I don't think you'll have trouble breaking them in- mine were immediately comfortable even for speed walking.
I'm am definitely earning my vacation this week! Super stressful week. I've already worked over 40 hours this week and I still have a full day tomorrow. This happens every time I have a vacation planned. At least that means less time to stress about the details!
Our Keens arrived today. I'm wearing mine right now to try to break them in. I bought them a little big for the kids but they seem ok. Zachary's fit a little funny but that's because his feet are shaped a little weird.I think it'll be ok. He wore them around the house and seemed fine. It's just a little hard to get on and off (which may not be a bad thing for him!
). After I took them off, he carried them around announcing, "My shoes! My shoes!" Very cute.
Amanda
Whew, I'm tired just thinking about your week! Your vacation will be much needed by the time it arrives!
Hooray for your Keens!
Is she still going to take you to the airport? I interviewed to be a nanny for a family in Pittsburgh who (husband wife) were surgeons but they were only willing to pay what I make now, no benefits, and I'd have to move to the city = higher rent and they wanted me to be on call for 3 weekends a month so needless to say I passed but I'm sure they found someone great. I know they were using Nannys for Hire or some website like that.
Today I order the 1st two Kingdom Keeper books as well as the next 4 Magic Treehouse boxes. I also got a Mickey Mouse book for Zachary. I really want to read to the kids on the trip in preparation for school starting.
). I have a large shopping bag with each child's carry-on stuff (they are using their backpacks for camp still). But I'm happy things are moving forward.
If so, we rented it last week, J.J. liked it!I'm catching up! Seems I missed the problems with the nanny
Keep us posted!! I can't believe you leave so sooon!! The pool wasn't too busy when I was there. It seemed worse on the weekend but they were booked at 100% so that is why I'm sure! The lifeguards were out till 11pm so that was nice to be able to swim at night too! I still have my pool wristbands on!!
It sounds like you had a great day with Jessica. I'm so glad you could get out of work to pick her up first.
Did Zachary get the NEW Dora movie?
Umm...I'm not sure if you ordered the Kingdom Keepers books for yourself or for the kids (although I think they'd be too scary for kids your kids ages) so I'm going to out myself for reading kids books and say I LOVE LOVE LOVE these books! I read the second one in one evening. I have the third one sitting around (and it's like three times as long as either of the first too) but I can't start reading it because I love them so much I want to be in the best state of mind to completely enjoy it! Maybe after Syd's surgery.
Good luck at the appointments on Monday! I'll be thinking of you!
I'm glad you were able to get Jessica picked up first and I bet she loved her mani/pedi.
The books and movies sound like fun too.
I'm glad you're happy with Nathanial's teacher and hope it all goes as well for Jessica.
Hilarious about dh's reaction to the body glide.
Such a man!!! Tom got a little extra money this month and my raise just went through so we decided to replace the tv. Our old tv was old so our 1st stop was the cable company to trade-in our box for an HD cable box. Then we picked up our new tv from BestBuy. (We ordered it online.) I also convinced Tom that our portable DVD player (which is 6 years old) won't hold a charge long enough to show a single movie on the plane. So we replaced that, too. (We use our portable DVD player as our only DVD player in our room but it stays plugged in so the battery isn't an issue.) I was really worried about the old DVD player on the plane so I'm very, very happy now. And I pointed out that it was several hundred $$$ cheaper than an iPad. 
Sounds like a great day! I never knew the thingies that go on Sunglasses were Croakies. Is that the brand name for them? I can totally relate to never being able to find a movie the kids will agree on. It is an endless battle around here too
Ok Doc......since this shopping disease seems to be spreading, please tell me there is a cure?!?!?!?!
I found the Graco on walmart.com for $155 with free site to store shipping, and will order it from there, this way if I don't like it, I can return it to Walmart!!! Now just to convince DH we need another stroller when the boys are 5 and 6 (but we are planning more children...well, he is planning A child, I would like 2 more!).
I went to the Bronx Zoo in July with a mom's group before our annual gathering in CT....it was the 1st time I had been there since I was a child and I ended up signing up for a family pass.....I figure even if we go one for 2 more times before it expires (next July) it will be worth it. The $13 parking is a killer! It does tick me off a bit that you pay to get in, then they want you to fork over more money to see other things.....Philly zoo and Washington DC zoos are not that way, but then again, NY does it's own thing!!!!
So do you REALLY think you are done shopping? Come on now, you do have a week before your trip!!!!
I'm working all week and then leaving on Saturday. Tom goes to Dallas Friday morning so unless I buy a few things on my way home from work, I'm done. I did place a diaper/pull-up order from diapers.com but that's more a routine thing than a pre-trip one. And I included diapers in our garden grocer order so I'm only going to bring about 10 diapers for the trip down.Love the Bronx Zoo!! We went one Wednesday last summer-- never again!! It's worth it to pay admission to not have to deal with the crazy crowds on the freebie day
We spent the day at the Westchester Mall (looking, not buying!), but I wished we were outside! It really was perfect out!
