We've been back from our cruise for a week now & we're all ready to return. In fact, we're going back in October. Disney gave us a "Paradise Twice at an Amazing Price" coupon that was too good to pass up. So Yea for cruising again this year. I've tried to get my pictures from the cruise up on the slideshow here, but I'm having some difficulty.
Happy Easter! We dyed eggs and it was a very scary experience since two-year olds don't understand that meaning of "be careful". We ruined a few shirts and spilled a bit on the table, but miraculously in the end came out with 11 eggs! (I broke one when I was boiling them earlier in the day.) We had them overnight and Addison searched for them this morning. It was too scary to think about the Easter Bunny being in our house so we told her Tinkerbell hid the eggs and left her treats in her Easter basket. That made the crying stop.
Andrew & Evelyn found a house they like & are going to make an offer soon! Yea! I'm very excited. The house is a really cute 1950s home. I can't wait to see it in person!
34 days of school left! Whoo hoo!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
miss us!
We're off tomorrow morning for our Spring Break cruise! We will be cruising on Disney's boat, Magic. We'll be back on April 4th....so, Happy early Birthday to my brother Andrew!
Hope you all have a great week!
Hope you all have a great week!
Friday, March 20, 2009
little known fact about toddlers & the doctor
If you have a sick child, all that's needed to rid them of their illness is to call & schedule an appointment with the doctor. You don't even have to go to the appointment. Before you get to the office, the illness will be gone. Absolutely miraculous. Just thought I'd share that helpful little tidbit with you all.
Dr. Elzie was wonderful as always, and gave us a "just in case" prescription to fill if Addy's fever wasn't gone in two more days. Luckily for us, she was better before we got to the appointment, so we didn't have to fill it.
Today was a wonderful way to end the work week & start the weekend. After we got home, Trevor, Jen & Yoshi came over. Then Fenella popped in for a bit to visit. I really needed some down time to relax & have real, meaningful conversations. Now I feel refreshed & ready to face the next week of work. Luckily for me, I have two more days in my weekend first. :-)
Funny story about our Realtor/friend, Kenley: He called me this week & left a message about helping to "bail" him out of "jail". (He was doing the MDA donation drive thingy where we was "locked up" until he met a certain goal). His message was so effective, I called him back as soon as my kids left class & gave him money. His secret? He pointed out that the only Realtor who was currently beating him in fundraising for MDA was my most favorite Realtor in the whole wide world, Joan (who made our lives miserable when she assisted out-of-town clients buy our Whetherbine Way townhouse). He is an effective salesman. If you need help buying or selling a house, he's surely your guy.
Happy weekend!
Dr. Elzie was wonderful as always, and gave us a "just in case" prescription to fill if Addy's fever wasn't gone in two more days. Luckily for us, she was better before we got to the appointment, so we didn't have to fill it.
Today was a wonderful way to end the work week & start the weekend. After we got home, Trevor, Jen & Yoshi came over. Then Fenella popped in for a bit to visit. I really needed some down time to relax & have real, meaningful conversations. Now I feel refreshed & ready to face the next week of work. Luckily for me, I have two more days in my weekend first. :-)
Funny story about our Realtor/friend, Kenley: He called me this week & left a message about helping to "bail" him out of "jail". (He was doing the MDA donation drive thingy where we was "locked up" until he met a certain goal). His message was so effective, I called him back as soon as my kids left class & gave him money. His secret? He pointed out that the only Realtor who was currently beating him in fundraising for MDA was my most favorite Realtor in the whole wide world, Joan (who made our lives miserable when she assisted out-of-town clients buy our Whetherbine Way townhouse). He is an effective salesman. If you need help buying or selling a house, he's surely your guy.
Happy weekend!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Oh What a Day!
Saturday was jam-packed for us Browns.
We woke up extra-early and went to the SouthWood Community yard sales. After an hour of driving around, we finally found what we'd been looking for - a new big-wheel bike for Addy. It's awfully beat up, but she loves it and it was only $5. We were thrilled. We spent $14 total for the morning and came away with some neat things. Very successful yard sale venture.
