Friday wrap up!

First I want to thank all the people who left me comments and or sent me emails about my Tuesday-Toot post. I was a little nervous to share this as I am not one who likes to be in the spot light. Winning my CEO award filled me with pride and your comments and emails filled me with that same pride this week. Thank You!

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So if you recall I wrote about my daughters Kindergarten progress report, the meeting with the teacher was to happen Tuesday this week but because of weather we postponed till Thursday. So yesterday we had our sit down with the teacher and she fully explained the evaluation process. Which now makes much more sense; when we asked here why they don't given that explanation to they parents when they give the progress report she said she wishes they would, but for some reason they don't and she has brought it up to the school administrators many times. Bottom line my Beautiful Lauren is doing great and she is on the way to mastering all of the kindergarten objectives and then some. However she still needs to learn to focus more on the task at hand, she tends to get sidetracked very easily. Anyone have tips? I am all ears!

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I have been given a sneak peek at my new blog design and I think it is coming along, I can't wait to unveil it soon, Revka at RS Designs is great! Go check her out.

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This week was an exciting week I not only was tagged to do my first meme but I also was given 2 awards the first from Girlymom is the mother of 4 beautiful girls and I am so impressed by her love and compassion for her family. In my next life I think I want to be her.




So I am passing on this award to :
Dawn
Poltzie
Nap Warden

Second I received an award from Holly Holly I am new to her blog but I am digging it. I look forward to getting to know her better in the coming months.




So I am passing this award to :

Stephanie cool name by the way *wink*
OhMommy
Smitty76

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Have a great long weekend, the family and I are headed to the mountains of Pennsylvania for a weekend of skiing and fun! I am sure I will have stories to share when I get back!

Blogging and what it has taught me

Ok it is official I am addicted to blogging! Ok so maybe not the writing my blog part but certainly the reading of others blogs part! I think it is so cool to know someone who you have never met can understand exactly where you are coming from when you blog about trying to get your kids to bed at the end of a long day, or the trials and tribulations of potty training. Mommyhood truly bonds you like no other profession or organization that I know. I would never walk up to one of my coworkers and start rambling about poop or trying to get my kids to eat vegetables as a conversation starter.... OK so that isn't entirely true but swear I only talk about that stuff with people I really do know well at work.

Let me share with you the wisdom I have recieved in the few short months I have had the privilege to enter the blogging world. First and most important April at Floriakidz read one of my very first posts which looking back was a bit dark but that was where I was at; at that time. She emailed me and encouraged me; gave me some great advice and I have to say it is because of her that my life has been on the up swing since mid Nov. Thanks April! Oh and my family thanks you also.

I have also had the pleasure of comforting a mother I didn't know who had lost a child to terminal illness. This has made me that much more appreciative of my children's good health. I have read a woman's daily chronicle of her battle with Cancer, which has allowed me to see a side of the disease I never knew. Most of all I have learned to laugh about the struggles and joys of parenting and what a gift it is to be a mom. Sometimes in the society we live in today which is on the go and constantly moving, you forget that truly the simple things are what make you happy. Blogging in the last few months has reminded me of that.

I still have some learning to do in this blogging world, like Meme's, blog awards and that damn HTML code that always trips me up.

So ladies…. and men, thanks for accepting me and teaching me about this blogging world! I look forward to many many more conversations with you all!