adventures of sarah and isaac in batavia, part b

well, we're not actually in batavia anymore. we came to buffalo on saturday to stay with my sister les-o-lie (and husband eric, and trio of dogs, shelby, ollie and louie).

we haven't really done much here. the boy likes to run barefoot through the house, because she's got an array of textures for his little toes. starting at the back of the house, the bedroom has older, berber type carpet, the kitchen has tiles, the living room is hardwood with a big fluffy carpet, then hardwood again and a less fluffy carpet in the office. there's also a number of dog beds and poofy furniture for his climbing enjoyment. other than that, and a few walks around downtown buffalo, we haven't got much to report.

tomorrow, we may or may not hang with frankie, before heading back to batavia. very boring. perhaps i will try to post pictures soon? we'll see....

adventures of sarah and isaac in batavia, part one

it's cold in ny. it was around 32 degrees for most of the day yesterday. isaac doesn't really prefer the snow. neither do i.

we've kept ourselves pretty busy so far. my mom's house is not exactly baby friendly. there's not much space and there's a lot of stuff that he can get into. it's also got a lot of sharp edges. so, that said, we try to get out and do things for most of his awake time. get out into the cold weather. fun.

so, we've been to visit the "new isaac". julie (redband) varland just had a new baby a few weeks ago and named him isaac. it was pretty confusing for her older one, with two isaacs in the room. we also visited my aunt eleanor and uncle ray. isaac did his best to destroy their house. they didn't seem to mind. that night, we went out for pizza and wings at paulie's pizza. my collegiate sister julie and her new boyfriend came, too. then, we came home and isaac had a bath and went to bed.

yesterday, the boy was only up for about an hour before we decided that he needed more sleep. he went back down from 9:30 to 12. we met my mom for lunch at tim horton's, then we went to the salvation army, the bank, and wal-mart, before finally picking up jake at school and heading home. after a short (interrupted) nap, we bundled back up and went to my old high school, to see some old teachers and that was totally awesome.

so, i just realized that this blog post is completely boring. but, my camera is outside and all the way up the hill, so i won't be making a dedicated trip, just to post pictures. soon, i promise. until then, the boring adventures of sarah and isaac in ny will have to do.

clearance jelly beans....

....i just ate too many.

it's up to you new york...

isaac and i made an impromptu decision to come back to ny with my mom and jake. we left this morning at 4am and arrived around 3pm in big bad batavia. isaac had an absolutely horrific day. he didn't sleep much and did cry a lot and he's now totally crashed, hopefully for a very long time.

so, i'll be falling further behind in posts and pictures. sincerest apologies.

in mourning...

i am in mourning today.

a few weeks ago, i adopted over 130 herb and vegetable seeds. i bought them some high quality dirt and some peat pots for homes. i carefully planted basil, oregano, rosemary and cilantro, tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow squash, zucchini, and butternut squash, watermelons and peppers. i labeled them. i watered them and carried them out to the sunshine everyday and brought them into the warm house every night.

a few days ago, we saw our first sprout. then another and another. and soon, there was green everywhere. i was so excited. i couldn't resist checking for new life every time i passed by.

then, last night, i fell asleep on the couch. derek woke me up and i stumbled into bed, forgetting my adoptees on the back deck. i awakened and immediately realized my mistake. as i passed through the kitchen and saw the temperature on the weather station registered 31 outside, i braced myself for the worst.

i peered out and there was no frost, giving me a glimmer of hope. but, it was a different story when i pressed my finger against the little dirt homes. each one was frozen solid. all of my young sproutlings were frozen into little dirt popsicles last night.

when the dirt thaws, i'll replant. i know that's what my sproutlings would want.

family visit update: text only version

so far...

1. we all went to kernel kustard for two meals.
2. my mom and i shopped at various discount stores (once upon a child, plato's closet, rugged warehouse).
3. jake, mom and i shopped at a more fancy store: target!
4. we all took the boys (isaac and jake) to the park.
5. mom, jake and i went for a walk with the stupid dogs (lucy and zeke).
6. carlye b. came over for some dinner and a rousing game of loaded questions (the mom won).
7. various participants played the wii, although not even close to the amount played over christmas.
8. the mom and i hit some garage sales (and scored big for isaac - a little tikes car, a sandbox and huge box of legos).
9. all of us (at first) and some of us (after it got scary) watched i am legend.
10. all of us went to church.
11. isaac learned to take off his pants and hide them behind the tv.
12. jake changed a #2 diaper. (note: he put the clean diaper on backwards - a feat i'm not sure i could accomplish).

pretty boring.
pictures to come.

past, present and future

i have been posting a lot of pictures lately, but not much information. not that anyone really cares about the information. i'll write it anyway.

past
1. went to a twin city cyclones game on friday night with our youth group. it was AWESOME! i got to sit on the zamboni (i couldn't ride it when it cleaned the ice because there's not an extra seat). there were 4 fights. we formed a cheering section in the corner and when "our guy" scored the game winner, he skated over to us and jumped up into the glass as we pounded away. that was sweet. enjoyed some nachos. threw some rubber pucks onto the ice. um, it was pretty much the best night ever.
2. had the "new" truck in for some repairs. nothing bad. just making sure it doesn't explode on the way to or from target or food lion. hopefully, after an alignment, we'll be set for awhile and car payment free...
3. purchased some new furniture. long story. while cleaning aforementioned truck (suv), i got some "gook" on my shoe. then i sat on the couch, smearing the gook onto the couch. an attempt to clean left a large discolored area on the couch. the loveseat has been broken for several years, so it was time to replace. the new furniture is red. it arrived this afternoon. isaac didn't like it at first, but he's ok with it now.
4. isaac's been doing a lot of playing outside. he loves outside. hates inside. he bangs on the door and cries when we don't "let him out" with lucy. he would play outside all day long.

present
1. i'm lying on the new giant chaise lounge chair. it's gaining an advantage in my internal struggle between nostalgia (old comfy couch) and, well, sweet, red, new couch.
2. i am not sleepy, despite the late hour, due to a 9:00 cup of brew nerds house blend. smart.

future
1. babysitting cora again tomorrow. makes for a busy day. but, it's fun and it helps a friend out. and isaac learns to share. sort of. share or be bitten, i guess. :)
2. deb and jake (gramma and uncle) arrive tomorrow afternoon/night from ny for some good times.
3. church on friday night. good friday night.

and that's what's going down around here.

some shots

Isaac likes to dig through the cabinets for hidden treasures. On this particular occasion, the treasure was an old cookie sheet. He carried it around all day. Pretty exciting...

He's getting a little more brave than I would like. He likes to stand on the objects that he climbs (couch, bed, tables, etc). He's had a couple of falls, but it doesn't really seem to phase him.

We tried eating at the grownup table yesterday. It went ok. Well, I take that back. It went just as well as feeding with the high chair goes. Most of the food gets fed to Lucy and within 5 minutes, he was ready to get down.

But, I did manage to get a couple of cute shots of the boy at the table. Here's one. (Because I can only post 4 at a time, using picasa.)...

In other news, I just saw a Dan Marino commercial with Larry the Cable Guy. What is this world coming to?

how to eat an orange

 

 

 

70 degrees

it's beee-autiful today, so some pals of mine and their kids went to the park this afternoon.

isaac and me on the swing:

 

heather and livy. this was livy's first trip to the park!

 

isaac grinning.

 

judi and the fat dog (alden).

 

amy and her girls were also there, but i didn't get a shot of them.

a good time and now the boy is fast asleep.