Mayo Family Blog

When the going get crazy, I make lists… grocery lists, to do lists, honey do lists, I like lists.  So here is my list of the top 10 things that I should have blogged about recently, but just haven’t found the time.

1) Finally kindergarten is settled!  Nathan will be attending the Lincoln Multi Age Program in the fall.  For all the work we put into researching schools, getting on waiting lists and going to Kindergarten info meetings, college should be easy!  He will be in a class with kindergarten and first graders for the next two years.  We feel pretty good about the school, so hopefully, it will work out well for Nathan (and Ryan in a few years since siblings are guaranteed a spot in the school).

2) Our good friends Chris and Jenny and their son, Eliot, came from Chicago to visit us a while back and we had a great time catching up and running around Ann Arbor.  Unfortunately, we didn’t catch up with President Obama who was in town for the U of M Commencement   Chris and Jenny are expecting baby #2 any day now.  We are looking forward to visiting them soon and meeting the newest addition to their family. 

3) Nathan’s preschool teacher organized a Mother’s Day Spa.  Nathan soaked, washed, and moisturized my feet and then painted my toenails.  It was all very sweet.  Here is a picture of him making the whirlpool tub by blowing into a straw in the water around my feet:And here is his finished work.  I still have the polish on my toes… love it

4) My mom had some really crappy luck not too long ago.  Her beautiful Great Dane buddy, Lexi, died unexpectedly over Easter weekend and my mom lost her job just a couple days later.  That was quite a blow… fortunately, my procrastination in posting does allow me to report some good news.  My mom recently found a new job which is looking promising.

5) Last weekend Nathan and I drove down to Nashville to see my mom, brother and nephews.  Nathan was the best traveler– he had very few complaints even when the ride back took us 12 hours!  We got her moved into a new place in the rain.  Of course, rain is not what Nashville needs now, but that’s what they got all weekend.  The devastation from the floods was terrible, it’s amazing the power of water!   Speaking of water, my mom’s new place has the biggest tub I have ever seen in my life!

6) My mom has a cat, Sammie, that made friends with Nathan right away.  She followed him around and played with him all weekend.  My mom does, however have one other cat that is also very sweet, that she is trying to find a home for.  This cat was given up by his previous owners because they had a baby and believed the cat would suck the breath out of the infant (total crap, in case you were wondering… those southerners will believe anything!) So, if you know anyone looking for a great family cat, let me know.

7) I got a bike ride in this afternoon… doesn’t sound like that big of a feat, but sure does feel like everything has been working against me to get rides in.  I had a flat tire already this season, lots of rain, and construction keeps changing my routes and today, my brakes wouldn’t work… so I took them off.  I rode my 25 miles with no front brakes… no big deal, really, but I’ll have to get them fixed at some point… Hopefully, my riding luck will turn around soon!

8 ) I did laundry this weekend and it included cozy feetsie pajamas and swim suits… love that Michigan weather!!  And no the swim suits were not from Nashville!

9) I’m writing this post while watching the season finale of Lost.  Very odd… I still have a lot of questions.  Michael is very ticked off by the whole happy-ending-ness of it all.  He’s a big fan of sad, everyone-dying endings… which he kind of got…. but he’s not happy

10) Nathan and Ryan were playing with a toy parking structure, but Ryan kept stealing the cars Nathan was parking.  I tried to help by suggesting that the cars were leaving and therefore had to pay, so Nathan would be rich!  He didn’t miss a beat when he said, “Yeah, except today is Sunday.”  (Most parking garages in Ann Arbor are free on Sunday.)

On to other lists…..