Bennett
-He is talking one million times more than when he turned three. He speaks in complete sentences and is pretty easy to understand. He still struggles with turning his thoughts into words.
-is surprisingly polite. He always says "thank you" and "excuse me" at the appropriate times, but still needs reminders for "please."
-loves Angry Birds in Space
-loves loves loves anything to do with Thomas and trains in general
-can get himself dressed 90% of the way, still needing help getting things on the right direction
-continues with OT and ST at school as well as both privately. He has grown to love both his private therapists.
-enjoys going to preschool and always tells his teachers that he has missed them.
-getting more patient all the time. Bennett still does best with a set schedule/routine and warnings when things are changing or are different.
-pushes Vivian down every chance he gets.
-sucks his thumb and is attached to blankets
-has just started to shape actual letters
-has the most amazing brain for memorization that I have ever encountered. He has Skippyjon Jones books memorized and can spell at least 50 words.
-struggles with socializing and playing with other children.
Vivian
-talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. If only I understood more than 50% of it.
-is a mimic for everything. That's a new experience for us. I've heard her say "shit" a couple of times recently.
-is a shrimp. She is short and weighed 22 lbs at 18 months. I don't think she'll pass 23 lbs by much at two. She's been in 18 month clothes since the 1st of April now.
-twirls her hair just like a Fagg woman. In fact, we had to chop it short last week because she was tying knots in it and losing chunks daily.
-plays amazingly well by herself. It's a good thing, since Bennett mostly ignores her if possible.
-loves Hailey
-loves shoes, specifically wearing two different ones.
-is attached to her Gabba blanket
-loves dancing and is beginning to sing along to music in the car
-started going up and down the stairs on her feet without holding on to anything this week. I have about 7 heart attacks daily. She still prefers to go down the slide on her tummy.
-is extraordinarily strong-willed.
Family
-I need to paint Bennett's room and maybe post some after-move pictures one of these days.
-Bernie had a great time hunting in North Dakota and we all had an overall fun vacation. Surprisingly, there are a ton of things to do with kids in Bismarck. They had the best pumpkin patch ever, the zoo, and one of the best kid's sections in their public libraries that I have ever seen.
-I am starting to plan a co-party for the kids on November 10th. They are just too close together to have separately every year. And I'm having it catered. Whew!
-Spanish is going well. I am starting the second class on Monday.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
We can all pretend that I am going to update more frequently, but I think everyone would be disappointed. For whatever reason, this is always the last thing on my to-do list that gets done.
All is well at the Meier house. We are FINALLY transitioning into fall and I am loving that. I was just thinking this morning that I need to get the kids on a leaf-collecting walk and look at Pinterest for a leaf project that we probably won't ever complete! Anyone seeing a theme here?? To my credit, we finally did some Angry Bird rock painting this morning. I've only had the rocks sitting around for 4 months or so. It didn't go too well since Bennett is totally freaked out about having paint on his hands and the rocks need to be held in order to paint on all sides. But we did it! I just have to find some eyes to paste on them. I applaud the effort of my non-artistic self.
Bennett has been sick for a few days now. Not the lay in bed all day kind of sick, but he's been out of school for the past two days. He has a very hoarse voice and some mild coughing. The on-call pediatrician he saw yesterday suspected croup since it's going around. So now we are treating that and waiting to see if Vivian gets it as well. Bennett is a little more emotional and lower energy than usual, but otherwise is functioning like his normal self. It makes it hard to keep him resting.
We had our house-warming party over the weekend. It was a good time and a fairly big party. I'm sure we had 40-50 people here-seemingly all of them with 1-3 kids. Our house seemed to work really well for that kind of get-together. It did make me happy that we have decided to do the kiddo birthday parties together this year.
My mom left on Saturday after a week-long visit. All in all it was successful and we are all still living. She is already talking about coming back in November. She likes those cheap day after Thanksgiving flights.
