Nate is taking an art class on Monet's Waterlilies. I cannot believe how talented he is. This is what he did on the first day:
There's a bridge (note the shading) with clouds above, water below and waterlilies. He used craypaz and watercolor.
Here are Nate and Abbie in my bed tonight. We had a long day (Alan is on call) and so I traded them storytime for watching half of
Wipeout (see below)
. We all needed to veg for a little before bed.
This morning, we met some new friends at a playground in Eagle Heights. We played with Sarah and Tish Solomon--Sarah and Nate are in the same primary class. They moved here last year and are originally from South Africa, but Tish took Sarah home to Africa for the winter. Thus, we are just getting to know them. By the end of our visit, the kids had warmed up to each other pretty well. I enjoyed getting to know Tish, as we had gotten to know her husband, Ryan, while they were gone, but I had only heard about her from him. I look forward to playing with them again.
After playing, we stopped by Michelle's house and chatted for a bit. Then we came home and had naps/quiet time. Nate went to his art class while Abbie and I visited our friends, Rachel, Ella and Adeline for a few minutes. We put gas in the car (UGH!), picked up Nate and then stopped by the hospital to say goodnight to Daddy (at 3:45 PM) since he's not going to be home for bedtime tonight. It was SO BLOODY HOT today. Sticky, wet, gross. The kids were grouchy after all of our shuffling around town. The late afternoon/evening took forever. I made macaroni and cheese and cut up some watermelon for dinner. It took me an hour to get Abbie and Nate to bed. I'm not even sure if Nate is asleep yet. I still need to go check on him. (Warning: Vent) I'm really sick of this whole cooking/eating dinner by myself thing. I don't know why, but my motivation to cook a nice dinner is out the window when I know it's just going to be me and the kids. Unfortunately, that's everyday now, so I guess I should figure out how to change that. By about 5:30, I was ready to throw in the towel. I was tired, grumpy, hot and wishing for a break. Obviously that wasn't an option.
Does this get easier??! (Anyone--Mona? Mandi, Ryan is out of town a lot--anybody?)
Goodnight.
There's a bridge (note the shading) with clouds above, water below and waterlilies. He used craypaz and watercolor.
Here are Nate and Abbie in my bed tonight. We had a long day (Alan is on call) and so I traded them storytime for watching half of Wipeout (see below). We all needed to veg for a little before bed.
This morning, we met some new friends at a playground in Eagle Heights. We played with Sarah and Tish Solomon--Sarah and Nate are in the same primary class. They moved here last year and are originally from South Africa, but Tish took Sarah home to Africa for the winter. Thus, we are just getting to know them. By the end of our visit, the kids had warmed up to each other pretty well. I enjoyed getting to know Tish, as we had gotten to know her husband, Ryan, while they were gone, but I had only heard about her from him. I look forward to playing with them again.
After playing, we stopped by Michelle's house and chatted for a bit. Then we came home and had naps/quiet time. Nate went to his art class while Abbie and I visited our friends, Rachel, Ella and Adeline for a few minutes. We put gas in the car (UGH!), picked up Nate and then stopped by the hospital to say goodnight to Daddy (at 3:45 PM) since he's not going to be home for bedtime tonight. It was SO BLOODY HOT today. Sticky, wet, gross. The kids were grouchy after all of our shuffling around town. The late afternoon/evening took forever. I made macaroni and cheese and cut up some watermelon for dinner. It took me an hour to get Abbie and Nate to bed. I'm not even sure if Nate is asleep yet. I still need to go check on him. (Warning: Vent) I'm really sick of this whole cooking/eating dinner by myself thing. I don't know why, but my motivation to cook a nice dinner is out the window when I know it's just going to be me and the kids. Unfortunately, that's everyday now, so I guess I should figure out how to change that. By about 5:30, I was ready to throw in the towel. I was tired, grumpy, hot and wishing for a break. Obviously that wasn't an option. Does this get easier??! (Anyone--Mona? Mandi, Ryan is out of town a lot--anybody?)
Goodnight.
Nate "Monet" Dimond - great drawing.
ReplyDeleteNate's picture is gorgeous! And the blues would fit perfectly in our house (hint, hint, hint).
ReplyDeleteAnd no, the cooking stuff never gets much easier, I'm sorry to say. If Alan were home every single night for dinner, the deciding what to have and fixing it still would get monotonous and boring, and no matter what you do, someone will be dissatisfied. It might help to plan a week's menus ahead, assign each meal a day, and just make it routine. At least you eliminate the thinking/decision part that way. The kids could help with choosing the meals, picking when to have them, and with the prep of the meals they've selected (if you're up for that).
Good Luck, Em!
That is a beautiful painting!
ReplyDeleteNate's picture is amazing! Humbling for me, awesome for him!
ReplyDeleteWith Ryan out of town, I usually try to plan ahead to have quick and easy but yet still tasty and healthy things on hand. That may mean that I make a double or triple batch of a good dinner and freeze it or make something in the morning when I have more energy. Either way, by the end of the day, it's nice to have something that doesn't take a lot of time or energy. It seems like early evening until bedtime is always one of the worst times of day, and it gets harder when your husband isn't around. If you find something that works, please let mein on the secret, too.
Nate is a genius! What a gorgeous painting. He's extremely talented,and it's so fabulous that he loves art so much. Tell Nate Auntie Rachel is so proud :) Would he be willing to do some jungle theme art for his cousin's nursery???
ReplyDeleteMy desire (even with Adam coming home to eat) and motivation to cook comes and goes in waves. Sometimes I don't feel like doing anything, and Adam and I both end up fishing through the cupboards for something to eat, and other times (not so often with the muggy heat) I spend hours in the kitchen making something mighty interesting (the latest is Indian foods). Unfortunately it has nothing to do with whether or not my hubbie will be joining me for dinner.
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