Ellis Giles

Grandma was sick on Friday, so she couldn’t watch Alden.  Alden had been sick Thursday and had to come home from school with some twenty-four hour bug.  MH took Alden to school on Friday because he was feeling better.  Grand D. picked up Alden from school.  When I got home Alden told Grand D. “It’s [...]

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Superbowl Sunday!  After going to see Sesame Street Live, Alden and I headed back to the house for the SuperBowl party.  We were hosting in our new kitchen!  When we arrived Oscar was just finishing up installing the stove.  We tested it and it worked!  Just in time to put the food in the oven.  [...]

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Sunday morning MH and Alden made waffles.  After breakfast Alden played in the woods with MH as I lit the burn pile in the back.  It took a long time to get started, probably because everything has been so wet.  It was the largest blaze I’ve ever made.  It died down within 20 minutes.
We then [...]

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MH made pumpkin soup, break, risotto, roasted pumpkin seeds, and chocolate pumpkin cake.  It was all very delicious!  She cooked six pumpkins!  Alden and I played outside until it was ready.  We took Sandy out with us.  The water from all the rain really did a number in the back yard.  Grand D. came over too.
Alden and I [...]

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Thursday MH picked me up and we went home.  She had found a Thomas the Train Halloween costume for Alden, and gave it to him when we got home.  It has a plastic pail for the candy that looks like Thomas too!  Alden kept wanting to take the pail apart, it comes apart in half [...]

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Alden came into Houston with MH Wednesday morning so he could go to the doctor with us and see the ultra sounds.  When I asked him what he wanted to do on Wednesday, he said go to school.  He had been to visit his future school the day before and didn’t want to leave.
After MH [...]

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On Sunday mommy and Alden went to church.  They thought it was the large choir, but it was the week earlier.  I slept in because I was not feeling that well, finally caught everyon’s throat.  So I slept in, but requested we make french toast when they return.
They had a great time.  MH will have [...]

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On Saturday afternoon before nap, we watched a little of the “Seventh Voyage of Sinbad” and as I took a bath to alleviate my sore feet and hill running legs, Alden and MH watched more of the movie.  Alden actually liked all the monsters and wanted to fast forward to the monsters.  I got to [...]

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On Thursday Alden and I played some in the morning.  We got some good time in.  Alden likes to type on my computer and say the letters.  He also wants to start “Filing papers”  Though they usually turn into a mess.  :-)  I left to go into a meeting Thursday afternoon.
Friday I made it home [...]

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Alden said he wanted to go to the county fair, and was walking around saying, “go to county fair”.   After a quick nap, we cheked where to go to the fair.  Unfortunately, when we checked how to get there, yesterday was the last day.  Shucks!  So, we started saying “go to the lake!”  And Alden [...]

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