Yes, We Are Alive

It has been several days since the last entry. Life has a way of keeping us on our toes. Ayden has started pre-school and we can't get much information out of her about it. She talks a little about her friends she has made and that is it. She went to Uncle Matt's race this weekend in Yadkinville, NC. She left Thursday and just got home today. It is really a different house with her not here.

Kylee is really starting to vocalize now. It is so funny. She is laughing and kicking and starting to try to sit up. She is growing so well. She has a doctor's appointment tomorrow. We'll see how much she has grown then. I think she is bigger than Ayden was at this age. But the tape will tell as they say.

April and I have been sick. Not the pig flu. Sinus infection and I think April has Bronchitis. She hasn't had a voice for two days. We are both on antibiotics. So much fun. I feel worse today than any day. I am trying to stay away from the girls just in case.

Work is going well. I am taking administration classes. Two this semester. There is a lot of work involved. It is not really hard, it just takes time to get it finished.

Well, that's all the time I have for know. Be back soon. I have to make time for this. It's something I enjoy and I need to do it to document the girls.

So long for now.

Sleepwalker

In the early 90's there was a movie called Stephen King's Sleepwalkers. That was really brought to mind this morning. In the movie there is a lot of supernatural, demonic possession and vampirism. I know I like it. But this morning I thought that I had sworn off horror movies FOREVER thanks to Ayden, the possessed three year old. Ha Ha.

She woke up around 10:30 and April and I were still lying in bed playing with Kylee and just talking. I had gotten up to use the bathroom and heard Ayden cry as she came into our room. She flopped into the floor between the bed and April's closet. She kept saying she couldn't sleep. Yea, it's 10:30 no wonder, you have been asleep since 8:00 last night. I walked over to pick her up and put her on my side of the bed beside Kylee and this is when she pulled the exorcist, Linda Blair, Emily Rose trick on me.

She was crawling and spun around a couple of times. She crawled away from me as fast as she could, which seemed very fast. She crawled straight into April's closet and shut the sliding door. Wow. She kept saying, "I can't sleep, I can't sleep."

Yea, I know. You have been asleep for over 12 hours. But how do you explain that to a three year old. Oh well, ayden <---------Ayden had to type her name.

We have finally completed the Halloween costume search. I took Grandpa Ruben to the Mall yesterday to try on a pair of boots to make sure we got the right size when we order them and we went on to the Disney Store. Me, April, Ayden, Kylee, and Ruben in the Disney Store. It was priceless. Ayden decided on the Snow White costume and I had to get all of the accessories that went with it. The light up slippers, the flashing wand, the hairband. It is great. She loves it.

We spent a couple of hours in the Mall and Grandpa seemed to have a real good time. Of course, Kylee slept in the stroller the majority of the time and Grandpa and Ayden picked at each other. It was fun to watch.

We then went to Famous Dave's to eat. This is one of Grandpa's favorite places. April and I like it too. Plus, Ayden can get Oreo's in the kid's meal. Which is something that she doesn't often get. The girls fell asleep on the way home and it was a good day. It was enjoyable spending time with my grandfather. I don't get to do that nearly as much as I would like too. Not even close.

Sometimes I am so blown away by what my three year old has to say. We were on our way home the other night and she said, "I want a mysterical mermaid costume that is perfectly white." Wow. Where did she get that from?

April asked her what color her eyes were. She said, "Um, I think, blue, no, they are green mommy. Yes that's what color they are. They are green." Then April asked if she was sure that they weren't brown. Meaning that she is full of it. She then replied, "I'm pretty sure that they are green, but if you want turn the light on, I'll check what color they are."

Wow. Now I know that my three year old is smarter than I am.

Kylee is growing very well. She is starting to vocalize a lot. She laughs and grins so much. She has such a great disposition. She is so sweet. I can't wait to see how her personality develops. I'm sure we won't be disappointed.

My Grandma Violet watched the girls on Monday. Ayden asked to spend the night when I stopped after work to pick them up. She had a really good time. Grandma fixed her pancakes in the shape of snowmen. Of course, Ayden ate them without syrup. She doesn't get to see them very often so I was glad to take them down. She seemed to have had a really good time with them. I know the girls had a great time.

Ayden starts preschool on September 15. We ordered her a LL Bean Bookpack. It is pink with her name on it. She was thrilled. When it came in and we gave it to her she hugged it. You would think that she never gets anything. I brought her three glow sticks home from school that were left over from a fundraiser kick off. You would have thought that it was gold. She hugged me and told me thanks about 500 times.

We bought Kylee a Lady Bug costume for Halloween. It is cute. We tried it on her and it fits perfectly. We asked Ayden if she wanted the same one since Toys R Us had her size. She said no thanks. She wanted an ant costume this year. Oh well, where in the world are we going to find an ant costume? Guess I'll try the Internet.

Work is back in full swing. I am Faculty Senate President. That takes a lot of time. Plus all of the Special Education paperwork that is added each year. Federal mandates have gotten stiffer each year I have taught. I am also trying to get a BETA club started at the middle school, which I know very little about. I just know that it is a very good program that teaches leadership and community skills. Plus the main things of lesson plans, grading, and teaching I have to do every day are still a constant. I have a pretty full schedule when I arrive at 7:30 each morning. I could stay until 7:00 each night and still have things waiting on me every morning.

But I'm not complaining. I'd rather be busy in a job than to have ample time without a job.