Happy Valentine's Day!!

In the US and other parts of the world – they celebrate today as Valentine’s Day. Evan handed out Veggie Tales Valentines to his friends at Ms. Lynn’s house. And we together made two handmade Vday cards for Ms. Lynn and for Daddy. It’s really cute and I got the idea from a family-friendly website called: www.Familyfun.com.

I started my day off – busy! I went to the doctor’s b/c my throat has been hurting since Sunday. Cy just went to the docs yesterday and was diagnosed with a very bad sinus infection, along with pink eye. So, he’s taking antibiotics and eye drops and also musinex to help clear up his congestion. With that said, I thought I should go to the doctor’s to get checked out and make sure that I don’t have strep throat. I was there exactly at 7 am – just a walk-in, no appointment. After an hour and a half, and a strep test – I found out I don’t have strep and I just have a sore throat. GO FIGURE! So, I left the docs, drove home, got Evan dressed (he was at home with sick daddy Cy), took off to drove Evan off at Ms. Lynn’s house and got to work at 9:15 am. Then I left work at 11:30, drove on my side of town to Panera’s bakery to pick up some soup to take to Cy. It was a surprise to him. When I got home, he seemed a little better, and even happier knowing that I left work to bring him lunch. That’s my valentine’s lunch to him. Ate lunch with him, got back in the car – now I’m back at work. I was only gone for an hour. That’s pretty good timing considering that I work downtown Columbia, and live 20 mins. away.

So, now its 1:30 and I’m just now calming down from my morning. Whew….have I been busy!

Though it’s a day of recognition of love for someone you love, admire, etc… -- you shouldn’t wait till this day comes. You should celebrate love everyday!! Show your love and your appreciation for the one that you love EVERY TIME!!

Happy Monday!

Another weekend gone by... it was a nice weekend for us. We didn't do too much, although our house is a mess, and filing papers would have been nice. We instead enjoyed going to the park with Evan and just "vegging" around the house. My parents celebrated another anniversary last Friday. THIRTY-FIVE YEARS of marriage. That's so awesome!

I went scrapbooking yesterday at a neighbors house. It was fun and very relaxing for me. It was a different kind of relaxtion. I had the chance to enjoy talking to other women and just talking about everyday life. It was good for me to just get away from being a mommy. Cy and Evan went to the park while I was gone. It was just so nice to have some time to myself. I need that every-now-and-then.

This week -- clean the house. That's on my to-do list!

February is Black History Month

I finished the W2's for our company - on time! Everyone got theirs on the 30th of Jan. As for our personal taxes, the donations/contributions for 2006 are trickling in our mail every day. We're waiting for a few more, and still have to close out the shop's 06' bookkeeping before we file our income taxes with U. Sam. Lovely!

On another note ~ my title heading reads "Black History Month". And it makes me ponder on the meaning of this month and how it'll effect Evan in the future. Okay - here's an eye opener for those who do not know the ethnicity of our child. Evan is 25% Black, 25% White, 25% Hawaiian and 25% Japanese. Can I say MIXED to THE MAX!! Everyone knows my nationality, but yet sometimes gets confused when they see Cy. Who by the way - makes up for the 25% black/25% white in Evan. Most mistake him to be Indian or Pakistani, and then most can't even guess what he is. As you can see, Evan looks very much like his daddy. His skin color is not white, but has a little tan look to him. He has very curly, Hawaiian-textured hair, but has the legs of the Japanese side of my family. Go-figure! Isn't God awesome on how he created Evan to be? Oh, one more thing - I went to the DMV to get a new driver's license because mine fell apart. So, one of the questions asked was my nationality. Choices: Black, White, Asian, American Indian. THAT'S IT! I asked if they had Pacific Islander. Nope! Well, what if I'm neither of the choices, I asked. I still had to choose. With frowed eyebrows....I chose Asian - BUT, I'm not fully Asian. Personal opinion -- they need to have Pacific Islander on there. I'm very sensitive when it comes to talking about ethnic backgrounds.

THREE more months and Evan will be 2 years old. The latest thing he does is grab your hand (or shirt, sweater - anything in his reach) and take you to what he wants you to see. It's the cutest thing! Have a wonderful weekend!

Aloha!
Wendy

Tax season time

Oh - here's the finger painting picture Evan created two weeks ago.

How fun! Taxes! Not just any taxes -- ALL TAXES! I'm starting to gather everything up for the shop account and also for our personal taxes. I'm also doing W2's for the company I work for. Not too bad this year, since I have a template set on my computer already.

On another note, nothing new to report. Oh - my friend Donna and Ed had their baby. They had Jack last Friday instead of the planned day - Monday. All is fine with them, and they should be going home today.

