ani & the boys

more pics here.

Lane Packing

We made a quick trip to Lane Packing on Wednesday.

We love their playground!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. We had a wonderful day of family, food and fun... and exercise!? Here is everyone sporting their new "Jordan Family Turkey Trot 5k & Family Fun Run" t-shirts. Will, Megan, and Greg ran a 5k while the rest of us walked a shorter distance. Even a short walk justifies extra pie, right?

Homecoming, Continued

It was COLD this morning for the homecoming 5K and pancake breakfast. The car thermometer read 24 when we left the house at 7:10 a.m.! Will ran the whole 5K, finishing in 30 minutes. I was doing a great job walking quickly (with the stroller -- on pace to be 15 minutes faster than during the Race for the Cure), but the boys were so cold, they cried and whined the whole time. I dropped out after the first lap, thereby only completing a 2.5K. Bummer. More pics here.

We returned to campus for the Mercer-GA Tech basketball game, which was a real nail-biter. Mercer led by 1 point at half-time, then lost in overtime! These pictures and the video should give you an idea of how much fun we were having!

Mercer Homecoming

Mercer's Homecoming basketball game is tomorrow at 1:00 against GA Tech. It should be a great game -- and we are going! The article pasted below is from Mercer's website. Fox Sports will cover it, as well!

Tonight, we are taking the kids to a pep rally, bon fire, and fireworks on campus. Then, tomorrow morning is a 5K and an Orange pancake breakfast.


Men's Basketball Ranked No. 1 Nationally in RPINov. 20, 2008
MACON, Ga. – After downing Southeastern Conference opponents Alabama and Auburn in a four-day span and starting the 2008-09 campaign with an unblemished 3-0 record for the first time since 1984, the Mercer men’s basketball team has been rewarded with the top spot in CollegeRPI.com’s rankings.

The College RPI takes into account a team's winning percentage (25%), its opponents' winning percentage (50%), and the winning percentage of those opponents' opponents (25%) when ranking every team in the nation. The Bears check in ahead of every traditional Division I roundball powerhouse in the country for the first time since the inception of the Ratings Percentage Index in 1981.

GO BEARS!!!

A Limp

Evan has been limping for two days. At preschool today, Evan's classroom teacher and his PE teacher noticed that he was not his usual running-jumping-self. I suspect that he pulled a muscle jumping in the leaves, but we will keep an eye on it.

When I ask him what happened, he has a different reply each time. My two favorites: 1) I am transforming; 2) Alex zapped me.

Here is our conversation in the car earlier today:

A: Evan, do you think you might have pulled a muscle in your leg?
E: (laughter erupts) MOMMY! How do you pull a muscle when you have SKIN?

Gray Squirrel

Last night at dinner, Alex started singing a sweet song I'd never heard before:


Gray Squirrel
Gray Squirrel -- wag your tail!
Gray Squirrel
Gray Squirrel -- bushy tail!
(and so on, including cute little hand motions)



I let him sing for some time; his tiny voice was soft and sweet and although I could barely understand him, I loved it.

Then, like a needle scratching across a record, Evan announced in a loud, clear voice, "Alex, your squirrel just died and went to Heaven."

Jump!

With Will in CA and all of us sick, I was dreading a long Saturday stuck in the house with Evan, Alex and many many germs. Instead, we had a fabulous morning of playing outside in the yard. The boys played together so well; I was proud of them. The leaves were wet from two days of rain, but it didn't matter. The leaf pile could have been bigger -- but that didn't matter, either. On this beautiful fall day, I'm thankful for the excuse to slow down and enjoy a morning of doing "nothing."

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sick

Alex has a sinus infection and I have an ear infection. Thankfully, Alex's doctor wrote an Rx for me, too, since "my" doctor (the one I saw once two years ago) can't fit me in.

Evan has a cough, but hopefully, he wont get worse. We really hope that Will can stay healthy, as he departs for San Fran tomorrow for a big conference. It is going to be a long weekend for everyone! Wish us luck!

That old familiar sound

This morning I was both irritated and elated to discover that my car's windshield had a thin layer of ice on it. I found our scraper and chipped away. That old familiar scratching sound was like music to my ears as I was flooded with happy memories of home and the holidays. I cleaned every square inch of that glass.

The car is parked outside again tonight; I'm hoping for another frost.

(Of course, part of my enjoyment is in realizing that later in the day, it will be in the 60s... I'm not totally crazy.)

Deep in Thought

School Pictures

Here is a link to Evan & Alex's school picture proofs. I can't decide! Steve Schroder was the photographer and he did a great job!

birthday wishes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILL!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!

we love you.

Alex and I surprised Will and his 10:50 Great Books class with cookies, brownies, and Halloween candies (thanks to Scott for getting us to the classroom!). It didn't seem appropriate to take as many pictures as "usual" for me, so here is the one I got; it will have to do:

Daylight Savings

As if it weren't bad enough that Alex has been waking up at 5:40 a.m. lately....

Today, by 6:00, we were eating breakfast, trying to read the paper, partaking in the usual morning rituals when... we realized it was only 5:00 a.m. And the really bad news? The kids won't nap. We've been trying for the last hour. We are in for a LONG day!

The Playground

We had fun today at Colin's birthday party!

Check out that awesome airplane cake!

Thanks for the new jackets from Vail, Gramie and Bapa!

We love them!