Time for an update

Well, I have been told that I need to update my blog. :) It's been soo busy right now and so many things to do and keep up with that this has gone by the way-side. Today, however, I decided that I would take care of some of those "by the wayside" things. This included going through my home email which I haven't touched for a month and a half. *scary*

So what's happened, you ask?
Well, we (we meaning my honey bunny) took an application down to the Quail Hollow Children's Center today. We now have to follow up with the owner to find out if there are spaces available for Irene. We'll see.

I finally got around to talking with our current Daycare provider to let her know that we are in the process of getting this done. She's trying to convince me to look at other places but I am currently doing the nodding and smiling and we're going to continue to do what we would prefer to do. Things went a lot smoother than I expected in all honesty. I told her "Heads up, we're looking to put Irene into The Children's Center in Sept." She of course wanted to know why we were doing things earlier than expected. I explained that we thought it would be a good opportunity for her to try. She still talked about "going to school" and was very excited about the whole thing. I also explained that she might enjoy the older age group a bit more and that because potty training was not as big of a requirement, that we wanted to see if it would help her to not do the regression she is currently going through. I know it's expected, but still going through it is causing me a bit of concern even though. :) Needless to say, the ultimate answer that came from our provider was "We have to do what's best for Irene." I was relieved to put it mildly. Then the guilt set in *sigh*. Doing better with it now. That was around Wed or Thurs of last week I think I did this.

Gone back to gym! YAY! It's been wonderful! It's amazing what situps weights and walking will do.

Getting prepared for a vacation in Aug. Daycare is closing for a week and so I am going up to my Mom's to get away. Granted it's going to hot hot hot (Sacramento area) but we're goijng to see "Grammy" and that is Irene's favorite person in the world. :)

Irene is recognizing her #'s out of order now! That's been a new thing for the last 2-3 days. It's been fun for her to pick up a shoe or a book or something and say "Seven! That's a Seven!". :)

Irene's also been in a growth spurt. A pair of pants that have fit perfectly for over several months had to be safty-pinned to keep them around her waist. Jeez. Gotta measure her soon.

Went to see Pirates of the Caribbean on Monday night while Irene had a babysitter! YAY! First time out in months it feels like where we are doing something we wanted to do, instead of something we were obligated to do. The movie is awesome! Highly recommend it. In our opinion much more violent than the first. But the special effects were awesome and the end was a complete surprise to me! (I am not going to ruin it by posting what happens - go see it. It's fun! :) ).

Last but not least, I am still working on the latest huck towel. Stopped stitching for a week - maybe more. So did some more this weekend. It's so much fun to pet (literally). I don't know why but after I stitch a block, I have to go and pet it. It's so pretty. :) Can't wait till it's done. Time for more Dark Shadows and Cross-stitch. :)

That's about it for this round. Hope it helps to update everyone. Will try to post more in a couple of days. Might be next week though.