Finally Friday

Whew..it's been a long 2 weeks. Paul's traveled 3 nights last week and 3 nights this week. That makes for a long week. Single parenthood is not for the faint of heart. At all. Thankfully he's home for the next few weeks. I think.

So..what's been going on with us? Lily got her hair cut last night. Probably her 6th haircut in her 7 1/2 years. She wanted a big haircut. So Paul took her when he got home last night and cut probably 5"(if not more) off her beautiful blonde curly hair. It's still blond and beautiful but not as curly, more wavy looking now. I didn't think I was attached to her hair but apparently, I was. I miss the long hair. It's going to take a long time for me to get used to her with shorter hair. And I told Julia she was never getting a haircut. Ever.

We're in throes of Girl Scout cooking selling & delivering. The weekends have been busy with Cookie Booths and trying to deliver the 200+ boxes of cookies in our dining room. And keeping the children from eating full boxes of cookies at one sitting.

We're also in the middle of our big fundraising campaign for our school. We do 2 fundraisers a year - a carnival in the fall and Boosterthon Fun Run in the Spring. It's going well and the girls are loving it. Thanks to all our family who has supported them!

Work is going well for me - I'm incredibly thankful for all the referrals I've been getting. I can't thank my friends enough!

Oh - Paul got a promotion - he's a Regional Compliance Manager now - a step up from what he was doing before. It will be less travel but also less flexibility in his schedule. It's all good though!!

I think that's about it - a quick update on us!

Fabulous 5

Julia is finding 5 to be the perfect age. As the youngest girl in our family she's often trying to do everything her big sisters do. Now that she's turned 5 and on her way to kindergarten (in 6 months as reminds me often) she's found a confidence to tackle some physical things her sisters can do. First, the monkey bars. She's longed to do the monkey bars on our neighborhood playground for years. She's watched her two sisters master them and she couldn't wait to try them. Since we're having the weirdest, warmest"winter" we hit the playground the other day. She said:"I'm 5..it's time to try the monkey bars." She did and she crossed them. Quickly. Like she's been doing it all her life.

This week another, Win-Spring-ter day she decided she was ready to ride the 2 wheeler. She's tried on a couple other occasions but just wasn't quite there. I hear her call me from the garage.."Mommy, come help me ride the 2 wheeler. (pause) That's OK Mommy, I don't need your help." I go out there and she's riding the 2 wheeler. Like she's been doing it for months. And fast. Still a little trouble braking but she's got the concept. Her sisters were impressed and I think a little shocked. They quickly did the math and realized they were 6 (and well into Kindergarten or First Grade) when they learned to ride.

Clearly this kid has some motivation. Now on to learning to read..her next goal!