mellow day at home and school shopping

Today I spent most of the day cleaning up and catching up on laundry. I have got to learn to have a quiet during the day so I do not fall behind. I just feel like the kids need some fun activity to do and that is the real point of me staying home right ? The fun stuff makes them tired and ready for a nap. Every year before school Pravan and I go on a date and we pick out school supplies. This year he had to help me buy snacks and food for his lunches. He is in school all day now and I will pack him lunch and lunch notes. I am going to miss that kid all day. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy. We are now ready for the first day of school. This slide show is kind of cool. If you move your mouse over the picture it will magnify that part of the photo.

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Sparks water fountain

Today I was so tired and really wanted to just clean the house. I knew I had a busy weekend so I planned on being lazy. Well I was consumed with guilt and took the kids out to a fun place. It is in the next town over and they have a water fountain where the kids can run around and get wet. It was the last Friday at home before school and I felt the need to make it fun. It was about 95 degrees and the perfect day to get wet. I have been busy all summer and did not get a chance to to this so today we did. The kids had a blast . Candice met me there with here kids Dylan and Raya. They all play so well together. Dylan ended up coming home with us and he and Pravan continued playing. The highlight for Priyasha at this place was all the planes going by. It is in the flight path of Reno airport and there were frequent planes going by. Priyasha always ran to me and said " look mama , a plane, it a huge one " She is so dramatic and so expressive. You have got to hear her say it. It was an exhausting day and I still have much cleaning to do. Have a good night.

Doctor Pravan

One of Pravan's strengths and interests in science and his fascination with the human body. For his birthday he received a lot of science stuff and I had to create a science corner. Well one of the things he has is a brain and I could not figure out where these blood vessels fit. The directions were not the most detailed and I was frustrated. Mr. Pravan's solution was to have Dr. Colombo his paediatrician help him. Luckily for him he had his appointment today and he brought his brain ( toy one and real one to the office. He marched in there with his own stethoscope as well. Since there was a long wait Pravan played with Lego's. He build what a another parent called the " Leaning tower of Sierra " The doctor's office is Sierra Paediatrics so It was funny. Dr. Colombo in my opinion is the best child's doctor ever. He is smart, patient and very informative. He returns my phone calls personally and arms me with all the info I need to any concern I may have. He always take his time with his patients and he is not a doctor with one foot out the door as you are asking a question. Today I had my doubts that he would help Pravan with the brain. After all his job was not to play puzzles with a six year old. His office was a zoo and it was super busy. I was blown away by his response to Pravan's request to help him. I tried to talk Pravan out of asking since they were so busy. I said well "Maybe Dr. Colombo will not know how to do it " He said " well he wouldn't have graduated from doctor school if he did not know. " The kid is just too smart for his own good. Dr. Colombo told him the names of all the parts and helped him connect it. He also let Pravan listen to his heart. If you live in Reno you have got to have him as a doctor. No , he did not pay me to say that. I just love him and his staff. He gives me peace of mind as a mom

Pravan also had to do an eye test , got measured and weighed.

He was not not thrilled when the doctor told him he will get a shot.Pravan got another chicken Pox vaccine today and as you can tell he was not happy. Priyasha was very comforting to Pravan but his misery did not last very long. He was actually quiet brave. It was more the anticipation of being poked that scared him than the actual shot. Who can blame him ? Even I am afraid of needles.

We then went to the toy store and Pravan got to use his birthday money and buy something called a Didj. I can now sync his school work into this hand held game and help him learn in a fun way. I cold not but the toy as it could not be released until Saturday. I was not happy as it was on the shelf. I called toys r us headquarters and complained. I was extremely angry with the store. The manager called the store and asked them to hold the item for me and they were to give me a 10% discount. It pays to complain but I was just mad that I would have to drive back there again as it is 20 min away.

We then headed back home. Priyasha fell asleep on the way home but today she did not sty asleep. I took the chance to leave the house again. We went to Pravan's school to meet his first grade teacher. Her name is Mrs Ferguson and we are happy with her and look forward to an exciting year.

Hope you had a much calmer day than I did. Take care !

motivation strikes ....

Today I dragged out of bed and had no real plans for the day. I was exhausted just thinking how busy I have been and will be. It has been crazy. I made the kids waffles for breakfast and then I decided to clean. This was not just vacuuming the house. I re-arranged things and did white glove cleaning. I am not done but did a ton of work. Lately Priyasha has been hanging out of bed at night as she has a little toddler bed. It is adorable and most kids can stay in it for a while but she is restless and I decided to change things. I have a daybed in the scrapbooking room and we decided we would make that her bed. The frame is green so we will spray paint it white on Saturday and then redo her room. She loves strawberry shortcake and Dora. I already have Dora window treatments so I will get strawberry shortcake fabric and sew her a comforter. Yes more sewing projects for me. I disassembled the day bed and moved it across the house to her room. I may return the toddler bed to the mom I got it from if she wants it or I may pass it on. I then cleaned the dining room and moved stuff from there to the scrap room. That room is a disaster so that is another project waiting to be done. I finally finished painting a shelf I had started a while ago and hung it up in the kitchen. I am hanging little pails on it with pencils , crayons etc. The nook of the kitchen is the art center for the kids

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I cleaned some more but still have a lot more projects to do. I also cleaned the hall counter tops and made that the science centre for the kids. Pravan got so many science kind of stuff for his birthday and he is going to have a blast playing and learning.

