Birthday Number Three!

The birthday party in disguise went fairly well. Grace did quite well until the cake came out and it was present time. Then it was quite obvious that it was not just a playdate.

Birthday Plans....

Gracie has decided that she does not want a party for her birthday this year. To be more specific, she wants a party but does not want anyone to come to it. Strange little people, these almost-three year olds.

So...shhhh.....I am disguising her birthday party. We are having a play date at the Clay Cafe with a few friends. I can't let birthday number three go by without a celebration of some sort with her little friends.

Missing Teen in NB

I work with an aunt of this missing teen. Please keep an eye out for her. I pray for her often and hope she is found safe and sound.

Ballet Lessons

Grace and I went to visit the ballet teacher tonight and ended up registering her for classes for the year. Grace was so delighted and started dancing on the spot! She even went over to the ballet bar in the classroom and started to dance like a real ballerina. Grace's teacher, Michelle, is lovely and said that the classes are all about the girls having fun and having some 'princess time'. I will be sure to post some photos soon.

Finally done....

A weight has been lifted off my shoulders!! I just submitted the last requirement for a course that I have dragged out forever. I had a kind prof who gave me extra time to do this. She understood that sometimes during times of stress, you mind does not give you the head space to write papers and think about things other than survival.

I took this course in the midst of my separation from Gordie and every time I sat down to write papers for the course, it felt like I was reliving that anguish all over again. The terrible sadness and anguish would wash over me and I would become paralysed. I would write a couple of words and then stop. I made excuses after excuses not to work on the papers I needed to hand in. I could not understand why the course was so linked to these feelings.

Anyways...I finally got it done!!! I wanted to drop the course so many times and start over with another one. I wanted to forget about it all. However, I knew that I would always regret not finishing it. I wanted to follow through on it. This course was not going to get the better of me.

Soo...it is midnight and I want to party to celebrate that I am done...but alas, I have a sleeping toddler that wakes too easily...so I am sending this celebration off into cyber space on my blog....

Sleep tight...I hope I have good dreams...
love,
Cheyanne