The sounds from Rowan's room...

I wish you could hear the singing that is coming from Rowan's room right now. Bedtime. Its that blasted time of the evening again. By the time bedtime comes around, Rowan is so wound up, she does everything in her power to fend off sleep. And right now she is singing her heart out. Bryan and I are down stairs in the family room, working on our computers, and listening to her over the monitor. Sing, Sing, sing...

Rowan's (first) summer break is nearly over (yes Greg). On Monday she will go back to school for a shortened school day until the middle of July, then she will have a 2nd summer break (and we'll take a family vacation). She and Nanny have a had a nice time together and on special days, she gets to spend some time with Nanny's grandson Connor. Connor has just learned to crawl (and Rowan's house is not very baby proofed).

Since last weekend Rowan has been suffering with a head cold that we keep passing around. On Saturday, we went to a birthday party for Emma, who is 2, at local playground. On Sunday, Rowan seemed out of sorts, but I blamed it on the excessiveley hot weather we had. But by Monday, it was clear she had a cold. Monday and Tuesday weren't too bad. But by Wednesday she wasn't too good. She can get dehydrated so quickly. Fortunately today, she started eating and drinking again, and hence...the singing. She's back to her old self.

Bryan has been busy with work this week. I'm not totally clear about what is going on (not that I would understand it, but I try), and he's been working a little later in the evenings. We have also been cleaning out our desks and reorganizing our home office. Its been a pretty daunting task. It doesn't take long for a desk drawer to get completely out of control, and fill with useless stuff. Bryan has also downsized from a large desk to a medium sized desk. That was hard.

I have been busy taking care of Rowan this week and doing odd errands that I have a little more time to do, now that she's home from school. It's almost like a mini vacation - except I go to work.

Mark your calendars for July 2nd, 4-8 pm, for a backyard bar-be-que to celebrate Rowan's 5th Birthday. Invitations will be coming to a mailbox near you soon.

Until next time, all our love,
Colleen, Bryan & Rowan