We took the kids to Day out with Thomas on Sunday. Bennett was just starting to get sick and was very difficult to focus and deal with. He is still talking about it, so I assume he had a good time on some level. Maybe next year will be better.
Promise Walk planning is starting again. I had a really promising meeting with a couple of volunteers who want to be on the planning committee. It looks like we are going to drop the 5K and focus on making the event as meaningful to our participants as possible. That should also help us keep costs under control. We have a "budget" meeting with the national coordinator on Friday, so we will see what she has to say about it. I have a feeling it will along the lines of "spend as little money as necessary, and raise as much as possible!" Just a hunch. But I am getting my enthusiasm for it back, so that's a good thing.
I am at the end of my first Spanish class and am happy so far. I feel like I am about at beginning of the third year of high school. We are starting the preterite in the next session. That should confuse me nicely for awhile.
We are North Dakota bound (driving....gag) in about 10 days. Bernie is finally going hunting after a three year hiatus. I'm looking forward to it.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Motivation to update this blog has been lacking lately.
Bernie's parents were here for a visit last week. We took the kids up to the mountains to ride the train on the Georgetown loop. Bennett was very pleased. I can't imagine what his reaction is going to be when we go to "Day Out With Thomas" next month. I think he will either be very excited or totally afraid. That trip will include a ride on a life-size Thomas and Sir Topam Hatt will be there as well. I am trying to prepare him now to minimize the shock.
It's always nice to have grandparents (or any visitors) around. Bernie and I finally got to use a hotel stay in Broomfield that he won at a 5K over a year ago. It was weird to sleep somewhere and not be in any danger of hearing your child cry.
Speaking of 5K's, I have finally recommitted to running. I even have a schedule of 3 days on and 1 day off. I have been feeling motivated to go every day and have seen some improvements already. The plan will be to run a couple of races this fall with the goal of running one in under 30 minutes. I think the fastest I could do it now is around 33 minutes, so there is a lot of work to do.
In other self-improvement news, I signed up for a Spanish class in Boulder. It starts next week. I hope my brain is ready to deal with language-learning again. My resume needs some kind of addition for future job hunting and it is something I have wanted to pick up again for a long time.
Bernie has been hard at work in the yard-seeding the dead spots, pulling endless weeds, and tearing down dead trees with his bare hands. He really did that last thing this morning. It was a small tree that had been very dead for a very long time, but still a manly display. I'm waiting and hoping for the raised beds I want on lowe.com to go on sale so we can get those installed this fall. And then there's our very large, hot, uncovered patio. We have gotten one bid and will get another tomorrow for covering possibilities. It seems that the projects are never-ending even in a semi-new house.
Our container tomatos and peppers have not done well at all. I'm sure it has something to do with the zillion degree heat we've had all summer. I will be glad to have a regular garden back next year. And fall, I'm very very glad that fall is almost here.
Bennett went back to his old public preschool today. The class he was in last year was only 7 kids, so it seemed a shock for him to see it full with 14 today. He really loves his teachers there though. I think he will be fine once he readjusts, but there is always the danger of him falling into the background because he is often quiet and withdrawn. We will see what happens.
My mom used a gift card I gave her to get her very first pedicure at a spa in Great Falls. I gave it to her 2005. She recently found it in her car. And then she sent me an email photo of her gigantic feet as a thank you. It's the gift that keeps on giving according to her.
Bernie's parents were here for a visit last week. We took the kids up to the mountains to ride the train on the Georgetown loop. Bennett was very pleased. I can't imagine what his reaction is going to be when we go to "Day Out With Thomas" next month. I think he will either be very excited or totally afraid. That trip will include a ride on a life-size Thomas and Sir Topam Hatt will be there as well. I am trying to prepare him now to minimize the shock.
It's always nice to have grandparents (or any visitors) around. Bernie and I finally got to use a hotel stay in Broomfield that he won at a 5K over a year ago. It was weird to sleep somewhere and not be in any danger of hearing your child cry.