Oh yes I forgot we went to the pool for a few hours after lunch. We had a great time. Priyasha just got this new doll that can swim and we tried it out. This doll really swims on her own. She had another one that we left behind at the pool. I called that same t same day and they told me that they found it. When I went to pick it up they could no longer find it. I was not happy and neither was Priyasha. The manager said that she would pay for another doll . I could not find the exact same doll so we got this swimming doll. They paid me about $40 for it. I am happy about that. I could not justify $40 on this doll but now I can. It really is worth while. It is hilarious as it really swims and moves it head from side to side. The pictures do not justify it. It was a magnet not only to other kids but to other moms as well. I was quiet amused. Here are some shots.

Well it was a very productive day for us at the Landry household and tomorrow is going to be another crazy day.

Francis's Asian Bistro

Tonight we went out to a lovely dinner with another couple. Candice was a sweetheart and took my kids at 4pm. I did some errands and when i got home I had some alone time to take a shower and dress for dinner. We met Brandy and Stephen who are Spencer's parents. We have gone out with them once before and we had a wonderful time. It almost felt like a vacation without the kids. That is sad. We need to this more often.

This restaurant is at the top of Caughlin Ranch in Reno and it has a spectacular view of down town Reno. The food is fabulous and the atmosphere is great. I enjoyed my meal and real adult conversation. We then picked up the kids at 9:20pm and they were still awake. Priyasha was asleep before we got home and it was only a 10 min drive. Well that's all for this post.

photo challenge Lines

Okay I have been swamped with being a mom. Life has been crazy but I just had to play. Here is what I came up with without really trying. Leave some love and can't wait to see what all you ladies have been up to. All challenges are on http://www.photochallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Here are some of the transformers my son is obsessed with. He just got a few more for his birthday and he wanted to count them all. He always lines up all his toys like this. I did not even capture every single one. He has over 40 and he really wants to get more. He has been earning them and getting most as presents.

This is a huge bumble bee. We have these sage bushes in the front yard and my kids loves watching the bees work. It smells like lavender and my daughter always says " that a huge one , he so big ! "

Here is Pravan at his birthday party having a great time running through the sprinklers.

Here are some clips I purchased on ebay to help me organize my scrap room. I hope to post some pictures of that and all my goodies once they are organized. Maybe in a month or so. Thanks for looking all you lensy people.

just posted birthday stuff

Please scroll down to see the post on the birthday party as well as transformer party ideas. Thanks for looking and leave me a comment.

Feeling hot ! hot ! hot !

So after my post last night I was finally ready to sleep. Todd got sucked into watching the comedy channel and I called it a night at 12 am. I had barely fallen asleep and Pravan started to cry. Todd and I bought checked in on him. He was really hot and I took off his shirt and wiped him down with a cool wash cloth. I checked his temp and it registered 98.5. It did not seem right but I did not think much of it. Pravan seemed like he was afraid of everything in his room. He was hallucinating or is seeing the spirits from the other side a real thing. I do not know. Medicine explains it happens when you have a high fever. We managed to get him to go back to sleep.

We were all asleep and he started to cry again at 2:30 am. He was screaming so loudly that he woke Priyasha up. She sat up in bed and we heard her say " what happen buther, are you okay ? " That was so cute. Todd checked on Pravan and I checked on Priyasha. She was hot as well and wanted some water. She went right back to sleep but Pravan scared both Todd and I. His hallucinations were so bad that he was afraid of us. I checked his temperature again and could hardly control his fear. He was shaking so bad and his heart sounded like it was outside of his chest. The thermometer registered 98.5 again and I knew that it was not working right. I have had this for six years now. Maybe I need a new upgraded one. I am sure they have new fancy ones. I just put all my trust in just one. I had more simple ones but got rid of them. I felt awful. The next best thing other than banging on the neighbors door to borrow one was to call the paediatrician. His doctor was on call. When he called me back I felt awful as he sounded like he was asleep. He assured me that he would be okay in a few hours. I gave him more motrin and finally he asked to get into bed with us. I let him and he slept until 9:30 am this morning. Here is what is so funny. A few days ago he was five and I could give him 1.5 tsp but now that he is six he gets 2 tsp. Isn't that amazing. He does not weight anymore more than he did a few days ago. Yet if I administered 2 tsp a few days ago it would have been considered overdosing the kid. Well that seems to be a fascinating concept to me.

When Pravan and Priyasha got up they were both fine. Keara was dropped off at 11am and I planned on staying home today. Pravan really wanted to have his friend Dylan over. Candice, Dylan and Raya came over for lunch and the kids stayed until 5pm.Candice was so sweet she brought over he thermometer for em to use until I get a new one. Keara had a two hour nap and when she was awake she was so happy. She loves playing with Priyasha and Priyasha enjoys playing mommy.

When Todd get home we will have dinner and then I will head over to Keara's house and put her down for the night. Her mom is a nurse and she will be home at 10:30pm. I enjoy getting some peace and quiet at her house before 9pm which does not always happen at my house. Okay that is all for today. Thanks for looking. I promise tomorrow I will add more pics and publish the birthday post

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Calm after the storm

Today was a mellow day. As exhausted as I was Priyasha was up early. I let Todd sleep in and got up with her. It was not long before Pravan got up. I just lay on the couch as I had no energy to do much. Priyasha offered me tea and even made some in her play kitchen. I think she would make me real tea if she could. We hung out in the morning and Todd mowed the lawn. He promised to take Pravan to the pool today but Pravan spiked a fever. I gave him Tylenol and he took a nap. I also watched Keara today. She was not a very happy baby until she had soem food in her belly and had a nap. In the afternoon she was as happy as a lark and played very well with Priyasha. She was picked up at 6pm and then we had dinner. Pravan was feeling a little better but we never made it to the pool as it was thundering. Priyasha also spiked a fever so they both got some medicine and were out for the night. I watched jeepers creepers 2 and some of the 200m heats on the Olympics. It was a long day and this week should be a busy one before school. Have a good night !