Another Year Goes Whizzing By In A Blur

I caught sight of a picture of Sydney from last July 4th and was shocked at how much younger she looked then. Her face was rounder and much more "innocent-looking." Speaking of innocence lost, Sarah has become quite the little vixen these days. She has such a "Don't mess with me, or else..." attitude about her. Other times, though, she can be oh, so very sweet and soft spoken.

Sydney's been testing the waters, lately, seeing what she can get away with. I wonder if she's been picking up some bad behavior from friends at preschool. Whatever it is, I hope it passes soon. She's got a great personality, though, and is so outgoing. She still makes me laugh everyday. While getting dressed for the Christmas Eve church service, Sydney suggested wearing her Hello Kitty sneakers with her smocked Christmas dress. I told her those shoes weren't "dressy" enough. I guess I've never used the term "dressy" around her because she replied, "Oh, are they too shirty?"

Sarah is still very obsessed with wearing this little ballet skirt every moment she's at home. She also insists on wearing it with no other clothes. When she would ask me to take all her clothes off so she could put on the ballet skirt, I would tell her she might get cold. Now, she just says, "Mommy, I want to be cold and take my cwoze (clothes) off and put on my bow-way (ballet) skirt." What's funny is that she's never been to a ballet class or even watched Sydney in her dance class, but she dances around the house everyday and some of her moves actually look pretty close to being right. On the other hand, Sydney, who is IN a dance class, never mentions ballet at home, much less even do any dancing at home. I gotta find a good dance class for Sarah when she turns 3 in the Spring.

Milla, our dog, is now a full-time house dog. Sarah just LOVES having Milla in the house. She worries the poor dog to death. But, I noticed the other night, that Milla was sleeping outside of Sarah's bedroom door. And, yesterday, after we had been gone most of the afternoon, when we got home I noticed Milla was laying on "the ballet skirt" as if she needed something of Sarah's close by her.

We enjoyed a nice, low-key Christmas Eve and Day. The present-opening was a flurry of chaos and lasted all of about 10 minutes. Sydney got the Superman Doll that she had asked for and Sarah got the ballet DVD she wanted. So, everyone was happy. Sydney was quick to see if Santa ate the cookies and drank the egg nog we left for him. She's finally pieced together the Santa theory. I think Sarah may well understand it, too.

Pre-school is still out til next week. The girls and I are heading to Chattanooga tomorrow for an overnight trip to visit the Aquarium and Discovery Museum. They love that kind of thing. One of Syd's favorite places in Nashville to hang out is the Adventure Science Museum or, as she calls it, the Benture Muzience Zimm. I bought a family membership while we were there today now that I realize we'll be spending more and more time there.

All the best to everyone. My New Year's Resolution HAS to be a promise to update my blog MUCH more often. I'll try!

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I'VE JUST BEEN SO BUSY, LATELY!

I regret that it's been so long since I've blogged. Since starting a part-time job from home, I've just not had the extra spare time that blog posting requires.

Since Halloween, we've been busy with holiday preparations and activities. The girls had Thanksgiving feasts at school. I joined Sydney and her class for the Thanksgiving lunch but had to miss out on Sarah's. I just knew Sarah would be confused if I showed up to have lunch with her but then left without her.

Sydney is still enjoying her dance class. Although, Sarah has really been showing more interest in ballet than Sydney ever did and Sarah's never been to a dance class. It all started after she watched "The 12 Dancing Princesses" dvd. She insists on wearing Sydney's ballet skirt (and nothing else) every moment of the day and even sleeps with it after I tell her she can't sleep IN it. She carries it with her when we leave the house. So, as soon as she's 3, I'll get her in a dance class ASAP.

We had a big scare last week with Milla (our dog.) When I got up one morning, I saw that Milla had gotten sick during the night. And, there was blood all over. I loaded the girls and Milla into the car (Les was out of town for the week) and we drove to the vet. We all sat in this little room while Milla lay barely conscious on the exam table for several hours while the vet ran various tests on Milla. I was a nervous wreck and trying to listen to what the vet was saying while Sydney was rearranging all the Pet Care brochures in the display cases and Sarah was wiggling around trying to take all her clothes off and put on the ballet skirt. Somehow in all the chaos I managed to decipher that the news of Milla's condition wasn't good. The blood tests showed that Milla's liver and kidneys were failing and her blood count was seriously low. The vet wanted to keep her there overnight and start IV fluids and antibiotics. He was doubtful of a positive outcome and was reluctant to give me any prognosis. Over the next few days, though, Milla's condition began to improve and I'm so happy to say that she seems her normal self now. The vet says it was some sort of blood born infection that can be caused by food poisoning, an infection from gum disease, or she simply ate something bad. Who knows? We're just happy to have her home again!

My next post will not be so delayed. I'm sure I'll have lots of Christmas pictures and stories to share. Until then, my best to you all for a Happy Holiday!