We are well into our second week of school with the kids as so far things are going great. We found some extra curricular activites for them recently.
Keira is taking gymnastics class on Saturday mornings. She was incredibly excited to be in classes again. The gym is ok, much smaller than the one in Ohio, but the class is a good size and the teacher is nice. Keira had fun showing off a bit on the bars - our little monkey just can't resist!
Haley started ballet classes last night. She's been asking for this for quite a while so she is, of course, very excited too. Actually Keira was excited also and was very disappointed when we couldn't watch the class as it was happening (very small lobby with a cloudy window). They came home and put on costumes and played ballet recital at home!
On Monday afternoon we took the kids to an Atlanta Braves baseball game. We went with a group of fellow "Panicfreaks" to see John Bell sing the National Anthem before the game. It was a beautiful day to be sitting outside in the sun. The Braves lost (which I hear they do a lot of these days) but we still had a grand time visiting with new friends!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
First day of school
(technically we've made it through two day) :)
far so good! Haley started 2nd grade in GA.
Here's some pictures of the kids. Look how cute Haley is in her uniform
She's done a great job of getting ready on time to meet the bus and getting herself home safely too.
Here are some funny pictures of Keira. The girls spent three days last week home with Mike while he was working. He said he walked out of his office and found Keira having a tea-party with Barbie. I'm so happy he grabbed the camera!
far so good! Haley started 2nd grade in GA.
Here's some pictures of the kids. Look how cute Haley is in her uniform
She's done a great job of getting ready on time to meet the bus and getting herself home safely too.
Here are some funny pictures of Keira. The girls spent three days last week home with Mike while he was working. He said he walked out of his office and found Keira having a tea-party with Barbie. I'm so happy he grabbed the camera!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
family!
We've had a lot of family around for the last week. Starting with Haley returning to us, in addition to Grandma Andrea and Grandpa Jerry. It was great to have them all with us. The GP's left on Friday and a few hours later - Grandpa Mike, Grandma Reba and Cousin Elise arrived!
On Saturday we took our first visit to the Georgia Aquarium. We had a great time and made it to all the exhibts. Here's some pictures from our day there.
The beluga whale "Misty"
Hanging outside with the sealions
The alligators were fun to watch and everyone wanted a picture with them
^that is Haley's alligator stare!
The giant whale shark
Keira + jellyfish
Keira and tropical fish
In other news, Mike and I spent the afternoon at several "Open Houses" in the area. We have received an offer on our Ohio house! It's a start, but I think we have several rounds of negotiation in our future - let the fun begin!
On Saturday we took our first visit to the Georgia Aquarium. We had a great time and made it to all the exhibts. Here's some pictures from our day there.
The beluga whale "Misty"
Hanging outside with the sealions
The alligators were fun to watch and everyone wanted a picture with them
^that is Haley's alligator stare!
The giant whale shark
Keira + jellyfish
Keira and tropical fish
In other news, Mike and I spent the afternoon at several "Open Houses" in the area. We have received an offer on our Ohio house! It's a start, but I think we have several rounds of negotiation in our future - let the fun begin!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Haley!
Haley is on her way home! I can't wait to see her. We miss her lots!
This past weekend was all about peaches! I got a huge basket of peaches and then had to "do" stuff with them. I made fresh peach jelly, peach cobbler, spiced peaches (for my FIL and Haley) and then froze some for smoothies. YUM!
This past weekend was all about peaches! I got a huge basket of peaches and then had to "do" stuff with them. I made fresh peach jelly, peach cobbler, spiced peaches (for my FIL and Haley) and then froze some for smoothies. YUM!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
3 weeks
I have to admit that my life may be too boring to blog about more than once a week!
Mike and I were really busy last weekend. First we made a stop at the "daddy store" (aka Best Buy) and made a very important purchase!
Yep - Deanna finally gets a job and Mike finally gets a LOVELY new TV
Then we had to make another trip to IKEA to buy (and then "build" of course) something to put it on (new rug too).
It looks good, right?
(mom - notice all the boxes are gone!)
This past week was Keira first experience with Montessori school. She had a great week! She got along very well with the other child (yep, only two kids and one teacher right now) and Miss Marla said she transitioned very easily into the Montessori routine. We are excited about this school for Keira. One of the best parts for me is picking her up at 4pm everyday (I leave work at ~3:55) and we are home by 4:20. Love it! Mike and I also have been trying to read to Keria more. That was something that we seemed to forget about in all the preparation and moving down here. We pulled out the old standby "Where the Sidewalk End" by Shel Silverstein. Right now Keira's favorite poems are "Spaghetti" (every time she see the picture she tells us that it is Curious George hiding under there), "Peanut Butter Sandwich" (it's her job to say "peanut butter sandwich at the end of each stanza) and "Lazy" (which she likes to 'read' on her own).
So in my 'free' time I have managed to be a little crafty. Yesterday I made the trek to JoAnn's (it's several miles north of us - wah!) and I recovered all the dining room chairs with new fabric. I've never done this before, but I have watched about 100 episodes of Trading Spaces, so I figured I was qualified. I dig them!
Here's a shot of Keira (on a phone book doing a puzzle) and Mike
I knit a hat this weekend too. One of my "e-friends" has a sister that is going to go through chemo and radiation and was looking for scarves and hats to donate to her. The sister's favorite color is green, so I picked up two balls of green cotton yarn and knit this lacey cap for her.
