The Girls are off to College this Week...and a Prayer request for April

The local community college has a program every year for children in 3rd through 8th grades to take enrichment classes. This will be C's last year participating, and it is E's first. It runs from 8:30 in the morning until 3:00, with lunch provided. Each girl is taking 3 classes.

C is taking Spanish, which is surprisingly advanced. She is also taking Babysitting/CPR, and wants it to be known she is only taking it because I am making her. LOL Her afternoon class is a science class. She has homework assigned...last night she was to write a resume about herself for the babysitting class, and to study her spanish vocabulary words, which we all made a game out of, and ended up "studying" until 10:30.

E is taking 2 different art classes, and a dance/tumbling class, all of which she loves. E loves them so much she wants to sign up for the session in July, and take 3 MORE classes.

As the girls are in softball this time of year, too, it makes for a very tight schedule this week...get them up at 7:30, do chores, leave at 8:15, pick them up at 3, run home, do all our pet care, have supper, get 2 baths done, (this is where it comes in handy that my husband and I have 2 seperate houses....one girl bathes at our house, one at step-dad's, lol) and get to the ball field by 5:30 for warm-ups and games till either 8 or 10, depending on the night.

Yesterday was REALLY tight, because April had a surprise doctor's appointment I had to take her to at 2. She is having what we hope are minor heart issues. She spent 5 hours in the emergency room last Thursday, and if she is still having them next week when she goes for her regular pre-natal appointment, she will be sent to a cardiologist. They have already had her hooked up to a heart monitor for 3 hours, done extensive bloodwork, (and more yesterday), given her IVs, ran an EKG, and done an ultrasound. There are a few dangerous heart conditions that normally are asymptomatic until pregnancy, but then again, there are several possible causes that are completely harmless. We're just not sure which she has yet. So, while I am trying to not scare April, and am focusing her on the "It's-probably-nothing-but let's-find-out-because-of-the-baby" aspect to her, I would appreciate prayers for this dear daughter and her unborn child.

Maternity Clothes

April is now over 4 months along. She has always been a petite girl. She has only gained 2 pounds, although it looks like far more because she has the cutest little baby bump. I think she shows more because she is so small. However, the past couple of weeks she has just been in misery because she only has jeans to wear, and they haven't buttoned for quite some time. The zipper has been cutting into her middle, yet when she stands up to walk, her pants will slide down if not buttoned. Last week we decided enough was enough.

When *I* was expecting, I owned exactly 1 dress, 2 pairs of slacks, 2 pairs of shorts, and 3 shirts. They lasted me for both my pregnancies, and are actually still hanging in my closet in hopes that I would someday have a need to wear them again. However, being 6 inches taller, and much "fuller figured" than April, there's no way they would be of use to HER.

So yesterday the girls and I had lunch at Applebee's, and then bought proper maternity clothing. (and she STILL wears sizes "small" and "extra small".) She now has enough to last her, and I must say the clothes NOW are much cuter than they were 14 years ago.

Happy First Anniversary

I may not mention my husband much, but that is because he is a very private person, and does not wish me to write about him online. However, today is a special occasion, and I at least would like to publicly tell him, "Happy Anniversary" !

I love you so much. Congratulations on putting up with me an entire year. I look forward to many more years together.