Everythings Else December!

Wow. This has been a crazy semester. Glad it's over. Robby did well in all 6 of his classes this semester. Abby has been enjoying school. Abby ever sent she turned 4 will tell you that she's going to be 5 soon (May 29) and going to kindergarten! Yikes! I finished up the semester with my 9 credits with A's. Working full time still too.
We were glad for Christmas this year. The break was very much needed. This upcoming year will continue the pace. I'll be taking 12 credits. Robby will be taking well class after class after class and then this summer 2nd year Med School Boards! Abby will start formal school in the fall. 2010 will be another big year for us. I'm beginning to think every year will be highly scheduled and amazing. Abby, is just so beautiful and smart. Her creativity amazes me. I love to watch her draw and color and cut and paste. She loves so many beautiful things. I'm so thankful she's with us... I'm so thankful she's with me when Robby is away. I have been blessed with the company of an angel. How different things will be in the Fall when she's in school 5 days a week.
Weird, this posting went somewhere I didn't expect it to.
Christmas, was beautiful. Abby believed, believed, believed. Her ability to believe in magic is a feeling that on Christmas morning bursts the seems of our front room. She comes down the stairs and excited beyond all measure. From the stairs she can see Santa's footprints in magic snow leading to the Christmas tree. Then, this year it was everything Barbie. She didn't ask for much: Barbie house, Barbie phone, pink playdough, Barbie bed, Barbie clothes. This we neat except for the fact that Abby didn't even have a Barbie. We prompted her to think about maybe asking for a Barbie for starts. She said "Maybe, that's a good idea."
So here it is.

Christmas!

Santa came and went and...KITCHENAID!!!!!

Yes, KitchenAid need I say more...

No Tricks All TREATS!

Halloween was the best this year. My brother Ryan his wife Devan and two girls came down. My brother Dan and Amanda came with us. My neighbor's with Abby's best neighborhood friend Andrew rounded out the crew.
We went to Hanover Street. Saying it and being there are two different things. We went last year and it was amazing! Every house is styled with a theme. It's just amazing.
And this year was extra fun by being "Treated" with family to share it with.

Of course there's pictures. Abby was Little Red Riding Hood. I was the Grandmother. I was crazy enough to sew the costumes when I don't sew. Robby was great and dressed up as the wolf. So, much fun. People on the whole loved it...kids actually were scared of Robby's wolf get up. To funny. Priceless fun and sooo much time preparing for it. I'm always sad when Halloween is over. It's my favorite.
Enjoy the Pictures we loved everyone that was there and always enjoy this Holiday!

Oh, yeah the video was funny because on the street there's a old church and they had all dressed like nuns and music was playing. The song YMCA was playing and forget the candy Abby thought to just stop and dance on the steps! Priceless.

We're Okay and Still have time for Dinner!

Wow, second year is busier then last year. The last two weeks better then the ones before I must say. We have now "adjusted" to more in the mix with everybody doing more. Unbelievable.
Abby's arm is better! Woo Who! She's out riding her new princess bike! Abby's doing so well even with all the scheduling.
We had a first the other night. 5 other couples/families with and without kids all different amazing people from the townhouses we live in went out to dinner last night. It was so wonderful. This goofy mix(goofy us being in it) was amazing. I wish I'd taken a picture of the 10+ two kids of us that showed. This amazing neighbors are now keeping us from renting houses we see. I am now in a place with "a family of support." Yes, we looked at a beautiful house yesterday to rent within our budget. Not to mention it was two streets over. No, I think we're here as long as our neighbors (family)are. Things are crazy but good.

New gear...

Just when we didn't think this will oiled machine didn't have a faster speed. I found it ladies and gentlemen and the smoke on the wheels is there. Is Christmas coming or what:) Yikes! Second year medical school, 4 year old daughter, full time work as a nurse and me taking 9 credits toward my BSN. Either way...I'm going to do this! It's not going to be easy and sleep has always been over rated in this house. If single mom's can do it...so can and will I. I'm doing this. We're doing this.

These are too big to email, so we're posting it here for Nona and Doodah to see

Please don't judge me

Okay, so I feel like the worst father in the world. Last night, Jodi was working a night shift. Turned out to be a bad night for her, as you can see in the previous post. Unfortunately, it was a bad night for Abby, too. She fell out of bed around 4 or 5, and was obviously quite upset and hurt. She's fallen out of bed once or twice over the past year, but has never been seriously hurt. I gave her some motrin, and she calmed down and went back to sleep. This morning, she complained that her shoulder was hurting, but was able to get her shirt on and move her arm around without complaining, so I didn't think much of it, dropped her off at daycare, and went to school.
The room I now meet in is in the belly of a building where cell phone waves struggle to penetrate - over half of the cell phones in the class cannot get reception. As I only have a cheap pay as you go virgin mobile deal, there was obviously no way of contacting me. When class was over at noon, i checked the messages and had a few from Jodi. She was quite upset, said that daycare had called about Abby, and she needed to take her in for xrays because something was really wrong. I tried calling home, but nobody was there. Llong story short, I caught a ride with my friend to our doctor's office, who had gotten an xray for Abby. The result:



a broken clavicle.
Here I am, a 2nd year med student, giving my kid some motrin and sending her off to school with a broken bone. I feel completely terrible about it. What a great dad. So now Abby is in a little thing called a figure of eight splint to help it to heal, which it will completely within a couple of weeks. She is being so brave about it, only whimpering every now and then if she stretches it too much. Needless to say, we went out and bought a little railing for the bed so this won't happen again. Poor thing.

So classes started back up with a vengeance and we're going full steam ahead. Wish us luck with the coming semester. In the meantime, here are some pics from the summer that never got out there. Love you all!!