Five on Friday.
Friday, February 21, 2014 at 10:38AM 1. Another one bites the dust...ish. You may not have known it, but Noah fell to walking pneumonia at the start of the month. (Remember, Nathan had it mid-November, I got it a couple weeks after that, and Micah got it a couple weeks after me. We'd gone more than a month so thought we were in the clear. Shows what we know, lol.) Being a stubborn 13 year old, though, he managed to recover fairly well (thanks, also, to the drugs) and we held our breath to see if/when Asher would get it. Well, on Tuesday, we thought that was it. He started showing all the symptoms we'd come to expect. But. He doesn't have walking pneumonia.
On the one hand, this is good. Who wants walking pneumonia anyhow? ;) But. On the other hand, I was kind of hoping it was walking pneumonia. The rest of us would have been relatively safe then and we knew how to deal with that. This new thing (technically I'm told it's adenovirus in case you care) doesn't have a treatment, is contagious and will last longer. Lovely. (Basically it sounds like a cold to me...just with a fancy name. But he also has more fever accompanying this than a normal cold and is pretty achy. I'm told he's contagious until he hasn't had the fever for a day...which means we're sticking close to home these days. If you don't see us, this is why.)
2. For the sake of recording it somewhere...Micah was recently rather distraught upon realizing that Koaly ends up on the floor most mornings...meaning that Micah's been kicking him out of his bed each night. :) He was actually feeling pretty guilty and upset. Asher came to the rescue, though, by quickly informing Micah that it must just be that Koaly sleepwalks. Whew. So. If Micah ever informs you that Koaly sleepwalks, you'd best agree with him. ;)
3. Noah and Micah had another JOAD tournament last weekend down in Denver. Noah did a fair job and felt pretty good about his shoot. Micah was just "off." At practice just two days before, he'd been shooting 9s and 10s aplenty and thought he'd be able to score really well, but things just weren't working out for him on Sunday. On the plus side, he should definitely win an award for math. Due to a lack of parent volunteers, he ended up being one of the scorekeepers (for his age group, they generally have parents tackle the scorekeeping for the kids, though Micah knows how to do it and practices at our team shoots). Not only did he do the normal scorekeeping, though (which is nothing particularly special for him), he somehow ended up keeping score for two groups of shooters...8 kids. And, I don't mind telling you, he still got all the math right and generally finished it quicker than the adult keeping score with him. (There are always two scorers for each scorecard to duplicate.)
Incidentally, he still took first, as there were no other competitors in his division, lol.
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(Yes, this is his February pose again. Funny boy.)
4. I noticed while at the tournament that Noah's pants are too short again. Drat. That boy has got to stop growing. ;) So. Dilemma. Can someone please tell me where to find men's pants (we've passed the boys' sizing now) that are no greater than a 28 waist but at least a 32 inseam? From the looking I've done, you generally can't get the 32 inseam unless you go to at least a 32 waist. That would fall off my boy. (The 28 waist he already has is still too big but I don't think they make them smaller than that, do they?) Alternatively, any suggestions for putting some bulk on him? But I don't think he could possibly eat more protein than he already does. ;)
5. The Olympics are almost over (and we've been thoroughly enjoying them!) so I may actually start posting more after the weekend. ;)
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http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mens+jeans+size+28x32
http://www.makeyourownjeans.com/
http://www.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=80799#size=77-1%3A963%7C77-2%3A978
6pm.com: one of my favorite places to buy quality clothes for good prices has A LOT of 28X32 (some 26X32). They are like Ross online so they sell a lot of "leftovers" from other stores...thinking there are probably a good amount of leftovers in that size. Free Shipping too!
Levis makes that size. Old Navy Makes it also in some styles. GAP carries slacks and jeans in that size. You may have to order online though depending on store selection. I'm sure I'll be asking this same question in 5 years. :)
http://www.amazon.com/Carhartt-Mens-Twill-Black-30L/dp/B003LO1WL8/ref=sr_1_11?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1393017818&sr=1-11&keywords=mens+khaki
Carhartt makes that size and has twill pants as well as denim and work pants. Amazon carries them for around $25
http://www.amazon.com/Dickies-Mens-Original-Work-Pant/dp/B00DBY4LAC/ref=pd_sim_a_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=076KD6JEVT0J8GBJD3F5
6pm.com carries A LOT of 28X32 pants
Gap/Old Navy also and Levis
My 12 year old is tall and skinny, too. I've actually been able to buy him jeans at Target--boys size 14 (16 is still too wide in the waist). We tried many stores before I tried good ole Target--the only other place I found size 27x27 was Aeropostle, but they cost quite a bit more.