Friday, August 31, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Site Meter
My friend showed me how to put a site meter onto the web site (see at the bottom). Pretty cool. Now I can see who's coming, where they're from in the world and all kinds of interesting stuff. I was the first visitor, I'm #1. The statistics start from today.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
8 Days
William has 8 days before he begins school. I begin Sept 11th. Diana is back to work this Thursday. Aida is already back to work today.
When he's being naughty, he says, "I'm Diesel 10!" meaning he's a sort of evil character from Thomas The Tank Engine.
Andrew isn't into books or TV the way William was, though he had me read a dinosaur book three times this morning that he liked. He gives good hugs, and it breaks my heart when he resists my going to work. He's getting better though. He can be demanding--he's closer to his plate of pizza, but he says, "you get it!" and then cries when I don't. Paquita came over so Diana could do some errands, and she says he's absolutely cute. He helped her clean the fridge, and when she says, "get your brother," he screams, "BROTHER". At the park last night, he said, "William! Pizza!" when he was ready to get pizza. In the pizza shop it was crowded so Andres was gobsmacked. But William played chase with a little boy about his age.
Summer is almost over.
When he's being naughty, he says, "I'm Diesel 10!" meaning he's a sort of evil character from Thomas The Tank Engine.
Andrew isn't into books or TV the way William was, though he had me read a dinosaur book three times this morning that he liked. He gives good hugs, and it breaks my heart when he resists my going to work. He's getting better though. He can be demanding--he's closer to his plate of pizza, but he says, "you get it!" and then cries when I don't. Paquita came over so Diana could do some errands, and she says he's absolutely cute. He helped her clean the fridge, and when she says, "get your brother," he screams, "BROTHER". At the park last night, he said, "William! Pizza!" when he was ready to get pizza. In the pizza shop it was crowded so Andres was gobsmacked. But William played chase with a little boy about his age.
Summer is almost over.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Some retro links of photos of William
Looking back, I found some pages of William's photos when he was young.
One This one might not work, but maybe it will later. It's supposed to be the birth announcement.
Two "Sparky's Photos"
Three "Page 2"
Four "Baptism and party"
Five "Bath Time"
Six "He's 2 Months Old"
Seven "9 Weeks"
Eight "Five Months Old"
Nine "The High Chair"
Ten "October 6th 2004" which is the day I had the graduation ceremony for my NYU MSW.
These free pages quickly "exceed their limit"--what do you want for nothing? Try back another time. I can't believe how young William was!
One This one might not work, but maybe it will later. It's supposed to be the birth announcement.
Two "Sparky's Photos"
Three "Page 2"
Four "Baptism and party"
Five "Bath Time"
Six "He's 2 Months Old"
Seven "9 Weeks"
Eight "Five Months Old"
Nine "The High Chair"
Ten "October 6th 2004" which is the day I had the graduation ceremony for my NYU MSW.
These free pages quickly "exceed their limit"--what do you want for nothing? Try back another time. I can't believe how young William was!
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Happy Anniversary
My grandparents, William and Andres' great grandparents, had their 65 wedding anniversary! Congratulations.
Poor Natasia fell off a horse and is in the hospital. She was held over night as a precaution. Her wrist is injured.
I took William to his gym class, and then for bagels with Leah and Emily and their parents. He wanted a Thomas The Tank Engine. I said no, and he said, "Duck?" meaning a different train. He struggled to not get one. His Abuela bought him a Molly and Express Coaches. He's definitely favoring the wooden format, or the larger ones with the plastic hooks that still run on the plastic blue tracks. He really likes the wooden tracks, but we don't have that many of them. Natasia gave them to him. She kept some of hers at her place so when he comes over he'll have something to play with.
So we had an OK time with Emma and Leah. Emma is a wild one, her poor mother really has a job trying to get her in line. I like her though. Leah shared her cookies with William. I like being with other parents. I'm afraid we won't see Emma and her mother any more, they're taking the next round of classes off from the gym. Hopefully we'll see Leah in 2 weeks when classes begin again. We're deciding whether we'll take both of them, or we'll just do William on the week, and let Paquita take Andres on the week, while William is in school.
Leah's mom gave me some positive feedback--she says she can tell how involved I am in the boys life. Felt good.
