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The other night as we were driving home from Awana, Hannah was wondering out loud if there will be kids in the new neighborhood to play with once we move to Denver. She looked over at Ellie and said, “don’t worry, I will find you a nice three year old friend that you like to play [...] Ellie was cleaning her room this afternoon and decided to store a toy on the top shelf of the hutch on her dresser. I heard her calling me from the other room when she realized she was not going to get down by herself. I was shocked to see this little wisp of a person [...] I think I can… I think I can… The days are moving swiftly, but things are being accomplished. I am trying to keep a balance between wrapping things up here in STL by going to our favorite spots one last time, visiting with friends, and getting in doctor’s/hair/auto appointments. There have been several trips to drop off [...] I guess the sunshine this week must be making Ellie optimistic. She pulled out one of her favorite sundresses to wear today. Hannah saw her and said, “She’s wearing that?” Hannah showed up later in her own sundress in the same style. Ryan checked the forecast for Denver….Sunny and 62. Reality in STL: Sunny and 49, not bad. Not [...] All parents eagerly await achieving the official “potty trained” status. Ellie began to potty train herself very early – before she was even two she was in pull-ups/panties and loved using the toilet. I have found, though, that there is a season, or a transition, where they are, perhaps fully functional in the control of [...] This is such a bittersweet time for me and our family as we prepare to move to Denver. I think, overall, everyone is fine and will weather this well. We all are the type to focus on the future and take the good with the bad. I thought I would record some of the feelings [...] At dawn this morning, Ellie was standing by the side of my bed asking for a bologna sandwich with ‘merican cheese. We have been to Denver and back. I can say that the clear, blue Colorado sky is much on my mind today while I sit and look out my dining room windows at the low, cloudy, winter horizon here in the mid-west. It was quite a whirlwind week. Here are the highlights: -We looked at at least [...] I have always been pretty strict on how much TV my kids watch. Hannah is allowed to watch two shows after her schoolwork and chores are complete. “Mom, I’ve been thinking about watching 3 shows now.” – very grown-up sounding, as if this is her decision. “Mmm-Hmmm, Honey” (head in the refrigerator looking for apple juice for [...] Remember the “You be the mama polar bear and I’ll be the baby polar bear game”? She hasn’t mentioned playing that game one time since our “little talk” several weeks back. Hmmm. |
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