Updates

It feels like it has been a lifetime since I've posted anything on our blog. Truth be told, and completely out of character for me, I haven't had much to say as of late. Sean seems to be thriving, although I feel that all I do is sit in the car either driving from one destination to the next or simply waiting because it would be futile to try and make it home just in time to turn right around and head back out again. Those who know us well understand that this is due to Sean's busy preschool schedule. I keep telling myself it is worth it because Sean is really enjoying his days and making great progress as well so I feel like at least it is for a good purpose.

In the mean time though I rarely have time for myself and I find myself wishing that there was some way I could work that in without feeling guilty. I used to hear other mom's mention such a problem and wonder to myself what they were complaining about. Well, that is what I get for being judgemental! Ha, life certainly has a way of teaching you lessons that you weren't even aware you needed to learn.

All of that said, I think that is why I've not been in the mood to post. I keep thinking that I'm doing myself and my family a dis-service, like maybe I'm too busy to recognize some of our major milestones. After all that is why I started blogging in the first place. I figured it would be a great way to document our family's history as well as provide an outlet for me. I will admit that events of the past few months have left me reeling and a bit numb so maybe that is what is missing. In truth there have been quite a few things I could write about but sometimes leaving things unsaid is better anyway.

I did enroll at Salt Lake Community College to continue my education and met with an academic advisor recently to discuss my options. It was quite strange being 33 and asking another adult for advise about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I feel like in many ways my life forced me to grow up rather quickly so to need this kind of advice at this age seems odd. I am excited though, I believe I've decided to major in English Education and minor in Anthropology and if I make it to a Masters Degree I'll go into Library Sciences. Just typing it out here makes it seem more plausible. I am really excited to start this new venture in life. I always wondered why it never worked out for me to attend college or return to school sooner, but I feel confident that now is the time. Of course I'm sure that my areas of interest and study will fluctuate and change as I move forward, but for now this seems to be the right course for me.

Greg has decided it is high time he get his sleep apnea under control. (Thank Goodness!) They are convinced he has it, they just needed him to do a sleep study to diagnosis the severity and fit him for a CPAP machine. I have high hopes that this will improve his quality of life and therefore the quality of life that we enjoy as a family as well. I'm proud of him for taking this step, I know that it wasn't easy for him to make this happen.

Sean as mentioned above is thriving in spite of being the busiest 4 year old you've ever met. He loves both of his preschools and is even learning to make friends. Our hopes of having him integrate into a typical classroom starting in Kindergarten are looking really good.

Alex will be two at the end of next month. Holy Cow! I can't believe he is getting so old. He got his very first haircut a couple of nights ago and wow what a difference. He was pretty traumatized by the entire experience as was I. He was crying because it scared him and I cried because my little baby disappeared right before my eyes and gave way to a little boy. I'll have to post some pics later. I gathered up his baby locks and put them in a ziplock to add to his baby book later. Sometimes I hate milestones, they remind me of how quickly our kids grow up and I'm stuck holding on for dear life trying to enjoy every second of their childhoods. Besides, in a few years no matter how hip I try to be as a mom, they probably won't want anything to do with me.

Well there it is, a long awaited and much needed update to our blog and although there is hardly anything here that I would consider particularly noteworthy, I feel like I accomplished something today other than driving from A to B to C and back again.