Karl doesn't get sick often, but when she does, she makes it good! None of this fakey cough-cough-sniff stuff. She finds that if you are gonna miss 4 days of work it better mean that you are so dehydrated you need an IV, that said IV requires 4 failed attempts with bruising to prove it, 106F temp and so much distraction to the med staff that you have to go back the next day because they overlooked the sickness all together. That, in a nutshell, was the week.
Instead of gearing up for Spring, Karl picked up strep throat some where. The weather was equally as confused by the term 'spring' since it is still snowing. Reg and Pres were ready for it! They were hoping for warmer temps so they could get out and give Pres's two-wheeler+trainers a chance to set more land speed records. Instead they made do with bagels, swimming, the library and Jordon's birthday party while Karl remained quarantined.
The previous weekend was a lot more spring-like with Pres doing a little tree climbing and a visit to the playground. Karl and Reg did a bit of yard work. Nice to be outside and get fresh air without the need of multiple layers, scarves, hats, gloves and snow boots. Additionally, the previously mentioned bike actually got ridden. It was nice...sigh.
Here are some pics. Looking towards CA in 3 weeks! Hope the robin's are singing and buds are peaking in your neighborhood.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
And the days go on.
So we are trying to adapt to a new routine here in Sodak. Life moves on so we lean into the curves and enjoy the ride. What's new with us? Well, lets start with the on-going saga of Regan. We have met with the board and been returned to duty and have been impatiently waiting for his personnel records to catch up with the results. The military has put a "limitation code" on his record that somewhat limits what bases we can be assigned too. Basically it says we can go to any stateside base, Hawaii, Alaska, and certain overseas bases with the medical facilities to support us. Who knows how long this will be on his record but we are hoping it doesn't keep us from going overseas. Anyway, we are pretty pleased as it could have come out much worse. Nothing new to report health wise. He's been scanned yet again with negative results and will not be seen again until May. We are happy with no news there.
We are pretty sad as we have had to say "goodbye" to our friends the Ingles. Derek will be deploying here soon and while he is away, rather than keep his family here, they have decided to move back home to Washington to be near family. Hopefully by the time he comes back, they will have orders somewhere else and the family will hook back up. Besides losing great friends to have adventures with here in Sodak, we have had to break up the dynamic duo of Preston and Kenz. It will suck not having them around since we could get Pres to do anything as long as Kenz was there. So far it has not been too bad so I think with them only being three and with some video-chats, we'll be able to pull through. We had the pleasure of having Derek stay with us since their house was packed up. He will kick it with us for a while after he returns from training while he waits to deploy. Should be fun.
Regan has traveled around a bit. He had to go to Indianapolis for a week for some training and quickly followed that with a long drive up to Puyallup, WA to help the Ingles move. Pres was kept busy with loads of adventures including birthday parties, school carnival, Mongolian grill with chopsticks and a little momma time. Poor Karl was left having to live as a single parent so Regan is in debt to her for some personal time. She has regained some of her sanity with some nights out with friends for Book Club or Bunco (which was a new adventure for her and she loved it). Karley also has recently upgraded her office at work so has spent some time relocating her stuff and doing a little decorating. She is glad for daylight.
Preston continues to grow. He is still quite the handful and keeps us on our toes. Swim class has started up again and he is quite pleased with it. He has taken to the water (sans parent) much quicker than we thought he would. He appears to be fearless of it which is both cool and terrifying at the same time. He will jump to Reg in the deep water without hesitation but is not yet keen on keeping himself afloat. Needless to say, non class trips to the pool are equally exhausting for both child and parents. As usual he never ceases to amaze us with things he says or does. For example, he blew us away the other day during his bath when he grabbed his bath crayons and proceeded to write his name....all by himself. Thank goodness for a great daycare!
I know there is more I should be writing about but I can't really think of anything else at the moment. We have a trip to Cali coming up here soon that we are looking forward to and also some visits from friends back home. The weather is starting to turn bearable so we are hoping to get out and about soon and also hoping it will attract visitors. Coulee turns 11 tomorrow, but I don't think he knows it. Poor dog still thinks he is 3. The cats are still here.........
Hope all is well with all of you. Check out the pics and we hope to hear from you soon. Take care!
We are pretty sad as we have had to say "goodbye" to our friends the Ingles. Derek will be deploying here soon and while he is away, rather than keep his family here, they have decided to move back home to Washington to be near family. Hopefully by the time he comes back, they will have orders somewhere else and the family will hook back up. Besides losing great friends to have adventures with here in Sodak, we have had to break up the dynamic duo of Preston and Kenz. It will suck not having them around since we could get Pres to do anything as long as Kenz was there. So far it has not been too bad so I think with them only being three and with some video-chats, we'll be able to pull through. We had the pleasure of having Derek stay with us since their house was packed up. He will kick it with us for a while after he returns from training while he waits to deploy. Should be fun.
Regan has traveled around a bit. He had to go to Indianapolis for a week for some training and quickly followed that with a long drive up to Puyallup, WA to help the Ingles move. Pres was kept busy with loads of adventures including birthday parties, school carnival, Mongolian grill with chopsticks and a little momma time. Poor Karl was left having to live as a single parent so Regan is in debt to her for some personal time. She has regained some of her sanity with some nights out with friends for Book Club or Bunco (which was a new adventure for her and she loved it). Karley also has recently upgraded her office at work so has spent some time relocating her stuff and doing a little decorating. She is glad for daylight.
Preston continues to grow. He is still quite the handful and keeps us on our toes. Swim class has started up again and he is quite pleased with it. He has taken to the water (sans parent) much quicker than we thought he would. He appears to be fearless of it which is both cool and terrifying at the same time. He will jump to Reg in the deep water without hesitation but is not yet keen on keeping himself afloat. Needless to say, non class trips to the pool are equally exhausting for both child and parents. As usual he never ceases to amaze us with things he says or does. For example, he blew us away the other day during his bath when he grabbed his bath crayons and proceeded to write his name....all by himself. Thank goodness for a great daycare!
I know there is more I should be writing about but I can't really think of anything else at the moment. We have a trip to Cali coming up here soon that we are looking forward to and also some visits from friends back home. The weather is starting to turn bearable so we are hoping to get out and about soon and also hoping it will attract visitors. Coulee turns 11 tomorrow, but I don't think he knows it. Poor dog still thinks he is 3. The cats are still here.........
Hope all is well with all of you. Check out the pics and we hope to hear from you soon. Take care!
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