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Monday, August 29, 2011
Catch-up
As always, its been a crazy busy summer here, I can't believe how fast it went. We started out in June with baseball again, Logan improved so much this year over last, that he's really enjoying it. In fact we'll be starting fall league in a few weeks.
July brought our usual trip home for the 4th of July, vacation is never long enough. Each trip always makes me wish we lived closer, so our kids can grow up with their cousins like me and my sisters did. Maybe someday......
In August I had a very scary experience, one in which I don't care to do again. Had a wonderful girls night planned with Jamie, and a few friends. We had tickets to Sugarland at the State Fair, which you may have seen on the news, ended in tragedy with the stage collapsing. Fortunately, we didn't actually see the collapse, we're big chickens and decided to leave minutes before it happened. But just being there in the midst of it was something I will never forget. I still say prayers for those that lost loved ones, those that are still recovering, and those that witnessed it. I may stick to indoor events for a while.
Avery still isn't talking much, but understands so much. She is quite the little helper, and likes to (or should I say insists on) helping unload the dishwasher, and wipe things, spills, the floor, the walls, the dogs, with the towel. She's growing by leaps and bounds.
Logan started 1st grade, and so far loves it. He's quite the little reader already. They get sent home with a reader book every few days, well its supposed to be every few days, but Logan is reading them every night, and brings them back in and reads it to his teacher and gets a new one. I'm so proud that my love of reading got passed down to him. They had their first spelling test last week, they're doing math, amazing how quick they pick things up. I pray he continues to love school.
We have a parents meeting this week for preschool. We're enrolling Avery in the preschool program at our church one day a week in the mornings. It's a wonderful program, and I know she'll benefit from playing and learning from other kids her age. She loves Sunday nursery time, so I'm sure preschool will be great. Maybe she'll even start talking.
Work is going well for both Richard and I. Unfortunately, the summer brought lots of long hours, nights, all-nighters and weekends for me. But it seems to be back to a normal schedule now, just in time for Richard to be busy to finish up the busy construction season. But we're both very thankful to have jobs, when so many in our industry around here are still struggling to find work. God is good!
T.T.F.N. (ta-ta for now)
July brought our usual trip home for the 4th of July, vacation is never long enough. Each trip always makes me wish we lived closer, so our kids can grow up with their cousins like me and my sisters did. Maybe someday......
In August I had a very scary experience, one in which I don't care to do again. Had a wonderful girls night planned with Jamie, and a few friends. We had tickets to Sugarland at the State Fair, which you may have seen on the news, ended in tragedy with the stage collapsing. Fortunately, we didn't actually see the collapse, we're big chickens and decided to leave minutes before it happened. But just being there in the midst of it was something I will never forget. I still say prayers for those that lost loved ones, those that are still recovering, and those that witnessed it. I may stick to indoor events for a while.
Avery still isn't talking much, but understands so much. She is quite the little helper, and likes to (or should I say insists on) helping unload the dishwasher, and wipe things, spills, the floor, the walls, the dogs, with the towel. She's growing by leaps and bounds.
Logan started 1st grade, and so far loves it. He's quite the little reader already. They get sent home with a reader book every few days, well its supposed to be every few days, but Logan is reading them every night, and brings them back in and reads it to his teacher and gets a new one. I'm so proud that my love of reading got passed down to him. They had their first spelling test last week, they're doing math, amazing how quick they pick things up. I pray he continues to love school.
We have a parents meeting this week for preschool. We're enrolling Avery in the preschool program at our church one day a week in the mornings. It's a wonderful program, and I know she'll benefit from playing and learning from other kids her age. She loves Sunday nursery time, so I'm sure preschool will be great. Maybe she'll even start talking.
Work is going well for both Richard and I. Unfortunately, the summer brought lots of long hours, nights, all-nighters and weekends for me. But it seems to be back to a normal schedule now, just in time for Richard to be busy to finish up the busy construction season. But we're both very thankful to have jobs, when so many in our industry around here are still struggling to find work. God is good!
