Weird...Ahchoo! Sniffle Sniffle
Ok, I understand sneezy, sniffley, itchy eyed allergies in the Spring. I have that problem during that time of the year. I don't normally have allergy problems in the Summer (like right now). Thinking back, I did have a pretty mild Spring outside of severe sinus headaches. My eyes did not itch they just hurt when I moved my eyeballs! Not much better. Last night I was just sitting there watching my "So You Think You can Dance" results show (yay, Evan is still in it!), and my eye started itching. Not thinking much of it, I rubbed. Bad idea. It itched some more, but I managed to refrain from rubbing again (I figured out this was allergy related, not just a random itch)and since it was close to bedtime, I took a benadryl. This morning my eye lid was a little puffy and it still has a hint of an itch. I will not rub, because that just makes it itch more. I may have to soak a Chamomile tea bag and put it on my eye.... sigh...I guess I should be thankful that my headaches have settled down. Another plus is that we are just hanging at home. Today is cleaning day (not full out, just tidying) and the weather is somewhat cooperative. Still a little cool this morning, but it will go into the 80's with about 60% humidity (blech!) I will have to turn on the air at some point, just to keep things dry and cool. The kids will go in the pool and I am hoping to get my photos back from Shutterfly to start my vacation scrapbooking of Tahoe.
That is it for me.... More posts if something comes up...Oh and I might get to see the latest Harry Potter movie tonight, if my friend can get away. Otherwise it may be awhile for my next blog. We leave for Moraga soon to visit Carl's Brother and family.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Our "Big" Pool
Well, this is our new pool. It took some doing but I found just the one I wanted. Not too small (where the kids wouldn't be able to go under water) and not too big (too expensive or not enough room in our not so level backyard). This pool is 12' wide and 39" deep. It is most likely only about 36-37 inches deep because it is just slightly uneven, so we cannot fill it to the line indicated or it would be too full on the other side.
Cole and Kaleigh love it! They are in the pool every day, usually twice a day! I go in for a dip now and again to cool off and yes, it has saved us money already!
We don't turn the air on in the house until about 4pm instead of like 1 or 2. The kids don't complain about the heat as much and I don't get bickering from them either. They have a great time in the pool together! Here Cole is doing his fake cannonball. He doesn't jump in of course so it only looks like he did!
And of course the handstand! Kaleigh likes doing this a lot. Their favorite thing to do however, is to make a whirlpool and then try to swim against the current. It is a hoot to watch! Take it from me, it is nearly impossible to move in the opposite direction once these guys have gone around about 10 times! Whew! But fun! Enjoy kids!
Well, this is our new pool. It took some doing but I found just the one I wanted. Not too small (where the kids wouldn't be able to go under water) and not too big (too expensive or not enough room in our not so level backyard). This pool is 12' wide and 39" deep. It is most likely only about 36-37 inches deep because it is just slightly uneven, so we cannot fill it to the line indicated or it would be too full on the other side.
Cole and Kaleigh love it! They are in the pool every day, usually twice a day! I go in for a dip now and again to cool off and yes, it has saved us money already!We don't turn the air on in the house until about 4pm instead of like 1 or 2. The kids don't complain about the heat as much and I don't get bickering from them either. They have a great time in the pool together! Here Cole is doing his fake cannonball. He doesn't jump in of course so it only looks like he did!
And of course the handstand! Kaleigh likes doing this a lot. Their favorite thing to do however, is to make a whirlpool and then try to swim against the current. It is a hoot to watch! Take it from me, it is nearly impossible to move in the opposite direction once these guys have gone around about 10 times! Whew! But fun! Enjoy kids!Monday, July 27, 2009
Tahoe Trip 2009
About every other year or so, Carl's parents take us all up to Lake Tahoe. By take I mean they foot the bill for a nice cabin that fits us all (barely). Each family gets a room (Carl's sister's family get the downstairs that has one big bed and a trundle. They take turns sleeping on the floor, 5 in the family and all). We make it pretty cozy in our room with one big bed and air mattresses for the kids. Kaleigh actually slept in the walk in closet, it was like a little cave. Blocked a lot of the noise (Carl and Cole snore). I just use earplugs!
One of our first stops was Sandy Beach. Aptly named for the soft smooth sand! The kids loved building with it, but the best thing about this beach was how shallow and far the beach actually went! The kids were able to walk out about 75-100 yards without even coming up to their necks! In this photo they are on rafts but the bottom is only a couple feet below them. It was nice just letting them go on their own and since there were no real waves ( just the little swells from boats going by) I didn't have to worry.
Another excursion was our traditional Truckee River rafting trip. It is always enjoyable! The whole family gets in two rafts and floats down the Truckee River. There are a few areas where there are rapids and we got stuck a couple of times, but lucky us there are always rafts coming up behind us, to bump us off the rocks! Whee!
Kaleigh and Cole have to wear life vests (anyone under 12), and the rest of us have the ones the raft company gives us on the bottom of the raft. The area is just beautiful and we enjoy getting off the rafts and swimming a little too!
