Craig and I are doing fine in SF, CA. I will do an update when we get home on Friday.
After Craig, I joined the cult of the facebook. I am still learning how to use it and finding my way around in it. Be patient…I am learning.
The weekend was low key and I was happy about that. Craig bought a new weedeater. He was proud of it. Me? I just want to buy a HAAN. Tomorrow night we have a showing of our house. I am excited about it.
Eliana has enjoyed going to the pool. I bought her a float at Target. She enjoyed playing and splashing. She has learned to wave bye and waves to EVERYONE! She has also learned how to yell really loud. I may be using the services of my workplace sooner than I thought!
I have to say…she was the cutest baby on the beach! We had a great time at Hilton Head. It is a great place to visit and we will go back. It had been a while since I had been. (I think the last time is when Mom and Dad took Katie and I to the beach for a day and it rained! That was a four hour drive for a great lunch and ice cream.) We stayed in the Sea Pines Resort within walking distance to The Salty Dog and other places. The weather was great. We were able to see lots of sea life…dolphins about 6 feet off shore, starfish, sharks, and sting rays. Yeah that was cool. Eliana loved the sand. She would take off crawling down the beach toward the water and once she hit water…she cried. Once we passed the waves, she was okay. But overall she did great. Craig has put the pictures up in our photo gallery. Now we are preparing for San Francisco. I will miss Eliana on that trip. She will be with both sets of grandparents throughout the week. Pray for us.
Later today Craig, Eliana and I are headed to Hilton Head until Tuesday. This is a much need break and we look forward to it. At the same time, I have had a hard time getting excited about it with everything else going on. Today is the last day of VBS with 26 three year olds. AMEN! It has been fun but I feel like I am more the disciplinarian and the other helpers are more passive. The other two helpers either have a grandson or son in the class and that takes their attention away from the other kids. I feel like I am always the one telling them to get back in line, get off the stage, or whatever it is. Kind of frustrating but some of the kids have never heard no before. I had one little boy pull his pants down in protest. I told his that was unacceptable and refrained from what I really wanted to say. Anyway, so with that winding down today and meeting with another builder last night and trying to keep our house in order and clean it has been a wild week.
So beach here we come! I know Eliana will eat the sand and probably hate the water. She hated the splash pool I bought her (it was the giraffe head on it that scared her). Maybe she will like the big pool.
This week is VBS at church. I have been helping with the 3 year olds. That is all fine and well until we had 27 of them! They are crazy. But I have to admit, there are some great kids in there. On little girl went home and asked her dad, “Tell me about Mozart and the burning bush!” I had to laugh. You never know what they are picking up!
House is officially on MLS. They took pictures today and they are not posted yet. Should post tomorrow. Met with another builder today at a home he did. The house was beautifully done and the detail work was great. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…
In the meantime, Craig and I are going to San Francisco at the end of June. He is going to a conference and I am going to enjoy a vacation. Eliana is staying with both sets of grandparents. I was watching a show today about the Golden Gate Bridge. Then they mentioned earthquakes. It dawned on me that I had no idea what to do if an earthquake hit. Where do I go? What do I do? I told Craig we need to work on our earthquake safety. I guess he thought I was nuts…wouldn’t you be if you had lots on your plate as well?
Day One: House is on the market for sale. Keep your fingers crossed. Kind of sad. Kind of fun. Just plain scary.
We have worked like crazy getting this house ready. Thursday, I had 2 loads of mulch and one load of soil delivered to get the flower beds ready. I got all of the front done and Craig helped me finish the back when he got home. Saturday I washed windows and blinds while Craig worked for 12 hours. Monday, we pressure washed the porches and driveway. That was fun for about 5 minutes. I tried to finish the blinds but it is hard when the sun is not out to dry them. Tuesday I scrubbed floors on my hands and knees. I am not sure what hurt the most. I have had a cold so I did not know if I should take medicine for a cold or for the aches and pains of the muscles. But I love the feeling of a good clean house.