T.T.F.N. (ta-ta for now)
Summer Snapshots
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| Summer started with a trip to Holiday World. |
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| Chillin watchin big brother play baseball. |
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| always take time to smell the flowers |
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| Family time is always the best |
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| Summer wouldn't be complete with out an ice cream treat! |
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| Logan got fitted for his othrodontic appliance (it looks way worse than it was, he did awesome) |
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| Tea party with friends |
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| Logan's express car wash |
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| First day of first grade for Logan, Avery just insisted on carrying a bag too |
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| Colts vs. Packers (don't let the colts gear fool you, we were rooting for the Pack) |
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Excused Absence
Since it has been quite some time since the last blog entry, I thought I would share what, maybe it would be better to say who, has kept me away. Besides the obvious late nights of work, baseball games and practice, and just life in general. Ladies and Gents, I present to you a few of the many antics of Miss Avery! There is never a dull moment with this girl, and we LOVE it:)
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| First, there's climbing on the stroller while trying to act cute! |
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| And of course, torturing your brother is essential. |
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| Playing with your food (mashed potatoes) always makes for a good time. |
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| Snacktime in the toy box. |
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| Learning how to climb on the object that is blocking the stairs from which I'm being prevented from climbing. |
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| Playing 'library' with big brother. |
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| Getting stuck in our shirt while trying to undress after a nap (this happened multiple times that day) |
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| Water therapy makes for a great day! |
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| Enjoying the news, in the toy box (see the pattern) |
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| Squeeze in my first pedicure. |
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| Again with the climbing. |
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| And of course, general cuteness:) |
Friday, February 25, 2011
W-I-M-P
It's official, I've become a wimp. Growing up in the UP and living Michigan, I used to LOVE winter and snow. Now, not so much. I think what I hate most about Indiana winters, is the snow doesn't stay, so you get used to seeing grass and warmer temperatures, and then one day you wake up and there's 6" of blowing and drifting snow on your back deck.
I'm over it, bring on spring.
I'm over it, bring on spring.
Friday, January 28, 2011
What a difference a day makes
Lately Miss Avery has been a bit grumpy, she's working on some new teeth so she's not always her usual happy self. Teeth hurting, runny nose, all that fun stuff. So on Monday I get a text message from Richard that said her eye was bothering her, great here we go!
Sure enough, by the time I got home on Monday, the poor little monkeys eyes were so swollen and red, that she looked a bit like a drunk. Trying to see out of the tiny little slit, because it clearly felt better for her to leave them closed. And of course, it was after hours. A call into the pediatricians office suggested we take her in.
So off to the immediate care center we went. Luckily it wasn't busy at all. And, of course by the time we got there, she was a teeny bit happier. The doctor sees us. Who I may add, definitely did not like her job. She had to be the most unfriendly doctor I've ever encountered. I was definitely not impressed with her at all. So was thankful for a nice short visit.
We left with a diagnosis of a sinus infection and pink eye, and a prescription for some antibiotic eye drops and amoxicillan. Avery fell asleep in the car about 1 minute after leaving the clinic. And stayed asleep (which she's not the best car sleeper) through a trip (and kind of lengthy wait) to the pharmacy and the ride home.
With a dose of each med under her belt, and a good nights sleep behind her, she woke up the next day cranked up and ready to go. What a change!! My mother-in-law even asked what sort of 'hyper' meds we had been prescribed. She was into everything that Tuesday morning.
And as of last night, there aren't too many signs of any infection left at all. Her nose is still running a bit, but it certainly doesn't seem to phase her.
And the rest of us managed to avoid the pink eye too, thank goodness.
Sure enough, by the time I got home on Monday, the poor little monkeys eyes were so swollen and red, that she looked a bit like a drunk. Trying to see out of the tiny little slit, because it clearly felt better for her to leave them closed. And of course, it was after hours. A call into the pediatricians office suggested we take her in.
So off to the immediate care center we went. Luckily it wasn't busy at all. And, of course by the time we got there, she was a teeny bit happier. The doctor sees us. Who I may add, definitely did not like her job. She had to be the most unfriendly doctor I've ever encountered. I was definitely not impressed with her at all. So was thankful for a nice short visit.
