back from hiatus...

It has been 2 months to the day since my last post. Where have I been? What have I been doing? I'll summarize what has been going on, but for the most part, the need/desire to write just wasn't there. Basically, since January 17th, it's been a whirlwind around here.

Here are the particulars:

• We drove to Ottawa to visit the Richardson/Bejjani family- Carys and I stayed with Matante Jenny and Rowan, while Darren went off to Jackson...again;
  
• It was so damn cold in Ottawa that we basically stayed indoors- no complaints, I had a great time catching up with Jennifer;


• I made the brave trip back from Ottawa with Carys - she ate 6 packages of Mum-mums during this time and we listened to Diana Krall's version of Jingle Bells on repeat. I also managed to pee while holding Carys in a dingy washroom;


• My good friend Sylvie was hit by a car and has 2 severely damaged legs;


• Darren made another trip back to Jackson;


• I began to mentally prepare for the inevitable return to work;


• We got shafted out of our daycare 1 month before I was to return to work- it was a good thing I called because who knows if I would have been advised;


• We found an amazing daycare provider on Kijiji and we're both happy it worked out this way- I think it was truly a blessing in disguise;


• We started the transition to daycare and it wasn't all that great- she still cries when she gets dropped off;


• Carys got a cold and we both caught it;


• We made one trip to a walk-in clinic to assess said cold;


• We had a 1st pink poodle party for Miss Carys;


• Carys had her 1 year appointment with accompagnying shots.


• I went back to work teaching Kindergarten and hate it;


• I finally got a regular pay cheque;


• Carys got 4 more teeth for a total of 6:


• We introduced Peanut Butter to Carys and it was a huge success;


• We brought Carys back to the doctor's after a month of fighting the cold and just not being herself;


• Carys is prescribed her first medicine: Amoxicillin;


• We are dealing with the worst separation anxiety in the history of mankind- try getting dressed, brushing your teeth, peeing or whatever while holding your hysterical one year old. Fun times.
  

I guess that about sums it up. Not many positives, but it seems that Spring has sprung and we are looking forward to a brighter next few months.