I’m not very good at this blogging thing. I read everyone else’s blogs but don’t post on my own. I guess a lot has been going on since I last posted the end of September.
My mom was in the hospital from October 13th until yesterday. I feel so bad for her and I miss her so much. I miss talking to her everyday. It’s hard too because she’s so far away (she’s been at Duke) and I can’t be there. I think she’s doing a little better and it’s good to know she’s finally home. It’ll be nice to have her home for Thanksgiving, even if she can’t eat dinner!
I’ve been busy with key fobs too! I’ve got my template all set and everyone seems to really like them. I’m looking forward to finishing up all my Christmas projects and being able to sell custom fobs on the website. They’ll be there by January!
I’m making fobs for all my managers in my office and my dad’s office for Christmas. I think they turned out really nice and will be perfect little gifts.
My little brother came up to NYC for his 12th birthday and we stayed very busy (the only way to deal with a 12 year old with ADHD!) He came into work with me on Friday and we went to the Sony Wonder Tech Lab at lunchtime. Our picture was up on the big screen.
On Saturday we went to FAO Schwartz and the Apple store and then Jekyll and Hyde for dinner. We spent over four hours at Jekyll and Hyde and he had a blast.
Sunday we got up really early and went to the taping of the Today Show. We had a quick doughnut breakfast at Dean & Deluca and then got a spot on the plaza. We finally got on TV with 5 minutes left in the show and it was really cold, but worth it.
Then it was off to the dog park.
Winston, as my brother says, “got a little too friendly” with him and knocked him into the dirt. We were out of clean pants by then from plane rides, hot chocolate spills, and a rainy Saturday. Luckily we bought two pairs of khakis on Saturday afternoon! After the dog park we went back up to midtown to the Central Park Zoo. It was my first time there and everyone was telling me it wasn’t worth it and we should go to the Bronx Zoo instead, but for a kid with ADD, it was perfect. There wasn’t enough to overwhelm him and we were able to see everything in about an hour. The polar bears were our favorite and we joked that they were Winston’s grandparents.
Our last activity before heading to the airport was flying his remote control helicopter from FAO Schwartz in the park. This was probably my favorite thing. He was so cute chasing it around and everyone stopped to see it. Last minute, we decided to run back to FAO and get another helicopter so he and my dad could fly them together. I was more exhausted than I’ve ever been by the time I put him on the plane on Sunday night, but we had a great time and I got to do things in the city that I wouldn’t normally do. As difficult as he can be, he’s really the sweetest, nicest kid. Will, I know I told you you’re not allowed to come back to visit, but I didn’t mean it! (I must have a really short term memory…)
Since I always end with pictures of Winston, here’s his reaction to Will’s helicopter. Curiosity got him off of my bed and into the family room to check it out….
Curiosity quickly turned into fear…
Apparently miniature helicopters are really scary when you’re a hundred pound lab…
And a terrified dog is apparently really entertaining to a 12 year old…
Will thought maybe Winston’s mommy would be able to get him over his fear…
Instead, I think he felt like I betrayed him for not protecting him from the scary helicopter.
We’re back on good terms though now that the loud 12 year old and his scary helicopter are far, far away! Little does he know he’ll be reunited with both of them in North Carolina next Saturday!
