Holy Bats, Batman!! Part 2

Well the test came back on Monday and it was inconclusive. So after a call to the pediatrician who in turn called Center for Infectious Disease control in Ann Arbor we were told to get the shots. "Shoot em all and let God sort it out." We were scheduled to get them on Wednesday, but the insurance wasn't quite in place. Then we were going to go in after 5pm on Thursday. Unfortunately there was some miss communication and we didn't get in to get the shots until this morning. We arrived at the hospital ER, the only place that will administer the shots in our area, at 9:50am. We were done at 12:30pm. It takes a while to give a family of 7 shots for rabies. What do you want to know about rabies, the vaccine or the Human immune globulin. I won't go into the specifics here, just in case you are queasy, but needless to say by the end of the month we will finish our vaccination series and be set.

So now we are just looking for the side effects, treating the kids to fast food and root beer floats and other goodies. We are all a bit sore, but I think it was the RIG that caused that so we shouldn't be this sore after the next four rounds. We will keep you all posted, but just know that we are fine. We are looking forward to school beginning on Tuesday and just getting back to a normal routine. School will be good for the kids and for me. I will have just Daniel and Sarah at home and even Daniel will go to preschool three days in the afternoon. Just in time for Sarah's nap and quiet time for me.

If you are lost go to the archives for Holy Bats Batman!! and read the back story. :-)

A New School Year

Next Tuesday the kids start school. I can hardly believe the summer is almost over. I am ready for them to go back and be at school, but I will miss having time to be lazy and just hang out. Grace is starting 3rd grade, Nathan and Jacob will be in 2nd grade. They all attend a charter school named Will Carleton Academy. Daniel will also be going to preschool three days a week. He is attending Countryside Montessori Preschool. His teacher Mrs. Smith leases three rooms at our church and has about 30 children over the course of the week. She has several different programs so Daniel is going in the afternoon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Hey it is better than nothing. It will be at Sarah's nap time so I can have some quiet time and maybe get some work done.

With the coming of school so do all the Dr appointments. We all have Dr and Dentist appointments made already and soon we will have vision and hearing appointments scheduled. The little ones have had their well checks and the big kids are in September. At least this is a good time to get it all done. School is a friendly reminder to get my butt in gear and schedule all those appointments. Happy Joy!!!

Is Anyone Thinking Christmas Yet?

Christmas in August? Well, yes, actually. It is getting harder and harder to find good presents close to Christmas. The last few years I have felt like I was just buying anything so that we had presents to give away. This year I have decided to be done before December. I am doing pretty well so far. I have several presents already and several picked out but not purchased. So on that note I am accepting lists. What do you want for Christmas? Let me know and in a few weeks I will post lists for us, just in case anyone else out there wants to start early.

We love and miss you all. Hope to see you soon.

Sundays

Today was a typical Sunday for the Adams Clan. Doug left for work around 7am. He likes to get there early, make sure everything is set up for church, and have some quiet time before service begins at 8am. Early church was done around 9:15am, just in time for the 9:15 service -- a new addition for the summer and it looks like the fall too. The kids and I arrived at church to do the 9:15 nursery. This summer it has been mostly my kids with a few others peppered in every once in a while. This was our busiest one in a while. The top three Adams' go in another room and watch a Focus on the Family video so that the nursery room isn't so crowded. Then we went to church at 10:30 -- everyone but Sarah. Daniel did very well, better than the twins today actually. After service was done about noon we waited for Doug and then went to Wendy's for lunch. (Monday is shopping day) Once lunch was done everyone took a nap. Yes, Everyone!! Once every one was awake we just kinda hung out and relaxed. Doug cut the grass, the kids did their Sunday chores and I made dinner. After dinner Doug took the kids to the church parking lot to ride their bikes. They had a blast. Everyone was tired at bedtime. Hip Hip Horray!!!

Today's Funny: The kids were playing dress up this afternoon. They came down a couple of times wanting to know the "real" name of some of their superheros. "Dad, what is Superman's real name?" said Jacob. "Clark Kent" replied Doug. Jacob went up the stairs repeating the name, he got it wrong a few times along the way. Then they came down and asked what Wonder Woman's name was. We had to think on that one for a while. We could only come up with her first name, Diana. At some point during the play they came down and attacked Doug. He played along and chased them back up the stairs saying he was a supermonster. They ran screaming up the stairs until they got to the top where Grace very matter of factly said, "Um guys, we are superheros." To which they replied, "Oh yeah" and promptly ran back down the stairs after Doug.

Another funny: Sarah likes to sing. She sings along with the CD's in the player all the time. Today however, she was making up words to songs she knows. One was " open please, open please, hi ho the dairy oh open please." She was singing about opening her ranch dip at lunch. Later in the day she was singing " stinky butt, stinky butt, hi ho the dairy oh stinky butt" while I changed her diaper. I am not sure she is supposed to be able to put new words to tunes she knows yet. At bed time she started singing "Row Row Row your boat" as she "rolled, rolled,

rolled" on the floor. Gotta love two year olds!!!

The New Room Switch

Two weeks ago we made a big switch - a - roo in the house. Doug and I moved into the spare bedroom downstairs. Grace moved into our old room. Sarah will move there too, but for now she is in the new craft room. (Their old room.) When she moves to a toddler/big girl bed we will put her in with Grace. Here are a few pics of the move. It was a needed move and Grace is loving her space. There are a few finishing touches to go but otherwise we are done.





The clothes corner. The Reading Nook. Sleeping Arrangements. (Sarah left, Grace right)



Sarah asleep in the craft room. The closets in the craft room. Games, crafts and girls clothes are stored here. Along with the boys stuff in the dress/cabinet that you can't see. Oh and there is filing in the corner, too. Maybe it should be called the Multi-purpose room.

There are no pics of our room yet because it has the most work to go. Lots of things are not put away in there yet. I will post those when we are done.

Some of you may be wondering where you will sleep when you come to visit. Well we do have the pull out couch for couples and there is a twin bed in Gracie's room. Oh and there is the futon mattress on the floor in the boy's room, or an air mattress in the blue play room. Take your pick. Hope to have visitors soon!!!