Though Cyndie is not 100% recovered (we'll put the number at 95%), it is amazing what a day of sleeping and not chasing kids will do for you. Big thanks to Mom and Dad for helping out on the kid front to let Cyndie get that much needed rest.
The kids went to Grandma and Grandpa's for an "R" party yesterday. They wore red, ate food that started with "R" (roast, red jello with raspberries), played "R" games, drew pictures of "R" things, and basically had a "R"ockin good time.
Cyndie slept much of the day, and still went to bed by 8:30. She's feeling pretty much better today.
I had bowling last night. We had our new bowling team shirts (go Ham Fighters go!), and it was also the first night for my new bowling shoes. It was a fun night. As there are only 7 teams in the league, we ended up playing the "vacant team" meaning we were playing against the league average. We all played pretty well, so ended up sweeping the points, yeah! It must have been the styling new shirts!
Today is pretty busy ... I'm going in to the office for a couple of meetings. Cyndie is going to a place called Agape House for a tour. It's a home for women that have had troubles in life. She's going with some friends to drop off some clothes and to give them the money they raised during the garage sale thing she hosted a few weeks ago. Emma has a half day of school, then we have parent teacher conference tonight.
Ready, set, go!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Feeling like Three Week Old Leftovers ... not great
So today is a blah day for the DeVries. Cyndie is not feeling very well. She started feeling bad late afternoon yesterday, but had the "Christmas Extravaganza" last night that she needed to go to, so was pretty pooped and not feeling well by the time she got home around 10 pm. This morning she's been asleep since about 7:30 (it's now 10:20). Hopefully she'll feel better after a day of rest today so that we can all go on our weekend outing with Eric and Cherith and Rico and Julie this weekend.
Timmy just left with Grandpa to hang out at their house for a while so that I can get some uninterrupted work done ... thanks Mom andDad!
After all the rain yesterday it's quite a bit warmer today. It's currently in the mid 40s, so maybe we'll even reach 50 if the sun comes out.
Timmy just left with Grandpa to hang out at their house for a while so that I can get some uninterrupted work done ... thanks Mom andDad!
After all the rain yesterday it's quite a bit warmer today. It's currently in the mid 40s, so maybe we'll even reach 50 if the sun comes out.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Tuesday Transition
It's Tuesday and that means that the fun weekend visit with Lee is drawing to and end. We've mostly just hung out and relaxed, but we've had a really nice visit, so we're bummed that he's leaving. If there's a bright spot, it's that maybe he'll take a bit of the cold weather with him!
He flies out in the late afternoon, so Cyndie and Timmy will drop him off at the airport, and then Cyndie will head over to her Christmas Extravaganza thing she's doing through MOPS. She's doing a booth for her company and she's also selling some purses that are made by ladies from a women's shelter in Thailand which is run by some missionaries affiliated with our church.
Thinking about it, it will be a busy week for us, especially in the evenings. Cyndie has that thing tonight. Tomorrow night she has Bible study and then after that I have bowling. Then Thursday night we have a parent/teacher conference for Emma and then she has her Thursday evening women's group. Then Friday we have a young families thing for church and then we're going to drive down to Galena, IL to spend the weekend with some friends from church at their family vacation home. It'll be busy, but fun too I think.
On the weather front, we've definitely turned for the colder. The highs are now in the high 30s and maybe low 40s. This morning there was a heavy frost on the ground.
One very good thing to report is that Timmy slept through the night last night. We put him to bed at about 6:30 and he didn't get up until 7:15 or so. He needed a good night's sleep!
He flies out in the late afternoon, so Cyndie and Timmy will drop him off at the airport, and then Cyndie will head over to her Christmas Extravaganza thing she's doing through MOPS. She's doing a booth for her company and she's also selling some purses that are made by ladies from a women's shelter in Thailand which is run by some missionaries affiliated with our church.