We then hurried over to the civic center to see Stacia's FPCHS cheerleaders compete in the FHSAA Cheer Competition. They ended up placing 4th! Addison loved dancing & watching the girls (and a few guys) jumping and flipping around on stage. It was great to visit with Stacia & see her girls be succsessful. We missed the final round and the awards ceremony, but what we did see was really, really good. Stacia has a great artistic vision for pairing cheer moves with music. Those girls certainly showed that they earned their 4th place finish! They were great!
We drove home and Addison drifted off to sleep. This is highly unusual as she hasn't taken an afternoon nap since December. She slept for about two hours & woke up with a fever. Not really high, but noticeable.
We went to the park with Adam & Seph (Matt's nephews) & Matt's parents. Addison seemed overwhelmed by the number of kids at the park, but miraculously decided to play on the slides and bridges rather than swinging for an hour like usual! Cousin David showed up with Grandma & Grandpa, and that really put Addison at ease. She & David & Adam & Seph played in the slides and ran around for almost two hours! Adam is exactly one week older than Addison, and Seph is 5. David is 9 already! It was hot, but lots of fun.
Then we went off to have dinner at Paulina's with David, Grandma & Grandpa. Yummy. Addison picked at her food. When we got home, her fever was 102. She stayed extremely hot all night (but I didn't measure her temp)...and woke up at 8 with 101.5. Tylenol did nothing for her. Her wonderful Daddy went out at 9AM to get her some Motrin, and since then she's been much cooler. Still grumpy and clearly not feeling her best, but cooler.
We planned to go to the Painted Pony today to paint a pony at their Family Fun Day, but Addy's sickness and the weather are going to prohibit any more fun this weekend.
One week until Fenella is here! And (maybe) Amaly, too! Yea!
Two weeks until our cruise! Whoo hoo!
We woke up extra-early and went to the SouthWood Community yard sales. After an hour of driving around, we finally found what we'd been looking for - a new big-wheel bike for Addy. It's awfully beat up, but she loves it and it was only $5. We were thrilled. We spent $14 total for the morning and came away with some neat things. Very successful yard sale venture.
We then hurried over to the civic center to see Stacia's FPCHS cheerleaders compete in the FHSAA Cheer Competition. They ended up placing 4th! Addison loved dancing & watching the girls (and a few guys) jumping and flipping around on stage. It was great to visit with Stacia & see her girls be succsessful. We missed the final round and the awards ceremony, but what we did see was really, really good. Stacia has a great artistic vision for pairing cheer moves with music. Those girls certainly showed that they earned their 4th place finish! They were great!
We drove home and Addison drifted off to sleep. This is highly unusual as she hasn't taken an afternoon nap since December. She slept for about two hours & woke up with a fever. Not really high, but noticeable.
We went to the park with Adam & Seph (Matt's nephews) & Matt's parents. Addison seemed overwhelmed by the number of kids at the park, but miraculously decided to play on the slides and bridges rather than swinging for an hour like usual! Cousin David showed up with Grandma & Grandpa, and that really put Addison at ease. She & David & Adam & Seph played in the slides and ran around for almost two hours! Adam is exactly one week older than Addison, and Seph is 5. David is 9 already! It was hot, but lots of fun.
Then we went off to have dinner at Paulina's with David, Grandma & Grandpa. Yummy. Addison picked at her food. When we got home, her fever was 102. She stayed extremely hot all night (but I didn't measure her temp)...and woke up at 8 with 101.5. Tylenol did nothing for her. Her wonderful Daddy went out at 9AM to get her some Motrin, and since then she's been much cooler. Still grumpy and clearly not feeling her best, but cooler.
We planned to go to the Painted Pony today to paint a pony at their Family Fun Day, but Addy's sickness and the weather are going to prohibit any more fun this weekend.
One week until Fenella is here! And (maybe) Amaly, too! Yea!
