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| 10/1/2006
I still cannot believe it is October. Where has the year gone? As I get older, the days just fly by. The sad thing is that I would enjoy them more if they slowed down now that I am "older and wiser". I didn't appreciate them nearly as much as a naive youngster. We have had a good weekend. We really had no commitments and have just enjoyed being at home, being a family. I look at Maria now and just see another member of the family. She is head over heels for Mark (literally, since she loves for him to hang her upside down :). I had hoped that would happen, but I have to admit, I wasn't so sure at times. Before I get insanely jealous that I am once again the forgotten parent, she does call out "MAMA" immediately if she needs something. We are once again fulfilling our parental roles...I am the nurturer and organizer, he is the fun and adventure. We went to church today. I help teach the first hour in Maria's class. Today I just let her do her own thing, and I did my own thing. She would come up to me on occasion, but for the most part, she is happiest playing alone. Then we left her for the second hour. We had decided that since I am going back to work tomorrow, she needed a "practice run" for day care this week. Since it is just an hour, we decided to go for it. God is so good...the teachers for the second hour happened to be one of the two couples who teaches with my (or I assist rather) the first hour, so they were not unfamiliar faces). I did sneak out, since I thought making a big deal about my leaving might cause more anguish than anything (we do a whole "bye routine" at my parents' home, but she is much more comfortable there). Then when I returned an hour later, she looked happy but didn't rush up or anything. They said she did very well. So we are much more hopeful about day care later this week. Oh, new words for today: stop, done, banana, and pillow. I better get my stuff together for my first day back! Have a good one! |
| 10/2/2006
Yes, it was the first official back to school day. We had quite a busy morning, but Maria helped us a lot by sleeping in until it was time to leave. When Mark asked her if she wanted to go byebye, she was MORE than happy to oblige. She loves to GOOOOOOO. So he took her to Grams house, while I took the other two munchkins and headed to school. It felt very good to be back in my classroom, though in some ways, I am in the "first days" while everyone else has surpassed those days. Needless to say, I am exhausted right now, but that is typical in the beginning...and that is what this is for me. The beginning. Maria had a wonderful day at Grams house. They went for a walk, ate good meals, and had a good time playing I think. When I went to pick her up, she was happy to see me, but not fretful in any way. We hope that carries over to day care in a few days! We came home for a short time then headed to PTA. She enjoyed the music program there. Then we went out for pizza. She really enjoyed her pizza. Oh, her words for today: pizza and milk. She also says, "See ya" and "Bless You" when you sneeze, though I am not sure just anyone could decipher those words. Congratulations to my friend (via Internet) Toni whose case exited PGN today! I am SO excited for you! Let's see, prayer requests: Please pray for my friend Cole. Of course, any treatment for cancer is a big deal, but some weeks are even tougher than usual, and this is one of them. Also, please continue to pray for Maria's adjustment to my return to work, particularly with the day care at the end of the week. And please pray for MY adjustment to work. I love being at school; however, I have a lot of training to do. It is funny, I just spent the last month getting a little girl adjusted to me. Now I have to do the same with a whole class of students. I am sorry this is sporadic and all over the place. Like I said, I am tired. And I need to head to bed. Have a good day tomorrow! |
| 10/4/2006
I apologize. I was just wiped out yesterday and not much better today. School is going well...the kids are adjusting to my return I think. Home is a different story. Not Maria...another child. I won't mention names, but please pray for HIM and for me and for our relationship. Who knew that 7 1/2 year old children could have such attitude??? Anyway, Maria had a wonderful three days at my mom's. Tomorrow is DAY CARE day. BIG prayer. Please pray that she will adjust to this transition smoothly. And that I will relax. I have a field trip tomorrow too, so I don't need to be stressed out about this. I am sure I will have ALL sorts of things to report tomorrow (happy things we hope). Sorry it is so short, I have to get day care stuff together...Thanks for praying! |
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