Sorry for the long delay, we've been busy busy busy!
Nana was here for a great visit last weekend. Thanks Nana! The neon pink slap bracelet and headband, the peel off nail polish and the lipstick from 'Greta's Favorite Store' (Claire's) have been found and well-loved. We speak of you while doing ourselves up.
As for me, I headed back to work this week. An enjoyable week of preparing the classroom for this upcoming group, and trying to plan some lessons has been busy and fun. I have a super group this year, they were my last group of first graders I had and I really liked them. Nice, normal kids and parents. How pleasant.
Chris is super busy at the golf course as we are in the throws of summer. It is pretty dry, although this week we enjoyed a nice storm which gave us about an inch and a half of rain, after a rainy Monday morning where we had just under an inch. Good, but not enough to keep Chris from having a short weekend at work. :(
Greta is getting ready to start her pre-K class soon. I can't believe this is her final year of daycare. HOORAY! Next year she will come with me! Ahh, no more breaks to myself. I guess I better 'live 'em up' this year....
Clara is doing okay. She has been walking for 2 weeks now, and we are so proud of her. She remains the happiest baby, and loves to blow kisses which she has added to the ever-present wave she has possessed for a looooong time. She is such a socialite, in a good way -- not the Paris Hilton way. She loooves to babble, and I think might even be singing at times (does a great dance which involves a lot of turning in circles...ever seen one of those bison with the Turning Disease, looks similar.) We have taught her some sign language which she has really taken to, and is a relief since before everthing was 'unh unh' and a headshake no. She signs for cup, eat, more and occasionally thank you. I am going to pick some new ones this weekend. Unfortunately she is still experiencing low iron levels, and even after a month of iron supplements, things haven't improved, so today we were sent to the hospital to have blood drawn. ooooooh myyyyyyyyy. To describe it is something akin to a science fiction novel:
The probe was stuck a third time in the taught skin of the hand only held tighter
by the assistant. It was made even more miserable by the fact that the invaders
had already done this torture twice, once on each arm. As if fierce vampires
unable to drain their prey the probing continued without end, only to final
cease in defeat. Tomorrow, they said. Tomorrow will be the day.
And I wish I was exaggerating! After not finding the vein in either arm -- 3 people involved in this-- and then not getting enough in the hand because her blood started to clot, we have to head back tomorrow to do it all again. The phlebotomists (I love that word) were all extremely nice, and could've kept going but stopped for Clara's sake (either that or they were totally tired of hearing her scream). So, we've made arrangements for Greta to stay with a neighbor while Chris and I take Clara tomorrow morning. There is absolutely no way I could subject Greta to that. She saw Clara get shots once last year and was so upset because Clara was crying, that she was literally shaking. What a sweet sister...what happened....
So, we are busy but doing well. I have some good pictures to post, so in between lesson plans and blood and arguing over toys (it's begun) hopefully I'll be able to share them.
And for the record, someone remind to take off those glasses and stand up straight next time there is a camera pointed at me!
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