Zach has a new tshirt. He sure is starting to look like a little boy. He says his shoes are "snazzy." He says that is what I called them. I din't remember. I spilled some if his yogurt this morning. He said "Oh shucks Mommie." He us also starring to make car noises when he plays with cars.
He has to go to Kidz Kabana because I am going to attempt 2 exercise classes in a row. My trainer says I can do it, but he is sort if crazy like that.
I bought a hot air popcorn popper for Zach. Walmart had them on sale with all the back to school college stuff. Zack loves watching the popcorn pop and fall out into the bowl. It is better than microwave popcorn because we can control the butter and salt. Fun times.
The library has a new computer just for kids. Zach learned the mouse fast. The air conditioner quit this afternoon. Zach and I went to the pool and Mike got it going. Just has to hold until the repair man can get here tomorrow.
I have made it mostly through the summer semester. I have one more project to finish on Thursday. I never really did get motivated. I am starting an exercise challenge at the gym on Friday. I have a schedule all made out. All I have to do is follow it.
All but one of my patients at work on Friday were probably there because of complications of dehydration due to the extreme heat. One guy, not my patient, was 39 and worked so hard he had a little heart attack. It will be interesting to see who is there tomorrow.
Mike has watered the plants twice a day for the whole summer. They are doing really good considering. Some of them are beginning to look a little stressed. There are whole, big trees with yellow, dead leaves. Not in our yard thankfully.
Zach has a new dance he does when he is really excited about something like toast, or the pool. He gets his little rear moving and goes back and forth on his feet and waves his hands while turning in random circles. Miss Nicky said he was hilarious when they were dancing in his class the other day because he was really shaking his booty.
More than half of the continental United States was in moderate to extreme drought in June -- including corn- and soybean-producing states -- damaging crops and impacting prices at the grocery store.
Some say if the hot, dry weather continues, this year's drought could rival the "dust bowl" years of the 1930s:
Mike and I went to the Brandi Carlile concert Friday night, got a babysitter and everything. It was fabulous. Zach's diarrhea persisted throughout the week, but he never acted sick. It has sort of resolved. Today he had All Bran for breakfast and told me he had a All Bran poop later. He is getting back to normal.
On the way to Kidz Kabana this morning-
Zach- Mommie, is that a baby animal in your hair?
Turns out I had grabbed one of his baby animal rubber bands for my hair. For a while I thought I had a bird nest in my hair.
The utility company had to cut down a big tree in the nice neighbor's yard. Zach was interested in the machines, but then decided he needed his gun mufflers, then decided it probably wasn't too safe to leave the patio area. Eddie agreed.
Zach has had diarrhea for the past few days. Yesterday he only had 2 dirty diapers. His diaper rash is better today. He'll probably go to Kidz Kabana, because I need to work on a paper. Over the weekend, his diaper rash was painful. Mike set him up on his lion pillow in the living room and turned a fan on. So every time we had to change his diaper, he'd say he wanted the fan. Last night he made it to the park for a little while. He wanted his "suns-cream." I think he is saying it like ice cream. His balance is getting really good.
Just learned that I did not get the wound team job at KUMed. I am sad, but also I my last shift at St. Mary's they let me float to Mother-Baby. I don't want to work there, but it is fun to work at a hospital where I can get experience doing a lot of different things. I am going to try to float to ICU and ER too. Will get some shifts in at KU to keep my place there until something good pops up or maybe not.
Zach: F____, F____, F____, F____
Mike and ME: trying not to laugh in shock
Mike: Zach, that is not a nice word to say.
Zach: I like saying it. F____! It is fun!
Mike and me: That is really not a nice word. Sometimes Daddies say things that little boys shouldn't repeat.
Zach: silence
Not sure if silence is acceptance or he is thinking we are full of it. At least Miss Stephanie teaches him some manners.
Grandpa made Zach a map to Leech Lake. It had three pages and looked like a book. It had the stinky pig farm area, airplanes on sticks and the potato farm among other landmarks. Zach didn't quite understand it at first, but when we got in the car he really liked it -- even if it was upside down.
I took Zach to the Legacy Park Community Center pool tonight. It has a large area for little kids with slides, fountains, sprays and other water games. He is at a stage where he does not like anything that is loud. The Legacy Pool was very loud. He held his hands over his ears. We were able to find a table on the quieter lap swim side. I got in the water and showed him some tricks. He giggled, and decided to try the first step. After a while, he was ready to try the kids area. I have never heard him squeal so much. He was so excited. He loved the frog head with the pink tongue slide. I caught him the first couple trips down, then he did the full splash in the water. We'll have to go back soon.
We tried the Powell Garden's fireworks last night. Even with the gun mufflers on, he did not like the loud bangs. We left pretty much right away, but we got there late and didn't have to pay, so that worked out pretty good. We may try the Lee's Summit fireworks from the car, so he can see that they are pretty, but it is going to take some convincing to get me to take him to an outdoor display again next year.
