January 8-11, 2010

Kylee in a high chair at South Tenampa. This is the first time that she has been able to sit in a high chair when we have gone out to eat. Notice her ears are now pierced.

Ayden all bundled up to go to Will and Pam's for Will's birthday dinner. Due to the snow we were forced to have dinner at their house instead of going out to eat. We postponed that until the weekend...Maybe.

As if the 14 day Christmas break wasn't enough. We go back to school on a two hour delay on January 4, 2010. Which those of you that are teachers know, that it may be counted as an instructional day, but with the kids all wired up it is as far from an instructional day as you could get. Then the snow comes, which is strange for early January, and we don't go back until Thursday. Once again on a two hour delay. But this time it gets even worse. Not only are we on a two hour delay but a storm front is headed in and there is a possibility that we will get out early. What? Early. Yep, that's right, early. While I was on lunch duty, the big screen television was on in the cafeteria and the news was scrolling school closings. For the first 20 minutes of lunch Wayne County was nowhere to be seen. Then all of the sudden, there we are. The cafeteria erupts. It is complete hysteria. And the first thing that I think is, GREAT. At this point I would rather be at work and just get it over with. At this pint the kids are on complete reset. They have to learn many things all over since they have been off so long and when they do have to come back to a full week, or even day for that matter, unwanted behaviors tend to rise. But hey, it's all the teacher's fault. Enough of that, I'm depressing myself.

As you can see from the pictures above, the girls are really growing. Kylee now has her ears pierced. We did then when she was six months old. The

She has now found her voice, it is "dad dad". Just different variations of how she says it and to what volume it comes out.

Ayden want to become a ballerina. Just so she can have a ballerina dress. I am convinced and just about ready to sign her up for dance lessons. If she likes it, great. If she doesn't, we can stop going. It's not the end of the world.

This evening we were sitting at the dinner table and Ayden got this horrible look on her face. She said, "excuse me". Which means that she passed gas. We discussed how inappropriate that was while eating dinner. But hey, at least she said excuse me.

She put her had down the back of her pants and said, "I think I, ..."

I then interrupted her and asked if she had pooped on herself. She replied, "I don't feel any poop." It is at these times that being a parent and what I should do really puzzles me. Hey it's probably what I would have done. Luckily, April was sitting at the table and made her immediately go wash her hands before she did another thing. I love having a mommy around.

I met with Missy Reed this evening to get ready for my first job at MU. I will be teaching a class for non special education undergraduates. I am really excited. I hope I can do a good job. I hope it turns out to be a positive experience and provides me with that little extra nudge I need to go ahead and get my doctorate. I think I really want to be on the higher ed level.

Another thing I was upset to see was that Sue Hardin has stopped blogging. I completely understand this. I have been absent from my writing and reading on the blogging universe, but she has a lot on her plate and it is understandable. I wish her all the best and hope she someday returns and keeps us updated. I do try to post here as often as possible, but not so people will read my blogs, although that it is a plus. i enjoy reading comments. I post this in the hopes that someday in the distant future, I can print it all out, bind it and give it to my girls as wedding gifts. That is the goal.