We left with a diagnosis of a sinus infection and pink eye, and a prescription for some antibiotic eye drops and amoxicillan. Avery fell asleep in the car about 1 minute after leaving the clinic. And stayed asleep (which she's not the best car sleeper) through a trip (and kind of lengthy wait) to the pharmacy and the ride home.
With a dose of each med under her belt, and a good nights sleep behind her, she woke up the next day cranked up and ready to go. What a change!! My mother-in-law even asked what sort of 'hyper' meds we had been prescribed. She was into everything that Tuesday morning.
And as of last night, there aren't too many signs of any infection left at all. Her nose is still running a bit, but it certainly doesn't seem to phase her.
And the rest of us managed to avoid the pink eye too, thank goodness.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Normalcy
Or as close to it as possible I guess. With all the holidays, turkey day, Avery's birthday, Christmas, and Logan's birthday, behind us, I'm hoping we can return to normal. Whatever that is.
The snow is falling quite steadily outside,the drive in this morning was very slow, so I can't even imagine what tonight's commute will bring. These Hoosiers just don't know what to do with 4 inches of snow. And everyone is crying for spring already. I think someone should tell them it's only the middle of January. *sigh*
Avery has officially conquered the stairs! YIKES!! And she's pretty quick at it too, little stinker. Still working on walking though, but it won't be long before she's a full time feet walker. I say feet walker, because she seems to have mastered walking on her knees! She can walk if already standing, and Richard says she has stood without support a few times on her own. Look out then!
Logan is a few weeks into basketball and seems to really be enjoying it, and has improved quite a bit just in a few weeks. I also think he's glad to be back in school after the long break. We're headed to the Children's Museum on Saturday with his best buddy Ethan to celebrate his birthday. We decided to skip the big party this year.
And I am back on the Weight Watchers train. Although it seems like I'm never really off of it. I've struggled with my weight pretty much all of my adult life. Well I shouldn't say struggle, it's been an all out battle. I HATE the way I look and feel, yet just have no motivation to do much about it, ugh! I've been a WW member again (for the 1000th time) for a few months now, but really haven't accomplished much. I'll do good for a few weeks and then slack. I haven't really gained any more weight, so I guess that's good. But still frustrating. My struggle is with exercise. I despise, loathe, hate, whatever word you want to use, exercise.
I'm not a good sleeper, so getting up earlier in the morning is just not happening. And I've been working some long hours and late night lately, so the last thing I want to do when I get home is exercise. It's really been my biggest struggle. I always have good intentions, just never works out. I do fairly well with the eating right. I love my fruits and veggies, and haven't been much of a junk eater. So my downfall is the exercising. And I have yet to find anything to kick my butt into gear. So maybe now the blog will become my exercise journal, might help make me accountable. Sounds good now, but we shall see.
The snow is falling quite steadily outside,the drive in this morning was very slow, so I can't even imagine what tonight's commute will bring. These Hoosiers just don't know what to do with 4 inches of snow. And everyone is crying for spring already. I think someone should tell them it's only the middle of January. *sigh*
Avery has officially conquered the stairs! YIKES!! And she's pretty quick at it too, little stinker. Still working on walking though, but it won't be long before she's a full time feet walker. I say feet walker, because she seems to have mastered walking on her knees! She can walk if already standing, and Richard says she has stood without support a few times on her own. Look out then!
Logan is a few weeks into basketball and seems to really be enjoying it, and has improved quite a bit just in a few weeks. I also think he's glad to be back in school after the long break. We're headed to the Children's Museum on Saturday with his best buddy Ethan to celebrate his birthday. We decided to skip the big party this year.
And I am back on the Weight Watchers train. Although it seems like I'm never really off of it. I've struggled with my weight pretty much all of my adult life. Well I shouldn't say struggle, it's been an all out battle. I HATE the way I look and feel, yet just have no motivation to do much about it, ugh! I've been a WW member again (for the 1000th time) for a few months now, but really haven't accomplished much. I'll do good for a few weeks and then slack. I haven't really gained any more weight, so I guess that's good. But still frustrating. My struggle is with exercise. I despise, loathe, hate, whatever word you want to use, exercise.
