Skewel is kewl.

Next week is a big week for PP and I. We both start school again! EEK!

Last week, I thought school started this week. It didn't. I was very ready for school to start again and was upset that PP would have to wait a whole extra week to see her teachers. I called her teacher, Lezli, to double check the start date and catch up a bit. I updated her on some of PP's progress, but I do like to keep some things a surprise for them. When I talk to one teacher, they talk to everyone else on PP's team so everyone stays on the same page. Surprises are fun for the teachers! I love the look on their faces when they see her do something we have been working on for a long time. They get just about as excited as I do when she reaches a new milestone. All of PP's teachers are very special people to our family. They care so much, and it's amazing to see the amount of love that goes into their work. If you think about it, they see her more than the rest of the family does. Once a week, every week. They are the driving force behind PP's progress. They motivate her, get her excited about learning and trying new things. PP's teachers show her new toys, games, and songs to sing every time they come over. They teach me how to keep the progress moving in the one week time period between visits. Our ECSE team has really morphed into a part of our clan! I will be sad when PP turns 3 because we will have to get a whole new team. These ladies only work with children aged 0-3, but this is a process our family will go through for the rest of our lives. I'm sure I will keep in touch with them anyways!

These reasons, and the fact that our teachers are genuinely wonderful people, is why I was so sad that school didn't start a week earlier. I never thought I would wish for school to start early! Where is my mind? Oh jeez. I call it, "Crazy mom school brain."

I am also very excited for my own schooling to begin. It's been about 2 1/2 years since I've stepped into a college as a student, and I think that's too long. Whatever, the past is behind me, and I am ecstatic to be going back. I feel more enthusiastic than ever! I want to learn. I am excited to do so; my classes are diverse and actually interesting to me. It's like going to school for the first time, but this time I actually want to do it! I feel good, James Brown style. Watch me, UHH!

Papa Chris is "springing" into a very busy season at work as well. He will be working at least 6 days a week, 8-11 hours a day. Sadly, we won't be seeing much of each other in the coming months. I intentionally took night classes so I could go to school without needing to rely on a baby sitter, but that means right as he gets off work I will go to school until late in the evening. We won't always get to coordinate our schedules perfectly, which is fine, because then we might actually get to see each other and be a family! I just keep telling myself, "It will all be worth it in the long run! The past is past. The future is my friend. The present is just a bump and I can jump it!"

I'm so sleepy!

Spooning Snuggles
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