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Happy 30th, Jes!!

Today, our very own Jesse is turning the big 3-0. We had a batman-themed party for him at the pool on Sunday and it was quite a production. There were decorations, party hats, goodie bags, and an ice cream cake. We even played some good ol’ fashioned games like Pin the Tail on the Donkey, had a balloon toss, and whacked away at a pinata. The prizes included mini bottles of liquor, lottery scratchers, and gift cards. Jes got a cool batman disc/dart shooter that even beams the batman signal. Later in the evening, we went searching all over Irvine and Costa Mesa for a place to eat and get something to drink. It’s ridiculous how early everything closes around here! We ended up at the TGIFridays in Costa Mesa, just like old times.
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Jason also stayed with us for the long weekend. It was fun having the little brother home again. We spent much of Monday hanging out and shopping. We also went to Home Depot for some PVC pipes and connectors in order to build room dividers for my clinic. That was an interesting hour of playing with tools and trying to snap each other’s fingers off. Later we had dinner with Jes’ parents and grandmother in Cerritos.

That was rough.

I ran 18 miles today. It took me a little over 3 hours. The weather started out great – overcast and breezy – just perfect for running. However, when 10:00 rolled around, the sun came out and it got hot! The last 2 miles were really rough. My legs ached, my hips hurt, and my feet were burning. I’m just glad I made it home in one piece. I was so tempted by mile-17 to stick my thumb out for a ride home. Now it’s time for a nap.

Fishie Massacre

This afternoon, Jes decided to change the water in the fish pond since the water was getting a little green again. So he did the usual new water/old water exchange and went back upstairs for a little bit. After about 10 minutes, I went outside to check on the pond. The water was clear! Yay! A minute later, I went to look at the pond again and was happy that I could see the rocks at the bottom again but…hey! The fish are floating! Oh no!! I think the water put them into complete shock and killed their plump little bodies. So long fishies. *sniff sniff* All seven of you were good pets.

Man, it’s September already.

Where did August go? Now that it’s September, I am back to work but it’s pretend work for a little bit. The first day of school for the kiddies is September 14th so until then, I’ll be giving inservices, attending staff meetings, rearranging my clinic, and psyching myself up for another school year.
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Last night, we picked up Jason from the airport. It was crazy-crowded! I forgot it was Labor Day Weekend. He’s here for a friend’s wedding and Jes’ birthday party. As usual, we woke up this morning, turned on our laptops, and had another day of “working from home”. 🙂 Poor Jes had to actually go to work.

You can call me Super Babysitter!

Marie had to go into the office today so she called me up this morning to see if I’d be willing to hang out with Cole for bit. I didn’t have anything planned so I thought, “sure, I’ll give it a try”. I got there around 12:30. Marie fed him before leaving and then it was just me and the baby.

It started out great at first. Cole was in a good mood having a full tummy and lots of energy. He hung out in this little walker/activity thing for about 30 mins while I worked on my website and chatted with Holly on the phone. I thought, “hey, this isn’t so bad”. But I thought too soon. He eventually got a little fussy so I had to hang up the phone and took him out of the walker and tried to entertain him.

Little by little, he got crankier and crankier until he was at a complete state of meltdown with tears and everything. I can tolerate crying like the best of them so I let him cry his poor little heart out for a good 20 minutes while I held him, swung him, bounced him, sang to him, and even changed his diaper. I eventually put him back in the walker to see if he could calm himself down but he was just too angry. He just cried and walked around in circles for a good minute. Then I gave in. I picked him up again and called Marie. I felt bad and thought there might be something wrong but by the time I got on the phone with her, he started to fall asleep on my shoulder. “Ah…all better. Into the crib you go!”

So Marie was able to work another 45 minutes and I got some quiet time to finish up my site until Marie came home. All is right with the world when you can get a good nap in. Gotta love the naps!

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Let’s go!

With excitement over going to Thailand brewing, my dad and brother have decided to go with us. They booked flights on the same planes and everything! This is going to be awesome. We’ll have someone to help translate (my dad) and someone to drink with (my brother). It’s too bad that my mom can’t get the time off but now we have someone to look after Koa! 🙂

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Preparation for Jes’ 3rd-ieth birthday party is underway. I went to Party City and Target with Marie and Cole yesterday for our weekly shopping excursion and bought lots of cool stuff. I was so surprised how everything starts to add up. But it’s his 30th so we’re going all out. Left on the list…1) order food, 2) buy some prizes, and 3) recruit people help me reserve the spot on Sunday morning. It’s just too bad that a bunch of friends will be out of town this weekend. They’re going to be missing out on a “batty” party! Hee Hee.