Speaking of 5K's, I have finally recommitted to running. I even have a schedule of 3 days on and 1 day off. I have been feeling motivated to go every day and have seen some improvements already. The plan will be to run a couple of races this fall with the goal of running one in under 30 minutes. I think the fastest I could do it now is around 33 minutes, so there is a lot of work to do.
In other self-improvement news, I signed up for a Spanish class in Boulder. It starts next week. I hope my brain is ready to deal with language-learning again. My resume needs some kind of addition for future job hunting and it is something I have wanted to pick up again for a long time.
Bernie has been hard at work in the yard-seeding the dead spots, pulling endless weeds, and tearing down dead trees with his bare hands. He really did that last thing this morning. It was a small tree that had been very dead for a very long time, but still a manly display. I'm waiting and hoping for the raised beds I want on lowe.com to go on sale so we can get those installed this fall. And then there's our very large, hot, uncovered patio. We have gotten one bid and will get another tomorrow for covering possibilities. It seems that the projects are never-ending even in a semi-new house.
Our container tomatos and peppers have not done well at all. I'm sure it has something to do with the zillion degree heat we've had all summer. I will be glad to have a regular garden back next year. And fall, I'm very very glad that fall is almost here.
Bennett went back to his old public preschool today. The class he was in last year was only 7 kids, so it seemed a shock for him to see it full with 14 today. He really loves his teachers there though. I think he will be fine once he readjusts, but there is always the danger of him falling into the background because he is often quiet and withdrawn. We will see what happens.
My mom used a gift card I gave her to get her very first pedicure at a spa in Great Falls. I gave it to her 2005. She recently found it in her car. And then she sent me an email photo of her gigantic feet as a thank you. It's the gift that keeps on giving according to her.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Vacation Recap, etc.
We got back from Great Falls last week, but I haven't had time to update until now. We convinced Amy to make the trip back with us for a little visit. She has the summers off of work, so it was the perfect opportunity. She stayed six days and we had a lot of fun. We did a little (ok, more than that) shopping, including her first trip to Ikea. I hadn't been to the one that opened here last fall. Saturday wasn't the best choice for that but we had fun anyway. We both found a rocking chair that we love and will be perfect for those moments we Faggs need to center ourselves by rocking back and forth like babies.
The trip itself was good and bad. It was a very long drive there (13.5 hours) and worse because Bennett wasn't feeling well. He had a fever before we left and the illness got worse for the first 6 days of the trip. He was not himself. We took him to the immediate care twice in Great Falls and once in Missoula. His gums were sore, swollen, and bleeding. That made eating, talking, tooth-brushing, and just about everything else lots of fun. His attitude was understandably terrible. His behavior was the most challenging that it has been for his entire life. We finally got him on some antibiotics and things started to get better on day 4 or so. He was good to go by the time we got to Seeley Lake and we tried to run as much pent-up energy as possible out of him. The kids loved being at the cabin and spending time at the lake.
It was great to see Sara, Melanie, and Marlena in Great Falls. A few of us had a late night at the Stein Haus/Sip and Dip, which was my most hung-over moment. My mom was able to spend more time with the kids than usual and Bennett LOVED the train that passed in front of her house. My dad is doing surprisingly well at his assisted living. He's the only man living there at the moment and the staff/residents dote on him. I took him to an epic almost-three-hour-long trip to Hastings so he could pick out about 40 CD's. He's obsessed with music at the moment. It's an expensive habit, but it keeps his mind active and he seems happy, so I don't complain. But I probably better go check his bank account balance!
I loved being in Missoula for a couple of days. We stayed at the Holiday Inn downtown and were able to walk to most of the things we wanted to do. We had dinner with my cousin Denise and visited with my old practicum supervisor. It did remind me how I love Missoula and put to rest any doubt I had about not returning to Great Falls. If I can't live in Missoula, where we are is the next best place.
