Betsy and Brett came to visit us at the end of April. We had such a lovely visit, and we enjoyed getting to know Brett better.
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We went to a brewery and had some beer and a very very brief tour that was pretty much just a guy standing in front of a bunch of equipment and yelling. But we had fun.
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Here are Betsy's pictures from the visit - much better than mine.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/betsssssy/sets/72157629589430058/
The week after they were here, I went and bought us a new car! It is a 2011 Ford Flex. It has 3 rows and lots of fancy gadgets. We absolutely love it.
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Now that Todd is working right down the street, we have lunch at the house together most days. For his birthday, we were able to go out and have a little sushi lunch date right here in Coppell.
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Henry and I at the Mother's Day Tea at his preschool.
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We had our playgroup over for brunch, and Henry helped with the vacuuming.
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We went to a Magic School Bus exhibit at the Dallas Science Museum. They both had fun, but it was PERFECT for Henry's level. He is now in love with The Magic School Bus series and wants to check out all the books and movies.
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Playing school. I had to sit right behind him while he wrote mysterious things on the blackboard. He never turned around, looked at me, spoke to me, or gave me any clue as to what I was learning. But I had to sit "right there" and not move.
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We had lunch at Fair Park.
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It was beautiful at FP on this Saturday. Overcast and everything was blooming. We did some exploring of parts of the grounds that we have not seen and had a lovely time. Leo's favorite part of the day was an IMAX about flying reptiles (fossil excavations and then computer graphics to represent what they looked like).
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They found a big snapping turtle to watch.
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It has been a crazy couple of weeks around here b/c Todd had to work for 2 weeks at the NorthPark Container Store. All CS employees from HQ do 2 wks of retail work so that they understand the business. I think it is a fabulous idea. But it was an interesting 2 wks b/c it is quite difficult to get to NP right now at rush hour due to the 635 construction. So he had an hour+ commute both ways, and then he had to work odd hours such as 5am-2pm, etc. But he learned a lot, and we made it. He finished that training on Thursday, and then this weekend he went to one of his favorite JAVA conferences with his team. It was ALL day Fri, Sat, and Sun....and it was right over by NorthPark mall. So more driving. More single parenting for me. But, we survived! There was some crying (by me), but we made it.
Todd's final day of retail work. He had a great time and learned a lot about shelving. He would come home and tell me about ideas he had for organizing our house....it was surreal!
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Henry and I at our playgroup end-of-the-year celebration. It was at Sneaky Pete's at Lake Lewisville.
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Henry spends a lot of time upside down on the couches these days.
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