Thursday, August 11, 2005

Truck!

I stayed up last night and FINALLY finished Harry Potter! I thought it was a great read, but was disappointed in the ending. I found it to be somewhat predictable; however, I loved Harry in this book! I thought he had a great attitude and I really enjoyed all of the characters as they have developed. Can't wait for the next (and last, right?) book! Yesterday was a fabulously "lazy" day. Sam slept in and for 2 hours and I was able to drink coffee and read in silence! It was so nice! Then he napped for over 2 hours later in the day and I layed in the hammock and read...(guess how I finished Harry Potter?)...in between his naps we played with the neighbors. We have been so lucky with our neighbors...honestly wonderful people. Cindy and her son C. are great. Sam and C. play so well together and Cindy is an avid reader and we talk about books and everything. She's awesome! During our playtime Cindy was standing near Sam as the recycling truck was picking up our recycling, and Sam pointed to it and said "truck"! I didn't hear him, but Cindy did very clearly! Sam amazes me everyday! He can now cross his index finger and middle finger on his right hand and spent the better part of Saturday doing this to his own great amusement. He can "drive" his car on his own and now walks 80% of the time! We found out today that we will close on our house next Thursday! 10 days earlier than we had originally thought. We are both very excited. I am meeting with our realtor tomorrow and will take some pictures of the house, so check the website (see link to the right) for updates! Sam and I had a playdate today with Monica and Sara and their kiddos. It was great. These women are very similar to many of the friends I had in Manhattan and they would have fit right in at the AP playgroups. I still miss all the AP women and kids so much, but today was great for me and for Sam. I rode my bike with Sam in the trailer today to Monica's and what a difference from riding in Manhattan! The hills and the wind (not so different). I was pooped after that ride...must have been at least 3 miles each way. Needless to say, it is only 7:30 and Sam has been asleep for a half an hour already!

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Letter

When I think about myself 10 years ago I remember a person that just seems like she is not me. Today I recieved a letter from a woman I knew over 10 years ago. She was an amazing friend I have never forgotten, but lost touch with over the years...and here she is today, in my life again. I could cry with excitment and joy and anxiousness. I looked for her name on the internet hoping to find an email address, and instead found numerous websites about her career as a musician, a singer and songwriter, guitarist. She has a website of her own. As I typed in the address slowly her face appeared and then the handwriting I grew to recognize and longed to see in my family's mailbox 10 years ago, covered the screen. Now I must write her a letter, but I don't know where to begin or what to say. How do I express what I feel about this reunion? How do I summarize over 10 years of experiences?

Sunday, August 7, 2005

The Bike Shop

The new Harry Potter book is driving me crazy! I am about half way through and all I can think about is sneaking away to read more. It is 5:30 am and I just woke to nurse Sam. After he returned to sleep I decided I'd get up and read! I am sacrificing precious sleep for this book! Can you imagine? (I know some of you can...Tara...) The night before last Sam woke up vomiting and continued to do so all night long. I slept with him in his room and what a night. I distinctly remember thinking, "This will not be the last time I am awake all night with a sick child." Yesterday morning he seemed to be feeling a bit better, no fever (non the night before either), but his appetite was definitely curbed...not like my son at all. We had a pretty mellow day, went to the Farmer's Market and stopped by a bike shop right next door. As we were wondering around checking out these cool new cambering vehicles called Trikkes ( www.trikke.com ), I notice Sam sitting on the floor and he seemed distressed. I kept a close eye only to notice moments later a fine ooze of poop running out of his diaper legs (yes, that is plural, out BOTH legs) onto the bike shop floor! I was so embarrassed and sad for poor Sam! Matt and I quickly performed diaper cleanup on what had become the equivalent of a super fund sight! The store owner was, fortunately, a woman and mother and completely understood and dawning her traditional yellow rubber cleaning gloves and a bottle of Simple Green, she cleaned the floor for us. He continued to have these nasty poops all day and by the evening his appetite returned. He slept great last night. I can only imagine it was a small bug or he ate something that didn't agree with him. Poor guy! We are off to Seattle today to visit a friend from Manhattan, Ze. He is in town for a conference and we aren't sure when we will see him again, so we decided to make the drive over "the hill". I am looking forward to a day out of Wenatchee, even though I really like it here, a change of scenery is always nice. Well, back to Harry Potter...what a punchy little bugger he is this round...
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