William forgot his trains, which to be honest was a relief. I liked it not having to deal with it. But William wanted, and we had a difficulty passing the Thomas store going back to the car.
He doesn't like it that the eye brows are rubbed off his Thomas trains. I put some eye brows on with a pen. They rub off though.
Diana took Andres out with her to shop at a teacher day at Staples. She said it wasn't any good, unlike last year, no real savings. They went off with Abuela and Abuelo.
It was a hot day and William asked for a Popsicle, so we went to the store. He played with his trains and watched some Thomas. At one point he got annoyed, didn't want it any more, so I turned it to the ball game.
They spent quite a bit of time away from each other. They run so hot and cold. One minute they are happy, getting along, the next they are not.
Last Friday they both got some injuries at the park. Andres was sliding down the pole and it rubbed his face next to his eye. Yikes. William took a tumble down the stairs, he wanted to go home. I was relieved when he felt better. He said he bumped the top of his head. I didn't see it, I was across the playground with Andres.
Poor Natasia fell off a horse and is in the hospital. She was held over night as a precaution. Her wrist is injured.
I took William to his gym class, and then for bagels with Leah and Emily and their parents. He wanted a Thomas The Tank Engine. I said no, and he said, "Duck?" meaning a different train. He struggled to not get one. His Abuela bought him a Molly and Express Coaches. He's definitely favoring the wooden format, or the larger ones with the plastic hooks that still run on the plastic blue tracks. He really likes the wooden tracks, but we don't have that many of them. Natasia gave them to him. She kept some of hers at her place so when he comes over he'll have something to play with.
So we had an OK time with Emma and Leah. Emma is a wild one, her poor mother really has a job trying to get her in line. I like her though. Leah shared her cookies with William. I like being with other parents. I'm afraid we won't see Emma and her mother any more, they're taking the next round of classes off from the gym. Hopefully we'll see Leah in 2 weeks when classes begin again. We're deciding whether we'll take both of them, or we'll just do William on the week, and let Paquita take Andres on the week, while William is in school.
Leah's mom gave me some positive feedback--she says she can tell how involved I am in the boys life. Felt good.
William forgot his trains, which to be honest was a relief. I liked it not having to deal with it. But William wanted, and we had a difficulty passing the Thomas store going back to the car.
He doesn't like it that the eye brows are rubbed off his Thomas trains. I put some eye brows on with a pen. They rub off though.
Diana took Andres out with her to shop at a teacher day at Staples. She said it wasn't any good, unlike last year, no real savings. They went off with Abuela and Abuelo.
It was a hot day and William asked for a Popsicle, so we went to the store. He played with his trains and watched some Thomas. At one point he got annoyed, didn't want it any more, so I turned it to the ball game.
They spent quite a bit of time away from each other. They run so hot and cold. One minute they are happy, getting along, the next they are not.
Last Friday they both got some injuries at the park. Andres was sliding down the pole and it rubbed his face next to his eye. Yikes. William took a tumble down the stairs, he wanted to go home. I was relieved when he felt better. He said he bumped the top of his head. I didn't see it, I was across the playground with Andres.
Andrew's New Haircut
Diana took them to gym class, but they couldn't go so she had a bagel with them and passed a barber. It's the first haircut she didn't take photos and video. She did take one phone camera shot. She was worried I would be mad she did it without me. I'm just happy to get it done.
Andrew is on the Thomas the Tank engine bed that Virginia got William. Andrew prefers to sleep in it though.
Andrew is on the Thomas the Tank engine bed that Virginia got William. Andrew prefers to sleep in it though.
Brothers about to go out
They can run hot and cold about each other. Now they are warm towards each other.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Update
Andrew resists my leaving in the morning. He says, "I want you." and "wait." He's very insistent, and cute.
William wakes up and says, "I want to see dinosaur Thomas," which is this video.
At the park yesterday Diana brought the chalk and bubbles. Kids went nuts over the bubbles.
Courtney says William and Andrew get along the best of all the families with siblings she visits--which made me very proud. She says the boys are very polite.
William wakes up and says, "I want to see dinosaur Thomas," which is this video.
At the park yesterday Diana brought the chalk and bubbles. Kids went nuts over the bubbles.
Courtney says William and Andrew get along the best of all the families with siblings she visits--which made me very proud. She says the boys are very polite.
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