We are missing Haley lots, but I know she is having a great time in Florida. I wanted to post this picture of her because it's so "Haley"! While we were unpacking she grouped all her Barbie-type dolls together and asked me to take a group shot of them and her. She'll be back in a little over a week!
Mike and I were really busy last weekend. First we made a stop at the "daddy store" (aka Best Buy) and made a very important purchase!
Yep - Deanna finally gets a job and Mike finally gets a LOVELY new TV
Then we had to make another trip to IKEA to buy (and then "build" of course) something to put it on (new rug too).
It looks good, right?
(mom - notice all the boxes are gone!)
This past week was Keira first experience with Montessori school. She had a great week! She got along very well with the other child (yep, only two kids and one teacher right now) and Miss Marla said she transitioned very easily into the Montessori routine. We are excited about this school for Keira. One of the best parts for me is picking her up at 4pm everyday (I leave work at ~3:55) and we are home by 4:20. Love it! Mike and I also have been trying to read to Keria more. That was something that we seemed to forget about in all the preparation and moving down here. We pulled out the old standby "Where the Sidewalk End" by Shel Silverstein. Right now Keira's favorite poems are "Spaghetti" (every time she see the picture she tells us that it is Curious George hiding under there), "Peanut Butter Sandwich" (it's her job to say "peanut butter sandwich at the end of each stanza) and "Lazy" (which she likes to 'read' on her own).
So in my 'free' time I have managed to be a little crafty. Yesterday I made the trek to JoAnn's (it's several miles north of us - wah!) and I recovered all the dining room chairs with new fabric. I've never done this before, but I have watched about 100 episodes of Trading Spaces, so I figured I was qualified. I dig them!
Here's a shot of Keira (on a phone book doing a puzzle) and Mike
I knit a hat this weekend too. One of my "e-friends" has a sister that is going to go through chemo and radiation and was looking for scarves and hats to donate to her. The sister's favorite color is green, so I picked up two balls of green cotton yarn and knit this lacey cap for her.
We are missing Haley lots, but I know she is having a great time in Florida. I wanted to post this picture of her because it's so "Haley"! While we were unpacking she grouped all her Barbie-type dolls together and asked me to take a group shot of them and her. She'll be back in a little over a week!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
NHANES
The government is full of acronyms! Technically speaking, I am not a government employee. But since I am a contractor working at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) I'm going to need to learn quite a few. NHANES (pronounced n-hanes) is the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and it is an on-going project that I'll be working with.
Here's the Wikipedia for NHANES
The branch of the CDC that I am a part of is called IRAT (Inoragnic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology) which is under the division DLS (Division of Laboratory Sciences) which all falls under NCEH (National Center for Environmental Health).
Our work in IRAT for NHANES is to complete the inorganic (i.e. non biological stuff) laboratory testing of human samples (blood, urine and serum) collected from volunteers. The inorganics we are looking for are elements, such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, etc. We want to analytically determine the levels of these elements in the human samples because they are toxicologically important. The data is then reported back to the NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics).
Are you still awake?
p.s. I had a GREAT first week of work! I'm so thankful that my mom was here to play with and take care of my kids so I could focus on getting up each day and getting my butt out of the house.
Here's the Wikipedia for NHANES
The branch of the CDC that I am a part of is called IRAT (Inoragnic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology) which is under the division DLS (Division of Laboratory Sciences) which all falls under NCEH (National Center for Environmental Health).
Our work in IRAT for NHANES is to complete the inorganic (i.e. non biological stuff) laboratory testing of human samples (blood, urine and serum) collected from volunteers. The inorganics we are looking for are elements, such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, etc. We want to analytically determine the levels of these elements in the human samples because they are toxicologically important. The data is then reported back to the NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics).
Are you still awake?
p.s. I had a GREAT first week of work! I'm so thankful that my mom was here to play with and take care of my kids so I could focus on getting up each day and getting my butt out of the house.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Picture time!
I'm gonna post some pics from the past week or so. Hard to believe it's only been a week
The giant moving truck that came to take all our stuff away (minus the large gar
The last Friday Night Patio Party! (we missed lots of you!)
Haley and Keira in a little sports car with "OHIO" on the license plate. We were at a diner in Spartenburg, SC
Haley and Keira playing in the fountains at Centennial Olympic Park
After the fountains
Haley and Oscar during naptime at the hotel. Still the fluffy-loveable kitty!
And Greta is her usual aloof self!
Kitchen "before" shot on move-in day
Ack! Where does all this crap go?
Haley and Keira had a blast playing together with paper and boxes
Where's Haley?
Keira had so much fun that she laid her head down while I was eating my Hunan Chicken and fell asleep!
That's all for now folks. I start my new job in the AM
The giant moving truck that came to take all our stuff away (minus the large gar
The last Friday Night Patio Party! (we missed lots of you!)
Haley and Keira in a little sports car with "OHIO" on the license plate. We were at a diner in Spartenburg, SC
Haley and Keira playing in the fountains at Centennial Olympic Park
After the fountains
Haley and Oscar during naptime at the hotel. Still the fluffy-loveable kitty!
And Greta is her usual aloof self!
Kitchen "before" shot on move-in day
Ack! Where does all this crap go?
Haley and Keira had a blast playing together with paper and boxes
Where's Haley?
Keira had so much fun that she laid her head down while I was eating my Hunan Chicken and fell asleep!
That's all for now folks. I start my new job in the AM
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