quick update

just a quick update. Work is great. Really it is. Abbie is wonderful. Yesterday at breakfast she came up with a list of words that rhymed with log, she came up with them, spelled them and wrote them all by herself! I was AMAZED. Just excited and amazed. We went letterboxing, I'll have to do a post on that later. Then the library. I got an easy reader for her, and she READ IT the first 4 pages on the way home READ IT BY HERSELF. She spelled the words and we helped her with the sounds but DANG IF SHE DIDN'T READ IT ALL ON HER OWN. I knew it would happen. I knew she would grow up, I knew it was coming, I just didn't really know it, does that make sense??

anyway, back to work longer post someday, sorry

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

this is not what Abbie's costume is going to look like, well unless I win, but GOODNESS isn't this beautiful!!!!

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

school, work, travel....

So Abbie started school last week. Monday she was anxious and didn't really want to go. She's not loving after care, but it was her second day. We can't already start skipping. So Tuesday when she got up she said she didn't feel good. I didn't think she looked good, but assumed it was just nerves so I got her moving and headed out. Rick took her to school and she lost her breakfast all over the parking lot apparently. The playground aide even thought it was nerves and if she was better after lunch to bring her back. So Rick headed home with her. It was the second day of my new job so I wasn't going home. He managed to get her to school and after care apparently didn't go well, but we made it through the day.
Noodles for dinner, it's Abbie's favorite place and Grandma sent her a gift card so she was buying. We get there, park in a REALLY close spot which is cool because it's on campus, order and get our noodles. After the second bite she screams and starts crying, she said her throat hurt, she couldn't swallow without crying. She wanted to leave noodles. SHE NEVER WANTS TO SKIP NOODLES so momma panicked a little. Of course dad is a couple states away on a trip, may as well be in Switzerland...oh wait that's where he was a week or so ago. Anyway we get home, relax on the couch and all is well in the world. She never did eat the noodles.

Today was MUCH MUCH better. I dropped her at a neighbors because Rick is gone and i have to be at work before school drop off. I think that helped a lot, at least it distracted her and her WONDERFUL teacher helped her with the transition to after care.

So today was better than yesterday and this momma is counting on the fact that tomorrow will be better than today...........








ps I think I'm going to really enjoy my new job.

First day stuff

Well Abbie started school today. Kindergarten. Sort of hard to believe. Seems like just yesterday I was sitting on my couch looking at the tiny baby she was wondering how I would ever be able to go back to work and leave her.

A friend asked me if I cried when I dropped her off, I did, but she didn't even look back and I'm so glad I was the one crying not her!

Here are some pictures. We'll add the details tonight when she gets home and tells me all about it. I start my new job Monday so it's perfect timing. Rick got back from Switzerland/Germany just in time and heads out again on Tuesday.

Here are a few pictures, here's the link for all the pictures I took. http://tinyurl.com/krdt2g

school & stuff

well she's registered and stocked. All we have to do is find the outfit. We looked at Gymboree, Gap and Childrens place and nothing really struck her fancy except for a pair of sparkly pink sneakers. I told her we couldn't buy any more shoes until we double checked to see what shoes at home wouldn't fit. We have 10 pairs of shoes in the yard sale box. TEN PAIRS OF SHOES. She has a bigger shoe problem than her mamma.

So anyway we are on the hunt for an outfit. Has to be longer than her finger tips for daddy, pink for Abbie and reasonably priced for mamma. We'll see. We have a couple weeks to go. Dad is leaving Monday for 2 weeks, TWO WEEK and then will be home for about 6 days and is gone again for some more days. Hopefully Abbie will be starting school and I will be starting a job in that time so keep your fingers crossed for the crazy in this house :)

sorry for the short post.

tiny toes

SHE'S GONE.........

ok, not forever, but until Friday. She left Sunday morning. Vacation Bible Camp at her grandparents. She was as excited as I was nervous and I'm guessing having as much fun as I am missing her. Today she's having a picnic in the park and staying at her aunts house. Friday there's a show, and we won't miss it.
It feels odd not having her here, but nice. It's strange hearing the alarm go off and realize I was sleeping not being kicked in the back by tiny toes. Reminds me that one day the toes won't be tiny and they won't be sneaking into bed with us every morning. We went to dinner and were sort of lost, we could go ANYWHERE without thinking about the kids menu and would Abbie eat any of the food or if the service would be fast enough to keep her from getting bored.
I know we've got a long way to go with Abbie, but it's interesting getting a glimpse of what life will be like when she's a "big kid" and doesn't need us to be with her all of the time all of the days. It is nice without her, but I'll be SO glad to have her back. Just like when she's a big kid, it will be nice to see her be growing up but I'm going to really miss the tiny toes in my back.

last day

Today is Abbie's last day at daycare. She's only been going two days a week since I got laid off, but today will be the last of even that. There are a whole list of reasons but for today it doesn't matter. I can't decide what the knot in the pit of my stomach is about. I don't know if it's because she's a "big girl" and so much closer to kindergarten than I'm ready for, if it's because I figure I'll be scrambling soon to find daycare because not having a spot will be the quickest way to get a decent job offer, or if it makes me that much more worried about the job situation or if there's just a not because I'm anxious and nervous about every choice I'm making lately. What ever it is there's a knot. She was excited. I don't think she's been loving the place lately, there have been a LOT of changes lately and a couple of her friends have left recently so that hasn't helped.

Anyway, it's the last day....