26 APRIL 2006
All I can say for my absence is Snappy Chic is really taken off. Man, I didn’t realize this thing keep me busy, but I can barely keep up. I’ve also still got web design projects in the works, too. I need to improve my time management skills because it seems that therea aren’t enough hours in the day. It’s all fun though. I definitely wouldn’t trade this in to go back to work full-time.
Easter week was spent with my parents in Indiana. The girls adore their grandma and now Annie asks for her regularly. We had a busy week while there. Mike and my dad went up to northern Indiana to fly fish for the day and spent another day golfing and yet another fishing again. A few visits to the park really satisfied the girls and a visit from an old friend from dental school and his family also made the week fly by. Speaking of the park, I can’t say enough about it. The playground had every gadget imaginable to keep the kids busy. I hope that we can find one half as nice in DC. On Easter, we went to a wonderful and very filling brunch. Then later that day, the girls got to have an Easter egg hunt at my parents’ house. Annie understood the concept a little more than Mimi, but Mimi enjoyed herself, nonetheless. The whole week wasn’t all fun and games though, Easter night brought illness to Mike and Mimi. They both found themselves vomiting (Mike especially) profusely. It was a very undesirable few days to follow. Fortunately, the plane rides home were quick and without incident. Annie and I dodged the bullet somehow (even though Mimi managed to aim and land her vomit on me several times).
Now my mom is visiting us for the week. Mike and I are actually going to venture off for a few days by ourselves to DC again. My mom will be left alone with the girls for a few days. Good luck, Mom:)! Mike is going to be a best man in a wedding while in DC and we’ll get to finally see the house we’re renting in person. I’m very excited about this! If time permits, we may do some site seeing around DC. We didn’t get a chance to see all the Smithsonian museums during our big trip there in 2004.
The grls are the same. Mimi has added a few new words to her vocabulary and can identify a couple of body parts. She says, “aah” when asked about her teeth. It’s so cute! Speaking of which, she has 2 new ones (her upper laterals) making the count 6. Annie still loves to be a ballerina. My mom and I made her a tutu yesterday that has yet to be removed from her body. Mimi wanted to wear a tutu, too. So my mom tied a few strips of tulle around her waist. Poor Mimi seemed satisfied with that result. Mimi still loves to scream and Annie many times will join in on the entertainment. How enjoyable for anyone with a 5-mile radius.
Have a great week! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!! We miss you!