{"id":498,"date":"2008-05-09T08:09:13","date_gmt":"2008-05-09T13:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/09\/its-raining\/"},"modified":"2008-05-09T08:09:13","modified_gmt":"2008-05-09T13:09:13","slug":"its-raining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/09\/its-raining\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Raining"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which is actually a good thing as this has been the worst week for my allergies.  I am hoping they all washed away with all of this rain.  I have tried so many different meds this week- rx and otc.  I&#8217;m not sure any of them worked all that well but I finally got a goods night sleep last night.  First time this week.<\/p>\n<p>Also I have finally decided, in pure Elisa style (waiting until there is only a few weeks left of school) to get organized.  I went through a big phase right after we finished the house (well finished is a loose term) where I didn&#8217;t want anything to do with house stuff.  Now it is slowly coming back.  We are unloading the storage building, trying to edit what we bring back into the house.<\/p>\n<p>I hit The Container Store yesterday for a new desk, calendar, and other basic things to put my life back together.  I filled in the days on the desk-top calendar with all the up-coming events, deadlines, practices, etc &#8211; using each boys favorite color so they can see their schedule at a glance. I hung a magnetic board and tacked up a couple of pictures.  It looked so nice and peaceful.  And clean.<br \/>\nBut then they came home.  They were so excited about the new spot.  All of a sudden all kinds of things were put on the calendar,  big doodles of this and that.  Things were tacked up on my nice neat board.  But I guess that&#8217;s what it is for, and it was a nice 20 minutes of clean &#8220;non-boyness&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently we still aren&#8217;t organized because by 8:30 I already had my first call from the school- Austin left is SS folder by the basement computer.<\/p>\n<p>I forgot to check the lunch menu before they left for school and it&#8217;s not something they like so looks like I will be stopping by Subway on my way to the school to drop off Austin&#8217;s folder.<\/p>\n<p>Of course that will be after I hit the ATM so I can also drop off money for the book fair.  I will do anything (including giving them cash and letting them buy what they want) to avoid taking Cole into that book fair.  The kid is like a tornado.<\/p>\n<p>So, it&#8217;s raining.  And the dogs are having a big romper room session on the floor- One giant wrestling match.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of my favorite dogs from flickr- make sure to click on the links below because some of these need to be seen bigger- you will laugh out loud.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2301\/2477558105_c079b64a77.jpg?v=0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/emeryway\/2423916831\/\">BOO!<\/a>, 2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/miss_lissa\/2428915089\/\">Vader&#8217;s Alter Ego<\/a>, 3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dougglass\/485809200\/\">Dusty<\/a>, 4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/47157908@N00\/2421587576\/\">the things i endure<\/a><br \/>\n5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/richseattle\/2437591572\/\">Air intakes open!<\/a>, 6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/12380833@N02\/2452016815\/\">Alien Jed.<\/a>, 7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bcwoofs\/782388253\/\">Super Mad Teeth &#8482;<\/a>, 8. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/takoto\/2456566868\/\">Obsession over Fuzziee<\/a>,<br \/>\n9. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/soraya_marx\/2397181850\/\">Envergonhado<\/a>, 10. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/titanfan\/2421742951\/\">Twist and Shout<\/a>, 11. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/treesquirrel\/46968879\/\">flappin&#8217; gums<\/a>, 12. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/16447031@N02\/2455774376\/\">Surprise!<\/a>,<br \/>\n13. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/24960257@N08\/2368081626\/\">Sleepy cuddle<\/a>, 14. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/addeline\/2437399964\/\">full tilt<\/a>, 15. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/24569010@N06\/2331707336\/\">Springing Springer<\/a>, 16. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/richseattle\/2437591474\/\">Spring forward<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Created with <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bighugelabs.com\/flickr\/\">fd&#8217;s Flickr Toys<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which is actually a good thing as this has been the worst week for my allergies. I am hoping they all washed away with all of this rain. I have tried so many different meds this week- rx and otc. I&#8217;m not sure any of them worked all that well but I finally got a goods night sleep last night. First time this week. Also I have finally decided, in pure Elisa style (waiting until there is only a few weeks left of school) to get organized. I went through a big phase right after we finished the house (well finished is a loose term) where I didn&#8217;t want anything to do with house stuff. Now it is slowly coming back. We are unloading the storage building, trying to edit what we bring back into the house. I hit The Container Store yesterday for a new desk, calendar, and other basic things to put my life back together. I filled in the days on the desk-top calendar with all the up-coming events, deadlines, practices, etc &#8211; using each boys favorite color so they can see their schedule at a glance. I hung a magnetic board and tacked up a couple of pictures. It looked so nice and peaceful. And clean. But then they came home. They were so excited about the new spot. All of a sudden all kinds of things were put on the calendar, big doodles of this and that. Things were tacked up on my nice neat board. But I guess that&#8217;s what it is for, and it was a nice 20 minutes of clean &#8220;non-boyness&#8221;. Apparently we still aren&#8217;t organized because by 8:30 I already had my first call from the school- Austin left is SS folder by the basement computer. I forgot to check the lunch menu before they left for school and it&#8217;s not something they like so looks like I will be stopping by Subway on my way to the school to drop off Austin&#8217;s folder. Of course that will be after I hit the ATM so I can also drop off money for the book fair. I will do anything (including giving them cash and letting them buy what they want) to avoid taking Cole into that book fair. The kid is like a tornado. So, it&#8217;s raining. And the dogs are having a big romper room session on the floor- One giant wrestling match. Here are a few of my favorite dogs from flickr- make sure to click on the links below because some of these need to be seen bigger- you will laugh out loud. 1. BOO!, 2. Vader&#8217;s Alter Ego, 3. Dusty, 4. the things i endure 5. Air intakes open!, 6. Alien Jed., 7. Super Mad Teeth &#8482;, 8. Obsession over Fuzziee, 9. Envergonhado, 10. Twist and Shout, 11. flappin&#8217; gums, 12. Surprise!, 13. Sleepy cuddle, 14. full tilt, 15. Springing Springer, 16. 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