I'm not a good sleeper, so getting up earlier in the morning is just not happening. And I've been working some long hours and late night lately, so the last thing I want to do when I get home is exercise. It's really been my biggest struggle. I always have good intentions, just never works out. I do fairly well with the eating right. I love my fruits and veggies, and haven't been much of a junk eater. So my downfall is the exercising. And I have yet to find anything to kick my butt into gear. So maybe now the blog will become my exercise journal, might help make me accountable. Sounds good now, but we shall see.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Catch-up
Just a quick run down of the latest in the Gusty household.
Avery had her first Halloween experience, a rather chilly one at that. She went dressed as a chicken (the same costume her brother wore for his first Halloween) Logan went as Superman and took home quite a haul of candy. I think there's still some in the cupboard.
November brought many ups and downs. Miss Avery popped her first four teeth all in one weekend, and was quite miserable in the process. Logan continues to love school, but has also picked up some attitude along the way. He's doing excellent with his reading and writing, and seems to practice both every chance he gets. He's always asking what things say, and is trying to sound things out. It's such a neat thing to watch him learn.
Avery has become quite the trouble maker, and loves getting into everything she possibly can. And knows when she's doing something she's not supposed to, because she laughs and crawls away in the other direction. Yes, still crawling, but walking along everything. Just doesn't want to work on the walking with help from mom or dad. As soon as we grab her hands to walk with her, she plops down on her butt.
Putting up the Christmas tree brought a whole new set of challenges, as now our tree has ornaments on the top 1/2 only, because unlike her brother, Avery is not afraid to 'get-in' the tree and reach what she wants. So we will not be putting gifts under the tree ahead of time like usual.
The week of thanksgiving was hard around here. The Monday before thanksgiving, Richard was let go at work. Huge shocker, and definitely bad timing. But he's doing okay with it now, and is enjoying his time home with the kids, and just about has the basement finished. So now we'll just get through the holidays and wait for the interviews to start pouring in after the first :)
And as usual December has been crazy! We had Logan's church Christmas program, school Christmas program, company Christmas party, choir and hand bell practices and performances, Logan has started basketball and has two practices this month. We're going to see Wicked, Avery's 1st birthday and a trip up north after Christmas, which includes the most exciting event of the month, my sister Joanna and Jeff are getting married, and Jamie and I are planning a co-ed bachelor/bachelorette party. The events are a surprise, but we promise to behave:)
So that's it in a nutshell. I'm hoping to get back to regular blogging after the holidays, as my grandpa is not very happy with me these days, and I don't want to lose my status as the favorite grandchild (love you grampy)
Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic start to the new year!
Avery had her first Halloween experience, a rather chilly one at that. She went dressed as a chicken (the same costume her brother wore for his first Halloween) Logan went as Superman and took home quite a haul of candy. I think there's still some in the cupboard.
November brought many ups and downs. Miss Avery popped her first four teeth all in one weekend, and was quite miserable in the process. Logan continues to love school, but has also picked up some attitude along the way. He's doing excellent with his reading and writing, and seems to practice both every chance he gets. He's always asking what things say, and is trying to sound things out. It's such a neat thing to watch him learn.
Avery has become quite the trouble maker, and loves getting into everything she possibly can. And knows when she's doing something she's not supposed to, because she laughs and crawls away in the other direction. Yes, still crawling, but walking along everything. Just doesn't want to work on the walking with help from mom or dad. As soon as we grab her hands to walk with her, she plops down on her butt.
Putting up the Christmas tree brought a whole new set of challenges, as now our tree has ornaments on the top 1/2 only, because unlike her brother, Avery is not afraid to 'get-in' the tree and reach what she wants. So we will not be putting gifts under the tree ahead of time like usual.
