after starving myself of home internet connection since june or so, i bit the bullet last week and signed up for DSL (but you KNOW i got a GREAT DEAL!!) i'm so excited to be able to do anything at anytime that here i am, updating my blog!! (if y'all KNEW how many ghost blogs-with-great-intentions were floating out there...) i don't reckon anyone is crying because of lack of our updates, but because i can't seem to squeeze phone time into a day, *i* feel better sending out a memo. so, "to whom it DOES concern..."
the three of us have made it into 2011!! if we make it to 8 am mondays through fridays...we can do anything! i think we all have gotten "used to" the chaos that is now our livelihood...we seem to whine and grump and stagger and scowl our ways to the car, but usually, by each school carpool line, we SEEM to mean our lovely parting wishes for the day. and, usually, sometime during the four o'clock hour when we meet up again, we are each excited to see the other...albeit short-lived sometimes. weekends are spent either traveling between state lines or brushing teeth by noon. the house is a disaster (yeah, yeah), the meals are restaurant-cooked (sounds more like home-cooked, don'tcha think?), and there are clean clothes for ALL (ALL over the floor!), but we are healthy, and pretty happy, and making the most out of each day.
mollybon brought home a progress report today with all 100s...except for that 98 in math...whatever shall i DO with that girl? she was november's leader of the month for her grade at school, and her teacher always praises her when i happen to see her at school. she's multiplying by threes now, although last i knew, she was learning subtraction...i reckon between smart teachers, smart computers, and smart boards, they move pretty quickly in the classroom. her social calendar is always booked, and she has been working on her very own chapter book, which was very impressive, upon last update. she'll beat her mother to a first completed book, no doubt! she's exactly a bonbon's head shorter than bonbon and shows no signs of stopping the growing. by the way, if you happen to see her out, i TOTALLY MEAN for her pants to be capris/floods...really!!
greybear is COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS until he's four...and so am i. i'm not quite sure what HE thinks four is gonna do, but i am CERTAIN that being four means that fighting your mother over EVERY.SINGLE.DECISION. is a habit of the past!! !! !!!! he is VERY stubborn (shut it), and i KNOW that while all these damn traits are so good for adults to have...children have to MAKE IT to adulthood first!! he is very busy planning his birthday party. to date, it's going to be a christmas birthday, with lots of lights and a tree and presents and everyone ELSE is going to get presents from him and he is inviting everyone he knows (even the imaginary ones), and and and...it's very entertaining to listen to, although i regret to say i rarely have a pen and paper to jot all these ideas down with! i think he'll be lucky if i remember a cake, but we'll see how the next couple of months go. i might even promise him everything on that list if he could go another several weeks without whining! ;)
grey is also "allergic to peanuts"...and very adamant about it! he will ask you what ingredients are in suscpicious-looking foods, and he will object heartily to anything (that doesn't look good, or) that has peanuts/peanut butter in it. it seems my darling greybear bears great empathy for a girl in his class who has a valid peanut allergy.
he seems to be doing very well in school (or his teacher is a wonderful exaggerator.) he wrote his name for the first time just the other night, and i was so durn proud. i can't believe the baby is writing his name...
i am...here!! yay!! :) i'm still a secretary, still enjoying my job, and still learning all the ropes that swing my way. i am still knitting, still going out and socializing every chance i can grab, and still in love with liam. however...i've also been getting to know a wonderful WONDERFUL man these last couple of months (liam and i have discussed this in great length, and liam has given temporary permission.) although completely unexpected, john has been such a gift of laughter, lessons, and loveliness!
i look to a year from now, and i see absolutely nothing...the world's a stage, and i'm blinded by spotlights. i'm taking it one or two steps at a time, and i am very happy with the way that, er, strolls. i'm in no hurry for anything (except more money, vacation time, and the cleaning fairy.) but i look back to a year ago, and i have come SO far, and i am very proud, and i will continue to be proud. i have learned SO much, and the past year has been so rich with new experiences, new relationships, new lessons learned, new confidence...and much freedom. i'm a new me, and i'm so happy to be where i am...i could not have done it without y'all in my life -- in OUR lives.
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