March 20, 2011

Today at church Isaac played "Duck Duck Goose" with his Sunbeam class.  He wanted to play at home too but I told him we did not have enough people to play.  He had no trouble rounding up some more players for the game, and came back again and told me he was ready to play.  Of course I got to be the "goose" and chase him - not just around the circle - but all around the house.  

March 19, 2011

Tonight we went to Cafe Rio for dinner.  Charlie used to be anti-Cafe Rio until a few months ago when I introduced him to the steak salad with the cilantro lime dressing.  And tonight he actually suggested that we eat there.  I think in this photo Isaac is mad because Charlie took "his" chip.  

March 18, 2011

I ordered "The Perfect Pregnancy Workout" DVD from Amazon and for some reason thought I'd be able to do the workout while Isaac was playing in the other room.  Wrong.  I had Isaac hanging on my legs, and climbing on my back while Cracker was trying to lick my face.  Probably not the most effective workout, but I was still a little bit sore the next day.

March 17, 2011

Today was St. Patrick's Day and after dinner we got Shamrock Shakes from McDonald's.  Charlie introduced these to me while we were dating and since they are only available one month out of the year, they've always been kind of a special treat.  This year they started putting the shakes in clear plastic cups and it somehow made them a little less appetizing.  That's just a lot of green food coloring.  

March 16, 2011

Smog check.  I usually try to run most of my errands while Isaac is in school, but I saved this one for his morning off because he loves all things dealing with cars & trucks.  There was no wait, the garage was super clean, and we even got a coupon online.  

March 15, 2011

I tried this new salmon recipe for dinner tonight and it was fantastic.  I also made a potato gratin that has been a long time favorite at our house, and some steamed asparagus.  The whole dinner was delicious.  Isaac has always been a good eater, but sometimes I still just watch in amazement as he eats all of the "grown up" food, including his vegetables, and actually enjoys it.  Tonight Charlie was explaining to him that the fish we were eating is the same kind of fish that swims in the water.  Isaac's response?  "Ooooh nooooo, poor fish."  

March 14, 2011

Tonight was the season finale of the Bachelor.  I think that the final reject limo is always the hardest to watch.  I mean we all know that the Bachelor will eventually break up with his final girl of choice as well (in this case, I think Emily will be the one to dump Brad) but that doesn't make it any less painful for his second choice girl and her nationally televised ride home in the limo of shame.  

March 13, 2011

Time for another pregnancy shot.  I am 28 weeks now and starting to get a little uncomfortable.  No major complaints, it's just a little harder to get out of bed, bend over, etc.  And I feel enormous.  

March 12, 2011

While Charlie was showering Saturday morning he noticed a large bubble of water forming underneath the paint on the ceiling.  We first called the association to make sure that any overhead water pipes belonged to our upstairs neighbor, and then got in touch with the neighbor's landlord.  By late afternoon we had a plumber over tearing apart our ceiling. 

I'm cheating a little here by adding an extra photo.  This one was taken three days later.  Currently there are two large heating fans drying out the wood and hopefully in the next day or two they will be able to begin putting everything back together.  

March 11, 2011

Today I began construction on the Ikea storage system that we bought for Isaac's room.  The only thing worse than assembling Ikea furniture is trying to do it with a three year old assistant.  But he was so intent on "helping Mama" and he really was quite adorable with his construction hat and all, so I handed him a few extra screws and pieces and a rubber mallet and let him go to work.  It made his day!