Saturday, June 9 we attended Sidney's pal Sidney Dickinson's 3rd birthday party at KangaZoom. Cleo is friendly with Sidney's older sister, Shelby.
On Monday, June 11, Cleo and Sidney serenaded me with Happy Birthday in the morning and wished me happy birthday when I picked them up from daycare. Roger surprised me with a homemade chocolate fudge frosted layer cake. It was great.
On June 16 we headed to Jacksonville. I had a settlement meeting to attend on June 20 and we went early so that we could spend Father's Day with Linda, Robin and Kaelin. On Father's Day, we attended a special brunch that Linda helps plan every year.
Kaelin, Cleo and Bubba's grand-daughter, Jahara.
On June 19, we went to American Beach. It's near Fernandina and Amelia Island. The kids had a great time, Robin and Linda had to work but we brought Kaelin with us. We were able to fit her booster seat in the third row of our car.
On the evening of June 19, we celebrated Kaelin's 4th birthday. She turned 4 on June 22. We had cake, ice cream, goodie bags, and party hats. It was a nice little party that Robin threw for the 7 of us. Sorry I didn't get Cleo in this shot. I really wanted a photo of Kaelin alone but Sidney insisted on being in it with her.
On June 20, Roger dropped me off at my settlement meeting in Jacksonville Beach - it took place in the common area of the condominium building that was the subject of the settlement meeting. Roger spent the day with Kaelin, Cleo, and Sidney. They picked me up around 5:30pm.
We drove back on June 21. I finally watched True Blood, it was just okay. I also watched Crazy, Stupid, Love and fell back in love with Ryan Gosling. He's so great in that movie.
I went to work on June 22. When I picked Cleo and Sidney up from school I asked his teacher if she noticed that he became more chatty while he was away. She said that as a matter of fact she had noticed. She said that when he first saw her he told her, "Ms. Houston, I really missed you while I was away!!" Sometimes it's like he just enjoys hearing his own voice. He asks us questions he knows the questions too, e.g., pointing at a picture of the Hulk, he will ask, "Mommy, who's that?" He knows quite well who it is because he is super obsessed with him.
On June 11, Sidney was moved to the next classroom - along with 4 other kids. He's now in Room 400. He still spends some time in his old classroom because of teachers' vacations and there aren't as many kids attending daycare during the summer. His potty training has come along fairly well - now I think he's doing better at school than at home. At daycare, they keep him in his underwear and somehow he stays dry all day and tells them when he has to go to the bathroom. He has to wear a pull-up at home or else he'd pee in his underwear.
On Saturday, June 23, we went to School Box to get Cleo and Sidney some workbooks. School Box is this great educational resource store for parents and teachers. During the summer, we want Cleo to keep up her math, reading, and writing skills. We also went to Toys R Us and Cleo bought some Squinkies with her $25 birthday gift card from Linda. We got Sidney a Hulk, Spiderman and Wolverine placemat. We got Cleo a Disney Princess placemat - Belle is prominent on it and she's Cleo's current favorite.
Today we went to church - 8 am service. Then we went food shopping. After naps, we spent time on the deck enjoying the warm air and cool water. For dinner, Roger made pork chops, rice pilaf and broccoli. I made roasted, sliced sweet potatoes and tofu. The kids ate tofu, broccoli, and sweet potatoes. We got them mini chocolate and powdered donuts which they loved - Cleo had them for dessert after lunch too. I am working my way through the sack of huge chocolate chip cookies that Cybele sent me for my birthday. For dessert tonight, I warmed one up and topped it with vanilla ice cream. Pretty spectacular.
I discovered this awesome shaving gel. It's the Up & Up brand (Target's generic brand) strawberry tangerine shaving gel. It's $1.79 and smells great. I also got a close shave from it - better than the Edge shave gel that foams up. You should all try it.
I have a busy week this week - nothing out of the ordinary, just lots of regular stuff that has to get done.
I am about to pour my glass of Riesling wine and settle in to watch True Blood. I have significantly lowered my expectations for this show - I know I say this every year. Even when it is not good, it's still awesome high drama and better than most things on television these days.
Have a good week.
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