Monday, March 13, 2006
Catching Up
Ahh, back home again. I’ve been on the road for the last few weeks. Week one was in Springfield, IL and last week was in New Jersey. Both sets of customers are extremely nice and the visits went well. But it’s nice to have my travel calendar clear for a little while.
The Lindenberg family is healthy again –Pierce and Anna are done throwing up and I’m over my cold. Life can resume. Last weekend Nora and the kids traveled with her sister-in-law, Nicole, and her children to St. Louis for a surprise birthday party. Billy (my brother-in-law) and I stayed behind and worked on finishing his basement. Very fun. There’s something very cathartic about swinging a hammer for a few hours. I’m hoping to take what I learn from Billy’s project and apply it to my own basement in the future.
While the families were in St. Louis they got some quality hotel pool-time in. Nora tells me that Pierce hasn’t lost any of his skills and was swimming like a fish. Anna did well but still needs some assistance. The chemicals in the pool were not adjusted properly and everyone’s suits were bleached out. Anna had the only new suit and it went from purple to pink (her favorite color) so she wasn’t too upset.
Anna hit another milestone last night. She woke up and told Nora she needed to use the bathroom (instead of going in her pull-up). She’s been consistently dry in the mornings, so we think potty training is just about complete. When this last package of pull-ups is gone I think we won’t be replacing it. Yeah!
Next weekend we’re off to Omaha to see my Dad and Mary. I think we’ll get some more quality hotel pool-time in while we’re there. I’m getting excited about the visit; we haven’t seen them since last summer.
We made another run to the library last week. I’m reading The Da Vinci Cod –it’s a parody of a book with a similar name (perhaps you’ve heard of it?). Pierce’s favorite is MoonDogs –a story about a boy who goes to the moon to get a pet dog. I don’t think Anna has found a book in this latest batch that has drawn her attention.
-Eric (Dad)
The Lindenberg family is healthy again –Pierce and Anna are done throwing up and I’m over my cold. Life can resume. Last weekend Nora and the kids traveled with her sister-in-law, Nicole, and her children to St. Louis for a surprise birthday party. Billy (my brother-in-law) and I stayed behind and worked on finishing his basement. Very fun. There’s something very cathartic about swinging a hammer for a few hours. I’m hoping to take what I learn from Billy’s project and apply it to my own basement in the future.
While the families were in St. Louis they got some quality hotel pool-time in. Nora tells me that Pierce hasn’t lost any of his skills and was swimming like a fish. Anna did well but still needs some assistance. The chemicals in the pool were not adjusted properly and everyone’s suits were bleached out. Anna had the only new suit and it went from purple to pink (her favorite color) so she wasn’t too upset.
Anna hit another milestone last night. She woke up and told Nora she needed to use the bathroom (instead of going in her pull-up). She’s been consistently dry in the mornings, so we think potty training is just about complete. When this last package of pull-ups is gone I think we won’t be replacing it. Yeah!
Next weekend we’re off to Omaha to see my Dad and Mary. I think we’ll get some more quality hotel pool-time in while we’re there. I’m getting excited about the visit; we haven’t seen them since last summer.
We made another run to the library last week. I’m reading The Da Vinci Cod –it’s a parody of a book with a similar name (perhaps you’ve heard of it?). Pierce’s favorite is MoonDogs –a story about a boy who goes to the moon to get a pet dog. I don’t think Anna has found a book in this latest batch that has drawn her attention.
-Eric (Dad)
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