The Last of Summer
I will probably go to school today to number our fabulous new textbooks. I was supposed to do this yesterday, but between grandson Alexander and yardman Cat life interfered in a positive way. Anyway, I have an appointment for new nails and a pedicure tomorrow morning and don’t want to be hauling book boxes after that, so I better get over it and get over there.
Alexander spent the night and is still sleeping in his little portacrib on the other side of the room. This is late for him, but I did let him stay up past his bedtime last night while his parents finished redoing the lead-painted screen porches on their little rent house. They took them down frames and all before moving in and left them that way for the summer, but the landlady has started pushing for the free labor. Can you believe that? It is a little incredible in light of the fact that they painted the entire interior of the house in addition to doing other work the house needed.
Alexander learned two things last night, how to get off the bed without help and how to work my little remoteless TV. He can now turn Clifford the big red dog off and on with his little index finger. He is equally mystified and pleased with himself for this little accomplishment, never having seen anyone work the mysterious instrument with anything other than a remote.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Wow it’s already this time of the year for you. When is school starting in LA? I don’t know here but I guess it’s pretty close
I hope you enjoy playing with textbooks 
& have a good time Wednesday. Hugs
July 29th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Hi Julia, you must be coming close to starting school again as having a beauty session is something I try and do before the holiday is out!
Ahhh I love that age when little people discover that they can actually make things happen for themselves. Oh to be a child again (sometimes) and still be in awe of the world!
I finally got around to buying my wedding dress today….only two weeks to go so I thought it was probably about time :)I’ll send you the link so you can see it.
Take care,
love and hugs
July 30th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Hiya, just letting you know that I sent the link yesterday and then again this morning, hope you’ve got it ok! Hugs x
July 30th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Happy Wednesday Julia;
Ahhhhh.. It amazes me how fast the little ones learn the remote but Alexander learn how to manually turn on the TV is amazing too. You have to take a photo of him doing that for a memory down the line.
Have a wonderful end of the week my friend. ~Hugs~
July 30th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Hello again, the link I sent you was in an email, do you have a spam folder you can check?
I’ll try putting it on here instead!
http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_60891_609634_-1
July 31st, 2008 at 4:44 am
Hi Julia, That didn’t take long for Alexander to learn the remote, it’s amazing how quickly they learn. Lucky you, a pedicure and a manicure, two of my favorite things. Have a nice Thursday. *hugs*
August 3rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Hi Julia! I have been busy with events and visiting but our houseguest is off with a friend, and that is fine with me..lol
Summer is only half over here as
the kids don’t go back until the 2nd of September!
So it seems odd to see that it IS over there…lol.
TOO cute about Alexander’s mystification!
He looks like SUCH a sweetie!
Thanks for visiting my blog..
and take care..
((hugs))
August 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Hi Julia,
It was just the other day that I saw Alexandar’s birth pictures.
Everytime I look at Brian and Nicky I think of the song with the lyric-”Turn around you’re tiny, turn around then you’re grown”.
That landlady is getting quite the bargain. Usually, you have to hire a
professional contractor with experience in lead removal. There again, that landlady is getting quite the bargain.
Take care, dear friend.
Hugs