The week of thanksgiving was hard around here. The Monday before thanksgiving, Richard was let go at work. Huge shocker, and definitely bad timing. But he's doing okay with it now, and is enjoying his time home with the kids, and just about has the basement finished. So now we'll just get through the holidays and wait for the interviews to start pouring in after the first :)
And as usual December has been crazy! We had Logan's church Christmas program, school Christmas program, company Christmas party, choir and hand bell practices and performances, Logan has started basketball and has two practices this month. We're going to see Wicked, Avery's 1st birthday and a trip up north after Christmas, which includes the most exciting event of the month, my sister Joanna and Jeff are getting married, and Jamie and I are planning a co-ed bachelor/bachelorette party. The events are a surprise, but we promise to behave:)
So that's it in a nutshell. I'm hoping to get back to regular blogging after the holidays, as my grandpa is not very happy with me these days, and I don't want to lose my status as the favorite grandchild (love you grampy)
Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic start to the new year!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Friday Firsts
Well this is my second attempt at this post, I was having some photo issues earlier and decided to try again once I got ho me. And this was my original opening: We've had a few 'firsts' for the residents of our household lately. And as I was pondering this blog topic, I thought for sure I'd get to include Avery's first teeth, but no such luck! They are SO close, but haven't broken through the surface yet. I am happy to report that since the first edit of the post, WE HAVE A TOOTH!!!! And it seems there are a few more not too far behind. Unfortunately no tooth picture to add to the post yet.
Logan lost his first tooth, and Avery had her first trip to the pumpkin farm.
And I'm still having photo issues, ugh! Guess I'll attempt an upload later.
We've got a busy weekend ahead of us. We had family 'date' night tonight and ventured out for dinner. Tomorrow we're heading to ZooBoo, a Halloween event at our zoo. We're going with Logan's best buddy Ethan's family, and we haven't seen them in awhile, so it will be fun.
Then of course trick or treating on Sunday. Logan is going as Superman, and Avery will be the same chicken her brother was for her first Halloween. Although, I'm debating on finding something else for her because it's a very warm fleece costume and its supposed to be in the 70's on Sunday.
Hope your weekend brings more treats than tricks.
And I'm still having photo issues, ugh! Guess I'll attempt an upload later.
We've got a busy weekend ahead of us. We had family 'date' night tonight and ventured out for dinner. Tomorrow we're heading to ZooBoo, a Halloween event at our zoo. We're going with Logan's best buddy Ethan's family, and we haven't seen them in awhile, so it will be fun.
Then of course trick or treating on Sunday. Logan is going as Superman, and Avery will be the same chicken her brother was for her first Halloween. Although, I'm debating on finding something else for her because it's a very warm fleece costume and its supposed to be in the 70's on Sunday.
Hope your weekend brings more treats than tricks.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Thankful Thursday
I know lots of others do a "Thankful Thursday" blog topic and I'm officially stealing the idea, just seems appropriate today.
- I'm thankful for my amazing husband, who without even questioning or complaining takes care of the kiddos and things at home when I'm stuck at work for 16 hour days.
- I'm thankful for my health, while not always perfect, I'm able to breath air everyday, hear my children's laughter, feel their kisses, smell all the scents that fall has to offer, and so much more.
- For co-workers, who I actually enjoy working with and have fun with, helps make those 16 hour days a bit easier to endure.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
October is also....
Down Syndrome Awareness Month! I only know this because my little cousin Alayna has Down Syndrome. Which is a bit sad really that there are SO many companies and organizations involved in Breast Cancer Awareness but you don't hear too much about DS Awareness. So with this little blog post I hope to help bring awareness to these wonderful children.
Through Alayna (and her wonderful mom Rochelle and their blog ) I've learned a lot about Down Syndrome and that she's just a wonderful little girl who happens to have Down Syndrome. Another truly inspiring family that I was 'introduced' to through Rochelle, has adopted two children with Down Syndrome, you can read about their daily antics here.
