For starters, it has been a while.
Hurricane/Superstorm/Frankenstorm Sandy-we prepared as though it was going to hit us, and we got nothing but rain. Luckily this time our area was spared. Not even power loss! They did cancel school/work because of the day after cleanup efforts around but we dealt with the storm just fine. Rufus never likes it when the rain blows into his ears.
Halloween-Colin went dressed as a lion again, he was super cute. We went to 9 houses and his bag was brimming. Rufus was dressed as a Race Horse, Eric carved a pumpkin, I dressed as Gretel. We had sooo many trick-or-treaters, or as CJ calls them "tricky-truckers", we ran out of candy and had to hand out Chewy Bars.
Visit to Harmons-had some quality time with Millie and Matt. Looking forward to our next visit in December. Love these people!
Visit to Strzyzs-We seem to be unable to avoid an extremely long road trip to and from Long Island. It was awesome getting to spend time with Joe, Cyndi, and Gabby. The two kiddos are so fun to watch playing when they are getting along. ;) We were able to visit to two vineyards while up there, I the first one was-Martha Clara Vineyard the second was Bedell Cellars. Ending our tour afternoon with some pizza. Cyndi and I snuck away both mornings for a jog Sat. and Zumba Sun. What fun!
Grad School-Kinda getting over loaded with the work both depth and volume. I am super excited that this is my last class. This expense is killing me, especially since there is no reimbursement and the district won't allow me to shift over to the next certification level. BOGUS! Can't wait until my course work load is gone.
Work-paperwork, test data, attempting to meet with students in small groups :(, field trips :)
Shows we like-Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Vegas, Nashville, New Girl, Happy Endings, NBC Thursday Nights, Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Movies we suggest-Safety Not Guaranteed, Attack the Block
Eric-finally his Germany trip has materialized. He will be going for almost 2 weeks so if anyone wants to come over and help me keep my sanity I would appreciate it!
Potty Training-Drum Roll Please! At 34 months, just because everyone keeps asking hold old he is and I always say 'He'll be 3 in Feb.' and they want the month timeline, CJ is doing his own thing (just number 1, in the POTTY!!!!! CJ wears undies, keeps them dry, and pees sitting or standing. I am sooooo elated I just want to shout it to the world. Eric and I are super proud, and now we will continue to support him and encourage going number 2 in the potty as well. I am 100% sure that CJ determined he was okay with keeping his cool undies dry and going in the potty and it wasn't any one thing or routine that we created. All of you out there working on this, it will come when they want it to.
Thanksgiving plans-Making the long trek out to the mid-west again. Flying and then driving. Making sure CJ gets all modes of transportation in on this big trip. Hope that our packing skills have improved. Toting the carseat too. Wish us luck on the potty front!
We hope that everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving by spending some serious quality time with their loved ones.
Cheers,
Amanda, Eric, Colin, and Rufus!
Hopefully I'll get some pics up later too, but don't hold your breath and get a facebook account! ;)
I stayed after work a little bit to add this...
Not sure if I had this one already, sorry if it is a repeat.
