Time flies

I have been a slacker and haven't posted anything for you all in such a long time! We had company and then everyone was sick and so much has been going on and now it's almost Christmas! Whew!

Well, where to begin? Thanksgiving was great and not so great at the same time. As always, it's nice to spend time off of work and with the family but I came down with a wicked stomach bug and gave it to Kira, and my parents! I would not have wished that on my worst enemy because I wanted to die but the good news is that I lost 10 pounds since I couldn't eat for two days. I have since gained back most of that weight but I am determined to lose it again.

Whittier elementary held it's annual spelling bee early this month and Kurgan broke the record and became the only one to win all three years that a student can participate at the elementary school level (4th, 5th and 6th grades). The winning word this time was genus. We are very proud of him and can't wait to see how he does at regionals in January.
Kurgan has been very busy with everything but also managed to earn himself a duet with another boy from his orchestra class. They both played The First Noel during the orchestra concert and I got it on video.

Kira is getting very excited about Christmas and her birthday but she just keeps asking me when we can go to the store so she can buy her brother a gift with her own money!?! What an awesome little girl. She continues to be my big helper with Kash and gets out of the car with me every morning to drop off Kash at daycare and open the door for me, carry the diaper bag, etc.

She has been working on writing a song and I've read a few of the lyrics and I think she might have the next big hit on her hands!

I just finished up my first class back after having Kash and I am so surprised that I actually passed it! I got really far behind in the first two weeks and played catch up the entire time and just barely scraped by with a D-. Thankfully that is enough to move on so I am now in an education class and so happy that I don't have any more math. Lee and I got to attend my company Christmas party this past weekend and it was a really neat event. The food was fantastic, the entertainment was...well, entertaining and the company was great because I sat with Lee! Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of us together in our spiffy clothes and it really bums me out because I don't have any pictures of us together other than our wedding.

Lee has been having a pretty tough time in classes but he's continuing to work really hard studying so he can do better. It's tough since we don't sleep very well at night and then we have to get up and use our brains all day. Ugh. It makes me tired just thinking about it.

Kash is now 3 months old and he rolled over for me on the 6th of December but no one was around to see it and so they don't believe me. He hasn't rolled over since.

Ch...ch...ch...changes

We have decided to turn a new leaf in the Freedle household. Well, it's not really my doing...it's Lee's fault. He's got to start eating healthier and since we like to have our meals as a family all of us will be eating better! I'm kind of excited about it because I'm not a big fan of fast food joints (except In-N-Out...I'm kind of addicted) but I think I will definitely miss going out to restaurants. I like the idea of not having to cook or clean up after...I think I might have been a princess in another life. So beginning next week we are going to be eating more organic meats, fruits and veggies. Yum!

Geez, so much has happened in the past couple of weeks! My big sis Cynthia came to visit, Halloween, my birthday, I started back at work, and the Presidential election. My birthday was fantastic! My wonderful mother watched all of the kids so that we could go out to enjoy some fantastic sushi (thanks for the recommendation Jill!) with the Millers and the Meltons who we hadn't seen forever.

Kash started daycare on Monday and is already one of the favorites there. He's been really good about hanging out there for about 11 hours a day but I guess he can't really tell me if he's upset by it. He also got his 2 month shots today and it almost broke our hearts. It's so hard to watch your little ones get hurt even if you know the outcome is good for them.
Lee started back at school this week so soon we will be having study nights again! He also informed me that there are a little less than 600 days before he graduates so I have started a countdown to my retirement. It will be so nice to spend some time with my kids before they are all grown up!! Having the last 12 weeks off of work really opened my eyes to how much I miss while I'm at work. I love being able to be involved in their lives by going to the functions at their school and make sure they're doing their homework, etc.
We are also expecting another visitor this week. Nan is coming to visit us all the way from Maryland!! The kids are super excited to see her and hopefully we'll get to spend a lot of time together.