Life has returned to normal at the Z household.
Lori has ascended from the basement and finished her doctoral comprehensive exams... all 4 of them! She had her last exams in-person last week.
She reports that she has "been released from prison and returned to the real world." Lilly is happy to have her mom's 100% attention, and Rob is ecstatic that his wife is back to "normal".
One big hurdle remains... just a little thing called a dissertation. No biggie. :)
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
NEWS FLASH!!... Punxsutawney Lilly Sees Her Shadow! ...
Lilly discovered her shadow at the Chandler city park today and according to legend there will be an extra 6 weeks of 100+ degree weather here in Phoenix this year. :(
While mom is busy working on her doctoral exams, Lilly and dad went to play at the Chandler city park. The bright AZ sun surprised her with a new buddy that she did not appreciate following her even when she tried to get away. Luckily she is easily distracted and quickly went back to playing on the slides and other climbing equipment.
Friday, January 11, 2008
New Niece!!
Welcome to the family baby Elena Marie!
Rob's sister Brianne and husband Lupe welcomed little Elena Marie into the world on January 8, 2008. She weighed 5lb 5oz and was 18.5in.
Brianne and baby are doing fine.
Lilly is very excited to have another girl cousin!!
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Merry Christmas and Happy 2008!
We hope your holiday season was filled with endless fun. We welcomed Lori's mom, sister Amy and nieces Emma and Kate. (Jack missed the trip because he had to work).
Santa Clause came, just as planned, and brought many treats for the girls. It was a special and magical Christmas, since each of the girls had some understanding of the holiday. Emma (age 4) had the most fun of all anticipating the arrival of the Christmas Elves on Christmas Eve and Santa on Christmas morning.
We missed our family that was away this holiday. Celebrations were held in Wichita at Rob's parent's home and in London (Rob's brother and family celebrated their last Christmas in London). We have much to be thankful for this holiday season... family, friends, health, happiness and the eagerly anticipated move of Scott and Monica back to the U.S. in mid-08.
Santa Clause came, just as planned, and brought many treats for the girls. It was a special and magical Christmas, since each of the girls had some understanding of the holiday. Emma (age 4) had the most fun of all anticipating the arrival of the Christmas Elves on Christmas Eve and Santa on Christmas morning.
We missed our family that was away this holiday. Celebrations were held in Wichita at Rob's parent's home and in London (Rob's brother and family celebrated their last Christmas in London). We have much to be thankful for this holiday season... family, friends, health, happiness and the eagerly anticipated move of Scott and Monica back to the U.S. in mid-08.
We look forward to an exciting 2008 with even more fun times in store:
January: Lori takes her doctoral comprehensive exams. She is entrenched in studying at the moment, so don't be surprised if you don't hear from her until February.
April: The exciting arrival of baby Claire.
July: We plan to take a trip to Wichita to celebrate Lilly's birthday (7/1) and the Fourth of July.
Have a safe New Years celebration, everyone!
January: Lori takes her doctoral comprehensive exams. She is entrenched in studying at the moment, so don't be surprised if you don't hear from her until February.
April: The exciting arrival of baby Claire.
July: We plan to take a trip to Wichita to celebrate Lilly's birthday (7/1) and the Fourth of July.
Have a safe New Years celebration, everyone!
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Unwanted Guest... a scorpion!
Today Rob had his first sting by an unfriendly scorpion.
The recent rains have "invited" the scorpions inside, and one made its way to Rob's computer bag. When he placed the strap on his shoulder, the scorpion was waiting and stung him a few times on the arm. Luckily Lilly and I weren't hurt, but we were able to witness the event... and the eventual sacrifice of the scorpion in the laundry room sink! We visited the ER a few hours later because he was exhibiting some weird symptoms: involuntary arm twitching, sore throat, difficulty with vision, etc. The doctor said he would be fine. For children who exhibit really bad symptoms, there is an antivenom (good to know for Lilly and future baby #2). All is well now... Scorpions- STAY AWAY!
The recent rains have "invited" the scorpions inside, and one made its way to Rob's computer bag. When he placed the strap on his shoulder, the scorpion was waiting and stung him a few times on the arm. Luckily Lilly and I weren't hurt, but we were able to witness the event... and the eventual sacrifice of the scorpion in the laundry room sink! We visited the ER a few hours later because he was exhibiting some weird symptoms: involuntary arm twitching, sore throat, difficulty with vision, etc. The doctor said he would be fine. For children who exhibit really bad symptoms, there is an antivenom (good to know for Lilly and future baby #2). All is well now... Scorpions- STAY AWAY!
Oh Baby!
IT'S A GIRL!
We had an ultrasound today and found out we are having another girl!
We are very excited to welcome Lilly's sister to our family in April. We have decided that her name will be Claire... no middle name yet. The best news of all was that the ultrasound identified that she is very healthy, just the right size and has all her body parts in the right places. :) We couldn't feel more blessed.
We had an ultrasound today and found out we are having another girl!
We are very excited to welcome Lilly's sister to our family in April. We have decided that her name will be Claire... no middle name yet. The best news of all was that the ultrasound identified that she is very healthy, just the right size and has all her body parts in the right places. :) We couldn't feel more blessed.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Thanksgiving 07
We enjoyed a restful 4-day weekend together for the Thanksgiving holiday. Rob and I prepared a fabulous meal which consisted of a smoked turkey from our grill and all of the traditional sides. We were pleased to be joined by our friends the Mramors, the Aubles, and Rob's coworker Salah. Miss Lilly (16 months) enjoyed playing with everyone, eating turkey and being herself.
It always amazes me how long it takes to prepare the meal, yet takes minimal time to eat it! The hit dessert of the day was a chocolate and peanut butter tart. I made it from a recipe from Fine Cooking magazine. It was basically a gigantic Reeses peanut butter cup. YUM!
For the rest of the weekend, we finished many projects around the house, watched our share of movies, enjoyed the cooler (75 degree) weather and cooked yummy meals. We both tried not to work on work things at all, though it was tempting. Four-day weekends are definitely appreciated around here!
It always amazes me how long it takes to prepare the meal, yet takes minimal time to eat it! The hit dessert of the day was a chocolate and peanut butter tart. I made it from a recipe from Fine Cooking magazine. It was basically a gigantic Reeses peanut butter cup. YUM!
For the rest of the weekend, we finished many projects around the house, watched our share of movies, enjoyed the cooler (75 degree) weather and cooked yummy meals. We both tried not to work on work things at all, though it was tempting. Four-day weekends are definitely appreciated around here!
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