Wow, Been a Looooooong Time

My life is pretty boring and very busy. Not too much to update on. Some things have happened since way back when, so I'll share. For one big thing, Spirit is now in 2nd grade AND she made team in gymnastics! This is a huge deal, as she is now level 4 and will start competing in January. She is the youngest and definitely the smallest on team. There is a girl about 6 months older than her, so at least there are a couple of kids close to her age. Most of the girls are much older. I'd guess the average age of the team girls to be about 10-11. She is progressing very quickly. She was told that in order to compete she needed to do a roundoff-backhandspring. She wasn't even close and had only tried it once before and didn't do very well at it. So one night during open gym she rigged up some soft mats and then just DID it. Just like that, she landed a whole bunch of them. She still can't do it on floor, but this was only about a week ago, so she'll get there soon enough. She amazes me and is really looking forward to competing. And I'm looking forward to diving head first into huge debt to pay for all the gymnastics in the next 10+ years. NOT. I think I need to make more money!

I've been missing my family and NY lately. Life has been way too busy and stressful. I'm dealing, but it's not easy. Sometimes I really wish I had some help, or even just a break. I need to get out. Hopefully soon I'll get to.

I wish I had something more to update about me, but really, there is not much to tell. I don't get out much. I've become boring. I hate it, but there isn't much I can do about it now. Sometimes there is opportunity to get out, but with no family, no trusted sitters and no money to pay sitters, other than one friend, I can't make it most times. I need to find a way to change that.

So that's about it. I know I need to update more, but I feel so boring, who wants to read about my boring life? Time for bed now.

Insightful Child

That Spirit is one amazing kid. The things she comes out with boggle my mind sometimes. Tonight we were watching Princess Diaries and we got to the part before the beach party, when she canceled plans with the guy who liked her. She went with that popular guy who had finally asked her out. Spirit declared that she didn't like the popular guy because he wasn't nice. She said she liked the other guy because he always liked her and the popular guy didn't like her until she was a princess. Wow, for a 6 year old kid to notice that is amazing! I was quite impressed. I honestly didn't say anything at all about the movie before that. She came up with that all on her own. Then she said that she'd never date anyone who isn't nice. I of course told her she's never dating :-). She said she was. I asked her how old she would be when she started dating and she said 19. I told her that 19 is a good age to start dating and she would be allowed to then. If only it will be that easy in a few years, but I highly doubt it will.

Speaking of which, she has decided a few weeks ago that she wants to be 19. She says that 19 is the perfect age because she'll be old enough to drive, but not too old. 20 is too old because it's too close to 30. So 19 is perfect. How does she come up with this stuff? Personally I'd like to keep her 6. 6 is fun. But very soon 6 will be over and 7 will be here. Man, I do love this kid so much. She is awesome.

Ok, more Spirit. Guess I'm allowed since I haven't blogged in forever and it is my blog. Anyway, whenever I tell her how smart, beautiful, wonderful, etc. she is, she answers with "I know". So I told her that the polite thing to say when you get a compliment is thank you. So the other morning we were cuddling and I told her that she's wonderful. She said thank you. I was so proud. Then about 30 seconds later she couldn't resist and she said "but I know". Too funny. I'm glad she's so confident. She should know how awesome, smart, beautiful she is. And how proud I am of her.

Ok, done now boasting about my awesome kid. More about me next time.

Long Time No Blog

I'm still here! Not too much going on. Life is way too busy, but nothing much new happens. It's all mostly boring routine. Wish I had something interesting to blog about. Today it's been a very boring rainy Sunday. Got a few things done around the house, but that's it. We were supposed to do something really cool with our friends, but that had to be cancelled due to bad weather.

I'm so tired now that I can't even think of anything to write. I'll try to be back this week with something interesting to write. Just wanted to post SOMETHING for now!

Prayers Answered

Actually, tenfold!! First, Spirit was sick yesterday. Really sick. I gave her Motrin and her fever went up a degree. She was burning up when I checked on her at 11:30 last night. I prayed over her and again before I went to sleep. She woke up singing at 7am. NO fever, no tummy bug, nothing. Totally fine. She stayed that way, so we went to the SB party, but left at halftime.

Then, even though I didn't think I had any prayers left since God did that big one this morning, I said a little prayer that my GIANTS win. WAHOOOOOOOOOOO! Super Bowl Champions Baby!!!! They have so much heart, they so totally deserved this win. They played like a true team and they are awesome.

And that opposing coach who stormed off the field is a big GIANT asshole!!!! I'm so glad it's him that we beat. I knew my GIANTS could do this. During that last drive when the GIANTS were down I kept telling the tv that Eli can do it. I had so much faith in him and he remained calm, cool and collected throughout. I love the entire Manning family and I'm so happy they both won!!

A Story by Spirit

Today was the 100th day of school, so there were lots of celebratory things going on. Spirit wrote a story that is just too cute not to share. She spelled all the words herself and I'm going to post it exactly how she spelled everything. I love 1st grade!

If I Had 100 Dollars

If I had 100 dollars I would by a manchin. And Makup. I hav a toking glob (talking globe, I have no idea what this has to do with the story since she has it already). I would stil hav 60 dollars. I would by a manchin so I kould see my famule. Tha would live in my manchin. I would wer makup so I kould luk prite. I like to wer prite dresis.

The End.

I want to live in her world! A world where I could have 100 dollars, buy a mansion and makeup and still have 60 dollars left!

WOO HOO!!!!

GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!

It's THAT Day Again!

Yes it is, today is my birthday! I'm old. I even feel old today. Maybe that's because I keep staying up too late to read my awesome book. That will be finished tonight. Anyway, so it was mostly a good day. Spirit was testy as usual, but that's ok. I felt bad for her tonight because she was upset that we didn't do anything special for my birthday. She said it didn't feel like a birthday. Awwww, when you're 6 birthdays are HUGE deals. Not so much when you're 42. I'd prefer to forget the day existed and just move on with it. So my boss brought me flowers. Then she took us out to lunch where I proceeded to royally pig out on yummy sushi. I've grown to love sushi, which is ironic because I despise fish. I like shellfish and all, but anything else, ick. Yet I'll eat raw fish. Call me a strange one. So anyway, it was yummy. But then I wasn't hungry at all to go out to dinner. We were going to go get ice cream, but by the time she finished her dinner it was 7 and I didn't feel like going out. So we didn't go. I know she was upset, but I explained that we can celebrate by birthday on the weekend. She thought that it should be celebrated on my birthday, but in the end she accepted this compromise.

The family all called and I even got a happy birthday song. That was way cool! Ex boyfriend IM'd me about 4 times and then called.

So all in all it was a good day. A very good day. And now it's just about over and time for bed.