Two weeks until our cruise! Whoo hoo!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
and the winner is....
ADDISON GRACE BROWN! Ok, so she didn't exactly win, but she will be in the calendar!Addy's adorable face will be an "honorable mention" in the 2009-2010 Brehon Blue Ribbon Charity Ball Baby Calendar.
Her name will be announced by Lauren Dorsett on ABC 27 tomorrow (3/5) between 5pm and 6pm. Robert & I have been invited to attend the Blue Ribbon Charity Ball (what in the world do you wear to an event like that??). They also invited us to be in the Springtime Tallahassee Parade on March 28th, but we'll be on our way to the Bahamas that day. I'm very excited & I think Addison will be when she sees her picture on the calendar!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
neighbors
Today was our Annual Homeowner's Association meeting. It went a lot better than last year's meeting (READ: significantly less yelling). There was one guy who had an outburst about the location of some trees that were planted by the Board of Directors in the middle of a field in the common area. He was really, really pissed because his kids used to play soccer and football in that field and now they can't because there are 8 saplings running right down the middle of it. I totally agree with the guy, but didn't like the way he came out with his feelings. It was really aggressive & not appropriate for a neighborhood meeting. To be fair, no one asked us how we felt about the trees going in, so I'm sure no one asked this guy either, but still...
Robert may volunteer to be an officer next year. He's waiting for the term of one guy (who no one likes) to expire. This annoying guys' term will be up next year, and in will go Robert's name. I'm glad he's thinking of running. I think he's got some cool ideas - neighborhood yard sale, monthly neighborhood picnics, newsletter that go out more than once a year, some sort of welcoming committee for new residents.
While at the meeting, we sat with our across the driveway neighbors, Nicole & Shea. We were chatting & found out that not only is the chick's name Nicole, but she's also a teacher & she's approx. 1 year younger than me. I stopped before I found out she was my clone. Things was getting a little too coincidental...a little too similar. I like being an individual. They're really nice people, they have adorable kitties (Zeke likes to play on our back deck) and a precious new black lab puppy, who Addison adores, named Maggie, so if nothing else the HOA meeting tonight helped us get better acquainted with our neighbors.
Robert may volunteer to be an officer next year. He's waiting for the term of one guy (who no one likes) to expire. This annoying guys' term will be up next year, and in will go Robert's name. I'm glad he's thinking of running. I think he's got some cool ideas - neighborhood yard sale, monthly neighborhood picnics, newsletter that go out more than once a year, some sort of welcoming committee for new residents.
While at the meeting, we sat with our across the driveway neighbors, Nicole & Shea. We were chatting & found out that not only is the chick's name Nicole, but she's also a teacher & she's approx. 1 year younger than me. I stopped before I found out she was my clone. Things was getting a little too coincidental...a little too similar. I like being an individual. They're really nice people, they have adorable kitties (Zeke likes to play on our back deck) and a precious new black lab puppy, who Addison adores, named Maggie, so if nothing else the HOA meeting tonight helped us get better acquainted with our neighbors.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Happy March!
Addison was too cute today getting out of the car at Publix. A gust of wind blew just as I was helping her into a cart and she shrilled with joy, "Wooooooh! BIG wind, Mommy! BIG wind, Daddy!".
We've been busy today. We made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies after lunch. We also spent a good deal of time rearranging furniture - moving Addy's rocking chair (again), moving her kitchen into her room, moving most of her toys around, moving a wooden rocker into our bedroom. We have also been madly importing as many CDs as possible to ITunes since we lost all our imports a few months back when the computer died. This time we'll make a back-up disc! :-)
Happy March!
We've been busy today. We made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies after lunch. We also spent a good deal of time rearranging furniture - moving Addy's rocking chair (again), moving her kitchen into her room, moving most of her toys around, moving a wooden rocker into our bedroom. We have also been madly importing as many CDs as possible to ITunes since we lost all our imports a few months back when the computer died. This time we'll make a back-up disc! :-)
Happy March!
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