On another, nother note...there's supposedly suppose to be a family reunion for the Hawaiian side of my family. There's a poll for the location: Hana, Las Vegas or Oahu. I guess I should put my 2 cents in, right Uncle Kammy? Still haven't decided yet - though I haven't been to Vegas before, and I hear its quite the place to be to have some fun -- that would be my first choice. You know, since it is on the mainland and its a lot closer for me. Plus its less expensive then going back home. For those of you who don't know -- going to Hawaii is EXPENSIVE. LIVING THERE is EXPENSIVE. EVERYTHING is EXPENSIVE. Get my drift? Thus, we choose to live on the mainland. South Carolina isn't too bad. I'd love to be back home now in the nice warm sun on a sandy beach -- but I'm here, sitting at a desk with cold hands, scarf around my neck and heater blowing on my legs. Gotta love this weather :)

Another week ovah!

Yeah - another weekend to enjoy! And I'm so glad its gotten warmer. Columbia had a "big scare" with the supposedly frightening ice storm yesterday. They delayed schools for two hours. Of course living in the DC Metro area, I know how to drive in such retched weather....BUT locals here do not! So, I was cautious and safe - I left the house 15 minutes earlier, just in case I ran into an accident or something. The great thing about this -- I got to work 10 minutes earlier.

Activities for this weekend? Probably go to the park and also check out a Children's Garden near Sandhills Village. Not too far from where we live....just drive on I-26 to I-20 and we'd be there in ummm....25 minutes. OH - I also have to gather up receipts and tax stuff in preparation for both personal and our business tax stuff. Fun! Fun! Fun!

I figured it out....

I figured out why God made me five feet tall!! Being this short has allowed me to climb up in Chick-Fil-A playgrounds, slide down tube slides, crawl on my hands and knees all while playing with Evan. Last night we went to EdVenture Children’s Museum and they had this massive display of a 10-year-old kid called EDDIE (see the picture). Well, as you can see he’s pretty BIG! 40-foot, 17.5-ton BIG! Behind him, you can crawl up inside and explore Eddie’s insides (vertebrae to his brain, through his heart, bounce around in his stomach, etc., etc.). Evan and I slid down a very dark and curvy tube slide – not sure exactly what body part it was. It was fun! I think if Cy went down it, and I quote Cy: “Eddie would’ve had some intestinal problems”. The tube was rather narrow. We saved $21.85 last night! Due to family night – all entrances was just a dollar per person. WOW!! I think Evan was over stimulated by everything. There were so many kids, both big and small; he ransacked some of them! Cy and I were exhausted by the time we reached our van. Talk about body aches and pain…I took an Aleve and called it a night! I felt it even worse after my RPM class this morning. Does everyone feel old, or is it just me?

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Happy Birthday to my little sister –LANI!!


Evan & Cy in front of Eddie
Cy learning how to milk a cow (HOW FUN!)

A nice weekend

Evan turned 20 months on Saturday. We spent part of the morning at a "Parents as Teachers" meeting at Irmo HS - The Village. A wonderful teaching experience and getting involve with your children as they explore new toys and activities. It was pretty neat to see Evan learning how to finger paint and play with play dough. His paintings and scribbles are absolutely beautiful. I'll have to post a picture of it in my next blog. He also tasted the paint. Started out with the yellow, then green, then red, then blue. The green must have tasted really good, because he smeared it on his curly hair too! By the time we left, his hands were stained blue, yellow, red and green. Very colorful!!

This morning as we left the house to start our day - I told Evan to say bye to daddy. He said in a very clear voice, exactly that - "Bye, bye daddy". Cy could only "sigh" and say "oh...he's so cute". Now doesn't that just melt your heart? I'm sure those who are reading this and have children of their own can relate.

BIG SHOUT OUT TO FRIENDS DONNA & ED WHO WILL BE WELCOMING THEIR LITTLE BOY JACK INTO THIS WORLD NEXT MONDAY! WOO HOO!

One will have to share this b/c I'm raging inside. I went to church yesterday and someone came up to me to "congratulate me on expecting". YEAH - me expecting?? Hah! Is that a joke? I laughed, but was very torn inside. Apparently, they heard this two weeks ago. I'm assuming that they have me mixed up with someone else. At least, that's what Cy has said over and over again. I can't imagine being preggo now...seeing that I just calculated that I've lost a little over 35 pounds and still counting. Then that afternoon, my mother calls and asks me if we were expecting?? Maybe God is preparing us with all this conversation going on. I can assure you all that I am not expecting - at least not now.