Party of Three

One of my new favorite days of the week is Thursday because that means tomorrow is FRIDAY!!  This morning after I dropped off Lexi I went to the gym and then Trader Joe's.  I picked up a ton of fresh ingredients to make Paleo crock pot chili, a harvest salad, and some pumpkin cornbread for Jason and Lexi (I'll have to try a little bit of course because it smells amazing).  After school today we have a play date with the Harmons and then we will come home and dinner will be done, we will give Lexi a bath, go to bed, and then wake up to Friday!!  Tomorrow is POP homecoming (yay! goooooooo eagles!!) so I'm going to go to the pep rally in the afternoon and then we will enjoy the Friday night lights with Lexi and her kindergarten friends.  I'm so glad it is Friday eve and that dinner is already done for tonight and tomorrow!!

They say, everything we need to know we learned in kindergarten.  We are about 6 weeks into kindergarten and Lexi has already started to truly blossom.  She amazed us before kinder, but she has grown so much academically, emotionally, and spiritually in 6 short weeks.  Just a few examples: Lexi's artwork was cute last year, this year it is incredible.  She can picture something in her head and then draw or paint it on paper (and we know what it is without "hints"). Her "kindergarten" handwriting is precious.  They are learning D'Nealian.  It is characterized by a slant and "cattails" that help with the transition to cursive.  Lexi loves her some cattails!! Last year Lexi wanted to be a teacher.  This year she wants to create, develop, and run a school.  Last year Lexi wanted to be a contestant on "The Voice," this year, Lexi wants to be a judge.  I'm seeing a pattern here and I like it.  :) Lexi's manners are finally being...

Tonight at dinner Lexi randomly said, "Mom, you're more than a mom.  You're a superhero."  My heart stopped.  I smiled ear to ear and gave her a giant hug.  Right after I wrote it down so I wouldn't forget to blog it.  I hope I'm still her superhero when she is 18.  ;)

My world.  My heart.  My loves. 

Today hasn't been as wonderful as last week.  I woke up at 3 AM and wasn't able to fall back asleep.  Jason took Lexi to school this morning so I could get some rest.  I rested, but didn't sleep.  Instead, I felt sad and guilty that I didn't get up with Lexi this morning and help her get ready for school.  Jason did and of course that is fine, but I missed walking her into school.  I miss Lexi terribly today and I can't wait for the clock to hit 3:00.  To celebrate this Friday Eve and since it is almost September I'm going to take Lexi to Hobby Lobby after school for some Christmas tree ornament shopping!!  I *might* even pick up a caffeine free PSL.  :)

Thank goodness it's Friday eve week 2!!  Today has been pretty perfect.  I dropped Lexi off this morning and went straight to Target.  I was there ALL BY MYSELF.  Literally.  No one else was shopping at 8 AM and it was amazing!!  The only thing that would have made it better is if I had a PSL.  ;)  After Target I went to the gym and had an awesome workout.  Once I got home I got in the pool for a few minutes, took a shower and then took a NAP!!  I slept for 20 minutes and it was glorious.  I am now sipping tea and just finished my second paleo cookie of the day.  As perfect as this Thursday has been I am so thankful tomorrow is Friday.  Today has been pretty spectacular, but it won't even compare to the greatness of this upcoming Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday.   I'm jumping out of my skin excited to have my mini me home for a couple of days straight!!

The days leading up to kindergarten were hard.  Ok, I'll be honest...the 2 weeks before were really, really rough for me.  So rough that I didn't sleep.  At all.  Maybe 2 or 3 hours a night if I was lucky.  I even had to go to the doctor to get a prescription sleep aid.  I wasn't anxious about Lexi being nervous because she wasn't.  She has been nothing but excited about school.  I'm happy with the school we have chosen for Lexi's education, I just feared the unknown.  What would this new normal look like? The night before kindergarten we read Lexi a lot of stories about kindergarten that were given to her from the Harmon's, the Jeffery cousins, Grandma Mike, and the Lee's.  Lexi felt so loved and special with all the gifts she received to help celebrate this milestone. Going to bed that night I was at peace with this new chapter beginning in our lives.  On Monday (the day before the first day of school) we invited two of ...