01/July/2014, Day 182. Tuesday.
A new month begins!
It's been super-duper HOT here in central Georgia! Grump needs to mow the lawn, but he just can't seem to find the enthusiasm to go out and work in this awful heat. He actually appreciated his job today, as working in an air-conditioned building is wonderful this time of year. Besides, several problem tickets assigned to him just magically "resolved themselves" today, so it appears he did a lot of work without actually doing much of anything, which pleases his basically lazy soul.
Kuya has been much gentler towards Dodong this week, but Sweetie must remain constantly vigilant when overseeing the interactions between these two, because it only takes an instant for a life altering accident to occur.
We had a ..... uh, "exciting" dinner tonight. Sweetie had bought a special type of camote when we went shopping this weekend, and she cooked them for dinner tonight. They were "special" all right. Once she started cutting them open, she discovered half of them were rotten! The others were old, dried up, and barely edible. Eating them was like munching on dried cardboard, which was discouraging, especially since they had been boiled.
I guess you have to have a cruddy meal every now and then so that you'll appreciate the good ones all the more.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 175
24/June/2014, Day 175. Tuesday.
Poor Sweetie didn't get much sleep again. I don't know how she is holding it all together!
It was another mostly quiet day at work for Grump again, which he appreciates. His lunch was some wonderful chicken arroz caldo, which is a sort of a chicken and rice stew. Sweetie makes the best chicken arroz caldo in the universe, so Grump was very happy!
It rained really, really hard as Grump was coming home from work, but fortunately it cleared up in time for Kuya to have his swimming lesson. He must have worked hard at swimming today, because he fell asleep tonight watching TV; Grump had to carry him to his bed.
There is so much work to do in the house with two kids, particularly since you have to watch Kuya to make sure he isn't too rough with Dodong. How do you explain to a five year old that infants are fragile?
Poor Sweetie didn't get much sleep again. I don't know how she is holding it all together!
It was another mostly quiet day at work for Grump again, which he appreciates. His lunch was some wonderful chicken arroz caldo, which is a sort of a chicken and rice stew. Sweetie makes the best chicken arroz caldo in the universe, so Grump was very happy!
It rained really, really hard as Grump was coming home from work, but fortunately it cleared up in time for Kuya to have his swimming lesson. He must have worked hard at swimming today, because he fell asleep tonight watching TV; Grump had to carry him to his bed.
There is so much work to do in the house with two kids, particularly since you have to watch Kuya to make sure he isn't too rough with Dodong. How do you explain to a five year old that infants are fragile?
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 174
23/June/2014, Day 174. Monday.
In reverse order:
We went to bed early, after a dinner of fried tilapia, rice, and mangoes.
Kuya's swimming lessons were cancelled, on account of the rain. When Grump arrived home from work he was a bit upset, because of a high credit card bill. (This wasn't even the credit card which we used to pay for the photos on Sunday.)
Work was mostly peaceful for Grump; his lunch was spaghetti, Filipino style, of course, with a few surprise chunks of added chicken.
Kuya spent most of the morning ripping up bits of paper and tossing them on the floor, simulating Humpty Dumpty after his "fall".
We all woke up refreshed from a very much needed good night's sleep.
In reverse order:
We went to bed early, after a dinner of fried tilapia, rice, and mangoes.
Kuya's swimming lessons were cancelled, on account of the rain. When Grump arrived home from work he was a bit upset, because of a high credit card bill. (This wasn't even the credit card which we used to pay for the photos on Sunday.)
Work was mostly peaceful for Grump; his lunch was spaghetti, Filipino style, of course, with a few surprise chunks of added chicken.
Kuya spent most of the morning ripping up bits of paper and tossing them on the floor, simulating Humpty Dumpty after his "fall".
We all woke up refreshed from a very much needed good night's sleep.
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 173
22/June/2014, Day 173. Sunday.
Today Sweetie decided we would get take-out from Panera for breakfast, which is what we did. Both Sweetie and Grump have a breakfast souffle and an egg, tomato, and cheese sandwich on a blueberry bagel, while Kuya has a muffin top and yogurt. Dodong is still surviving on breast milk, so as long as Sweetie is available and he is hungry, he can eat.
As we had not been to church in a long, long time, we made sure we went to church today. After church we drove up to Morrow Georgia, (basically south Atlanta), to get some fruits, vegetables, and fish.
Dinner was at a Thai restaurant called Lemon Grass in downtown Macon. Sweetie and Grump enjoyed their dinner, but Kuya was wound up and misbehaved through the entire meal.
Today Sweetie decided we would get take-out from Panera for breakfast, which is what we did. Both Sweetie and Grump have a breakfast souffle and an egg, tomato, and cheese sandwich on a blueberry bagel, while Kuya has a muffin top and yogurt. Dodong is still surviving on breast milk, so as long as Sweetie is available and he is hungry, he can eat.
