Yeah! Half of Joshua's school books showed up this afternoon. Yes I know we are in the third week of this school year but hey who's counting. I imagine Joshua was quite excited to received all of the materials, whether or not he stays excited when he actually begins to use them is yet to be seen.
In the morning Renee and he will get to work and start heading toward getting him caught up and on schedule for the rest of the school year. Jarrod is going on a field trip so things will be quiet and I am sure they will get a lot done.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Labor Day… Day 1024 05SEP11
To be honest we really didn't do any labor today, in fact we didn't really do much of anything. Jarod did a bunch of school work so he would be caught up for the week and Joshua spent his day watching tele and playing about the house. I worked on stuff for school and Renee assisted Jarrod with his school stuff. We did manage to get out and play a bit before it got dark and it was lovely with a nice breeze blowing in. Looked like it might get a bit stormy later but so far the rains haven't arrived. Part of Joshua's books are due to arrive tomorrow so he may finally be able to get started on his lessons after all. We will believe it when the box hits the front steps :)
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Achy with a side of tired… Day 1023 04SEP11
Joshua and Trent got up early and got ready for Trent's mom to pick them up and take them to church.
Since he had woken up really achy Joshua decided early to fan off on going skating this afternoon so Jarrod and I headed off without him. We got a really good skate in and headed home soon after to a house full of kids. Taylor and Avery had joined the group and they all had a fun afternoon playing and doing crafts and such. It is always nice to have a house full of kids laughing and enjoying being kids.
Trent was the first to have to leave followed a while later by Taylor and Avery. We enjoyed having them all over and hope to see them al again soon.
The rest of our evening was rather quiet with dinner from the grill and an evening of Top Gear with the family gathered around the tele. Joshua was pretty tired and still achy and spent his time on the couch laying on the heating pad. It is always hard to see him after his vincristine hits him, he is so tender he doesn't even like to be touched. We hug him like he is breakable and made of thin glass. Luckily it doesn't last too long and by tomorrow or at the latest the day after he should be as right as rain again.
Since he had woken up really achy Joshua decided early to fan off on going skating this afternoon so Jarrod and I headed off without him. We got a really good skate in and headed home soon after to a house full of kids. Taylor and Avery had joined the group and they all had a fun afternoon playing and doing crafts and such. It is always nice to have a house full of kids laughing and enjoying being kids.
Trent was the first to have to leave followed a while later by Taylor and Avery. We enjoyed having them all over and hope to see them al again soon.
The rest of our evening was rather quiet with dinner from the grill and an evening of Top Gear with the family gathered around the tele. Joshua was pretty tired and still achy and spent his time on the couch laying on the heating pad. It is always hard to see him after his vincristine hits him, he is so tender he doesn't even like to be touched. We hug him like he is breakable and made of thin glass. Luckily it doesn't last too long and by tomorrow or at the latest the day after he should be as right as rain again.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Garage sale… Day 1022 03SEP11
We all got up really early before sunrise to get all the stuff set up for the garage sale. We worked quickly and by the time the sun was up it was all taken care of. Renee's parent's and Alecia along with Taylor and Avery came over to help out.
The boys and I stayed for a bit until it was time to head off to our hockey class. We had a good skate and got in some great practice. Joshua did great and his energy level stayed where it needed to, looks like his plan to store up his energy worked.
Afterwards the boys wanted to stop at Game stop so they could pick up a new game that they had been saving up for so we got that taken care of and headed for home.
We made it home in time to help close down the garage sale and put the leftover stuff back in the garage. Renee did pretty god and sold quite a bit of the smaller stuff. The balance of the items are being picked up on Thursday by St. Vincent De Paul.
Needless to say we were all pretty tired at this point so it was showers and rest for the afternoon. Trent came over a little while later to spend the night and Joshua was pacing the floors waiting for him to arrive.
As usual the giggle twins had a blast playing tonight and I am sure they will sleep soundly, I know we will :)
The boys and I stayed for a bit until it was time to head off to our hockey class. We had a good skate and got in some great practice. Joshua did great and his energy level stayed where it needed to, looks like his plan to store up his energy worked.
Afterwards the boys wanted to stop at Game stop so they could pick up a new game that they had been saving up for so we got that taken care of and headed for home.
