Monday, August 30
Iris' foot is much better. She's walking again, albeit a little gingerly. If it is a fracture it's a minor one so she didn't need to be put in a cast. She is also a much happier girl today- obviously not in too much pain anymore.
I made a couple of mistakes yesterday. I should have known better than to hike in that heat especially after feeling rundown from not enough sleep. I also did not drink enough water while hiking. So it is completely my fault that I came down with mastitis last night. (This is where my mother would say I also need more zinc and selenium in my diet.) So I've been pretty laid up all day and Eric has been awesome. By the time I woke up this morning he had already done the dishes, swept, took out the trash, folded laundry and had the coffee made (very important!). He rescheduled his afternoon patient and took the boys out for the afternoon while Iris and I rested. He then fed everyone, including me and kept the cold packs coming when my fever spiked up really high. Isn't he great?
I've decided that we are done with medical issues in this house.
Sunday, August 29
Iris has not been having fun lately. On Wednesday and Thursday she had several outbreaks of hives all over her body. She was itchy and fussy. Her pediatrician said it was most likely viral but also wanted to take necessary measures to rule out a parasite. That means I have the pleasure of messing around with stool kits. She has been taking an antihistamine to keep the hives under control.
Iris is fully walking now but yesterday afternoon we made a trip into the emergency room because she wouldn't use her right leg. Nothing showed up on the x-rays but they suspect she has a broken bone in her foot. We're not sure how she injured her foot but we think she may have pulled a book or something else down from a shelf onto herself. There isn't much they could do for her. They didn't cast her so she can be rechecked tomorrow during regular office hours. She's pretty frustrated by this because it's too painful to walk or even really crawl. She won't let me put her down at all. Thank goodness for my sling!
It's really hot and humid here right now. It's the kind of weather where Eric and I would prefer to just hang out in the a/c. But with two very active little boys, that usually is not a wise choice. It's great weather to cool off at the beach but we tried that last week on a really hot day and the beach was way too crowded. So Eric came up with the idea of hiking up Great Blue Hill in the Blue Hills Reservation. The trails go through the woods so it wasn't too bad in the shade. We also got an early start before the day really heated up. Iris enjoyed herself riding in the sling the whole way up and back down again.
I took a few pictures of the boys today:
Henry
Theo
Monday, August 23
We had wonderful weather yesterday. Of course we took full advantage of it and went downtown. We got up and out early and decided to take the car instead of the subway. We beat the crowd and got a parking place one block from the Public Garden without even having to circle! We arrived just as the Swan Boats were opening and didn't have to wait in line. After the boat ride we went across to the Common and played for awhile and then had a picnic lunch. You can Click Here to read more about the Public Garden and the Boston Common.
The boys are at preschool camp three mornings this week. This gives me a nice break to get a lot of things done. We are planning on having a yard sale on Saturday to try to simplify and reduce even more in anticipation of our next move. The money earned will go into a special account that we use to save up for vacations. The profits I earned on eBay helped to fund our week in Vermont in July. I think I have almost as much fun planning our trips as I do taking them. We are hoping to go somewhere in December because Eric gets 2 weeks off.
Here are some pictures from yesterday:
Henry
Theo
Iris|
# posted by julee @ 10:49 AM
Friday, August 20
I have been a member of Freecycle for a few months but today was the first time I actually got something. Freecycle is a great way to clean out your closets, basement, etc of all that stuff that you just aren't using or don't need anymore. If you have something you no longer want or use, you post a description of it on the list. Then whoever wants it will e-mail you and arrange for a pickup. A couple of months ago I gave away one of my double strollers to a woman pregnant with twins.
Anyway, last night a woman posted that she was giving a 35mm camera away so I immediately emailed her. It turned out that she lives pretty close so I went to her house and I brought home an Olympus OM 10. She also threw in a store credit to H&M. Pretty Cool!
