Latest and Greatest

I know I haven't been around a lot lately. Life is busy and time is short. On top of that, we haven't had too much fun stuff going on these days.

Our days are full of trying to get our act together and back into the school groove. The break went by too quickly; it is as if it never happened! The only proof we have that it came and went is the pictures....and Eli's sleeping schedule. Too bad his "sleeping in" had to be interrupted by going back to school with Mommy.

Let's see.....it has been pretty durn cold for us Floridians. I think we set a record yesterday or today with 13 consecutive days with temperatures below freezing. And right now our family and friends up north and out in Denver just started laughing at us, but come on, we live in FL!

I have to admit, that I've enjoyed the cooler temps and am kinda sad to see them go. I don't think it is supposed to freeze tonight. I love hat, scarf and sweater weather!

What else has been going on? Hmmm....Did I mention before that Eli is 3 now? Oh yeah, and boy is he acting 3. "They" say 3 is harder than 2, and so far, I concur.

This little angel has been pushing our buttons , sassing like there is no tomorrow, and making all kinds of mischief lately.

It reminds me of the poem by Longfellow.

There was a little girl, who had a little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead,
And when she was good, she was very, very good,
But when she was bad she was horrid.

OK, horrid may be a bit harsh, but I can honestly say that my parenting skills are being challenged...and so is my patience. I think Eli has asked the question, "Why?" at least 50 times a day...no joke! 50 times daily for the past week or two. And watch out if you don't answer him in a timely or what he deems appropriate manner.

He is very very good and very very smart, inventive, creative, silly, and fun. He continues to be compassionate and caring, but he is 3. Period.

To keep him busy and out of trouble, we have signed him up for a weekly gymnastics class that will start next week. He is extremely excited! We are hoping to get him into soccer soon too. It is clear that he needs outlets to release all of his awesome energy and excitement. Whew!

Since I have spent the bulk of this blog whining about my boy, I should give him some props too. It is only fair. It has been very fun watching him explore the world of print and letter/sound/word recognition. He has been stringing the letters he can write out into "sentences" and "words" that only he can read, but he knows exactly what they say. I love it! He continues to spell and add words to the list that he can spell and recognize/read. This week, we've been working on the days of the week. He has recently become intrigued by the days of the week. What day is it? When is Wednesday? What is today in Spanish? It only seemed fitting that we learn to recognize the days of the week too.

Finally, (she is going to be so mad at me....) please keep my MIL, Eli's Memaw, in your prayers as she continues her battle with ovarian cancer. It hasn't been easy, and it has been particularly rough lately. We believe in the power of prayer, so I ask you to intercede for her and her fight.

Thanks.

Well, I think that fills you in on our latest and greatest. I hope to be around more as we await the adventures of 2010.
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