New Web Site!

In an attempt to work on my web skills, I have gotten a new web site and moved my blog to it. You can find my new web site at http://www.andreasplace.com and my blog at http://www.andreasplace.com/blog. It's not very pretty right now, but I will be working on the layout.

Zachary's Second Haircut

I took Zachary for his second haircut today. He cried almost the entire time. Here is a picture of him with his new shorter 'do.

Hannah's Pep Rally

Hannah has been in cheerleading camp this summer (her idea, not mine), and today they had a pep rally to show everyone what they've learned. So, I left work early and got to daycare about 10 minutes before the pep rally was supposed to start. When I drove into the parking lot, I saw they were already outside, and thought maybe they were practicing. But, when I got inside, I was told they started a 4:00 instead of 4:30 like I thought. I couldn't believe I messed up the times, but I hurried outside and caught the last routine of their pep rally, and I got to see Hannah get her certificate for completing the camp. As soon as it was over, I heard another mother say she thought it started at 4:30, too, and she had missed most of the pep rally. I didn't think much of it, so I went and picked up Zachary from his room. He had bumped his head again today - I swear he must have the hardest head, because it never seems to bother him. I was about to walk out the front door when the assistant director said they were going to do the pep rally again. Apparently, they had printed up two sets of fliers, one set for 4:00 and one set for 4:30, and had accidentally mixed the fliers together. So, about half of the parents got the 4:00 flier and the rest of us got the 4:30 flier. The cheerleading coach apologized to all of us, and the 7 girls whose parents missed it the first time, did their routines again.

Construction Paper & Denim Shorts

While shopping for school supplies and clothes for Hannah, I have realized that two things are surprisingly hard to find - construction paper (the 12 x 18 size) and denim shorts for girls. Neither Target or Wal-Mart carry the large size of construction paper even though it is required by all of the elementary schools in our district, but I finally found some today at Office Depot. I am still searching for denim shorts. Hannah says she doesn't want them; maybe little girls don't want to wear them anymore, and that's why they're so hard to find. But, she needs something besides jeans that will go with all of the shirts she has, since it won't be cool enough to wear jeans until at least a month or so after school starts.

Vote for Pet of the Week

If anyone reads this before Sunday, go here (myFOX Pets: Pet of the Week) and vote for Sarge for Pet of the Week. He belongs to my co-worker's daughter and needs more votes.

Climbing

In his quest to get into everything possible, Zachary managed to climb into the bathtub last night. I was in class so I didn't actually see him do it. Bill was running the water for Zachary's bath and had turned his back on the bathtub. He heard Zachary walk into the bathroom, and then a crash and splash. Zachary had gotten up high enough to flip himself over the side of the tub and into the water with his clothes still on. He was a little scared, but not hurt. I guess I will be lowering his crib to the lowest position this weekend.

Zachary is 15 Months Old!

I took Zachary for his 15-month checkup this morning. He is 32 1/2 inches tall and weighs 24 pounds 13 ounces. He is finally starting to talk at home instead of just at daycare. He likes to say "B" words like ball, bug, and book.