Cowboys Game at New Stadium

We went to the Cowboys game at the new stadium last night with Mike's parents. It was very cool and the stadium is AWESOME! It's really hard to describe it but we had a great time.

I-phones rock!

I've had my I-phone about 2 weeks now and I LOVE IT! I downloaded an app called runkeeper and today on my run it tracked my distance and pace. Then when I got home I went to the website and it showed me a map of where I ran, the pace for each mile and the elevation. It is AWESOME! I also love being able to check my email whenever I want and not waiting for my 10 year old computer to boot up. Seriously, my computer is 8 years old and getting slower by the day. Plus, you know how Mike has that obsession that you can't leave the computer on so I have to turn it off and on everytime I want to use it.

Can a 5 year old be depressed?

Maddie told me the other day that sometimes she feels like crying and doesn't know why. What does this mean!? Can she be depressed. Everyday when I pick her up from school she is in the grumpiest mood and usually in tears by the time we get to the car. She says that everyone is mean to her after school. Not her friends, but me, Ryan and Tori. The only thing I can think of is that she is overly tired or hungry. Once we get home and she has a snack she's fine. I already moved her bedtime up 30 minutes earlier. Maybe she's having a hard time adjusting to kindergarten?

Now on a different note, their birthday party up here is on Oct. 3. Ryan invited 3 friends from school and Maddie invited 6 or 7. There are also some mutual friends. Do I do anything about the difference in the number of birthday gifts? Comments please!

Chicago trip

I went to Chicago (well really Naperville) this past weekend on a house hunting trip. My friend Lynn went with me. We spent 3 days with the realtor looking at houses. The first day we looked in Naperville, close to the train station. I didn't find a single house I liked in our price range. They were all old with old kitchens and bathrooms. I was very depressed that first day. The 2nd day we looked in Aurora which is a little further out. The first 3 houses made my short list, what a relief! The 3rd day we looked in Wheaton and Lisle which are closer to Chicago. Again, nothing I liked in our price range. It's going to be different.

When we got home I decided I needed to do some more staging to my house. Lynn came over and rearranged furniture and what a difference! The house looks great and my realtor is sending a professional photographer over Friday to take more pictures for our listing.

Ryan's glasses

Here is Ryan in his new glasses. He is farsighted and needs to wear them all the time. He got them last night and refused to wear them to school today. He started crying and wouldn't get out of the van at school. I finally put the glasses in his backpack so he would get out of the car. I walked him to the gym which is where the classes meet before school. I talked to his teacher and she said she would work with him on it. Later this morning I got an email from her that he had proudly worn his glasses all morning and all his friends think they are cool. She's the best teacher ever!

"Get Out!" Tori's first day of school

"Get Out!" That is what Tori told me when I walked her into her classroom and helped her find her cubby. Every other kid in the class (and this is no exaggeration) was crying or clinging to their parent. Tori just stood there looking around and when I asked her if it was okay for me to leave she said "Get Out!" You don't have to tell me twice! She had a great first day. She was so proud. She brought home a note that had all of the day's activities on it that she has been carrying around for the last 2 days. She keeps it folded up and then brings it to me and asks me to read it to her. She loves to hear what she did. Her favorite part is when I say "Tori went to the bathroom 4 times." She and another child are the only ones potty trained in the class. I felt almost giddy as I drove home that morning after dropping her off. I hadn't been childfree without feeling like I had to rush home to relieve Mike or a sitter in 2 1/2 years!