Category: monkey antics

This has been one of the most free-form weekends we’ve had in awhile. Today, MAM was feeling well enough to venture out a little bit. This afternoon, after a daunting rainshower, we were able to head over to Marian College, my alma mater, to take part in a family fun walk. Junior was happy to stroll in the double stroller/bike trailer. He was even happier after he wiggled out of his shoulder straps!

I thought it was a good sign that MAM wanted to walk the first bit of the route. Until she started focusing on the flags that lined the course. She had to inspect *each*and*every*one*. After about 600 feet and a billion little flags, she tired of the game and was happy to sit down next to her brother. After all the walking, flag inspecting and strolling, the cold water tasted GOOD!

When we were done at the race wrap-up, we walked over to the fountain. Let me begin by saying that Marian had a major face lift after I graduated. Where this fountain stands now is where I parked my car in the early ninties. You’d never know it now.

MAM sat right down, popped off her crocs and soaked her feet after tossing two pennies and making two wishes.

After we left, I realized that this is probably the last time I will take the kids to visit Marian College. On June 27, 2009, Marian will become Marian University. Even though the name will change, so many great memories will remain for me. And I love that we live close enough that after the name change, there will be new memories too!

I’ve been holed up here with the recovering girl this week. Here’s what we’ve been up to:

Monday: Watch Barbie and the Diamond Castle, read books, watch Barbie and Swan Lake, find Hannah Montana on Netflix

Tuesday: Watch Barbie and the Diamond Castle, make some garden stones, watch Barbie and Swan Lake (this time, to mix it up, she watched it from the bath tub! woot! living on the edge)

Wednesday: Watch Barbie and Swan Lake two times in a row, venture out for some ibuprofen, come home with a Hannah Montana watch and a bag of lollipops, sleep for 5 hours in the afternoon, stay awake until 3am Thursday morning!

Thursday: Watch Barbie and the Diamond Castle, watch some PBS kids, make a picture with crayons and stickers, get new books at the library, watch Barbie and Swan Lake…..

Gee, I wonder what tomorrow will bring?!?!? Somehow, I feel a Barbie DVD will be involved.

In other happenings, the boy is “free standing” for seconds at a time and QUITE pleased with himself.

I figure, for him, it has to beat crawling on pavement…..

Thank you for your comments and emails regarding my little patient!! She has been quite the rock star about this whole thing–the procedure went well and she came through with flying colors. She was sucking on a popsicle before we even got back to the recovery room.

After 48 hours though, I have to say, she’s over the abundance of Flav-R-Ice. Over ice cream for breakfast. Over drinkable/tube yogurt whenever she wants. She’s no longer enamored with her new froggy straw cup. She’s sipping from her water bottle, but really only when we tell her to.

So we are encouraging sips as much as we can, and I’m trying to provide a variety of cold things. Each day she does have a little time off the couch, coloring. blowing bubbles or playing with cars, and that’s when I see sliver of the girl I know she is. I’m hoping those moments come more and more often this week. Til then, I’ll stand by, ice pops, applesauce, yogurt, juice box, and froggy cup in hand…..