Wednesday, July 30, 2008

What Star Wars Character R U?

I was looking at Karen's blog, when I stumbled across her friend's MySpace page and this link . Here are my results. I've got a lot of Jedi names on my list. The Force must be strong with Me. :-) If you take the quiz, post a reply and let me know who you are!

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

A Day Of Firsts

Today, Jacob went to his first movie at a theater. I think it went very well. We went to see the Veggie Tales movie, "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" at the Free Family Movie Series this morning. Jacob was a good boy and stayed right by me as I got him his Kids Meal. I could not believe how crowded the place was. The parking lot was filled. They had Veggie Tales on 2 screens and Alvin/Chipmunks on 2 screens. Still, we had to sit in the second row in front. He was fine though. He watched the movie and stayed occupied the whole time. He was a little scared in the beginning, but we had "D", so life was good. I really think he enjoyed himself. Here's a pic of him at his first movie (Yes, I am the loser mom taking pictures in the theater):



Later in the afternoon, we went to the zoo. It was hot and it wasn't very crowded. Jake had fun in the petting zoo area. He got a little giggle when he touched one of the goats horns. Later, he took a pony ride all by himself while Mommy stayed with Baby.

In other news, Becca, Karen, and I all had a mini reunion at Texas Roadhouse, where I stuffed myself silly. It is a shame we weren't able to spend more time together. Maybe we can have some kind of virtual get-to-gether online, somehow. Didn't snap any pics at that one.
We have a busy week coming up. Tomorrow - TV delivery (good thing we got the warranty. A recent storm blew out the sound. So, we ca$h in and get a new one!). Thursday - First Steps comes to evaluate Christian with his speech. Friday - Bunk Bed delivery. Then, I have to work the weekend. In charge, as usual (booo!).

Thursday, July 17, 2008

A Night Out for Mommy and Daddy

My mom was gracious enough to come over and give us an evening out. That hasn't happened in at least 6 months! We decided on dinner and a movie. We went to the Journey on 96th Street. Not bad. Steak could have been better. Seafood was excellent. Sushi was good (although I am no sushi expert).

Then it was off to the show. We were trying to decide between Hancock and Journey to the Center of the Earth. We opted for the second Journey of the evening. We went to UA on 96th Street and they were showing it in 3D. The movie itself was OK. Definitely geared toward kids (not very realistic story line). But the effects were great. Not quite Disney quality in my opinion, but definitely cool. We brought home the glasses and our left over popcorn, so they boys got something out of the evening too.




Todd started his new job at IPL this week. He is in awe I think. An office... with a door! Huge computer screens. Cafeteria. Battlefield at lunch time. Better than Delta. Much better than RedCats. I think he is in heaven. He is just on contractor status for now. Hopefully, he will be officially hired in a few months.

Otherwise, not much going on. It is eat, sleep, and play outside for the Fletcher boys. I am planning another zoo trip in a couple of weeks. And Becky (sorry, Becca :-) ) is coming this way soon. And then, school starts mid August.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Bye-Bye Binky

Yes, I know. We are mean parents. But the time has come to get rid of the binky. Christian will be 18 months this weeks, and I have noticed that his teeth are starting to have a different shape to them. His dentist said that it isn't a problems and they will realign themselves easily. So, we threw out the binkies Friday morning. He did manage to find a few during the day, which we promptly snatched away. We did crack and let him use it Friday night (4th of July) because of all of the outside noise. He has been fine ever since, and he is starting to talk more. I love his little baby voice.



I have been working and it isn't over yet. Worked the 4th, 5th, and 6th. Off today. Work the 8th, 9th, and 10th. It wouldn't be so bad if they weren't 12 hour shifts. I think they are trying to kill me.


And by the way... I HATE working July 5th because you can never get any sleep. I understand people want to light off fireworks, but come on! Must we do it all night????