This week has been equally stressful and exciting. We've been on a rollercoaster of emotion this week and we are ready for a long weekend!
* Birthdays - today is N's mom's birthday. She's 39ish and as beautiful as ever. We feel fortunate that we can celebrate her from a distance today. Happy birthday mom! We love you more today than yesterday. Sending you large quantities of hugs, kisses and off-key singing!
* Kindergarten! We have officially entered the world of kindergarten and I'm not entirely sure where the time has gone. Yet, one the other hand, there are days where it feels like she's 16. Because we've done preschool and pre-kindergarten, this is old hat to Zoe. The only things that makes it feel different are: she gets her own desk to hold her own supplies AND it's everyday. The first makes her feel uber special. Especially since her group of 4 desks includes three of her favorite people in class. I have a feeling there could be some "talking to your neighbor" issues.
The second makes her lose sleep. For the last few nights she's been up almost every hour on the hour because she knows what she's going to wear to school, she knows what snack she wants to take, she wonders what they'll do that day, do you think they'll get to play in the kitchen, do you think they'll get play time outside, do you think her sparkly shoes would match her purple dress? It's amazing what goes through a kindergartner's head at midnight. It's not what's going through my head, I can tell you that!
I'm hoping we'll start to get into a routine and all her inner, midnight dialogue will wear her out and we can get some sleep!
* Final Exams! This week N had a big phase exam. Due to some internal meetings at work, he had some issues with getting his last minute things completed before his test yesterday. If he didn't get those done, he couldn't take his test. If he didn't get to take his test before August 31st, he could be reprimanded or fired. Nothing like a little pressure to make a stressful situation more stressful.
I'm pleased to report that not only did N pass his exams (there are 3), he passed them with flying colors. When I got the call that he passed, we both just felt a HUGE weight lifted off our shoulders. We both knew he would do great, but it's another thing to have it over. He's onto the next phase of the program. Only 16 more months left of this. Woo-hoo!
* Fathers - N has had a stressful couple weeks in preparing for his test. These are always stressful times. In the midst of it all, he's had to handle some other things with all our girls. He's been comforting, encouraging, excited, supportive and most importantly loving. I've watched him interact with all the girls this week and show them each his support and interest. I love that he can put aside his stress or his week and focus on the girls. It's one of the things that made me fall in love with him 8 years ago and I love seeing the dad he is to the girls now. He's patient and so full of love.
* Pilates - I was able to go yesterday. We spent 20 minutes doing squats. I can barely get off the toilet. For some reason, I'm happy about that.
Have a great Labor Day weekend!
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