"I believe the future is just the past again, entered through a new gate"

I'm not that great at keeping blogs up to date. In fact, I haven't been doing a great job of keeping anything organized lately. The movers are coming to get our things in just over a month, and I don't feel ready to move at all! Lately I've been spending most of my time working with the kids, taking The Boy to school, and trying to get everything organized for our move. Moving is a huge example of the past repeating itself- at least in this family!

Last year at this time I was preparing for our move from England to the states. We've only been in this house for nine months and we're already planning to move again. I have no idea how many hours I have spent online- trying to map out our route home, planning stops and hotels, searching for houses and jobs back in MS, trying to find out what I need to know to get The Boy registered for school mid-semester, trying to find a daycare or preschool for The Girl to attend... My brain hurts. I thought I would try a little update though.

That Guy and I: That Guy had his 27th birthday in August- I can't believe I didn't post about it at all. Of course, I also forgot to post about our 6th wedding anniversary, so I guess I don't feel too guilty about it! We were able to go out on his birthday weekend (we went to see the new Batman movie and then out to dinner) We didn't go out for our anniversary- but we did have a nice date night at home, and that was just as good, in my opinion.

Other than that, nothing too thrilling going on with us. That Guy is spending this week in briefings to help prepare for his seperation. He has been coming home every day with mountains of paperwork- so hopefully when we comb through it over the weekend we will feel more prepared for this new move.

I haven't been feeling well this last month- but it's an old complaint so nothing new really. I went to the Dr and I'm waiting now for an ultrasound to see if they can pinpoint the problem. In the past I have had issues with painful cysts and also pain from internal scarring (4 abdmoninal surgeries leave behind a lot of scars!) I'm just waiting to go in and find out which one it is this time and see what can be done.

The Boy: The Boy is doing great! Today marks the end of his 4th week of school- which is actually pretty huge since he's only doing 6 weeks here in Vegas! He's doing great, and he loves it. I'm a parent helper in his class room and I have to say- I don't see how he's "behind" at all. Maybe I'm just biased, but it actually seems to me like he is near the top of his class. As a volunteer, my job is to call the kids over for some one-on-one help- things like writing their name, identifying the letters of the alphabet, flashcards matching oppostites and rhyming words, etc... The Boy hasn't been struggling with any of these activities- so I think he's going to be just fine.

Outside of the class room, things with The Boy are also great. He has a best friend at school now, and he and "J" make plans together all the time. He's still a great help at home, and loves to draw. I go through a pad of construction paper each week, and have to buy new crayons and colored pencils twice a month just to keep up with his hobby! When he is not coloring inside, he's running around on the playground outside and making up games. He likes the trees behind our house- he pretends the hanging branches are Spiderman webbing and "swings" from tree to tree! He's also discovered a new PBS show- Sid the Science Kid, and has announced that he's going to be a sceintist when he grows up. I'd love to encourage this with him- although I'm not sure how much help I am going to be when he gets older! Science classes were never my strong suit, but we'll do what we can to encourage his new interest.

The Girl: Things with her are as interesting as ever! She's sweet and devilish all at the same time- I honestly think all three year olds are bi-polar! She is FINALLY potty trained. Nothing we did worked though. She just woke up one morning and announced "I'm going to go potty". And she's been accident free since then. I'm baffled by this, but I know not to look a gift horse in the mouth!

She's loving the one-on-one time she gets when The Boy is in school, and she loves the days that I volunteer and she gets to go to "big school" too. Everything with her is very dramatic- good or bad. If The Puppy looks at her wrong, it's time for tears and wailing as loudly as she can. If it's time to go to the playground- she's shrieking with joy and bouncing off the walls until we open the door to the backyard. She's got more energy than I know what to do with, but I am definately learning to appreciate it and even looking forward to it most days!