Faggfest was also a lot of fun. We hung out at my Aunt's cabin a lot and just spent time talking and drinking beer with the clan. What could be better than that? We missed the Washington Fagg group though, and I hope we will see them in the not-too-distant future.
We are just trying to return to normal around here. Potty training is progressing slowly but steadily. Vivian is weaned and sleeping through the night. It feels like we are on the brink of the next stage in the kid's development and that's an exciting time. I have a few projects going on in the house right now (painting and creating a stairway gallery of family pictures) and we are going to hit the yard projects soon to get ready for next spring. I will try to get some pictures up of our progress.
The trip itself was good and bad. It was a very long drive there (13.5 hours) and worse because Bennett wasn't feeling well. He had a fever before we left and the illness got worse for the first 6 days of the trip. He was not himself. We took him to the immediate care twice in Great Falls and once in Missoula. His gums were sore, swollen, and bleeding. That made eating, talking, tooth-brushing, and just about everything else lots of fun. His attitude was understandably terrible. His behavior was the most challenging that it has been for his entire life. We finally got him on some antibiotics and things started to get better on day 4 or so. He was good to go by the time we got to Seeley Lake and we tried to run as much pent-up energy as possible out of him. The kids loved being at the cabin and spending time at the lake.
It was great to see Sara, Melanie, and Marlena in Great Falls. A few of us had a late night at the Stein Haus/Sip and Dip, which was my most hung-over moment. My mom was able to spend more time with the kids than usual and Bennett LOVED the train that passed in front of her house. My dad is doing surprisingly well at his assisted living. He's the only man living there at the moment and the staff/residents dote on him. I took him to an epic almost-three-hour-long trip to Hastings so he could pick out about 40 CD's. He's obsessed with music at the moment. It's an expensive habit, but it keeps his mind active and he seems happy, so I don't complain. But I probably better go check his bank account balance!
I loved being in Missoula for a couple of days. We stayed at the Holiday Inn downtown and were able to walk to most of the things we wanted to do. We had dinner with my cousin Denise and visited with my old practicum supervisor. It did remind me how I love Missoula and put to rest any doubt I had about not returning to Great Falls. If I can't live in Missoula, where we are is the next best place.
Faggfest was also a lot of fun. We hung out at my Aunt's cabin a lot and just spent time talking and drinking beer with the clan. What could be better than that? We missed the Washington Fagg group though, and I hope we will see them in the not-too-distant future.
We are just trying to return to normal around here. Potty training is progressing slowly but steadily. Vivian is weaned and sleeping through the night. It feels like we are on the brink of the next stage in the kid's development and that's an exciting time. I have a few projects going on in the house right now (painting and creating a stairway gallery of family pictures) and we are going to hit the yard projects soon to get ready for next spring. I will try to get some pictures up of our progress.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Settling in
It seems like we are finally settling back into a routine and it feels good.
We are doing the potty training thing with Bennett pretty hardcore at the moment. He is only wearing diapers to bed, and is otherwise in pull-ups or underwear during the day. It is going well most days. He can be resistant to peeing, but can usually be convinced. Pee accidents are fairly rare. He usually refuses to go poop in the potty (or in his diaper for that matter) and holds it like crazy instead. So he is on a steady diet of stool softener to regulate things out. That and lots and lots and lots of bribes. We're those parents for sure. Right now he is working towards a Thomas bridge for his train tracks.
Our garden is quite small this year as we need to do some serious planning for the yard for next year. I just bought a few tomatoes and peppers for containers and will see how that goes. We also signed up for a CSA at a local farm and have been getting plenty of veggies from there every week. It's pushed me to try new things and new recipes (collard greens for example). And it's nice to get the kids at least exposed to different things, even if they don't always eat them. Bennett has actually improved immensely and will try almost anything. He loves mac and cheese all of a sudden after refusing to even touch it for 3+ years and is easily convinced to eat most vegetables.
