post. Her team won 4-0. Way to go Starzz!
We came home at 2:00, and got finished setting up for the HULA HOOPLA at 3:00. The party was a great success! (Especially if you don't mind the dramatic posturings of 7 year old girls.) All the guests arrived and were outfitted with grass skirts and leis. As we waited for everyone to come, we played LIMBO in the backyard. Once we were all assembled, we made introductions since there were some girls who hadn't met before and welcomed everyone to our Luau. We turned on a video that taught the girls two hula dances. That went surprisingly well. The girls paid such good attention and they learned the Pearly Shells and the Hukilau. Next, came Beach Ball Volley ball. Then, Hula Hoop relays and Pin the Monkey on the Palm Tree. I had planned to give prizes for each of the games, but it was soon very clear that "7 year old politics" would not allow it. So we just played for fun! Who knew?
We brought out the Hula girl birthday cake and then opened presents.
Taylor got some really fun stuff from her family and friends. She got some really cute outfits from Grandma J, plus a traditional figurine. From Uncle Chad, Aunt Krissy, and Bella, she got a picture frame and a promise of a picture of Bella to put in it. From Aunt Anissa and Anje, she got her FAVORITE gift, a Password Journal by GirlTech. It only opens to the owners voice and password. When you access it, it welcomes you back and wishes you happy birthday on your special day; it also alerts you to any intruders who might have tried to get in while you were gone. She has already written several pages and is very protective of it. From Grandma Dawn, she got some cute pajamas, lawn darts, paddle ball, and a Phlat ball. Mom and Dad and Shaylie gave her a My Scene Barbie (think BRATZ only cuter) and a Volleyball/Badminton set. From her friends, she received: a dress-up rag doll, a Barbie paper dolls, a Barbie bank, a Barbie stamper, a Blo-pen craft kit, a Polly Pockets set, Sidewalk Chalk and water bottle, Swim Goggles and Snorkel, and a couple things I can't remember. The kids played until it was time to go home.
After the party, the family stayed for bbq Hamburgers and more visiting. We played Lawn Darts and Volleyball. It was lots of fun!
Sunday, after recuperating for most of the day, Grandma J took us out to dinner at Applebee's, where the servers surprised Taylor with a special birthday dessert and a rowdy song. She was hoping they would, she kept saying that she didn't think they would and when they finally came, her face turned redder than I have ever seen it. After they left, she asked why her face got so hot and red. Who knows? She was darling. The rest of us got to share a dessert compliments of our waitress who forgot Scott's dinner salad. It was Death by Chocolate cake, my favorite. Thanks, Grandma Rose.
This morning, Scott was off to work and Taylor was off to school again, dressed in a new outfit and chauffered by Grandma, who caved pretty easily. Then Grandma was off home after hugs and kisses. And Shaylie and I are just off. We had a great time and we were sad to see it end.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this special weekend even better by sharing your love and kindness with us! Thanks to all Taylor's friends who helped make the party so fun! We are looking forward to Shaylie's party next! Hope to see you all there! Love, the Jesienouski's.
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