They are both amazing and inspirational families, who we can all learn some life lessons from. And someday I hope to get to meet Miss Alayna in person :)
Through Alayna (and her wonderful mom Rochelle and their blog ) I've learned a lot about Down Syndrome and that she's just a wonderful little girl who happens to have Down Syndrome. Another truly inspiring family that I was 'introduced' to through Rochelle, has adopted two children with Down Syndrome, you can read about their daily antics here.
They are both amazing and inspirational families, who we can all learn some life lessons from. And someday I hope to get to meet Miss Alayna in person :)
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Every 69 seconds
that's how often a woman dies from breast cancer in the world, every 69 seconds. It's a staggering number. Being that it is October I thought I'd share. I'm not really sure how I feel about breast cancer awareness. I think at this point we're pretty 'aware' that it's out there, at least most people who know me anyways:) Maybe we need to move beyond awareness, and lean towards things like prevention and a CURE perhaps!
I've never used to be too fond of pink (Avery has helped change that), and I also am not a fan of how October and the pink ribbon are often used as a shameless plug to sell products. Companies will put a ribbon on anything and say that proceeds go towards research and such. But you can never really be sure, and unfortunately it usually is just that, a shameless way to sell.
There are of course, legit companies out there, like Komen and others, but please just be wary.
So if I can teach one other thing, it's also to get to know your body, know what's there, what may be different. Self exams are one of the most important keys to prevention. I found my cancer by a self exam in the shower one day, so it truly saved my life.
I've never used to be too fond of pink (Avery has helped change that), and I also am not a fan of how October and the pink ribbon are often used as a shameless plug to sell products. Companies will put a ribbon on anything and say that proceeds go towards research and such. But you can never really be sure, and unfortunately it usually is just that, a shameless way to sell.
There are of course, legit companies out there, like Komen and others, but please just be wary.
So if I can teach one other thing, it's also to get to know your body, know what's there, what may be different. Self exams are one of the most important keys to prevention. I found my cancer by a self exam in the shower one day, so it truly saved my life.
Monday, September 13, 2010
The house that love built
Richard and I spent Saturday morning volunteering for a Habitat for Humanity project. What a cool experience. It's something we've always talked about doing, but never really had the opportunity, so when our church got involved with a build we signed up!
We didn't know what to expect, just jumped in with both feet. We left early Saturday morning and got almost to the site when the rain let loose, but the work goes on rain or shine. The houses, two actually across the street from one another, were in downtown Indy, and not a very nice part. We were part of Thrivent Lutheran's build group and there were a few other churches working as well.
I worked on house wrap, and Richard helped with supports for one of the porches. It's pretty amazing, how complete strangers come together for a common cause, and despite that many people stepping on, and over each other, stuff gets accomplished. By the time our morning shift was done, both houses were completely wrapped and almost all of the doors and windows were in. One of the homeowners was helping my little group with house wrap, as they're required to put in so many hours of work on their own houses. She was pretty quiet so we didn't get to hear much of her story, but she seemed overwhelmed with gratitude over the whole process. And it made me appreciate what I have a little bit more too:)
It was a wet and tiring day, but very rewarding, and we definitely plan to do it again when church gets in on a project closer to home.
We didn't know what to expect, just jumped in with both feet. We left early Saturday morning and got almost to the site when the rain let loose, but the work goes on rain or shine. The houses, two actually across the street from one another, were in downtown Indy, and not a very nice part. We were part of Thrivent Lutheran's build group and there were a few other churches working as well.
I worked on house wrap, and Richard helped with supports for one of the porches. It's pretty amazing, how complete strangers come together for a common cause, and despite that many people stepping on, and over each other, stuff gets accomplished. By the time our morning shift was done, both houses were completely wrapped and almost all of the doors and windows were in. One of the homeowners was helping my little group with house wrap, as they're required to put in so many hours of work on their own houses. She was pretty quiet so we didn't get to hear much of her story, but she seemed overwhelmed with gratitude over the whole process. And it made me appreciate what I have a little bit more too:)
It was a wet and tiring day, but very rewarding, and we definitely plan to do it again when church gets in on a project closer to home.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Injuries
Well we had our first call from the school nurse last week. Logan had somehow gotten a plastic binder in the eye, it scratched his eyebrow and then poked the corner. The way the nurse described it, you'd think his eyeball had popped right out, I was expecting it to be WAY worse than it was. But I had made an appointment with the eye doctor before seeing it. He did cut the corner pretty good, but managed to miss scratching the eye, which was good, but the doctor still made me feel dumb for being there, oh well! I'm sure its the first of many calls from the school.
