Just Life

The second week of school is almost over and I'm amazed that things are going as well as they are. The kids seemed to have adjusted well to our new routine and I have to say I like it too. Of course I still really like the weekends when there is no urgency to get out the door at a certain time. The key to all this going so well is the time I've been spending in the evenings making sure everything is ready to go the next day. I know it's helped make the mornings so much better.

With Mia it's like no time has passed at all and she has simply picked up where we left off in June. She loves to go to Gaet's(the babysitter). However she's not a morning person so she has a tendency to be a bit whiny.

Matthew is still liking grade one! So far so good but the homework hasn't started yet so we'll revisit this in a month's time. hehehe Oh and he had no problem at all with giving up the computer last night as a consequence for his behaiour the night before. He just went out and found some kids to play with. I much prefer him being physically engaged than glued to that computer anyway. I think I will continue to limit his time until he loses interest which is also a possibility.

And then there is my dear sweet Gillian. She is getting so chunky! I love it! She still knows me and loves me. I've been through this with two others but I still worry. I know everything will be fine though. She is doing very well at Gaets' too. Two days this week she had 3 hour naps. I pick them up by 3:30 so I have the rest of the afternoon and evening with them. Gillian is still having some sleep issues and that has been hard because I'm not getting all the sleep I'd like to have. I'm betting she won't be sleeping through until six months like Matthew. *sigh* Hopefully only one more month to go of this! I'm still sneaking in two bfing sessions too. I bf her at 4 in the morning when she wakes up and in the evening. I doubt she gets a whole lot but I do still get the letdown feeling. We'll see how long it lasts but for now I'm happy I can still provide that much for her.

School is busy. Lots of meetings already and IEPs to be updated and made. I was really worried about the new principal this year but she seems really great and used to be an LST. I'm hoping to learn a lot from her. She already complimented me on everything I've been doing and I feel that it means so much because she has a better understanding of my job than my old principal did. I am really enjoying my students this year too. Gosh, I just LOVE my school! If I didn't like it as much as I do it would have been so much harder to come back. I'm very lucky.

Now on to some recently developing news. Just after Todd went into work he texted me to say they didn't accept him for the new highway traffic division. It's a long story but he's basically doing the job right now but he's seconded to it and once that runs out he is to go back to work at a detachment. At this point he isn't sure where. SO yeah, he's pissed. I had a few anxious moments there because sometimes when Todd's pissed he doesn't think before he says something. He ended up calling and telling me he's going to transfer to a new traffic unit out of Burlington which is like 90 km(I think 60 mi?) from here. It's all highway and he says it would take him about 45 minutes but still!!! That's a HUGE commute especially when right now his commute is like 5 minutes. Another important thing to think about is the house we are planning to build is farther away still going in the opposite direction and will add more time to his commute. I told him I support his decision fully but we will need to sit down and discuss our next steps. We should think about possibly moving a bit closer to lessen the drive. But then I don't want to change sitters because Gaets is like family and I trust her implicitly! Hmmmmmm so much to consider. I also don't want to switch schools so while shortening Todd's commute by moving closer we would effectively be lengthening mine. Ack! We really need to talk about this. I will update.