Things have felt a little unorganized and crazy around here lately!
First, a synopsis of my sweet husband's tough week. Stephen's Grandpa passed away, so Stephen took Seth on a 24 hour trip to Utah Friday the 8th for the funeral. It was a wonderful experience and he was thankful that he was able to be there. Plus, both sets of grandparents plus others got to see Seth and enjoyed their short visit. Stephen and Seth arrived home at midnight and we moved out of our apartment at 8am. We were blessed by a lot of helpful ward members who made it possible for us to clear out and clean the apartment in time to arrive at our house at 11:30am. On Monday and Tuesday Stephen oversaw (and helped with a lot of the physical labor) having everything moved from the high school in his district to a warehouse as they will be moving into a new location this summer. One of these days happened to be the first 100 degree day in San Antonio this summer. So after a very hot day of being outside and a weekend of little sleep, we happened to be picking up a washer and dryer we bought on Craigslist. It was a long, hot process to pick up/drop off the truck and move the washer and dryer in a truck without a ramp (we did not realize the truck was ramp-less until we arrived at the woman's house). By Wednesday night, Stephen was exhausted! On Thursday he (not surprisingly) came home early from work sick with aches and a fever. This quickly morphed into a terrible stomach flu, which we now believe was food poisoning. He spent 5 days feeling terrible and is finally recovering.
Phew... that was a lot! So we haven't set up our bed yet, we have boxes everywhere, our rose bushes are dying, and a host of other things! On the bright side, a lot of simple things have worked together to make life happier: the former owner's pest control company had a mix up and gave us a free organic spray treatment outside, we got a sweet lawnmower for cheap from a ward member, having laundry machines so accessible is everything I ever dreamed it would be, the glass cook top stove is sooo easy to clean, and having your own backyard is amazing when you have a toddler.
Seth loves the new place. He likes to say "house" when he goes outside and sees the roof; although at first he thought it was a "temple" because of the chimney. Haha :) He knows that going outside often means hand-watering the grass (we have water restrictions because of the drought) and is absolutely in heaven when he gets to play in the water. While outside he frequently puts his hand in the air and says "airplane" which really sounds more like "hairpiece." We must be near a military base or something because we see and hear military aircraft all the time. When we're not in the backyard, Seth enjoys the 3 minute walk to the park and prefers to push the stroller rather than ride in it. He'd push the lawnmower too if Daddy would let him! He's very interested in faces and likes to stop us in the middle of something to point out our eyes or request to see our teeth by saying "Aaahhhh, teeth!" And blessing of all blessings, he has actually slept in until 6am several times in the past 2 weeks. His body finally realized he wasn't getting enough sleep so he's been taking 3 hour naps every afternoon, compared to the 1 1/2 hours he used to do. yay! I'll take it while it lasts.
Well hopefully someone made it this far in the post. I wanted to document some of this transition period for us.
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| Seth, helping me make pancakes one morning. |
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| The joy of a simple stick in the backyard |
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| Seth recently became a carnivore. Before he wouldn't touch meat and now he loves it. |
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| Giving Dad a hug while he was sick. Okay, Seth was really watching a movie, but it looked cute! |
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| Seth loves to watch the "One in a Million" videos on the Primary website. You can tell Stephen had the chills because he was wearing flannel pants in June IN Texas! |
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| Washer and Dryer from Craiglist!! They are in the garage, but Stephen last night Stephen put down a big rug so it doesn't feel sooo.... garage-y. |
MMMM SUMMER FOOD!
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| My first attempt at making guacamole was a success! I used this recipe and really liked it. |
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| There's a farmer's market two blocks over from our house every Wednesday. I bought this tomato there and it was delicious! |
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| Also bought this cantaloupe at the farmer's market. So sweet and yummy. |
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The watermelon was my best buy. Since no one else in the house likes watermelon I ate the whole thing by myself over the course of several days.
As much as I like fruits and vegetables, I love good treats. I made this Brownie Mosaic Cheesecake (recipe and pic from Mel's Kitchen Cafe) for a belated Father's Day celebration. Mel is also responsible for the amazing Caramel Apple Cheesecake Stephen made for me a few months back. This woman has some good cheesecake recipes! |
