It's been a while

Yikes! It's been forever since I updated the blog. I've been playing with the girls and trying to give them a lot of time over the summer since they don't get as much when mom and dad are both in school full time. I wonder sometimes if its right to take time away from them when they are so young and still discovering the world. I hate the times I have to tell them, "Yeah, that's great! Mommy's got to keep studying though." *sigh* There really isn't a choice other than giving up on a career I really want...the schooling for CRNA takes long enough that it's already really late to be starting. The new baby has me feeling guilty about even thinking about that road; I've always believed that a young child needed mommy right there for the first few years. Now it feels like I'm gonna shortchange the new one. I know it's just one of those places where you lose something no matter what you choose.

We had to take Dean to meet the coworker he rides with to work in Brookhaven last night because the car had to go in the shop (bad CV boot...getting new axle and it's all under warranty, thank goodness. I didn't find out until this morning that Nadine didn't see him get in the truck with the guy so she thought we left him in the Wal-Mart parking lot alone in the middle of the night! LOL! We had been trying to find me another body pillow for me and found one in that Walmart, so in Nadine's mind we left him in the parking lot "even after he bought you a pillow, Mommy!" We explain to Nadine that he goes to work to make money for our family, so in her eyes no matter who purchases something, Daddy bought it because it was his money... ;)

Nadine's been in ballet for a few weeks now and is really loving it. Her teacher says that Nadine is the class leader and is always willing to try the new steps even if no one else will try them with her. That's a huge thing coming from Nadine as she's always been really shy and a perfectionist to the point of not wanting to try new things in front of other people. The teacher says she is really excited by the dance class and that sometimes that is the root of problems in dance class. She can be very "get out of my way and let me dance" sometimes. I'm just glad that she has something she obviously LOVES so much.

As for a Claudia update, on the way to Brookhaven we were messing with Claudia a little bit. A few months back we had told Claudia that steaks come from cows to see what she would say and now she sees a picture of cows in wallyworld and says "STEAK!" A few nights ago Claudia asked if she could have a cow for a pet, and when asked why her excited answer was "so we can eat it!" There's a one track mind going on there... So I pointed out that sometimes people eat ducks, and Claudia got really excited and wanted some duck. She asked what other animals people eat and this kept her entertained for most of the trip. Apparently the only thing she thought wasn't meant to be eaten were sheep. See, I told you that child is strange. Wonderful, a joy to be around, and the life of the party. Definitely strange. ;)