I can't believe it's been almost a week since I've updated my blog. I guess with not being at work all week, I just didn't have the time to post. Ha ha!

Overall, the week was good. But it flew by. My parents came into town Tuesday afternoon, so that was nice to have them all week.

The main objective was to get Keller familiar with his new school. And I definitely think we accomplished that. We went every morning and he met his new teachers and they really liked him. I tried to talk everyone up as much as possible outside of school so he would start remembering everyone's names and stuff. I think that helped too. When we brought him this morning, his first full day, he wanted to play. I was happy that he wasn't clinging to either one of us. Hopefully that will continue.

Having my parents here this week allowed for me and John to have some adult time. We went out to dinner with Eric and Isabel Friday night and then Saturday night was Mary's 30th birthday party. And there's no reason to feel guilty because my parents had so much time with Keller all week. When they left on Sunday, he was really upset. So we went out with friends to distract him. We really had a great weekend of time with friends. Sunday morning we went out for brunch with the Gies and Silberman families, then we met Chad, Tamrya and Preston (the Porter family) for dinner. I absolutely love having weekends loaded with friend time.

And now I'm back at work. I have a lot to catch up on. Should be a fun week! But this weekend is Labor Day weekend and we're heading down to VA Beach for the Rock and Roll Half Marathon. I'm actually looking forward to it. Mainly because I get a mini-taper and only have to run 13 miles this weekend instead of 20! Yay!

Joy to the World

I had mentioned in one of my last posts that I was having some health issues. Well, I had the tests done and I am, in fact, healthy. Nothing is wrong! You're all stuck with me for a while longer.

I have a huge weight off of me. I feel good and now I can start catching up on the sleep that I didn't get during the course of the week.

In other news, Keller's last day at his old school was yesterday. We told him he was graduating and getting ready to go to preschool at the Big Boy School. We made a pretty big deal about it and I made him a graduation cap and we had a graduation dinner last night. He was really happy and I think he's pretty excited about going to the new school. I hope he is at least. I guess we'll see how things go this week.



Well, now I get to enjoy my weekend. Hope everyone has a great one!

'Cause I Gotta Have Faith

Ok, so my last post was pretty bad. I'm sorry. Thank you to all my friends who checked up on me to make sure I hadn't gone over the deep end. I was really upset when I wrote that post. But I'm doing better now.

The weekend at my parents turned out to be really nice. My brother and sister-in-law came out for the weekend and we all had a great time. We did a whole lot of nothing other than just hanging out, eating, and catching up on life. Did I mention eating? It seems we were eating nonstop all weekend. I had a lot of ice cream, that's for sure. It's a good thing I like to run.

Speaking of running, John and I found these trails close to my parents' house that were awesome. It's a network of trails that literally go on for miles. We got lost for a while, but luckily found our way out. I can't wait to go back there and run on them again.

My mom is doing well. She can't eat a whole lot of solid food, but she is handling it very well. I tell you, my mom is a rock. She has been through so much this year and she just handles it like it's nothing. I wish I had even an ounce of her strength. She has been such an amazing role model for me. She just makes things happen in life and I so admire that. Mom, you're a rock star. I love you.

We have officially begun the search for new schools for Keller. The poor sweet baby doesn't like school anymore. He stayed home with John yesterday because the poor sweet baby got upset at the mention of school. I brought him today, but when we got there he said he didn't like school. I felt so bad leaving him there, but it will hopefully not be too much longer. I have an appointment tomorrow at a new place and we'll go from there. We're also beginning the funfest of potty training. In order for him to go into the next class he will most likely need to be potty trained. Any advice will be appreciated!

So, all in all, I'm doing all right. I have my moments, but I just have to remain positive that everything will work out. No one said it would be easy, you know how hard it has been, but the way things are going....oops. Sorry, I was singing a song (The Ballad of John and Yoko, for anyone wanting to know). But the words ring true.