I apologize for my delay in posting anything new, but it seems that we are always busy. I realize we probably create the craziness ourselves, but oh well.
Now, let’s see… Going back to 2/21, Kasey and I drove to Albany for Emma’s birthday. I realize that driving three hours each way in one day sounds like a lot, but my kid is awesome and I like traveling with him. With that being said, please note that his bladder does not travel well. We were about an hour into the trip when I noticed that Kasey’s cheeks were bright red. Can anyone say sunburn? What can I say? He’s irish, he burns in any sunlight. So, we stopped at Target in Aviation Mall. I had intended on taking him to the bathroom there, but he had already peed through his pull-up, pants and into his car seat. Needless to say, he was changed in the back of the car and we went to Target to get a towel for him to sit on, an extra pair of pants, and sunshades. We bought a few extra things and we were on our way again. We somehow managed to be only about 10 minutes late, which is quite impressive for me.
I arrived just about the same time as Stacy and Robin. That’s right! I finally met Robin! Her mommy travels with kids, too! She looks so much like Stacy when she was little. I almost feel like I’m watching my best friend grow up again. Anyway, Kasey had a BLAST at the party. There were about ten kids, including Kasey. He just loved every minute of it. We stayed until just before Kasey’s bedtime. I then packed a sleepy kid in pjs into the car and we were off. Kasey fell asleep around 8:30 and slept until about 10:00. Then, he woke up and finished watching his Backyardigans DVD. That’s right, I cheat. Anyway, we got home around 10:30 and Kasey was up to party. Too bad he was swiftly carried to bed for the night.
As for Sunday, we just relaxed. I think I even took a nap in there somewhere.
On Friday, we had to take our cat, Hermione, to the vet’s. Apparently she has gingivitis, which resulted in her having two teeth pulled and an extensive cleaning. She was really out of it Friday and she was still a little loopy on Saturday.
This Saturday, we just hung out around the house. I cleaned through most of my kitchen cabinets and I washed all of my stemware. Once that was done, I just read a book and took a nap. Kasey helped me make spaghetti for dinner, which was fun, but he is a little too excited to shake oregano into the pot. Oh well. How else do they learn, right?
Now yesterday sort of sucked. To be honest, it started out fine. Kasey and I went to Price Chopper, like we do every Sunday and he helped me grocery shop. He was really good, so we had McDonald’s for lunch (Keith also asked that I pick it up). After lunch, Kasey went upstairs for a nap. Two hours later, he still wasn’t sleeping, so we just let him out of his room. While he was upstairs, Keith and I watched Pineapple Express. What a crazy movie. If you want to read a review, check out Keith’s blog.
Here comes the sucky part… We have told Kasey about a million times not to play on the stairs and not to ride his big Tonka truck anywhere near the stairs. He actually has log rolled down the stairs twice, but he didn’t get hurt, but rather it just scared the hell out of him. Yesterday was a different story. Kasey somehow decided to ride his Tonka truck down the stairs. At the sound of the first thud, we knew what was happening. Kasey rolled multiple times down the stairs and crashed at the bottom. What scared me the most was that he had a terrible bloody nose. He also scratched up the left side of his face and got a black eye. I can honestly say, he scared me to death. What I don’t understand, is why he wanted to go play with his truck as soon as the blood dried. What is it with boys??
Anyway, Keith and I had planned to go to my in-laws for dinner, so we left early to try to find a gate for the stairs AGAIN. I’ve been trying to find one that will work that is pressure mounted, but our newel post is only 28.5” tall, so that makes it so much harder. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find one in Plattsburgh, but I did order one that I hope will work. If not, I may have to ruin the banister by mounting a gate. I didn’t really want to do that because we don’t plan on staying in our house too much longer. Oh well. We’ll see!
As for this week, I think I, personally, will be busy. I have a work trip to Blaine/Seattle coming up on the 16th and I have to get the house, my packing, and my work stuff all in order before I go. I think on Friday we are going to see the Laramie Project at Plattsburgh State. Other than that, who knows what the weekend will bring!! Hopefully, less bruises and blood.
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