You Light Up My Life

I can't believe that it's been almost 2 weeks since my last post. Part of the reason is that we've been really busy getting used to the new routine with school, and Adam has been either working or doing school work. We haven't really had any family outings since we went to the fair. On top of that, Drew started getting a cold last Friday, so we've been staying close to home most of the time.

In the meantime, I finished up with my summer client, and I've gotten a full-time job which I start October 1. We'll be having a big transition here since Drew will now be going to daycare for before and after (school) care which he doesn't yet understand. He just likes to say "Mommy, get a job!" (where he got that, I don't know) I'm currently in the process of working out all of the logistical issues that go along with the change, and I'm sort of shocked that daycare is going to cost almost as much as it did when we were paying for full-time infant care.

One thing that Adam and I are happy to see is that Drew is making big progress with riding his bike. He is able to go further each time he goes out, and either Adam or I try to go out every day with him. Drew still wants to put on his brakes when he's going uphill and forgets to put them on when he's heading downhill (and too fast!), plus I'm sure he'll be using training wheels for quite a while. Progress not perfection as we like to say.

Drew is having a great time in school, too, although he has some trouble listening from time to time. I know, that's a shocking revelation. However, he hasn't had to call home yet, so that's a good sign (if they continue with an unacceptable behavior after getting time out, they have to call home to report to Mom and/or Dad).

Since Drew has 2 teachers, we're seeing quite a bit of duplication of work--not that repetition is bad for him, but we get lots of project like this coming home:

Of course, we can all use a little more light in our lives, can't we?