Round Up

9-6

Grandma and Buddy bought Baylor two button up shirts because they thought that would be easy to get dressed for school. And it was. After school he was messing around with his buttons and showing off his chest.  I guess it is something they are born with, these man children. 

9-7

Button up shirt number two, taken to show Grandma how handsome he looks in them.  

Tamela's birthday was really 9-3 but she was on vacation until today.  I made her pecan pie bars and a taco layer 'cake'.  

9-8

Homework is back and we have sorely missed it. Not.  

9-9

Today was Nancy's birthday, I just had to decorate her office door and start the birthday card.  

Our school district let out early due to high temps and Tamela had to bring her daughter into work.  She got to wear a party hat and blow the birthday horn.  Sitting with Aunt Heidi has its perks!  

9-10

We went to Mom's for the September Aunt's meeting and Baylor gathered up some acorns to throw in the creek. We forgot to put on his sling, he has been healing up well, but he still used his left arm to throw with. 

The meeting was a good one with everyone in attendance.  We filled the dining room and kitchen. The kids played downstairs. And after everyone was gone and it was too late to go to the Whoopie Pie festival, Heather and I went to Kmart! 

9-11

The boys have been counting down for today for the last four days.  They were so excited for a play date.  We had lunch outside and while it was not shirtless weather in my opinion, they seemed to feel just fine.  

They even went swimming for a bit.  It did not last long but they were still happy to get in.  

When Joey picked up Landon, he decided to take Baylor home with him to play a video game.  The boys were supposed to play our copy of it but it would not work (I bought it preowned and never checked it).  Gloria picked him up after she got out of work and I spent my child free few hours push mowing the entire yard!  But the fall clematis is blooming so at least the fenced in part smelled lovely. 

My pretty Eddy Mae Jean.  

The boys left this little scene in the asparagus bed.  

Labor Day Weekend

The boys made it through the night and were eager to play in the morning.  With Baylor water is always fun and the one side of the van got a bath again.  So did the wagon and a few other items.  

I worked on starting pinata number two.

And cutting limbs out of the maple tree that was hit with the bark beetles.  There are so many dead branches up there!!! I cut them into kindling for Heather's camp.  

It was not too hot and the pool was only 72 degrees but they asked to get in the pool. 

They lasted about 15 minutes!  And tried to stay out of the water the entire time.  

The girls came over and all four played together. I have no idea what they were doing but they seemed to get a long well and had fun. 

I had said I would take the boys to the Fun Fort at the park and we headed over there around 4:30.  They played well for about a half an hour and butted heads and went separate directions.  I asked Baylor to find Zayden so we could leave, I could tell they were done.  He crossed the sand box and was trying the launch himself off the concrete curb around the sand and he went down.  I saw it happen and was on my way to follow him.  I believe his foot tried to push off sand and not concrete which is why his foot went out from under him.  He actually went down on his side and when he got up he said his shoulder was hurt.  I had him raise his arm, which he could, but it really hurt.  Since he is really good about shaking things off I had a Mommy ESP that this was not something to shake off.  We took Zayden home. One because I did not want to take him to the ER and two, his house was on the way to the ER anyway.  While I was talking to Ginny a dragonfly several times buzzed the van where Baylor was sitting.  I really did not want to go to the ER because they make you wait so long so I stopped at a side road and googled urgent care near me.  One popped up super close and closing in 30 minutes, it was 5:30.  We turned around and headed over to OSS which is newly opened.  I had no idea they were there and when we arrived I found out that the O in OSS is for Orthopaedic urgent care.  I told him while we were waiting that if he broke his bone he was in the right place to treat it.  

And he broke his collarbone.  When the tech pulled up the X-Ray I gasped.  She asked me if I was a radiologist and I said no but I could see that it was broken!  But thankfully it is a clean break and should heal fine in a few weeks.  They gave him a sling, an excuse for school that he cannot participate in PE until he is released, instructions for Tylenol and rest and a follow up appointment in two and a half weeks.  We were out of there by 6:05.  He was such a trooper about the entire process.  There were tears due to the pain but he handled the news well. 

Saturday night he did not sleep well due to the pain and had a major meltdown between 10 and 11.  He found a comfortable spot on the couch and passed out for over and hour and woke up a much happier child.  I had forgotten what meltdowns were like!  Mom and dad had come over to see him and while he was napping Mom and I ran out to check on my cousin's cats and stop at a drug store on the way home.  

When we got back Baylor and Buddy were putting together the Lego set the girls brought over for him yesterday as a get well gift.  

We spent the afternoon on the couch together watching movies and being silly. 

Monday a FB memory popped up and I went and got a rice cake and took his photo.  Seven years later he still eats these rice cakes. 

Zayden's mom came by Sunday evening to pick up Zayden's backpack I left at our house and his birthday gift.  Sunday was his birthday party at a ropes course at Ski Roundtop and I was sad we missed it.  She gave him his gift bag which had a Spiderman punch balloon.  We used it to make static hair which he thought was super funny.  

Meme and Pap came down for Labor Day lunch and to see their little grandson.  I was showing Meme pictures of vacation and some Snapchats and I took a few with her.  

Baylor said they all look like Pap with this big nose filter.  So I did all three of them!  

We had a nice lunch with my parents and Gloria's parents.  It was not quite the weekend we were planning but it worked out well anyway.  

Round Up

8-28

Well Ryder did not stay the night.  As we were going to bed he said he missed his mom and he wanted to go home.  I texted her and she called him and he still wanted to go home.  So she came over and picked him up.  I promised Baylor I would spend the day with him because he was sad Ryder would not be there to play with him all day.  Honestly we played Lego Lord of the Rings ALL DAY LONG.  I did laundry too but most of the day was on my butt on the couch with him playing the game through the first two movies.  We put a little mud mask on our noses together for fun!  

8-29

A beautiful start to a Monday.  

I made a beef yakisoba hoping Baylor would like it.  He did not.  

8-30

I am often stalked by dragonflies and this one was around so long I was able to take a photo of it.  

8-31

Meme and Pap were down for the day to help with some things around the house.  Well Pap did things, Meme talked to Gloria.  I picked up Baylor and we meet them at Hoss's for dinner.  

It rained on the way home and afterward there was a faint rainbow. 

9-1

I was in charge of a birthday cake for a co-worker and had to text Tamela at 6 in the morning to make sure I spelled the name right.  Lauren is not in my department and I couldn't remember if she spelled it differently.  

At work I put out my own wax warmer, because September 1st is unofficially the start of Fall.  Which is the most wonderful time of year! 

Happy Birthday Lauren!  

I got it right.  

Baylor won the mail race again!  Including a cartwheel at the finish line. 

I found a large embroidery hoop at the thrift store and framed up a Hamsa hand I finished.  I am not sure if it is a gift or a keeper.  I would need to find the right new owner or someone needing protection from the evil eye. 

9-2

I had to go to the school today to drop of a check and on my way out the kids were at recess.  I stood watching them play and made my way over to the teacher because Mrs Healy was there and I needed to make sure something from last year was resolved.  She said she forgot about it but understood as a Mom why I would not have.  I felt better, and that is what I needed. 

He was playing with Kartikey and his other friends and did not see me.  Peyton started yelling at him that his mom was there so they came over for hugs. 

Landon, Curtis and Baylor sang We Will Rock You to me. It was sweet.  

We picked up Zayden with us at COF because he was spending the night.  The boys wanted to eat outside, which was fine with me.  It was a nice night out there.  

Pretty Eddy was outside with us too.  My beautiful girl made it another month!