Thinking about it, it will be a busy week for us, especially in the evenings. Cyndie has that thing tonight. Tomorrow night she has Bible study and then after that I have bowling. Then Thursday night we have a parent/teacher conference for Emma and then she has her Thursday evening women's group. Then Friday we have a young families thing for church and then we're going to drive down to Galena, IL to spend the weekend with some friends from church at their family vacation home. It'll be busy, but fun too I think.
On the weather front, we've definitely turned for the colder. The highs are now in the high 30s and maybe low 40s. This morning there was a heavy frost on the ground.
One very good thing to report is that Timmy slept through the night last night. We put him to bed at about 6:30 and he didn't get up until 7:15 or so. He needed a good night's sleep!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Weekend Recap
So here it is, another Monday, and late afternoon Monday on top of that. I guess that means it's time to drop a quick "weekend in the life" post.
It was a pretty laid back weekend. We've very much enjoyed having Lee here and just kind of hanging out and enjoying eachother's company. On Friday night we watched a couple of episodes from season one of Deadliest Catch, about commercial fishing in Alaska. I think Cyndie is hooked! Saturday we had a big breakfast, then headed over to Home Depot for the craft there. I watched a bit of the Liverpool game around lunch time while Cyndie, Lee, and the kids ran some errands. For dinner, we went over to Mom and Dad's so that they could spend some time with Lee and catch up on the happenings in Lake Arrowhead.
Sunday was church, then afterward we had the guys/families from the Ham Fighters bowling team over for brunch. That was fun to hang out and it's especially nice because Emma and Timmy play so well with Anja and Lukas, two Ham Fighter kids! The rest of the day was pretty kick back, which gets us back to Monday.
Lee was Emma's show and tell at school today. He brought some pictures of his equipment and talked a bit about what he does with his company. He expressed his newfound appreciation for lower elementary teachers upon his return! Emma was excited for that though.
Cyndie's been a bit pooped lately as Timmy has been getting up quite a bit during the night. Hopefully that will stop, and soon. I'm not sure if it's because he has a bit of a cold (inherited from his formerly coughing sister).
So that's the story, have a great week everyone.
It was a pretty laid back weekend. We've very much enjoyed having Lee here and just kind of hanging out and enjoying eachother's company. On Friday night we watched a couple of episodes from season one of Deadliest Catch, about commercial fishing in Alaska. I think Cyndie is hooked! Saturday we had a big breakfast, then headed over to Home Depot for the craft there. I watched a bit of the Liverpool game around lunch time while Cyndie, Lee, and the kids ran some errands. For dinner, we went over to Mom and Dad's so that they could spend some time with Lee and catch up on the happenings in Lake Arrowhead.
Sunday was church, then afterward we had the guys/families from the Ham Fighters bowling team over for brunch. That was fun to hang out and it's especially nice because Emma and Timmy play so well with Anja and Lukas, two Ham Fighter kids! The rest of the day was pretty kick back, which gets us back to Monday.
Lee was Emma's show and tell at school today. He brought some pictures of his equipment and talked a bit about what he does with his company. He expressed his newfound appreciation for lower elementary teachers upon his return! Emma was excited for that though.
Cyndie's been a bit pooped lately as Timmy has been getting up quite a bit during the night. Hopefully that will stop, and soon. I'm not sure if it's because he has a bit of a cold (inherited from his formerly coughing sister).
So that's the story, have a great week everyone.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Friday Happenings
Not a whole lot to report on this end of the family and friends spectrum. The weather has been very nice through yesterday (though yesterday was pretty rainy). Today starts what should be the official decline in temperatures marking the decent to winter. Over the weekend it's supposed to be in the low 40s during the day and the low 30s at night, with mixed snow and rain. Oh how joyous!
Lee made it to town yesterday afternoon, and we've been enjoying hanging out with him. We have now big plans, just hope to relax and enjoy his company.
Emma and Timmy have been enjoying playing outside a lot the last week or so. Many of the bushes and weeds/undergrowth that make it very difficult to walk about in the woods have died off, so they've been spending a lot of time out there. They continue to like to play soccer (especially Timmy), and play baseball.
Cyndie started her new Bible study (that she's leading) on Wednesday night and enjoyed that. Then she hustled home and I headed out for my bowling league. We lost, but I had a fun time.