We made it home in time to help close down the garage sale and put the leftover stuff back in the garage. Renee did pretty god and sold quite a bit of the smaller stuff. The balance of the items are being picked up on Thursday by St. Vincent De Paul.
Needless to say we were all pretty tired at this point so it was showers and rest for the afternoon. Trent came over a little while later to spend the night and Joshua was pacing the floors waiting for him to arrive.
As usual the giggle twins had a blast playing tonight and I am sure they will sleep soundly, I know we will :)
Friday, September 2, 2011
Garage sale prep… Day 1021 02SEP11
Renee had to get up early this morning to go get a glucose test so we boys got to sleep in for a little bit before getting up and having breakfast.
Jarrod got started on his school and I got busy out in the garage. We spent most of the rest of day getting the garage re-arranged and getting everything ready for the garage sale in the morning. Joshua helped a little bit but he was feeling pretty tired and decided to save his energy. I think we have it all prepared and I guess we will find out early tomorrow when we get up to set it all out.
Joshua and I did get a chance to pay outside for a little bit after dinner while Jarrod finished up his history homework. We had fun playing but after a while Joshua decided he was going to call it quits and save the rest of his energy for hockey class tomorrow :) Not a bad idea.
Jarrod got started on his school and I got busy out in the garage. We spent most of the rest of day getting the garage re-arranged and getting everything ready for the garage sale in the morning. Joshua helped a little bit but he was feeling pretty tired and decided to save his energy. I think we have it all prepared and I guess we will find out early tomorrow when we get up to set it all out.
Joshua and I did get a chance to pay outside for a little bit after dinner while Jarrod finished up his history homework. We had fun playing but after a while Joshua decided he was going to call it quits and save the rest of his energy for hockey class tomorrow :) Not a bad idea.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Another busy day… Day 1020 01SEP11
We all had a busy day . We got started right after breakfast moving some furniture from Renee's dad's house to ours. The boys are going back to sharing a bedroom and we finished getting it set up today. After getting that done Jarrod did some school work while Joshua worked online as well with the limited access we have for him so far.
Jarrod and I got a little bit of exercise practicing out in the street before it was time to come in and get cleaned up so we could head into Tampa. First stop was at my dad's house to visit him and his temporary housemate Ruby who is a dog he is providing transition care for. She is a nice dog and we all had fun getting to know her. Before too long it was time to leave and head up to the Children's Cancer Center for our bi-weekly family night dinner. It was a full house and we got to see several families that we haven't seen in a while as well as welcome two new families to our fold. The kids as always had a fun time running around and playing with their friends. We headed home late and got everybody ready to go to bed. Tomorrow we are going to continue preparing for the garage sale that Renee is having Saturday morning and get as much school out of the way as we can.
Jarrod and I got a little bit of exercise practicing out in the street before it was time to come in and get cleaned up so we could head into Tampa. First stop was at my dad's house to visit him and his temporary housemate Ruby who is a dog he is providing transition care for. She is a nice dog and we all had fun getting to know her. Before too long it was time to leave and head up to the Children's Cancer Center for our bi-weekly family night dinner. It was a full house and we got to see several families that we haven't seen in a while as well as welcome two new families to our fold. The kids as always had a fun time running around and playing with their friends. We headed home late and got everybody ready to go to bed. Tomorrow we are going to continue preparing for the garage sale that Renee is having Saturday morning and get as much school out of the way as we can.
Yard work and school… Day 1019 31AUG11
Joshua had a pretty good day after waking up a little achy. He said he felt better by later in the morning and he kept on feeling good for the rest of the day. Renee got us a little closer to getting all of Joshua's school stuff in place and we are hopeful that it will all be resolved by the end of the week.
Jarrod and Joshua got the yard taken care of together this afternoon with Jarrod running the mower and Joshua providing support services. I am loving the concept of getting some relief from being the yard guy for a bit :)
The boys also got some playtime in outside later in the evening after it cooled down a little bit. I understand that they had a fun day together. Nice to see them spending time together having fun.
Jarrod and Joshua got the yard taken care of together this afternoon with Jarrod running the mower and Joshua providing support services. I am loving the concept of getting some relief from being the yard guy for a bit :)
The boys also got some playtime in outside later in the evening after it cooled down a little bit. I understand that they had a fun day together. Nice to see them spending time together having fun.
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