geesh, eric was right – i haven’t updated this blog in quite some time! “why do i bother?” i often ask myself … i guess i’m just not ready to give it up quite yet… anyhoo, it’s been a hellish week at work and a busy few weeks at home… my boss was out sick mon, tues, weds so i had to step-up and take care of her things, plus handle what was already on my plate… then the temp called-in sick today, so i’ve had to handle her projects as well… AND since i’m complaining (which is totally allowed since this is my blog), i have yet to receive a proper “thank-you” for the annual report… so yea, that’s what i’ve been dealing with here…
we’ve been doing a lot of stuff around the house lately and poor eric has been raking the heck out of leaves (and there’s no end in sight!)… the new kitchen cabinets and counter are all done (will post pics later) – i’m very happy with the choice we made and it looks awesome! i also decided to paint the kitchen last weekend – since i had off on friday, i wanted to be productive and spent the next 3 days climbing a ladder and standing on a stool… i have some touching-up to do on saturday, but that’s it and then it’s on to another room…
deck turns 13-months today (what???) – he is doing so well with everything and continues to amaze us every, single day… he did great with his 1-year shots and is in the 75th and 85th percentiles for weight and height… he has almost 6 teeth now, got his 1st big-boy haircut, walks like a champ, brushes his teeth, and is going to bed w/out a bottle or cup of milk… the doc said that all meals should be done in the kitchen now and that he should be off bottles and onto cups by the time he’s 15-mos… she also stressed how important it was for him to eat with us at meals, which is what we’ve always done, regardless of what stage he was at… and he pretty much eats everything that we do (for the most part), and still loves his applesauce and yogurt (and crackers)… he’s also showing great interest in the cats now and the smallest of the three, tyler, has even allowed deck to lay on him… it doesn’t last long, mind you, but it’s very sweet and warms my heart… there’s nothing more that i could want, is a kid that loves animals as much as we do…
thanksgiving is next week (how did that happen???) and we’re heading to state college for eric’s huge family celebration… it should be interesting considering all the penn state allegations that are going on right now – all the sports stations here keep talking about it (and the sucky redskins)… since we didn’t go last year, i’m really looking forward to going and having everyone meet deck… should be fun!
and for christmas, the only plans we have is hosting the family dinner on the 26th… and eric’s parents will be staying with us for a few days on their way down to florida… this is the first time that they’ve stayed with us and seen the new house, so that too will be exciting…
hope you’re having a good week! happy thursday!
