thanks for the update... how busy you guys are...! congrats on the
job.. it is an exhausting processing (moving, kids, new jobs)... you
are to be commended!
things here are finally moving smoothly for fall.. it was an
adjustment getting all of our goals and schedules aligned (I get up at
6:30, get ready, get kids ready, we all head out the door at 8:20..
drop off Zoe, then Bruce, then Finn, then I get to work)... I have
Nanny-Annie picking up Zoe three days a week and they walk to my
office, then we go get Finn when I finish teaching.
The app is out! It is on a slow start.. it take a bit to get
something like this on Apple's first page, but we are doing everything
we can.
We are prepping changes to ToonPaint (the previous app), and gearing
up for the next two..
Finneas is no longer a toddler.. a real, stick-wielding, girl chasing,
charming, cheeky boy... he loves to play on his own.. talking all the
while.. loves to snuggle with and battle Zoe. He and his girlfriend
Evie are nearly inseparable... so cute together, just like an old
married couple.
see the blog: finneasgooch.blogspot.com
Zoe is really into Kindergarten, already knows over a 100 words and
French and just this week I've witnessed several instances of her
preferring French over English..(mostly counting).. I expect by
Christmas this will be huge. She can count to 29, knows her alphabet,
many colors, and phrases.. (Can I go to the bathroom? I forgot. Can
I go to the drinking fountain? and a few songs...) She is learning
letter by letter... sounding out words and writing them. She is
dressing like a girl ready to learn.. picking out completely matching,
well organized, weather appropriate clothes... (wow!) She has a bunch
of new friends who greet each other with big hugs. We have three
birthday parties to go to in the next two weekends.
we are off to the pumpkin patch for our annual pilgrimage on a hayride
and train ride...
Have a lovely fall weekend!
Love Amy & family
On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mikah Simmons <formikah@msn.com> wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> Well we are slowly getting back to some routines at home after our trip to
> SLC followed by our trip to the Outerbanks. It is nice to be home. Ty is
> getting back to a better sleep schedule which is good for the whole family!
> Ty is busy working on his inch worm crawl. We have to watch him all the
> time, keep the door to the basement closed, hide all electrical cords, etc.
> He seems a much happier person now that he is able to get around on his own
> a bit. He is now eating all types of baby food and one of his favorites is
> peas.
>
> Tice had his first day off since our vacation yesterday. We got a lot done
> around the house including an attempt to rid ourselves of the skunks that
> are living under our shed. Hopefully our interventions will end in success!
> Tice made Korean BBQ short ribs with roasted veggies for dinner. I'm going
> to try to show him up tonight with a cornbread stuffed meatloaf. Wish me
> luck. We had our sitter, Jane, come for a few hours so we could have a date
> night at the movies. We saw Moneyball. Excellent movie, very slow, all about
> baseball, great underlying message. That being said I wouldn't recommend it
> to anyone who doesn't LOVE baseball and/or doesn't swoon at the site of Brad
> Pitt.
>
> I finally got a job. What a stressful process. I will working per diem in
> the same ER where Tice is a resident (should be interesting). I applied for
> positions at 3 hospitals. This was the only one who gave me a call. It is a
> great position where I can pick and choose the shifts that I want to work,
> so when Tice has a day off, or I can find a sitter, I can make some $$$. The
> only drawback is 2 full weeks (40 hr/week) of orientation. That means the
> little guy is headed to daycare. I sure will miss him. We are going to take
> the next few weeks and have him go a few hours a day. Hopefully this will
> help both of us transition into those 2 - 40 hr. weeks. I start November
> 7th.
>
> As most of you have probably heard, we're not going to be able to make it to
> SLC for Christmas. Tice will only have 5 days off and that seems too short a
> time to put in the effort and $ to make the trip. Tice has a couple of weeks
> off in the spring, one in March and one in Aprill, so we will probably make
> the trek then.
>
> My Mom is doing better. She is now eating 700 calories a day. That is a 200
> calorie/day improvement from a couple of months ago. Her weight and energy
> are slowly returning. She is still being followed by a gastroenterologist,
> and gynecologic oncologist, and a gerneral surgeon. She is still on IV
> therapy 14 hours a day. Her companion friend Scott will be returning to
> Oregon for about 3 weeks beginning Nov. 5th, so if any of you were willing
> to check in on her or give her a call during that time it would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Taylor and Robert are doing well in school and seem pretty happy right now.
> We are hoping to have Robert here for Thanksgiving, and Taylor will be home
> for Christmas.
>
> Ty and I are off to Wildwood Park for a nature walk. It is cool and sunny
> here today, definitely jacket weather, and the rain will return in a couple
> of days... I hope you all are having a great weekend.
>
> Love, Mikah
>
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