Bennett is enjoying his new preschool and Vivian is loving the extra time alone with us. She is now sleeping through the night better than 50% of the time. Mom is doing the extra-happy dance every morning when I wake up having gotten seven or more hours of uninterrupted sleep.
We have been going cable-less since we moved into the new house. It seemed silly to pay over $100 a month for something we rarely watched. The kids like their daily dose of cartoons, so we have been hooking up the ipad to the TV to supply those. I just signed up for streaming Netflix to see what we think. Are there any other suggestions? I really want to watch Six Feet Under in it's entirety, but I'm definitely not buying it on iTunes and it isn't available streaming on Netflix. I might just have to sign up to get the DVD's in the mail from them instead.
We have our weekly trip to the library this afternoon, so I better get to taping up some of the books we borrowed.
We are doing the potty training thing with Bennett pretty hardcore at the moment. He is only wearing diapers to bed, and is otherwise in pull-ups or underwear during the day. It is going well most days. He can be resistant to peeing, but can usually be convinced. Pee accidents are fairly rare. He usually refuses to go poop in the potty (or in his diaper for that matter) and holds it like crazy instead. So he is on a steady diet of stool softener to regulate things out. That and lots and lots and lots of bribes. We're those parents for sure. Right now he is working towards a Thomas bridge for his train tracks.
Our garden is quite small this year as we need to do some serious planning for the yard for next year. I just bought a few tomatoes and peppers for containers and will see how that goes. We also signed up for a CSA at a local farm and have been getting plenty of veggies from there every week. It's pushed me to try new things and new recipes (collard greens for example). And it's nice to get the kids at least exposed to different things, even if they don't always eat them. Bennett has actually improved immensely and will try almost anything. He loves mac and cheese all of a sudden after refusing to even touch it for 3+ years and is easily convinced to eat most vegetables.
Bennett is enjoying his new preschool and Vivian is loving the extra time alone with us. She is now sleeping through the night better than 50% of the time. Mom is doing the extra-happy dance every morning when I wake up having gotten seven or more hours of uninterrupted sleep.
We have been going cable-less since we moved into the new house. It seemed silly to pay over $100 a month for something we rarely watched. The kids like their daily dose of cartoons, so we have been hooking up the ipad to the TV to supply those. I just signed up for streaming Netflix to see what we think. Are there any other suggestions? I really want to watch Six Feet Under in it's entirety, but I'm definitely not buying it on iTunes and it isn't available streaming on Netflix. I might just have to sign up to get the DVD's in the mail from them instead.
We have our weekly trip to the library this afternoon, so I better get to taping up some of the books we borrowed.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Bullet points will have to do
-We have obviously been super busy.
-The walk was this past weekend. Thanks to all who donated. We might break $5,000, which is disappointing when considering last year's $17,000. But for pulling it together at the last moment, I'll take it. I had a lot of really great volunteers this year that want to form a planning committee for next year. I hope that actually happens because we will be able to accomplish so much more if each person can focus on specific tasks instead of me trying to coordinate everything. We are definitely dumping the 5K next year and doing just a walk. The 5K timer/manger got people off course AGAIN this year and it costs close to $1500. And we are not attracting even close to the number of outside people to pay for it. So, we will focus on making the event more meaningful for area survivors.
-Our old house closes on June 6th. It is 98% emptied. We plan to finish clearing it out tomorrow and I will head over to clean on Friday. I cannot wait until that part of the process is finished. We made our first double mortgage payment this month and are happy it will be the only one.
-The new house is coming together. We are almost entirely unpacked but things are still somewhat disorganized and messy. I'm trying to remind myself that it is a process. The backyard is so great. Bernie and I just like to sit outside after the kids are in bed looking at the mountains with a margarita in hand. That's the life I've always dreamed of. Also, we have lots of room. So come visit.
