What A Ride!

This is typically a family & kid activity blog, but this blog entry is an exception.

I've been looking at the various life changes I've gone through in the last 10 years, and there are a lot of them. Here's the list of the major ones:
- graduated from nursing school
- finally split up from my ex-husband
- fell madly in love with Jack
- moved to a different city (Oakland, CA from Santa Rosa, CA)
- married Jack
- moved to WA state
- had my first baby just shy of my 43rd birthday
- had my second baby who had a serious congenital heart defect and came very close to losing her
- became a widow

That's almost one major event a year! (The first 4 happened in an 18 month period of time.) That's almost an adult lifetime's worth of stuff packed into less than a decade. Dang.

Makes me wonder what the next decade is going to hold for me.

Moving on Up

It's been a week of kids moving up in the Darkhand household this week.

First, it was Sarah's first day of kindergarten on Wed. She loves it. She's in for a full day, which she seems to be quite ready for. She's already had 2 P.E. classes. Her teachers job share, and I like them both. For us, the first day was more exciting than anything. I felt like my face would crack from all of the smiling I was doing. Of course, I took plenty of pictures. Her first few days have gone well, and her teachers have told me that she's doing great. It's been very exciting. It's also meant a change in schedules ~ off to bed earlier, up earlier, and out the door in the morning!

Sarah & her teacher

Lined up to go into class for the first time

Meanwhile, I decided to put Gabby into daycare 5 days a week. I think the consistency will be good for her. She likes everybody there, and it gives me time to do things I need to do around here, or to just have time to myself. Well, today she got moved up to preschool! Potty training has been the issue. She's been staying dry there and taking herself to the bathroom. So, they decided to move her on up. Other than her slow potty training, she is so ready for the move. She did great today while there. She has the same teacher that Sarah had there.

So, it's been a week of exciting changes for my girls.