I am still alive. I have been quiet busy with being back in school full time and working part time, and being a mom the rest of the time.
Yesterday was an eventful day. I was doing my homework and getting ready to go to school when I was called and told Kylie had cut her arm and the school had called for an ambulance and I needed to get to the school asap.
So I run out the door (without a bra), ran back in grabbed a bra and shoved it in my purse. Then took off for the school.
I got to the elementary. The cut was huge. Ok it probably is only 2 inches long, but it was deep. Everyone kept making Kylie squeeze their fingers to make sure she did not cut any tendions. Luckily she did not. I asked her what happened and she says that she went over a fence to get a ball and after getting the ball coming back over the fence she sliced her wrist.
She was so brave. After the EMT looked at it and made sure all her vitals were ok they let me take her to the ER. She got 7 stiches, and she only wimpered when they stuck her with the needle to numb it, other than that she is great. Her arm is hurting a little, but she is milking this, and has gotten a present for being so brave at the hospital, she was allowed to sleep with Trent and me last night.
Crezna and Talmage went to swimming lessons yesterday (Kylie could not go due to her cut). From what I hear, Crezna is getting to be a great little swimmer, and Talmage is slowly getting over his anxiety about relaxing in the water, and he was able to float on his back for a little longer than he has been.
I signed the two girls up for "Future Cardinelles Halftime". Next week they will go with their cousin Maddie and learn a dance from Northridge High Carinelles and they will perform at half time of a high school football game. How fun is that?
Talmage is getting excited about Star Wars Wii game that is coming out next week. He has saved a little under half of the money to get it. I think Trent and I will be loaning him the rest.
Other than all of that. All is well. Yea!!!!
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Thursday, September 11, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Update
Nothing new happening here. The kids went back to school, they seem to like their new teachers. I (Holly) am back in school. 12 credit hours plus working part time so I am again feeling overwhelmed, but I think I will make it. :)
I am enjoying school though, I have a Chemistry class that I am able to learn things that I will able to use to tech children for their science curiculum. Our first lab expirement was the hot chocolate effect. If you would like to try it, you can google it and it should give links to how to do the expirement. It is basically an expirement that you try and figure out why pitch and tone is effected. It was pretty interesting.
Anyway, I will get back to blogging more often with the whats' happening in our lives.
I am enjoying school though, I have a Chemistry class that I am able to learn things that I will able to use to tech children for their science curiculum. Our first lab expirement was the hot chocolate effect. If you would like to try it, you can google it and it should give links to how to do the expirement. It is basically an expirement that you try and figure out why pitch and tone is effected. It was pretty interesting.
Anyway, I will get back to blogging more often with the whats' happening in our lives.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Day 6 in Aruba
Ok, so we stayed over one more day. This is going to be hard leaving this wonderful place. We have had so much fun and crazy adventures.
Today we got up at around 10am (Aruba time) went downstairs and had breakfast in the restaurant here at the hotel. We had already rented snorkeling gear for me, we drove out to baby beach and bought Talmage and Crezna their own snorkeling mask and snorkel (we rented fins). And we bought me a mask and snorkel and rented Trent fins (since I already had rented a mask and snorel Trent used the rented equipment). Baby beach was a wonderful spot to snorkel and see fish. Kylie did not want to snorkel since her first snorkeling experience was not very good, but she played in the water, at baby beach it is surrounded by reefs and the water is very shallow, so Kylie could go out there quite a ways before she even got water up to her chest. Which that just meant that we had to swim farther to get to the reef to see the fish. It was well worth it. There were fish everywhere, we had some french fries that we held in front of us and the fish came and ate out of our hands. There were several "Dory's" and several gray large fish, and Trent and Talmage saw a trumpet fish. No nemos. That was such a blast. We then came back to the hotel and ate dinner at a restaurant within walking distance (Pizza Bob's). Not the best but oh well. No restaurants give refills so we sat parched after we drank our drinks that they brought us as soon as we got there. We then came back to the hotel and the kid's swam for an hour before the pool closed (at 9pm). Then Crezna and Kylie did Karoke (since it was Karoke night at the bar by the pool). They both did High School Musical Songs--Kylie sang Start of Something New (I went up with her and sang a little to get her going). Crezna sang Gotta Go My Own Way--all by herself. They did awesome. We recorded it. Talmage was a party pooper and went to his room after swimming. Anyway we come home tomorrow, I will try and post somemore pics soon. Not tonight, but soon.