-Bennett went to his first baseball game with Bernie tonight. They had a great time and I just got him to bed after 9:30. It should be an interesting morning.
-Bennett finished up public preschool last week. He has one week of vacation and then he is doing three four-hour days of preschool at Tiny Tim, where is gets his therapy. We are going to visit tomorrow and meet the teacher. He has absolutely loved going to school. It should be interesting to see how he adjusts to a new classroom, teacher, classmates, going more days a week, and for longer periods of time each day.
-Bennett came home with his first school picture a couple of weeks ago. It is so freaking cute to watch him with it. He holds it, admires everyone it it, and repeatedly says "my fwends!"
-Vivian is talking a crazy amount. I'm sure my perception has been shaped by Bennett who said basically nothing until he was three. Vivian mimics absolutely everything and must pick up 3-5 words every day. She is also likes a bit of drama and throws her share of fits on a daily basis.
-I don't even want to type this because I'm sure it will all be ruined. Vivian is sleeping through the night about 25% of the time. This is a huge development in in this house and we hope to keep building on it (edited to add: 5 minutes after I typed this, Vivian woke up).
-Faggfest is coming up in about six weeks. I'm getting excited to see everyone! I think we will spend a night or two in Missoula as well.
-The walk was this past weekend. Thanks to all who donated. We might break $5,000, which is disappointing when considering last year's $17,000. But for pulling it together at the last moment, I'll take it. I had a lot of really great volunteers this year that want to form a planning committee for next year. I hope that actually happens because we will be able to accomplish so much more if each person can focus on specific tasks instead of me trying to coordinate everything. We are definitely dumping the 5K next year and doing just a walk. The 5K timer/manger got people off course AGAIN this year and it costs close to $1500. And we are not attracting even close to the number of outside people to pay for it. So, we will focus on making the event more meaningful for area survivors.
-Our old house closes on June 6th. It is 98% emptied. We plan to finish clearing it out tomorrow and I will head over to clean on Friday. I cannot wait until that part of the process is finished. We made our first double mortgage payment this month and are happy it will be the only one.
-The new house is coming together. We are almost entirely unpacked but things are still somewhat disorganized and messy. I'm trying to remind myself that it is a process. The backyard is so great. Bernie and I just like to sit outside after the kids are in bed looking at the mountains with a margarita in hand. That's the life I've always dreamed of. Also, we have lots of room. So come visit.
-Bennett went to his first baseball game with Bernie tonight. They had a great time and I just got him to bed after 9:30. It should be an interesting morning.
-Bennett finished up public preschool last week. He has one week of vacation and then he is doing three four-hour days of preschool at Tiny Tim, where is gets his therapy. We are going to visit tomorrow and meet the teacher. He has absolutely loved going to school. It should be interesting to see how he adjusts to a new classroom, teacher, classmates, going more days a week, and for longer periods of time each day.
-Bennett came home with his first school picture a couple of weeks ago. It is so freaking cute to watch him with it. He holds it, admires everyone it it, and repeatedly says "my fwends!"
-Vivian is talking a crazy amount. I'm sure my perception has been shaped by Bennett who said basically nothing until he was three. Vivian mimics absolutely everything and must pick up 3-5 words every day. She is also likes a bit of drama and throws her share of fits on a daily basis.
-I don't even want to type this because I'm sure it will all be ruined. Vivian is sleeping through the night about 25% of the time. This is a huge development in in this house and we hope to keep building on it (edited to add: 5 minutes after I typed this, Vivian woke up).
-Faggfest is coming up in about six weeks. I'm getting excited to see everyone! I think we will spend a night or two in Missoula as well.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Life has been very very busy around here lately. The push to get our house ready to sell is over now and we are officially on the market. We listed the day we left for Phoenix (last Friday). The hope was that it would be shown a lot while we were gone so we wouldn't have to deal with so much of the daily upkeep, but it got off to a slow start. The activity is picking up now. We've had seven showings so far and all positive feed-back. But that doesn't mean much without an offer, so keep fingers crossed that one is coming soon. Living in the house with two kids while keeping it in staged condition is a challenge. We are spending a lot of time away from home, which is easy when the weather is so beautiful. Here is a link to see our house:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2683-Beech-Cir_Longmont_CO_80503_M13692-14945
So send your buyers over ASAP!
