Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Parents need to fill a child's bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes to drain it dry... - Alvin Price

I am so excited we are back to our normal schedule.. well almost, the kids didn't have school Monday but they will Thursday and therapy comes on Tuesday and Wednesday. 
I cannot wait for the kids to go to school on Thursday. Ricky and I are going to the shooting range while they are in school. I've only shot my gun one time! I'm thinking of getting my CHL but not sure. It's so weird to have to carry a gun to protect your family with all the crazy in the world. Can't we all just go back to the simple days like the Andy Griffith show? 
The kiddos are amazing! Their vocabulary is expanding every single day. Madi will now tell us she is hungry. Speaking of hungry, the kids ate 3 eggs, 3 pancakes, and some bacon each the other night. They eat more than Ricky and I most every day but are so active with therapies and just being two that they don't gain any weight. Back to their vocabulary, they tell us Merry Christmas pretty much all day. I keep trying to explain to them that Christmas is over and only comes once a year but they don't care. They say it in a way that is a compliment so instead of saying things like I love you, they say Merry Christmas. The weather has been so cold that they've not been able to go outside and ride their Power Wheels. They are so busy with all their other toys though. We've had to do major organizing to get them all to fit in their rooms. I loaded the back of my Suburban up full of things for donations and had to go to Good Will. I'm so happy we stuck to the 3 gifts each. 
Ricky's birthday is a month away! He will be the big 32! 

KP