Our laptop is back, but it had to be scrubbed. There were tons of extra videos and pictures of Addison that were not uploaded online that are not lost forever. It's a very sad day for me. I have learned my lesson, though, and we will be buying an external hard drive this weekend. I will never again lose all my memories. Dumb computers.
In happier news, we didn't have to buy a new computer or hard drive.
VERY busy week. Monday was our only calm evening. Tuesday Uncle Patrick came over for an early birthday dinner. Since he was here, Addison has pointed to the chair where he sat at dinner & said, "Uncle Patrick's chair". No one else is allowed to sit there now. :-) Wednesday was Book Fair night at school, and I was supposed to visit my friend, Kendra, in the hospital, but got sick that day with a cold/sinus something, and never made it. (I still haven't been to visit her & I feel awful about that!). Thursday is our normal busy day after school, 'cause I always have a meeting. Friday was exciting. We had our picture proof preview at
Long's Photography. We will have an online gallery available at:
http://www.longsphotography.com/pickpic/gallery/jump.php(password: Maclay) where you can see all the images from our photo shoot and order any, if you want. The images will be available online from tomorrow (12/6) until 12/12. Long's designed the most awesome Christmas cards ever for us. I can't wait to mail them out. Should be about two weeks, but it all depends on how long they take at the printers. We ordered a five photo "story board" for Addy's room. It has a variety of the photos on it. We hope she'll enjoy it for many years. It's going to be printed on wood, so it should endure time well.
After that, we rushed to pick up Adds & then ran to Macaroni Grill for Janie's 38th birthday dinner. Did you know that at Macaroni Grill, if it's your birthday, they will sing Happy Birthday to you in Italian? With an operatic voice? They hire voice majors from FSU specifically to sing Happy Birthday in Italian. That's crazy, right? It was really cool, but I still think it's crazy. While we were at dinner, we noticed that Adds had a fever. Her wonderful Daddy literally RAN to CVS to buy her some Tylenol. Don't know how high her fever was then, but when we got home (and after a dose of Tylenol) she was at 100.4. It's likely her 2 year molars combined with her cold that are causing it. It's been a long time since she's felt so bad. She moped all through dinner. Sat in my lap & whined. Then my dad came in (to tell Robert something about the family poker game tonight, since we didn't hear our phones ringing) and after he left, Adds cried, "Doodah! Doodah!" - over & over & over. She even tried to run toward the door after him. Too cute, but I think Robert's parents were a little insulted. She must be feeling better now, because she went right to sleep with no arguments, and she's been sound asleep for almost an hour.
Be on the lookout for Addison's birthday invitation in the mail, everyone! Party will be on 12/21. Evelyn designed an adorable card again this year, so prepare to be blown away!
I am so glad this week has come to an end. We are very much looking forward to the weekend - Winter Festival tomorrow, and Market Days on Saturday. Yeah!
2. Downtown Solvang, CA. My new favorite place.
3. Us in Yosemite National Park, specifically the river crossing at Wawona. One of my favorite family pictures ever.
4. My mom & Addison, also at Wawona.
5. Andrew & Evelyn fully enjoying their time at Disney.
7. Addison taking in the world around her while at Glacier Point in Yosemite.
8. Pretty girl on a hike in Zion National Park.
9. My brothers: dorks, or the coolest guys on earth? Impossible to distinguish.
11. With Amaly at the Grand Canyon. It's actually one of the best canyon views we got in a photo. If I hadn't actually been there myself, I might suggest we were simply standing in front of a green screen or picture of the Grand Canyon. I love it.