Wednesday, August 18
I wanted to go to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox play while we are living in Boston. I went to their website to look into purchasing tickets and could not believe how outrageously expensive tickets are. It would cost $80 to buy 4 standing room only tickets. That was the cheapest I could find for the rest of the season. Instead I think we will go see the Pawsox, the Pawtucket, RI minor league team.
Yesterday we went to the Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA to see the Big Bugs sculpture exhibit. We had a nice hike through the woods and the boys really enjoyed the bugs.
Here are some pictures of the pretty little one year old from yesterday:
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# posted by julee @ 11:42 AM
Monday, August 16
Now that I've gotten some of the font issues worked out, I need to come up with a better name for this blog. "K Family WebLog" is just too boring. I'd like something more creative but not too cheesy.
Sorry, no new kid pics today. I'll post some tomorrow or Wednesday.
Here are links to 2 nice photo sites: Infrangible and a Korean Site.
I think I have found my dream car! Click Here to see it.
Saturday, August 14
HAPPY BIRTHDAY IRIS!
Can you believe it has already been a year? We had a nice day today. We stopped by our local coffee house, Emack & Bolio's and walked to the Arnold Arboretum. On our way home we stopped at the farmer's market to check out the Corn and Tomato Festival. Terry Kitchen a folk singer, provided entertainment. It was starting to get pretty hot so we stayed long enough to hear him perform an acoustic version of "This Diamond Ring." Hmmm. We then came home and all took a long nap. Iris and Theo are actually still asleep. After everyone gets up and around we are going to eat at our favorite restaurant, Full Moon.
Sorry, Iris: no birthday party this year. We are still kind of wiped out from being out of town for a week. We got back from Kansas City 2 nights ago. We had a great time hanging out with friends and family. It was a blur of partying. My sister, Elizabeth, and Peter came in from California with their baby, Sam and my Aunt Robin came in from Oregon with her 2 daughters. Click Here to see a picture of the grown ups (and Iris).
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day, August 4The kids and I are going to Kansas City tomorrow for a week to visit my family. Eric is really bummed out about being left behind. He really doesn't like to be apart from us. This is on top of having just found out about being kicked out of our apartment in November. Poor Eric! At least I'll be distracted all week.
My former home state, Missouri, has decided to ban gay marriage. Click Here to see what else the Bible says about marriage.
Tues
day, August 3It turns out that Penny is renovating the place for a reason. She and her son came over this evening to tell us they are going to sell the two separate units as condos. Our lease ends in November and they would like us to move out then. Her son, Andy, will just happen to have an open unit at that time and we are free to move in there. The problem is that we will then have to move again in June when Eric graduates because we will be leaving Boston. Can you believe that this will be the third time in 18 months that our landlord will have sold our place? That also means 3 moves in 18 months. My poor children!
Anyway, Eric is going to look at Andy's place tomorrow. We don't have much of a choice because we won't be able to sign a year's lease so our prospects of finding another place is slim. It's only a couple of blocks from where are now so at least we can stay in our neighborhood.
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day, August 3We are living in a construction zone. Our new landlady, Penny, has hired a landscape architect to redo the yard. The boys have spent a lot of time watching the bobcat out the back windows. The workmen are currently in the process of tearing apart the driveway with a jackhammer. This is actually taking place about 3 feet from our bedroom window. While this is a good thing, our outdoor space was practically unusable before, the noise is preventing Iris from napping. It's also a little unnerving to have one or two of the workmen looking back at me every time I look out of the window. Good thing we are leaving town on Thursday. Maybe they will be finished by the time we get back.
Last Saturday night we went to Providence, RI to see Waterfire. It was a really great event and really beautiful. I don't think I can describe it very well. It's something you just have to see so if you are ever in the vicinity it is definitely worth attending. Click Here to see a photo that Eric took of the fires. The city also has an outdoor ballroom. Saturday's band was from Cape Verde and we had a great time dancing with the kids. (Both Boston and Providence have very large and strong Cape Verdean communities)