Our last day all of the adults and one child (actually he is 17 so...) went on a Sailboat with Captain Mike. He has a 50' sailboat and it fits up to 25 people and goes out on the lake for about 2 hours. It was just wonderful and relaxing!
Captain Mike is the one NOT holding the wheel, he is the one with the blue shirt and the white ball cap on. Apparently the guy holding the wheel is a regular and enjoys being hands on!
About every other year or so, Carl's parents take us all up to Lake Tahoe. By take I mean they foot the bill for a nice cabin that fits us all (barely). Each family gets a room (Carl's sister's family get the downstairs that has one big bed and a trundle. They take turns sleeping on the floor, 5 in the family and all). We make it pretty cozy in our room with one big bed and air mattresses for the kids. Kaleigh actually slept in the walk in closet, it was like a little cave. Blocked a lot of the noise (Carl and Cole snore). I just use earplugs! 
One of our first stops was Sandy Beach. Aptly named for the soft smooth sand! The kids loved building with it, but the best thing about this beach was how shallow and far the beach actually went! The kids were able to walk out about 75-100 yards without even coming up to their necks! In this photo they are on rafts but the bottom is only a couple feet below them. It was nice just letting them go on their own and since there were no real waves ( just the little swells from boats going by) I didn't have to worry. 
Another excursion was our traditional Truckee River rafting trip. It is always enjoyable! The whole family gets in two rafts and floats down the Truckee River. There are a few areas where there are rapids and we got stuck a couple of times, but lucky us there are always rafts coming up behind us, to bump us off the rocks! Whee!
Kaleigh and Cole have to wear life vests (anyone under 12), and the rest of us have the ones the raft company gives us on the bottom of the raft. The area is just beautiful and we enjoy getting off the rafts and swimming a little too!
Our last day all of the adults and one child (actually he is 17 so...) went on a Sailboat with Captain Mike. He has a 50' sailboat and it fits up to 25 people and goes out on the lake for about 2 hours. It was just wonderful and relaxing!
Captain Mike is the one NOT holding the wheel, he is the one with the blue shirt and the white ball cap on. Apparently the guy holding the wheel is a regular and enjoys being hands on!Except of course when the said sail boat tipped waaaaay over! Wow, that is exciting! Now, apparently it would take a lot to have the boat totally tip totally over (something about a 2 ton something or other under the boat). But for a minute or two I wasn't so sure! It was really fun though! Kaleigh and Cole would have freaked out part of the time and been bored part of the other! I was ready to take a nap toward the end of our trip, it was so relaxing! The photo above is when I could take a photo again, after the almost vertical tip! While we were really tipped I was hanging onto the rail for dear life!
Monday, July 06, 2009
4th of July 2009!
Well, this year was a little sparse family wise, but it was nice and relaxing! We spent most of the day with some friends in south OC and enjoyed their pool. Then after we came back home, we picked up Aunt Helen (pictured with Kaleigh and Cole) and headed over to Uncle Kenton's house (Carl's Uncle). There we ate an early dinner and then waited for the sun to go down. Kaleigh and Cole were a little excited about fireworks.
We didn't have that many, but the ones we had were pretty good! Especially since we bought them earlier that day! We had a little trouble finding snakes, but Uncle Kenton found some so we were good!
Carl's parents came and of course Annette always wears her patriotic blouse (that she sewed herself!) and they enjoyed watching the kids with their sparklers.
I think I was the one that mentioned the fact that this may be the last time we would be able to come to the old family home and do fireworks as Carl's grandparent's home is now up for sale. They are both gone and the only one living there previously was Kenton's brother, who passed away about 2 years ago. Kenton comes and goes from S. OC between his condo and this home.
Kaleigh and Cole had a blast with the sparklers and enjoyed the rest of the fireworks too!
Hey, Carl, are you the Statue of Liberty? Uh...you know there was only one torch, right? Oh, I see the other one went out....hehe. Hope you all had a happy 4th!
Well, this year was a little sparse family wise, but it was nice and relaxing! We spent most of the day with some friends in south OC and enjoyed their pool. Then after we came back home, we picked up Aunt Helen (pictured with Kaleigh and Cole) and headed over to Uncle Kenton's house (Carl's Uncle). There we ate an early dinner and then waited for the sun to go down. Kaleigh and Cole were a little excited about fireworks.
We didn't have that many, but the ones we had were pretty good! Especially since we bought them earlier that day! We had a little trouble finding snakes, but Uncle Kenton found some so we were good!
Carl's parents came and of course Annette always wears her patriotic blouse (that she sewed herself!) and they enjoyed watching the kids with their sparklers.
I think I was the one that mentioned the fact that this may be the last time we would be able to come to the old family home and do fireworks as Carl's grandparent's home is now up for sale. They are both gone and the only one living there previously was Kenton's brother, who passed away about 2 years ago. Kenton comes and goes from S. OC between his condo and this home.
Kaleigh and Cole had a blast with the sparklers and enjoyed the rest of the fireworks too!
Hey, Carl, are you the Statue of Liberty? Uh...you know there was only one torch, right? Oh, I see the other one went out....hehe. Hope you all had a happy 4th!
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