Today we got up at around 10am (Aruba time) went downstairs and had breakfast in the restaurant here at the hotel. We had already rented snorkeling gear for me, we drove out to baby beach and bought Talmage and Crezna their own snorkeling mask and snorkel (we rented fins). And we bought me a mask and snorkel and rented Trent fins (since I already had rented a mask and snorel Trent used the rented equipment). Baby beach was a wonderful spot to snorkel and see fish. Kylie did not want to snorkel since her first snorkeling experience was not very good, but she played in the water, at baby beach it is surrounded by reefs and the water is very shallow, so Kylie could go out there quite a ways before she even got water up to her chest. Which that just meant that we had to swim farther to get to the reef to see the fish. It was well worth it. There were fish everywhere, we had some french fries that we held in front of us and the fish came and ate out of our hands. There were several "Dory's" and several gray large fish, and Trent and Talmage saw a trumpet fish. No nemos. That was such a blast. We then came back to the hotel and ate dinner at a restaurant within walking distance (Pizza Bob's). Not the best but oh well. No restaurants give refills so we sat parched after we drank our drinks that they brought us as soon as we got there. We then came back to the hotel and the kid's swam for an hour before the pool closed (at 9pm). Then Crezna and Kylie did Karoke (since it was Karoke night at the bar by the pool). They both did High School Musical Songs--Kylie sang Start of Something New (I went up with her and sang a little to get her going). Crezna sang Gotta Go My Own Way--all by herself. They did awesome. We recorded it. Talmage was a party pooper and went to his room after swimming. Anyway we come home tomorrow, I will try and post somemore pics soon. Not tonight, but soon.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Day 5 in Aruba
Today we got up and made eggs and toast, with our leftover eggs from making Talmage's cake. We then went on the Submarine Atlantis. That was alot of fun, I will try and put pictures on later. We saw many fish, and 2 ship wrecks (both ship wrecks were intetionally put there as a reef for the fish). We then came back to the hotel and swam in the ocean for about 45 min. then swam in the pool for about 2 hrs. The kids did not want to get out, we were all prunes by the time we were done. We then took showers, got dressed and went to TGI Fridays. They don't have all the same things as TGI Fridays in the states, but oh well. All of the local restaurants are expensive, if we go to US chain restaurants the price seems to be a little better. (still high, but better) Trent and I then walked to the casino next to our hotel for some Key Lime Pie to go (yummy). However, the smoke in the casino was much thicker than all of Las Vegas casinos put together. And the casino was about the size of 1/4 a K-mart Store. Very small.
Now it is bed time, we are debating on extending the stay one more day since we technically have the hotel until Friday, not sure we will see what tomorrow brings...I want to go snorkeling again. I think I have found my new sport I love. (Which is funny, because I hate...hate seafood)...Not "see" food, the fishy kind.
Anyway, talk to you all later.
Loves to All
Now it is bed time, we are debating on extending the stay one more day since we technically have the hotel until Friday, not sure we will see what tomorrow brings...I want to go snorkeling again. I think I have found my new sport I love. (Which is funny, because I hate...hate seafood)...Not "see" food, the fishy kind.
Anyway, talk to you all later.
Loves to All
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Day 4 in Aruba
The first pictures are from the car being stuck on day 3, pictures following are day 4. The kids stopped by the bar and got virgin strawberry daquiris, then we boarded the taxi boat that took us out to the sail boat, that looks like a small pirate ship. The name of the sail cruise was Mi Dushi (papiamento for sweetheart). Which you will see my too sweethearts in one of the photos with me. They were hotties!!! Kylie was able to give one of them a kiss after he saved her. I took her in the water to snorkel, the water was too choppy and she freaked out and grabbed my neck trying to drag me under. I cannot snorkel with someone having a choke hold on me. Anyway I was fighting the waves and trying to get her back to the boat, the hottie had to jump in and grab her and get her back to the boat. I went back in since I was now winded. So needless to say we did not get to snorkel at the boat wreck site. We then went closer to shore (where the waters were calmer) and we could not get Kylie to go back out, but we got Talmage and Crezna out as long as Trent or I held one of their hands. We saw a eel and some fish...that was sooo cool. I would love to do it again. We will get another chance to see the wreck tomorrow, we are taking a submarine that goes to the wreck site.
Anyway open bar on the snorkel trip, refreshments were served, it was fun. I had several waters, a coke, and some fruit punch (all with no alcohol). After the snorkeling was over, they started to let us rope swing off the boat into the water. That was so fun, I went like 5 times. Trent went once, since kids can't swim and life vests were put away they did not go. Mom and Dad watched, Dad took lots of photos, several of people I and him don't know. Oh well. Anchor up we went back to the spot where the water taxi picked us up and took us in. We then went to Tomato Charlies for Talmages birthday then went to try and find a birthday cake. All grocery stores close at 8pm...We found a store that was open until 9. The store was owned and operated by oriental people. Asking them for candles was hilarious. We were playing charades, I was blowing, Trent was pretending to light the candle. They took us to the ice...go figure. We stopped at a gas station and paid over 100 dollars for gas, milk, and bread. We came back to hotel, made the cake (box mix w/ canned frosting)...w/ eggs and oil and ice cream for $26.00USD. Did I mention they ship everything in...everything (except bread--they have a big bread bakery somewhere on the island). Talmage's birthday was fun. Don't know how we will top this for next year :)
Anyway open bar on the snorkel trip, refreshments were served, it was fun. I had several waters, a coke, and some fruit punch (all with no alcohol). After the snorkeling was over, they started to let us rope swing off the boat into the water. That was so fun, I went like 5 times. Trent went once, since kids can't swim and life vests were put away they did not go. Mom and Dad watched, Dad took lots of photos, several of people I and him don't know. Oh well. Anchor up we went back to the spot where the water taxi picked us up and took us in. We then went to Tomato Charlies for Talmages birthday then went to try and find a birthday cake. All grocery stores close at 8pm...We found a store that was open until 9. The store was owned and operated by oriental people. Asking them for candles was hilarious. We were playing charades, I was blowing, Trent was pretending to light the candle. They took us to the ice...go figure. We stopped at a gas station and paid over 100 dollars for gas, milk, and bread. We came back to hotel, made the cake (box mix w/ canned frosting)...w/ eggs and oil and ice cream for $26.00USD. Did I mention they ship everything in...everything (except bread--they have a big bread bakery somewhere on the island). Talmage's birthday was fun. Don't know how we will top this for next year :)
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