Another victory

 

 

I realize that this is very mundane to some of you, but again, a small hair-victory with Layla! She now wants ponytails. I've NEVER and I am not exaggerating here, NEVER been able to put pony tails in her hair. Oh, the wonders of school. She sees all these beautiful local girls with masses of hair all done up this way or that. It is so lovely to be able to put her hair up (=

She is really enjoying school but is on the verge of tears by the time we get home. I think she is just so wiped out she gets super fragile at the least provocation. Today her teacher told me that early in the morning Layla ran through the litany of the school schedule (first we'll do this and then we'll do this....etc) and then we'll go HOME! The teacher asked if she wanted to go home because she didn't like school. Oh no, says layla. I don't want to leave my beautiful school!! aaahh (=

Ryan is doing great as well these days. I am REALLY enjoying my quiet mornings with him. I had no idea how wonderful it would be to have him alone all morning (= Of course, the two hour nap he takes every morning is pretty handy! He is a very very busy little boy who likes to walk up to everything he can't touch and shake his little finger and say Nooooo datch. He doesn't actually say too muc these days (= He is fairly self-entertaining but loves to be tickled and teased and is very playful. He LOVES to take baths and to chase the rabbits. He has finally stopped screaming in joy the entire time the rabbits run around the yard. We are grateful for that! He takes naps with no arguement as long as he has his pacifier (= He and Layla have both been sleeping through the night for months now which is a huge boost to my energy!

I feel like we are slowly getting into a better life pattern. This is the first time since language school that we've had an externally imposed schedule and we are L.O.V.I.N.G. it. Tom has his external office set up with internet and coffee pot so he is good to go (= What a blessing to be moving into a more normal life pattern. We are seeing the stress of the last several years in our internal "rear-view mirrors", finally (=

Well, I need to go pound some chicken breasts for dinner (= Love to pound hard on those granite counter tops!