Emma's been enjoying painting a lot lately. My mom spent some time with her a week or so ago doing some watercolor, and I helped Emma work on a painting a couple of nights ago. She's just very inquisitive about a lot of things, and so when she sees us doing something (like painting), she wants to try it out and experience it herself. It's pretty fun to see her exploring things like that. Emma is also doing a great job with reading. She really is progressing quickly, and she's surprised me several times in the last week or so by being able to read words that I would have guessed she'd have no clue about.
On the Timmy front, his imaginary friend Jack (the mouse) has recently re-appeared after having been out of "sight" and mind for several months. Tim is doing a good job learning his letters. One of his favorite "games" is to push all the keys for letters on the computer, while reciting which letter is which.
So there you have it ... a little look into the current day to day life of the Wildwood DeVries.
Lee made it to town yesterday afternoon, and we've been enjoying hanging out with him. We have now big plans, just hope to relax and enjoy his company.
Emma and Timmy have been enjoying playing outside a lot the last week or so. Many of the bushes and weeds/undergrowth that make it very difficult to walk about in the woods have died off, so they've been spending a lot of time out there. They continue to like to play soccer (especially Timmy), and play baseball.
Cyndie started her new Bible study (that she's leading) on Wednesday night and enjoyed that. Then she hustled home and I headed out for my bowling league. We lost, but I had a fun time.
Emma's been enjoying painting a lot lately. My mom spent some time with her a week or so ago doing some watercolor, and I helped Emma work on a painting a couple of nights ago. She's just very inquisitive about a lot of things, and so when she sees us doing something (like painting), she wants to try it out and experience it herself. It's pretty fun to see her exploring things like that. Emma is also doing a great job with reading. She really is progressing quickly, and she's surprised me several times in the last week or so by being able to read words that I would have guessed she'd have no clue about.
On the Timmy front, his imaginary friend Jack (the mouse) has recently re-appeared after having been out of "sight" and mind for several months. Tim is doing a good job learning his letters. One of his favorite "games" is to push all the keys for letters on the computer, while reciting which letter is which.
So there you have it ... a little look into the current day to day life of the Wildwood DeVries.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Halloween and others
Here's some pix from lately ... I'm not sure what the deal is with Blogger today, but it's taking all my images that I've "fixed" (rotated correctly) on my computer and unrotated them. So you get to look sideways.
Mom wanted to go in the jacuzzi before it got too cold, so they came over one afternoon.
Here's the DeVries/Caspari mob trick-or-treating at their first stop at Dave and Amy's neighbors. They got a really good haul in the Caspari neighborhood.
Then, of course, the kids had to sample and peruse their candy ...
Here's a cute one of the girls sitting together watching a show the next morning.
Emma with "proof" (the voting sticker) that she went to vote with us.
Mom wanted to go in the jacuzzi before it got too cold, so they came over one afternoon.
Here's the DeVries/Caspari mob trick-or-treating at their first stop at Dave and Amy's neighbors. They got a really good haul in the Caspari neighborhood.
Then, of course, the kids had to sample and peruse their candy ...
Here's a cute one of the girls sitting together watching a show the next morning.
Emma with "proof" (the voting sticker) that she went to vote with us.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Behind
I guess I'm behind on posting ... well, I'm not going to catch up today!
The big activity today was voting ... Emma was very interested, so we picked her up at school and brought her along so that she could see the American way! After that, Cyndie and Timmy had a picnic in a local nature preserve with Grandpa and Grandma D.
Big news on the visitor front. Papa Lee is coming to visit on Thursday, and will be here through Tuesday (if I got the dates right). The kids are excited (and we are too)!!
The big activity today was voting ... Emma was very interested, so we picked her up at school and brought her along so that she could see the American way! After that, Cyndie and Timmy had a picnic in a local nature preserve with Grandpa and Grandma D.
Big news on the visitor front. Papa Lee is coming to visit on Thursday, and will be here through Tuesday (if I got the dates right). The kids are excited (and we are too)!!
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