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Summer is here. This time of the year is one of my favorites, holding over from when I was in school. School is out. The Fair is opened. A whole summer off, with no school and all sorts of adventures to be had. It probably should have been obvious, but no one specifically told me when I started working at a full-time job that you don't get summers off anymore. It's old hat now, but it did sting for a year or two.
You don't get summers off, that is, unless you're a teacher like my wife! There was some talk about teaching summer-school, but that was decided against. So this summer Diana will be a mostly-full-time mommy. Allison will still spend some time at Dorrie's this summer, as well. Diana has already started swimming lessons at the YMCA, as well as signed up for other adventures and opportunities. It was great for me to get a phone call and ask how the first day of swimming lessons was, and hear "Awesome… better than I expected". Allie apparently really enjoyed the pool and the little games they played. Many activities were followed by an enthusiastic "MOOORE! MOOORE!" in the way that she does.
It's hard for me to be at work and know that they are out having fun and bonding. I'm happy, but it's hard. Of course, taking care of a toddler is a tough job in its own right, and I'm sure there will be plenty of days that I'll be happy to escape to the office. We're only a few days into the summer, so we'll see how it goes.
Allison is doing great. She's growing up nicely, and learning how to be her own person. I am choosing (for now) to not believe in the "Terrible Two's", but I can at least see where the name comes from. Kids this age discover that they have some control over their own lives, and what they choose isn't always the same as what we want her to be doing. It was a little tough at first, but we've learned pretty quickly how to manage her newfound independence, and will continue to do so, I'm sure.
Favorite activities these days:
Looking at pictures of family and friends
Chasing and being chased.
Watching Elmo being sung to sleep by Andrea Bocelli (google "Elmo Bocelli")
Playing the Seeker in hide and seek.
Hide and seek is especially fun. She will run to her room and sit in the middle of the floor, facing away from the door, and count to 10: "Waaaaan. Tooooo. H'reeeeee. Fooooor. Waaaaaas. Siiick-sss. Wezzzzen. It. Niiiiine. TIN!" Then get up and look for the hiding person. We give her plenty of hints to find us, and she gets all fired up when she does. Good times.
Not a whole lot going on with me. I'm helping a friend work on a computer game, which has been pretty fun. I helped set up a "Rock Band" station at work, in preparation for a big Rock Band competition, which is pretty cool. I'm 1.5 weeks into my Hundred Pushups training, and progressing nicely, which is a good feeling. And finally, my friends Mike and Gwen are days away from moving back to San Diego. It will be great to have them around. Our Fantasy Football league is already set up, and I'm already starting to analyse…
Summer is here. This time of the year is one of my favorites, holding over from when I was in school. School is out. The Fair is opened. A whole summer off, with no school and all sorts of adventures to be had. It probably should have been obvious, but no one specifically told me when I started working at a full-time job that you don't get summers off anymore. It's old hat now, but it did sting for a year or two.
You don't get summers off, that is, unless you're a teacher like my wife! There was some talk about teaching summer-school, but that was decided against. So this summer Diana will be a mostly-full-time mommy. Allison will still spend some time at Dorrie's this summer, as well. Diana has already started swimming lessons at the YMCA, as well as signed up for other adventures and opportunities. It was great for me to get a phone call and ask how the first day of swimming lessons was, and hear "Awesome… better than I expected". Allie apparently really enjoyed the pool and the little games they played. Many activities were followed by an enthusiastic "MOOORE! MOOORE!" in the way that she does.
It's hard for me to be at work and know that they are out having fun and bonding. I'm happy, but it's hard. Of course, taking care of a toddler is a tough job in its own right, and I'm sure there will be plenty of days that I'll be happy to escape to the office. We're only a few days into the summer, so we'll see how it goes.
Allison is doing great. She's growing up nicely, and learning how to be her own person. I am choosing (for now) to not believe in the "Terrible Two's", but I can at least see where the name comes from. Kids this age discover that they have some control over their own lives, and what they choose isn't always the same as what we want her to be doing. It was a little tough at first, but we've learned pretty quickly how to manage her newfound independence, and will continue to do so, I'm sure.
Favorite activities these days:
Looking at pictures of family and friends
Chasing and being chased.
Watching Elmo being sung to sleep by Andrea Bocelli (google "Elmo Bocelli")
Playing the Seeker in hide and seek.
Hide and seek is especially fun. She will run to her room and sit in the middle of the floor, facing away from the door, and count to 10: "Waaaaan. Tooooo. H'reeeeee. Fooooor. Waaaaaas. Siiick-sss. Wezzzzen. It. Niiiiine. TIN!" Then get up and look for the hiding person. We give her plenty of hints to find us, and she gets all fired up when she does. Good times.
Not a whole lot going on with me. I'm helping a friend work on a computer game, which has been pretty fun. I helped set up a "Rock Band" station at work, in preparation for a big Rock Band competition, which is pretty cool. I'm 1.5 weeks into my Hundred Pushups training, and progressing nicely, which is a good feeling. And finally, my friends Mike and Gwen are days away from moving back to San Diego. It will be great to have them around. Our Fantasy Football league is already set up, and I'm already starting to analyse…
2 comments:
Woot! Welcome back to the blog...
I think teri's favorite thing to do in the summer is email me from the beach or the pool. Just to rub it in.
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100 push up training? My friend just did that... you should check out mysomeday.com :)
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