Well, she’s at it again! Graem is resisting a nap on a Sunday afternoon and I just hope she gets it out of her system before Monday. God knows, Mama needs her lunch break!!
Right now she’s bouncing on the floor and abusing the dog at the same time.
This weekend we got so much done! Of course we were able to catch up on most of our taped television. But we cleaned the house, worked and mowed the yard and rested up.
It’s always nice to have a productive, restful, and peaceful weekend!
My brother is enrolled in the business school at NYU. He currently works full time at NYU and is part of the employee degree program. He’s getting higher education for free!
Most of us don’t have that option and so we have to come up with another plan if we choose to pursue our education. Capella University offers online education in the comfort of your own living room! You can find more about the program by checking out their website.
Sara Orem, is a faculty member with online university’s School of Business and Technology, co-authors a book titled “Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change”. The book is informative and offers coaching materials that are motivating and helpful.
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Saturday Morning.
We woke up fairly early–around 6:30–because we were still on NY time. We just had an extended nap. We all washed up and went downstairs to see if anyone was awake. We were happy to be able to wear shorts–it had just snowed back home, and wearing long pants and long sleeves on the plane was torture.
We said good morning to my grandma (Ama, in Chinese). The second she saw me, she started crying. It’s like I’m a constant reminder of my mom, and her loss of my mom; the suicide attempt, her broken body. I cried too–now that I’m a mom, I can imagine my grandma’s pain. I don’t know what I would do. We then introduced her to Graem, who was being shy. Graem made Grandma smile, which made me feel a little better–that she’d accept Graem, and that her pain was eased if only for a moment. Shawna introduced herself, and my Grandma was accepting enough. We found that all of my relatives were kind and accepting, and allowed Shawna into the family–one less thing I had to worry about. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday and Friday
Morning came pretty quickly, but I felt pretty rested–I got to sleep in til around 6, which was later than I was waking up at home, so that was good. We were able to shower and eat breakfast and pack the car at a leisurely pace. Shawna had to make a last minute run for some hair clips for Grammy, as we’d forgotten ours.
Dennis kept me posted on his passport progress–he was able to get to Norwalk, CT right as the passport office opened, and was pushed to the head of the line. As we drove to JFK, he called us to let us know that he was on board and would have a passport by lunchtime. He had purchased his own ticket separately on Orbitz for around $1500. Read the rest of this entry »
The ongoing antics of two thirty-something *gasp* mamas raising our three-year-old daughter and adding another baby girl to the mix.