February 2016
Now that the girls are now getting
older, we are understanding the battle parents have had for years with the
winter months when it is too cold or too dark to go outside and how stir-crazy
everyone can become by the time February & March rolls around. We have had a fortunate warmer February than
usual, but for every time we get to get outside and play, those are offset by
several days inside which is starting to take a toll!
I started off the month going on a
trip to Florida with my sisters. For the
previous 3 years, Beth and Laura have gone to Florida in February for a quick
get-a-way. I’ve always joked about not
being invited, so they graciously allowed me to come this year. I arrived on a Wednesday night and needless
to say, they had a very fun day of partying and the best place for all of us
was to just eat pizza and have some beers at the hotel. The next day, we took a great walk in the
morning and enjoyed a morning cocktail at a local bar (daily tradition). Afterwards, we enjoyed the Florida sun and
hung out in the pool. After an afternoon
nap, Beth and I did a small pub crawl for while Laura got ready for
dinner. We enjoyed dinner that evening
at a local bar with a very outgoing bartender who really had no filter. We enjoyed pretty much the same agenda on
Friday with Mom, Pat and Paul visiting for dinner since they were also in
Florida. Of course if you get all 3 of
us together, we are rarely quiet and the stories are usually hilarious (or they
are to us). However, the rules are “what
happens in Florida stays in Florida” so I can’t write much else! I’m glad we went home on Saturday, because I
couldn’t have handled another day trying to keep up with Beth and Laura! While I was gone Deb took the girls to the
Children’s museum. They especially loved
the chocolate slide and the princess exhibit on this visit. As usual the carousel was a big hit.
We started off the Valentine’s
weekend by decorating cookies with the girls at their school. They enjoyed the afternoon snack and all the
sprinkles! That weekend, I got Allison
and Sarah each a small pot with some flowers in it and Deb some flowers. We enjoyed our usual heart shaped pizza and a
few beers on Valentine day.
Sarah’s Things of
the Month
The girls
went to the dentist this month and Sarah was very good. Deb said it was very impressive how
well-behaved she was at the office. We
are working on training Sarah on how to stay in her bed and sleep a little
later into the morning, but it took us awhile with Allison for her to stay in
bed all night.
Allison’s Things
of the Month
We have
started being invited to more and more birthday parties for her
classmates. Allison went to Recreation
Unlimited for a birthday party this month and it sure is raising her
expectations for what kind of party she wants in April!
A few more items from this month:
- Both girls are enjoying soccer at their school each Monday evening and swimming lessons at a local indoor pool each Tuesday afternoon. We are really excited for this summer when we are hoping they will be able to handle themselves in the water even better than last year.
- Deb went out with some co-workers for a girl’s night at Rock Bottom.
- I went out with the guys to watch the Purdue vs. IU game at Scotty’s.
- We went to a fish fry at our church with the Sniadecki’s. We enjoyed a fun dinner and then went to their house for a few more beers and let the kids play around.
- Deb has had some evening meetings at work this month to move forward with a project of implementing a new EMR system.
- This marks the first month since June that I haven’t travelled to Minnesota for work.
- We are currently in the middle of refinancing our house. The savings are good and since we don’t plan on moving for a long time, any savings is worth it.
