I hate Colds!
Liz threw up after her nap yesterday – I don’t think I’ll be eating Chinese noodles for at least a week. I wasn’t feeling well and Liz had trouble napping, she kept waking up screaming. By the time I finally got her down to sleep, it was almost 3 and Ashley needed to be picked up by 4. I called Anthony and he was able to leave work early and pick her up. I then settled down for a rest myself. Liz woke up right as Anthony and Ashley walked in the door and Anthony went in to get her and that’s when she’d thrown up – ICK. I cleaned up her bed and gave her some water to drink. She was fine after that. She was in a good mood and so was Ashley. I think Ashley enjoyed her daddy picking her up and talking to her on the walk home. Anthony was meeting a colleague who is visiting from the Austin AMD office (Molson) for dinner and so we all decided to go. The girls were great during dinner, we ate at Ruby Tuesdays. Liz kept it all down, although I didn’t feed her too much. I took Liz back right after dinner while Anthony and Ashley walked over to Jason’s Market to order our Thanksgiving turkey. Yes, we are going to celebrate Thanksgiving, but since we only have a little toaster oven there is no way we can cook a turkey, so I ordered one. Liz went to sleep right away and I laid down to rest since I was starting to really feel like I had a head cold. When Anthony got back, he got Ashley to bed and then started playing his game, Halo 2. It’s now become Anthony’s “job” to put Ashley to bed, since she’s become such a handful. She really seems to hate going to sleep now, no matter how tired she is. I am going to get a CD player for her room and see if some soothing music will help.
Today was a good day for me although I didn’t feel well most of the day. Thankfully, Liz took two naps today, from 10am to noon and then 2:30 to 3:45, which means I got to take two naps too! It was so nice to be able to rest a little and hopefully kick this cold! Ashley did well going to school – they got a hamster in her class (although she calls it a mice). I don’t think they know how to translate the Chinese name to an American name, so the teachers were calling it a mice. It’s made going to school a little easier since I ask her to show me the hamster every morning. She also took a book that she has 2 of (thank you Carolyn for the 2nd Princess book, it came in handy!) to school to share with her classmates and since it’s her favorite, the Disney Princess, she was happy to have it at school with her. I missed my first PTA meeting though – it was today at 3, but I was sleeping and so was Liz and I didn’t want to get anyone sick. I really wanted to go since they were talking about Christmas decorations and I was hoping to help out. Guess I’ll have to contact one of the mothers on the PTA board and find out what I missed. I made beef stew/soup for dinner again, although this time I added more veggies than just carrots. It was VERY good – I think it’s one of my favorite things to make, because it’s so easy and good for you. I went to Carrefour after dinner to get some things we needed around the house while Anthony got Ashley to bed. He said it wasn’t easy again – a lot of crying and screaming, but she was asleep when I got back. Molson is over here to play some Halo 2 with Anthony, so I’m off to get some sleep. I’m sure they’ll be up for a while – but I’m glad he has someone to play with – I don’t think he socializes enough with people here, so I’m always happy when someone from home comes to visit and he gets to have some fun.
Tonight, on my way home from Carrefour – I told the cabby our address, he seemed confused, so I then said 200 in English (when telling cabbies address, I say the street name first, then 200 lane, which tells them which lane or alley off of the main street) and he says oh, yes, Er Bai. I had said Liang Bai. Which is 200. Apparently, there are 2 different ways of saying 200 – Er Bai and Liang Bia – and each cabbie is different, some prefer Er and some prefer Liang. It can get rather frustrating, since they will all say theirs is the right way to say it and we are saying it wrong. Same thing happened with the Hyatt – there were 2 names for it and some cabbies used one, some used another. I guess it keeps things interesting…
Today was a good day for me although I didn’t feel well most of the day. Thankfully, Liz took two naps today, from 10am to noon and then 2:30 to 3:45, which means I got to take two naps too! It was so nice to be able to rest a little and hopefully kick this cold! Ashley did well going to school – they got a hamster in her class (although she calls it a mice). I don’t think they know how to translate the Chinese name to an American name, so the teachers were calling it a mice. It’s made going to school a little easier since I ask her to show me the hamster every morning. She also took a book that she has 2 of (thank you Carolyn for the 2nd Princess book, it came in handy!) to school to share with her classmates and since it’s her favorite, the Disney Princess, she was happy to have it at school with her. I missed my first PTA meeting though – it was today at 3, but I was sleeping and so was Liz and I didn’t want to get anyone sick. I really wanted to go since they were talking about Christmas decorations and I was hoping to help out. Guess I’ll have to contact one of the mothers on the PTA board and find out what I missed. I made beef stew/soup for dinner again, although this time I added more veggies than just carrots. It was VERY good – I think it’s one of my favorite things to make, because it’s so easy and good for you. I went to Carrefour after dinner to get some things we needed around the house while Anthony got Ashley to bed. He said it wasn’t easy again – a lot of crying and screaming, but she was asleep when I got back. Molson is over here to play some Halo 2 with Anthony, so I’m off to get some sleep. I’m sure they’ll be up for a while – but I’m glad he has someone to play with – I don’t think he socializes enough with people here, so I’m always happy when someone from home comes to visit and he gets to have some fun.
Tonight, on my way home from Carrefour – I told the cabby our address, he seemed confused, so I then said 200 in English (when telling cabbies address, I say the street name first, then 200 lane, which tells them which lane or alley off of the main street) and he says oh, yes, Er Bai. I had said Liang Bai. Which is 200. Apparently, there are 2 different ways of saying 200 – Er Bai and Liang Bia – and each cabbie is different, some prefer Er and some prefer Liang. It can get rather frustrating, since they will all say theirs is the right way to say it and we are saying it wrong. Same thing happened with the Hyatt – there were 2 names for it and some cabbies used one, some used another. I guess it keeps things interesting…
posted by The Armstrongs at
11/24/2004