Well, I can report that Miss Avery seems to KNOW how to crawl, she just chooses not too! ha ha! She'll crawl a couple of 'steps', and then drops right back to her belly to commence scooting. Friday night we took a picnic to the park, and she was having trouble scooting on the blanket so of course, she had to crawl, but once we got home and back on the slippery hardwood floors, back to her belly. Little stinker! And she's managed to start pulling herself up to a standing position. But still not teeth :(
We had a good labor day weekend, didn't do too much which was kind of nice for a change. We went on the picnic Friday night, and it was a bit chilly. Then Saturday night we had a cookout/bonfire with the neighbors, it was like a perfect fall evening complete with s'mores. Then Sunday Logan went off to spend the night at Auntie Jamie's and Richard and went to a wedding reception while Avery stayed with Grannie. On Monday, since Logan wasn't home, we napped when Avery napped :) It was great, although we did miss Logan.
Hope everyone is having a good week so far!
Well, I can report that Miss Avery seems to KNOW how to crawl, she just chooses not too! ha ha! She'll crawl a couple of 'steps', and then drops right back to her belly to commence scooting. Friday night we took a picnic to the park, and she was having trouble scooting on the blanket so of course, she had to crawl, but once we got home and back on the slippery hardwood floors, back to her belly. Little stinker! And she's managed to start pulling herself up to a standing position. But still not teeth :(
We had a good labor day weekend, didn't do too much which was kind of nice for a change. We went on the picnic Friday night, and it was a bit chilly. Then Saturday night we had a cookout/bonfire with the neighbors, it was like a perfect fall evening complete with s'mores. Then Sunday Logan went off to spend the night at Auntie Jamie's and Richard and went to a wedding reception while Avery stayed with Grannie. On Monday, since Logan wasn't home, we napped when Avery napped :) It was great, although we did miss Logan.
Hope everyone is having a good week so far!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
September?? Really??
Just where did the summer go? Things are good in the Gusty household. Logan is thoroughly enjoying school, and is favorite part is still the bus ride home:) I'm struggling with keeping school stuff organized though, I need a new system. With more dates to remember, papers to keep track of, our sidetable in the kitchen officially looks like a bomb exploded. Any tips from you seasoned moms of school-agers??
Avery, at 8 months now, yikes, still is not crawling. She's mastered the Army crawl and uses that as her main mode of transport these days. And she's getting good at the leap frog, but no official crawling. And still no teeth! This little girl is miserable, drooling, chewing on anything and everything. And with the weather change here in Indy, she's got some stuffy sinuses to go along with it. But depsite it all, she's a pretty happy go-lucky baby. And recently she started giving kisses, and the best kind open mouthed sloppy ones. You ask her for a kiss, make a kissy noise and she leans in mouth wide open. Melts your heart:)
We had an awesome time at Megan and Paul's wedding a few weeks ago! The ceremony was beautiful and the reception was a blast, couldn't ask for a more perfect day.
My mom came to visit last weekend, she's officially settled in to her new house and new job in West Virginia, and seems to be loving it so far. And she's only about 5 hours away. We're thinking we'll be spending Thanksgiving there, maybe making a trip to DC too.
We're hoping for a nice relaxing Labor Day weekend! And hope yours is too.
Avery, at 8 months now, yikes, still is not crawling. She's mastered the Army crawl and uses that as her main mode of transport these days. And she's getting good at the leap frog, but no official crawling. And still no teeth! This little girl is miserable, drooling, chewing on anything and everything. And with the weather change here in Indy, she's got some stuffy sinuses to go along with it. But depsite it all, she's a pretty happy go-lucky baby. And recently she started giving kisses, and the best kind open mouthed sloppy ones. You ask her for a kiss, make a kissy noise and she leans in mouth wide open. Melts your heart:)
We had an awesome time at Megan and Paul's wedding a few weeks ago! The ceremony was beautiful and the reception was a blast, couldn't ask for a more perfect day.