At least we are closing on the new house May 1st, so we can stop living in and showing this house at the same time.
The run-up to the race is a bit depressing at the moment. We raised 17K last year and we aren't even going to come close this year. Changing organizers was a huge mistake, as I am going to end up doing it all anyway with a really late start. Add that on with the other person scheduling on Memorial Day weekend, and things are not looking good. Our top fundraiser (over 4K last year) can't come because of the holiday weekend. I am trying to be positive about it and do what I can. And I have more people willing to help out this year, which is awesome. The goal is just to get it done and start over again next year. Losing the momentum really sucks though.
And of course there is our trip to Phoenix and Noel Gallagher. We consumed plenty of margaritas and spend a lot of time in the pool. Everyone had a good time, except for the foot and mouth issue. Grant had it first and the worst case. Bennett and Vivian were running a fever by the end of the trip. Bennett seems entirely well and Vivian will be tomorrow I think. All in all it was a pretty mild. Bernie had it much worse right before we got married.
The concert was amazing, but no one would expect me to say any differently. We were able to get second row tickets off of Craigslist (there was a two row "pit" as well, so it was more like row 4). Being that close was perfect. There was a split in the seats in front of me, so I had a totally unobscured view. I sang (screamed) the entire time and I'm pretty sure Bernie thought I was crazy. Noel actually saw me at one point when the lights switched to the audience and gave me a nod and chuckle. I'm sure I looked awesome while singing. I'm having a bit of the post-concert letdown at the moment, but that's normal. I really hope he does a few more US dates at some point and comes to Denver. Sara needs to be there!
My mom will be here this week and I am helping out with a Promise Walk booth at a Denver JBF sale, so we will continue to stay busy.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2683-Beech-Cir_Longmont_CO_80503_M13692-14945
So send your buyers over ASAP!
At least we are closing on the new house May 1st, so we can stop living in and showing this house at the same time.
The run-up to the race is a bit depressing at the moment. We raised 17K last year and we aren't even going to come close this year. Changing organizers was a huge mistake, as I am going to end up doing it all anyway with a really late start. Add that on with the other person scheduling on Memorial Day weekend, and things are not looking good. Our top fundraiser (over 4K last year) can't come because of the holiday weekend. I am trying to be positive about it and do what I can. And I have more people willing to help out this year, which is awesome. The goal is just to get it done and start over again next year. Losing the momentum really sucks though.
And of course there is our trip to Phoenix and Noel Gallagher. We consumed plenty of margaritas and spend a lot of time in the pool. Everyone had a good time, except for the foot and mouth issue. Grant had it first and the worst case. Bennett and Vivian were running a fever by the end of the trip. Bennett seems entirely well and Vivian will be tomorrow I think. All in all it was a pretty mild. Bernie had it much worse right before we got married.
The concert was amazing, but no one would expect me to say any differently. We were able to get second row tickets off of Craigslist (there was a two row "pit" as well, so it was more like row 4). Being that close was perfect. There was a split in the seats in front of me, so I had a totally unobscured view. I sang (screamed) the entire time and I'm pretty sure Bernie thought I was crazy. Noel actually saw me at one point when the lights switched to the audience and gave me a nod and chuckle. I'm sure I looked awesome while singing. I'm having a bit of the post-concert letdown at the moment, but that's normal. I really hope he does a few more US dates at some point and comes to Denver. Sara needs to be there!
My mom will be here this week and I am helping out with a Promise Walk booth at a Denver JBF sale, so we will continue to stay busy.
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