Well... I have been rather delinquent in my posting recently! A lot has been happening in our lives. My mom has been diagnosed with breast cancer, had a double mastectomy, and is currently halfway through her chemo treatments. I have had to worry about losing my job in a NJ public school because of budget cuts, and I have simultaneously had to care about all of the minutia that goes into working with special needs students without letting them know how much my world has been turned upside-down.
With all of this behind me now, I have seen that I really am much stronger than I ever knew. Amazing...
I have the greatest friends and family for support and guidance. So many of them have been great at listening or just helping to distract me when I start to get a little manic. The best friend of all, though, has been my husband. He really has been great at talking me through all of this (his mom had cancer about 5 years ago) and keeping things in perspective. He is one of the few people who knows the best way to talk me down from the ledge, so to speak. I love that man!
But now on to happier things! My cousin is coming tomorrow with her two girls!!! Abby has grown up so much since I last saw her in July. Evan is only a few months old so she is going to be a totally new experience for us in the house. I have done everything that I can think of to baby proof (or in this case toddler proof) the house. You never realize how dangerous you house is until there will be a curious 1.5 year old roaming around! I can't wait! SO for now, I will leave with this happy thought and hopefully have some pictures to post soon of all of the fun we'll be having this week!
will still see the majority of them at my job in the local high school, but it is very different to not be such a huge part of their lives and having them as a part of mine. I'm going to post a few pictures of some of the cool stuff we did this year. You know... just to make me feel a little guilty!
