Friday, September 28, 2007
Madison Trip
Yesterday, we made our twice yearly trek to Madison for a check up on Andrew's clubfoot. The doctor was very pleased with how the foot looked, and said that he couldn't even tell the difference between the two feet on several points. He even pointed out that the fact that Andrew has muscle tone in his right calf is a good sign - some kids with clubfoot don't have that. We're one step closer to being done with the Denis-Browne bar and brace shoes for good! We have our next appointment scheduled for March 2008, so the countdown for my next Noodles trip begins.
Thankfully, I called yesterday morning to confirm Andrew's appointment. Normally, I receive a letter of confirmation, but one didn't come this time, and I was kind of nervous that I had the date wrong or something. So I called to confirm, and he indeed was scheduled, but the new Children's Hospital has opened since the last time we had an appointment, so we were to go to the new building. I am so thankful for my cell phone, my patient husband, and the fact that he was actually sitting in front of his computer instead of off in a meeting somewhere. He got us to the right building. I was so nervous by the time I got there - you'd think I had never been to this complex before.
My countdown to Noodles & Company finally came to be! I had the Indonesian Peanut Saute, Steven had the House Marinara, Ryan had the good old Wisconsin Mac & Cheese. It was a really yummy lunch! Andrew didn't have much of an appetite yesterday (or today for that matter) - he picked up a cold (probably from school). It will be nice to get his immune system built up as the year goes on. Poor little man had to miss school two days in a row now.
We also shopped at Trader Joe's - I had printed out directions to get there from home, and then how to get to the hospital from TJ's. We did not have time to go to TJ's before Andrew's appointment, so we went afterwards. I was able to use my directions to get to TJ's from the hospital - there were only four turns. However, trying to get back to the Beltline from Trader Joe's without reverse directions proved to be a difficult task for me. I am not good with directions - especially trying to figure out how to get back. There's a reason Chris calls me "Geography Girl." We got some fun stuff at Trader Joe's, but I had to put back a couple of the things I really wanted to get, because they were refrigerated items, and we weren't going straight home.
After our Trader Joe's stop, and subsequent attempts to get back on the Beltline, we met Chris in Janesville. We ate supper together, and drove around a little bit. It was nice to be together as our little family unit. It doesn't happen often enough! Then Chris took the boys home, and I went grocery shopping. By myself. I got home late, got everything put away, got the chicken cooking in the crockpot, and finally went to bed.
All in all, yesterday was a really good day. Apparently being lost was the theme of the day, but we all made it home in one piece. Yay!
University Avenue & Midvale Boulevard
Dr. Nemeth checking out those precious feet.
Dr. Nemeth & Andrew
Love those little legs and feet!
This x-ray is probably from May 2004 - look
at that chubby leg - I was cracking up, because
it definitely doesn't look like that anymore!
Thankfully, I called yesterday morning to confirm Andrew's appointment. Normally, I receive a letter of confirmation, but one didn't come this time, and I was kind of nervous that I had the date wrong or something. So I called to confirm, and he indeed was scheduled, but the new Children's Hospital has opened since the last time we had an appointment, so we were to go to the new building. I am so thankful for my cell phone, my patient husband, and the fact that he was actually sitting in front of his computer instead of off in a meeting somewhere. He got us to the right building. I was so nervous by the time I got there - you'd think I had never been to this complex before.
My countdown to Noodles & Company finally came to be! I had the Indonesian Peanut Saute, Steven had the House Marinara, Ryan had the good old Wisconsin Mac & Cheese. It was a really yummy lunch! Andrew didn't have much of an appetite yesterday (or today for that matter) - he picked up a cold (probably from school). It will be nice to get his immune system built up as the year goes on. Poor little man had to miss school two days in a row now.
We also shopped at Trader Joe's - I had printed out directions to get there from home, and then how to get to the hospital from TJ's. We did not have time to go to TJ's before Andrew's appointment, so we went afterwards. I was able to use my directions to get to TJ's from the hospital - there were only four turns. However, trying to get back to the Beltline from Trader Joe's without reverse directions proved to be a difficult task for me. I am not good with directions - especially trying to figure out how to get back. There's a reason Chris calls me "Geography Girl." We got some fun stuff at Trader Joe's, but I had to put back a couple of the things I really wanted to get, because they were refrigerated items, and we weren't going straight home.
After our Trader Joe's stop, and subsequent attempts to get back on the Beltline, we met Chris in Janesville. We ate supper together, and drove around a little bit. It was nice to be together as our little family unit. It doesn't happen often enough! Then Chris took the boys home, and I went grocery shopping. By myself. I got home late, got everything put away, got the chicken cooking in the crockpot, and finally went to bed.
All in all, yesterday was a really good day. Apparently being lost was the theme of the day, but we all made it home in one piece. Yay!
University Avenue & Midvale Boulevard
Dr. Nemeth checking out those precious feet.
Dr. Nemeth & Andrew
Love those little legs and feet!
This x-ray is probably from May 2004 - look
at that chubby leg - I was cracking up, because
it definitely doesn't look like that anymore!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Noodles & Company
I have been posting a little countdown to Noodles all week on my facebook account. And then when I went to the girltalk blog today, there it was. I'm not the only one counting the days until Noodles! Tomorrow, Andrew has his 6 month check up with his orthopedist, so we make the trek to Madison again. And, Lord willing, I get to eat Noodles food! I think I'll have the Indonesian Peanut Saute this time. MMMmmmm! And the best part is that this will be my second time in September to have Noodles & Company food. And the third time this year. I'm still waiting for a franchise to come to Rockford. And waiting...
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The latest Andrewisms
This was a project from school - it was titled "Meet Me." Andrew's answers are in quotation marks.
My name is "Andrew."
I like to "do tracks."
My favorite color is "choo choo tracks."
I can "read" by myself.
This came home in his backpack yesterday, and brought such a smile to my face that I wanted to share it.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
A Good Read
I really enjoyed the post today on the girltalk blog. Just wanted to pass it along...
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
First Day of School: Hayes Christian Academy
Hayes Christian Academy: First Day of School
Working hard: Our office/school/scrapbook room
is not completed yet, so we used the dining room
table for a number of days. We have since bought
each of the boys 4' tables, which are set up in the
living room right now.
Ready for the first day of Classical Conversations!
All of the Classical Conversations students with
their two tutors.
Hayes Christian Academy began classes on August 27, 2007. A maiden voyage for a maiden school! Our first Friday meeting with Classical Conversations took place on September 7th.
The second week of school was difficult for me - I felt like I was drowning, and didn't have the proper direction or focus. After our first meeting with Classical Conversations, I felt like my direction and focus was renewed, and this week has gone much better.
This will be quite the learning experience for us all.
The summer leading up to this school year was full of decisions. Originally, we were only going to home school Steven. The more we talked about it, though, we felt like it was too much for Steven to be alone all day. Also, we completely changed our curriculum choice when we found out that there was a Classical Conversations group being started at our church. Chris really likes the classical approach to education, so we have chosen to go this route. The boys are learning history, science, English grammar, Latin conjugations, and geography from the classical approach, in addition to separate math curricula. We are still adjusting to our new schedule, but I am very excited about this new journey!
This is my scrapbook blog. It has been designed this way because our children grow so quickly, and we just want to be able to chronicle their changes. I am not a writer, so you will not find any profound writing pieces on this blog; but I do like to take pictures and share them with family and friends.
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