Anna's Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast

Today Anna had her Thanksgiving Feast in school. It looks like they had fun. I can't wait to hear all about it! And by the way, I'm officially a stay at home mom again. No more work for me!

Daisies

Anna and her friend Grace had their second Daisies meeting on Friday evening. We met for a nice dinner together and then headed over to the meeting. The girls had fun playing games together and learning about being a Daisy. Ron said he can't wait for cookie sale time!

Last Couple of Days

I only have a week and a half left of work till my last day. I'm excited but also a little nervous. Ronnie starts coaching wrestling this evening so my day will be a little long with him gone from 6:45am till 6:15 pm. Weekends too :( I'm keeping myself busy though. Today I made zuchinni bread from scratch with chocolate chips and pineapple. It smells heavenly baking in the oven. Anna will be my taste-tester when she gets home from school. I've also begun going through baby clothes in the basement and weeding out the newborn outfits that are gender neutral to wash and put away. I love the smell of Dreft. It brought back such memories today.

What Comes Next?

Anna's question lately has been what holiday comes next? Holidays due seem to come right after another this time of year and now we're getting ready for Thanksgiving. Anna's school had a Harvest Festival a week ago and the children were encouraged to turn their pumpkin into their favorite animal for a prize. A friend shared this idea with us. Happy Turkey Day!

Godzilla

My mom used to tell me that once I hit adolescence, I went to bed one night Cinderella and woke up Godzilla. Well, I'm saddened to say that I think Anna has already begun. My sweet little girl is in such turmoil now. She loves kindergarten but "misses me" so much she has to keep a little family picture with her to look at when she's feeling sad. I get hugs and kisses galore as the bus pulls up. When she gets off though, she's another being altogether. I think she's learning from the children at school a bit of an attitude. Thank God she knows well enough not to use it with her teacher but when she comes home, Mommy is the perfect one to test it out on. This has been going on for the last couple of weeks. She's doing the eye rolling, hands on her hips and whole tone of voice thing. I know its normal at this age but its so hard. Last night I was in tears after she went to bed. It makes me upset to see how many negative things she's learning from her peers -because she's only in kindergarten. I pray God that today is a better day. Give me patience and wisdom on how to handle this. And let this phase pass quickly!

Some October Highlights

I Can't Tolerate a Glucose Tolerance Test!

Last week I had to have my 27 week 1 hour glucose tolerance test to see if I have developed gestational diabetes. The nurse told me to go to the lab to have this done. She said I'd have to drink a sugary solution, wait at the lab for an hour and then have my glucose level taken. She said not to fast but if the lab asked if I had, say yes. So, I went along as directed. Well, on Friday, I get a phonecall that I failed and that I have to come back now for the 3 hour test and that I need to fast from midninght the night before. Well, first of all, I'm at the uncomfortable point in my pregnancy and the idea of sitting in a doctor's office for three hours is unbearable to me -doing it on an empty stomach that hasn't had a bit of food for the last 15 hours??? That is pure torture! And let me tell you that it was. I got there at 8:15 this morning and they did not take me until 8:45. The combination of lack of food, being pregnant and then having to gulp down this sugary drink made me nauseous, lightheaded and very uncomfortable. Did I mention that on my way out the door to the appointment, Anna's second fish in two days died? And then we no sooner get in the car and the tire inflation light comes on signalling that one of the tires is slowly going flat. I prayed that God would get me to the appointment on time so that I would not have to go through this all over again. Praise God I made it and the test is over. I should have the results in the next few days. Just a word to any pregnant ladies reading this however, both technicians at the lab today told me I absolutely should have fasted for the first one hour test -they said I surely would have passed.