As we had not been to church in a long, long time, we made sure we went to church today. After church we drove up to Morrow Georgia, (basically south Atlanta), to get some fruits, vegetables, and fish.
Dinner was at a Thai restaurant called Lemon Grass in downtown Macon. Sweetie and Grump enjoyed their dinner, but Kuya was wound up and misbehaved through the entire meal.
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 172
21/June/2014, Day 172. Saturday.
Sweetie woke up early, and made blueberry scones! Yummy, yummy, yummy!
After that yummy breakfast, we all went to get photos of Dodong and family. (We had to get nice photos of Dodong as a baby, because we have nice photos of Kuya as a baby.) While waiting for the photo session Sweetie used the time to buy a nice pair of shoes.
After we were done getting our picture taken, (and spending LOTS of money doing so!), we had lunch at a Mexican restaurant.
The big event of the day was one of Kuya's friends had a birthday party. She lives way, way out in the country, so it took a while to get there. But her parents had a water slide set up for the kids to play on, so they all have a great time slipping and sliding.
I don't remember what dinner was ...... leftovers maybe?
Sweetie woke up early, and made blueberry scones! Yummy, yummy, yummy!
After that yummy breakfast, we all went to get photos of Dodong and family. (We had to get nice photos of Dodong as a baby, because we have nice photos of Kuya as a baby.) While waiting for the photo session Sweetie used the time to buy a nice pair of shoes.
After we were done getting our picture taken, (and spending LOTS of money doing so!), we had lunch at a Mexican restaurant.
The big event of the day was one of Kuya's friends had a birthday party. She lives way, way out in the country, so it took a while to get there. But her parents had a water slide set up for the kids to play on, so they all have a great time slipping and sliding.
I don't remember what dinner was ...... leftovers maybe?
Saturday, June 21, 2014
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 171
20/June/2014, Day 171. Friday.
Miraculously, Grump got two night's of good sleep in a row! What more could an Old Sweaty Grump hope for?
Work was quiet; too quiet, in far. With a heavy heart, and plenty of regret, Grump had to ask his team leads for more work. (Phooey!) Hopefully he won't get dumped on for opening his mouth!
On the home front, Kuya continues to terrorize Dodong and drive Sweetie crazy! A five year old and an infant just don't mix! Sweetie does the best she can to tend to the needs of both, but it is driving her bonkers.
This evening we went to Bible Study next door, but unfortunately Grump and Kuya had to leave early, because Kuya apparently hurt the Big Sigh. Big Sigh's Mama, (and some of her friends), accuse Kuya of being a bully, but the only kid Kuya every has any trouble with is Big Sigh. He plays fine with other children, including some younger and smaller than himself, and his problems with Dodong aren't due to intent, but a lack of understanding that Dodong is super fragile right now.
We've decided that we are going to have to avoid events where Big Sigh is present, because we don't want to deal with that psycho-drama.
Miraculously, Grump got two night's of good sleep in a row! What more could an Old Sweaty Grump hope for?
Work was quiet; too quiet, in far. With a heavy heart, and plenty of regret, Grump had to ask his team leads for more work. (Phooey!) Hopefully he won't get dumped on for opening his mouth!
On the home front, Kuya continues to terrorize Dodong and drive Sweetie crazy! A five year old and an infant just don't mix! Sweetie does the best she can to tend to the needs of both, but it is driving her bonkers.
This evening we went to Bible Study next door, but unfortunately Grump and Kuya had to leave early, because Kuya apparently hurt the Big Sigh. Big Sigh's Mama, (and some of her friends), accuse Kuya of being a bully, but the only kid Kuya every has any trouble with is Big Sigh. He plays fine with other children, including some younger and smaller than himself, and his problems with Dodong aren't due to intent, but a lack of understanding that Dodong is super fragile right now.
We've decided that we are going to have to avoid events where Big Sigh is present, because we don't want to deal with that psycho-drama.
A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 170
19/June/2014, Day 170. Thursday.
After the sleep deprivation of Tuesday night, Wednesday night was mostly restful. So Grump at least was better rested today. (But not Sweetie, who seemingly NEVER gets enough sleep.)
What happened today? Not a whole heck of a lot, which was kinda nice, actually. We just kept working with Kuya, trying to emphasize to him that he has to be VERY CAREFUL around his brother, who is still an infant. I'm not sure how much of this registers in Kuya's five-year-old brain, but we keep trying.
After the sleep deprivation of Tuesday night, Wednesday night was mostly restful. So Grump at least was better rested today. (But not Sweetie, who seemingly NEVER gets enough sleep.)
What happened today? Not a whole heck of a lot, which was kinda nice, actually. We just kept working with Kuya, trying to emphasize to him that he has to be VERY CAREFUL around his brother, who is still an infant. I'm not sure how much of this registers in Kuya's five-year-old brain, but we keep trying.
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