“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord. ‘They are for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.’” Jeremiah 29:11
Things I’m currently thinking about:
Where to enroll Speedy for Pre-K
I can’t believe Princess is 2
Speedy and I taking a weekend roadtrip
Possibility of adding a baby to our family
Princess funnies:
picking up a pinecone and calling it a “christmas tree”
saying “I boootiful”
I mean seriously. Seriously. Princess and Speedy have had runny noses for the last few weeks. Cough. Congestion. Both of them finished up an antibiotic yesterday. I was sick yesterday and the day before (and thankfully, had help from mom and mil so I could stay in bed). I wake up feeling better than I have in afew days (maybe because I did a few shots of Nyquil before bedtime). Speedy wakes up puking. Poor baby. He seems fine now but he’s thrown up three times this morning. Could be just drainage - it did look a lot like snot. HAH AHA I know, TMI!
Seriously, though. Can’t we all just be well?
My Sweet Princess,
What you lack in size you make up for in personality. Entering this world at just over 4lbs, you have certainly grown and are such a big girl now. You are almost always able to communicate your wants/needs and I can understand most of the words you use. There are way too many to list now as you have been speaking in sentences for several months.
You are still such a happy baby kid and very easy going. You love all things pink and sparkly and think Dora hung the moon. You call yourself a pwincess and you enjoy wearing your tiara, but you’d rather wear it like sunglasses than a crown. In fact, I think you’d wear your sunglasses 24/7 if I’d let you.
You are very loving and sweet - always wanting to hug or cuddle. You have your grandmothers wrapped tightly around your finger and most everyone else who comes across your path. You’re definitely a social butterfly as you still enjoy speaking to strangers wherever we go. It’s more than that, even, you wonder why they aren’t looking at you and talking to you so you try to get their attention.
Lately, you’ve taken to calling me “mom” instead of “mommy” which I’m not too happy about. 
Your favorite person in the world is still Speedy and you miss him when he’s at school or away from home.
When praying at night, I say, “Princess, what do you want to thank God for? Thank you, God, for ____” and you fill in the blank with the following: pappy, boo, mom, daddy, speedy, blanky, pappy. Pappy is always listed at least twice. You really love your pacifier and wish I’d let you have it all day long.
You make my heart smile. I adore you and know that God has a wonderful plan for your life. I can not wait to see the woman you become, but I hope it takes a VERY long time. 
Regardless of how tired I am or how cranky I get, when you hug me it always brings a smile to my face and to my heart.
I love you.
Mommy.
I just got off the phone with Speedy’s new teacher…..
We still have some issues but they are being handled and addressed in a much more positive way. Speedy LOVES school and he loves his teacher. She loves him, too. She did tell me that he’s a sweet boy and he uses his manners like “yes m’am” when she corrects him. As long as she gets in front of him and down on his level, he responds fine but if she tries to correct him from across the room, it’s like he doesn’t hear her. I’ve had a similar experience. ha ha ha
She also told me that Speedy is very smart. (but we knew that, right?) She said that he traces his letters well and today they had some assignment where they were supposed to circle the letter ‘y’ or something. Anyway, Speedy picked up a pen and went straight to the ‘y’ circled it and then walked off, like, “okay, I’m done. Let’s play now.”
He’s making friends with the other kids and seems to be learning quite a bit.
Woo Hoo!
I finished. I was limping a little but I did it. I walked 13.1 miles in 3 hours 51 minutes and 21 seconds.
It hurts.
Alot.
Maybe. Tomorrow is the marathon.
We just got back from driving the course and NO ONE TOLD ME THERE WOULD BE HILLS!!!!!There aren’t a lot, but one is too many. I was tired halfway through driving it. I can’t imagine what tomorrow will be. I am imagining a successful race. I finish the entire course. Positive thinking is about the only training I’m doing.
The starting point is a few blocks away from the convention center. I asked daddyo if he thought there would be a shuttle service but he said no.
13.1 miles. What was I smoking when I signed up for this?
When I went to pick up my packet, I noticed that there weren’t a lot of other fat people there. I sure hope I run into some tomorrow.
Well, after I finish the race I will come home and sleep. Some time after that I’ll tell you how it went. (unless the hospital doesn’t have wi-fi)
This one’s for you, Stella. And all the others like you.
Remember the one were Rachael had to keep a secret and Chandler couldn’t make fun of people? I don’t know how he did it, I don’t think i could. I just can’t help it. I don’t know if you’ll find the same humor in this as I did, but really…..WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? This was back in August when we were on vacation and it CRACKED ME UP. I took the photos from our balcony.
What’s wrong with this picture?
And then they leave poor old lady to fend for herself. On the very sandy beach. Witha a frickin’ walker.
So, if you’re still with me, let’s play a little game. What is the best caption for this second photo? Leave your response in the comments and I’ll pick a winner. Maybe you’ll even win something exciting or something not exciting at all.
I’m sure you remember a while back when I announced the possibility of another little Ebenezer joining our family. Well, this post has absolutely nothing to do with that but it probably did get your attention. 
And the sad thing is I have absolutely nothing to say. Oh, except that I did some research today on special programs and schools for kids with ADHD (just in case) and I feel like there are a lot of options. I found one school that sounds incredible, but I think it is reserved for celebrities because the tuition for PRE-K is $37,000 a year. Yes, you read that correctly. $37,000. WHAT? The other two were much more reasonable, still not cheap, but workable if I prostitute myself. (hey linnsie, wanna give me some tips on the best places to do that?) aha ha ha ha ha ha
Day 2 of school seems to have gone well. No comments when I picked him up and I’m going with the theory that no news is good news. This morning, he was excited to go back to school and was especially excited that he was getting to take his lunch. I asked him what he liked most about his new teacher (let’s just call her Ms. Wonderful) and he said (with a huge grin on his face), “she gives me hugs.”
I.almost.cried. Thank you, Ms. Wonderful, for hugging my sweet Speedy. She also sent home a small photo album today that has pictures of her and her family and small captions. It’s a “get to know your teacher” book and I thought it was a really neat idea. Tomorrow is “show and tell” day at school and Speedy asked me if he could take his tractor (the riding one he got from Santa) to school with him. ha ha ha I’ll have to try and talk him in to something a little smaller.
:D
The marathon is quickly approaching - unfortunately, my goal is not. Although I had hoped to raise $5000, I now realize that my fundraising skills are more than lacking. So, I’d love to at least raise enough money to service one child for a year. That’s $1600. A little less than half of what I’ve already raised. ha ha ha
Anything can happen, right? If you have been holding out for a last minute donation, here is the link again.
With just a $35 donation, Child Advocates can service a child for one whole week.
With $135, a month.
If you are able, please help me help Stella and others like her.
