I’ve never been one to be short on words, but the reason I haven’t blogged lately is that I haven’t had much to blog about. We’re doing the typical kid thing right now. Jia’s taking Chinese class and dance; KeKe’s taking gymnastics and working on being the best fashionista around; William’s playing baseball and wanting to play tennis (don’t ask me where that came from); and Carson’s being a middle schooler playing guitar and playing on his 360. Rowland and I are just trying to keep up with everyone.
Last night, Rowland and I had a date night with Amy and Grant and went to McCabe’s for an awesome filet. Then, we walked almost 20 miles (well, it seemed like it in Amy and my 3 1/2 ” heels) to get some Coldstone ice cream. Of course, no night with Grant and Rowland would be complete without Barnes and Noble. It was a beautiful night, and we had a really good time.
In a little while, I’m going up to the school to help KeKe’s class in their reading groups. I hope I get to be in her group. It kind of ruins the fun when I’m not in the same group as my kids. Last Friday, I helped in William’s class during their math groups. William, three of his classmates, and I played a fun game with dice. (No, Danea and Graham, we were not in Vegas!) The cool part is that William won!!! I had a blast playing the game, too.
Tomorrow, I will definitely blog because I’m taking Jia to Children’s Hospital to see a pediatric endocrinologist concerning her being so short. She’s -4% on the Asian charts for height. She’s had blood drawn and a wrist x-ray which showed some bony growth retardation. I’m praying that all is well with her and that they don’t poke and prod her too much.
I do have some news that I haven’t posted yet. We have a new pet, a Japanese Chin named Natacha. She’s the cutest little thing, and she’s 6 months old. (BTW, Mom, she is doing AWESOME on her house training!!) Chin actually means “cat” in Japanese. Our cat’s name is Valentino, and thanks to google, I learned that Rudolf Valentino’s wife was named Natacha. Now, we have Valentino and his wife Natacha. I must say that she isn’t very good at playing hard-to-get! At first, Valentino just stalked her; now, he watches her curiously or ignores her altogether. Hmmmm……sounds a lot like my marriage. Here’s a picture of Natacha dressed up by Kitty and Camber. Poor puppy!
Natacha weighing in at her full-grown weight of 5 lbs. 8 oz.