Challenges

A new school year means new challenges. Challenges in the form of - a police officer being murdered less than a mile away from school, a woman murdered about 500 feet from the school, and a little girl raped by a man who has trespassed on school grounds. Oh yes, challenges indeed. My two little guys in daycare and aftercare when I wish they were me. I really took being a stay at home mom for granted. Getting up at 5:15 every morning is not pretty!! Luckily, I am the Queen of Organization and things run fairly smoothly around here. The counters are covered with crap and the clothes and towels will pile up now that Nana is gone, but we will have meals and be on time!! On the bright side, Nicholas loves his new school, Christopher moved to a big boy room but still gets to be with his favorite teacher, Miss Windy, and I have joined the "Biggest Loser" club at school to finally get rid of this 35 pounds from being pregnant with Christopher. Well, that is if I can stop eating candy and cupcakes for five seconds . . .

Summer of '09

Yes, this summer is one to remember. My ex-husband and his wife were meaner than ever. The kids never saw their dad, he stopped paying child support. I met someone but then when I decided that it was OK to like him, I realize that he is not ready, he needs to get through his divorce first. Christopher had his tonils and adnoids out. It was quite a summer. Putting a positive spin on things, I now know that the kids love road trips. I was able to take them to South Carolina all by myself - quite an accomplishment if you ask me. Seven hours in the car with a 2 and 6 year old who are the best travellers ever. I have a job for the up coming school which is a lot more than most people have right now. I have lots of support from friends and family and am very thankful for that. The dollar store now sells teacher materials so instead of spending hundreds of dollars to decorate my classroom I only spend $25. Yes, this was a summer to remember and I look forward to next summer and feel lucky that I have job that gives me the summer off!!