So, this morning I had a medical exam for life insurance here at the house. Therefore, I could not eat 12 hours beforehand because of the bloodwork. Not a big deal. In comes this man and he starts his work of asking all the medical questions. That was the easy part. It was the giving blood that was rough. Overall I was stuck 5 times. Apparantly my blood was not moving. After the first stick, he had to go to his truck and get more supplies. He was unsure if he had any. Luckily he had a few more needles. At stick 3 I got very faint and started blacking out. He went and opened a couple of windows and got a wet paper towel. After stick 4 he looked and me and asked me what I wanted to do. I was thinking, “You know what you have to do. I would throw you out.” So I told him to let me drink some more water and then try. He said okay and finally after stick 5 we had blood. I am not fully convinced he got what he needed. He seemed very out of it.
Glad that is over!
Yesterday we had Eliana’s nine month check up. She gets a little more vocal each time we go. By vocal I mean screaming. She hates the weight machine and laying on the table. The first lady that weighed her did not zero out the scale so she weighed the same thing she did at 6 months. I told they lady this was not right but she did not listen to me. She insisted that she was right because that is what the scale read. IF she was correct, we would have a serious problem. The doctor came in and we chatted about her weight and he then took her to be weighed. Yes, I was correct in this. She weighs 17 lbs 1 ounce. He does want to check her weight each month. Hold your ears! Meanwhile, I am struggling to find stuff to feed her. He said to feed her more and whatever she wants. I sat in Wal-mart trying to figure out if I should go to Stage 3 foods. But, all the stage 3 is mixed foods and then I see Sweet Potato and Alaskan Salmon. REALLY? Come on, I don’t think so. So, one lady in there said to double up on Stage 2 and try a few of the stage 3 since most babies don’t like it. Also, to try some table foods. I am at a loss…
One cute thing she did…yesterday we were playing in her room after lunch. I knew it was getting closer to nap time. She crawled over to her crib and spotted her blanket between the slats of the crib. She starts to pull it through but does not get it all the way out. Then she holds the end of it and sucks her thumb with it tucked in her hand. She loves to have her blanket and thumb in mouth when she is sleepy. That was a definite sleep cue! It was cute.
Craig and I had a great time in Charlotte, NC this past weekend. This was the weekend of our annual golf tournament we go to. It was formerly The Wachovia Champoinship at Quail Hollow Club. Now it is called Quail Hollow Championship. The weather was great and Saturday was fun. If you have never been to a golf tournament, I encourage you to go. Golf is not fun to watch on TV…gets boring. But actually going is fun. Tee times started at 8:00 so we were there before then. We followed Johnathan Byrd (former Clemson golfer) for several holes since he teed off a little after 8. The early morning is perfect because all the Tiger and Phil Mickelson fans are not there yet. Then we sat on hole 7 which is a great hole to watch. After a few groups came through, Craig found a great spot on hole 9 next to the pin and in the shade. We camped out there for 2-3 hours. We watched the big names come through. We decided to leave our chairs there and run over to number 3 because we knew Tiger was there. Yeah, could not see a thing. So we went back to 9 and watched them come through. I think Tiger needs to show a little more personality. My opinion. After the last groups came through we walked more of the course and ended up at 18 for the rest of the afternoon. The horn blew for severe weather leaving 2 groups on number 18. Of course we could not sit in the bleachers so we went to the merchandise tent to sit out the rain. The good thing…all the Tiger fans left at this point since he had just finished. They finished up playing after about an hour delay. It was great fun. This year I did not feel worn out because we had sat in the shade and it was perfect.
Also, we ate at Rock Bottom Grill in downtown Charlotte. I tried the Shrimp and Grits. They were good but I would not order them again. I will definitely try them again elsewhere. We love Charlotte. I encourage you to visit there and walk around downtown and the Historical Fourth Ward.
