It amazes me how time seems to move so slow and so fast all at the same time. One minute I am frantically getting kids ready for the first day of school to now enjoying the rapid speed that the holiday approach. Of course December in Texas means we are knee deep in invitations to try out for baseball teams.
A few noteworthy moments from the Lucas House this past week:
Chickens - I go in to the office on Wednesdays. It may be one of my favorite days as I not only get to see humans that are over 3 feet tall and not related to me but my friend Staci and I have developed an afternoon debrief routine that lets us both relax, enjoy a beverage, and chat without email or other disturbances. This week while in the office I got inundated with texts from Rick. It started with:
Rick - do you know where the tweezers are?
Me - in the bathroom cabinet in one of the baskets
Rick - I need to get something out of a nose
Me - Whose nose?
You get that a chicken had managed to lodge a sequin up her nose. After a visit to the school nurse (they aren't technically students but Darla was willing to take a peek) and then the pediatrician it was determined that an ENT needed to attempt the removal. Thursday morning Rick was up and out the door for an early morning appointment in central Austin. The $60 specialist copay resulted in the ENT announcing that the sequin must have fallen out during the night because it was no longer in her nose.
Zach - Zach has been nonstop excited all week as his class went to see the Nutcracker (or at least the first act) this week. He was even more excited that the company had created new backdrops and costumes. Zach also broke my heart when he discovered a Christmas present in my car and while no one is saying it, it has become obvious that the mystery of Santa has ended for the boys.
JT - Busy as usual with lots of activities but the best one to mention is that last Sunday JT requested that he make dinner for the family. Who is going to turn that down? He spent a bit of time researching recipes and ended up selecting Gumbo. It took a few trips to the store due some incomplete list making but the result was one of the best gumbos I've had. My kid sorta kiss ass in the kitchen!
Family - I know most of you have been asking and wondering and here is the news. At time A&E has no plans to film a season 2 of Modern Dads. I have to admit, we are a bit sad maybe not so much because we loved filming but we did love the crew, which became part of the family and we were eager to explore the opportunities that a season 2 could bring. On the flip side we are happy to have a bit of privacy back. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity and we are all thankful we had it. Now we move forward with other plans and decide what we will be doing next.
Well that all sounds like a bit of holiday card! Hope everyone is well. I promise some photos soon.
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