My mom came to visit last weekend, she's officially settled in to her new house and new job in West Virginia, and seems to be loving it so far. And she's only about 5 hours away. We're thinking we'll be spending Thanksgiving there, maybe making a trip to DC too.
We're hoping for a nice relaxing Labor Day weekend! And hope yours is too.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Logan's First Day of Kindergarten
Well, it's official! I'm the mom of a school-ager, aahh!!
We had our parents meeting last night, where we learned everything we wanted to know about kindergarten. Because Logan is in the afternoon session, we drop him off and he rides the bus home. So today being the first day, parents were allowed to accompany the kids to the class. Logan matter of fact told me "mom I'll be okay, you can just drop me off" That made me sad, but made me feel good that he was ready.
I came home for a long lunch hour today, so I could take him for his first day. I cried most of the way to the house. He was dressed, shoes on and backpack on, about 30 minutes before we needed to leave. He asked Grannie all morning if it was time to go, I think he was a tad bit excited.
So off we went, I didn't just drop him off, we waited outside with all the other parents for the teachers to come get them. I snuck in to the classroom with him, and got "the face" He didn't complain too much and even let me take a few pictures.
Two of his friends from our street are in his class, as well as his good friend Mia from daycare days. He was very excited to see her, they had been at daycare together since a year and a half old.
I did okay with the drop-off, until I saw Mia's mom, she was crying and we were both commenting on how it was just yesterday when they were in the toddler room:) And I cried most of the way back to work.
He got to ride the bus home, and loved it, that of course was the favorite part of his day. And he wants to go back tomorrow, so that's great.
His teacher is great too, she's so incredibly organized, its awesome. I think we're going to have a great year!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Sickies
In case you are keeping track, just two more days until school starts. And the big kindergartner is sick :( About midnight last night he woke up crying, running a lovely fever and complaining that his throat hurts, ugh! Poor guy. Today, no fever, but throat still hurts, so he's hanging out in mom and dad's bed watching cartoons, and drinking lots of fluids. Hopefully this passes before Wednesday, he'd be so bummed if he had to miss his first day of school.
Me on the other hand, I would love to just take a vacation far far away and come back when he's finished with high school :) It's going to be a rough week for momma. We bought supplies at Target and I got teary eyed while he was trying on his backpack, bring on the Kleenex!
Me on the other hand, I would love to just take a vacation far far away and come back when he's finished with high school :) It's going to be a rough week for momma. We bought supplies at Target and I got teary eyed while he was trying on his backpack, bring on the Kleenex!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Cool, quiet mornings
Ahh, finally a break from the heat. We slept with the windows open last night while temps dropped into the low 60's. While trying to falling asleep while the cicadas chirped outside wasn't easy, the cool breeze was fantastic!
This morning I opened up all the windows, Avery is down for her morning snooze and Logan is watching his favorite Phineas and Ferb. (After a much better week, he earned a tv show back.) Richard is off cutting grass and church, so I'm enjoying a cup of coffee, and a nice breeze while blogging on the deck, the joys of wireless internet!
This should be a fairly quiet weekend, except for some back-to-school shopping. We'll enjoy the no major plan weekend, as the next few weekends will be jam packed with weddings and road trips.
Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!
This morning I opened up all the windows, Avery is down for her morning snooze and Logan is watching his favorite Phineas and Ferb. (After a much better week, he earned a tv show back.) Richard is off cutting grass and church, so I'm enjoying a cup of coffee, and a nice breeze while blogging on the deck, the joys of wireless internet!
This should be a fairly quiet weekend, except for some back-to-school shopping. We'll enjoy the no major plan weekend, as the next few weekends will be jam packed with weddings and road trips.
Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!
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