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here's a couple little shots from the week in florida. i will do a full post later. it's been a big day for us. we celebrated lainy's birthday with her family today and after we left the sharp house, we came back home and got a stereo with speakers along with some paperwork for the new dance school we are starting this tuesday. the girls were super excited to go down there to meet up with their little friend bethany. i talked with wayne gautier about all the ends and outs of the agreement while doug and the girls waited patiently for me to get finished. he gave me the key to the room and i walked over there to open it up again! :) it was so exciting! the girls just ran in there excited as can be! wayne came over there and gave us keys to the front door and continued talking to us again. i was glad that doug was able to talk to him one on one since i have done all of the corresponding with him. so, it is official! we are now operating a dance school! expressions, dance and movement! we are stoked! we pulled out the dance mats, and the girls played forever, they tumbled, and i cleaned and swept. i am going in there tomorrow to start cleaning, cleaning. it's a mess and a half. i will have to put some elbow grease into it. i have the mop bucket and scrub broom ready! first day of class is this tuesday!

that's what blogs are for

ryane has been abducted by the devil lately. she tried to poke rae's eye out with no remorse. sorry is NOT in her vocabulary.

i have had diarrhea for two weeks straight now. since maw maw and paw paw left for florida. we ate at compestre' the night before they left and i was convinced it was from the food but since it still was going on and not any better, i finally went to the doctor yesterday. i fipped both of the girls out, first with the biohazard bag for my poop sample with ryane. she wanted to take it into the dairy queen and show the people the bag and tell them what mommy had to do. and then with the poop sample gathering with rae by the nature of the beast. she would NOT leave my side. she had to then go with me to the hospital to take the specimen. i will find out what grows or not grows in a few days i suppose. and, i am doing bloodwork in the morning.

we are going to florida next monday after school because rae has a holiday on tuesday next week. i found tickets for 19 dollars each way going out of greensboro. we are excited. i hope i know what is going on with my butt by then b/c i can't take the headaches and crap down there...i know i will be menstral too. joy. i hope we all get along.

time?

where does the time go? it's somewhat of a nightmare feeling to remember all of those things you were told growing up...when they become true! please god, find some shrink wrap or a brick to put on my babies heads so i can keep them small for a little while longer. we are heading into the second semester of rae's kindergarten year? i still have a hard time realizing that.

christmas chaos

WOW, and that it was!!!! we are still recovering from that and being sick! the girls had an overwhelming amount of presents. i even held back and made them unwrap stuff the day after christmas it was so chaotic! i let them unwrap two Wii games this evening b/c there were gifts under the tree that i hadn't put back for their birthday's yet...secretly i wanted to play the blocks game. so, i let them unwrap one each. i cut the paper on them to see what they were and then let them open them.


guitar hero is pretty neat, but rae LOVES to play tennis!



they are both in AWE of the computer that "POPPY" (David Stafford) helped me fix for them with old computer parts of mine and a newer tower from mom's company. i'm so thankful that he was able to do that for me. they LOVE it now that we are getting settled back into our house again. they have that little thing there in the picture that they can make art with, and they have an etch a sketch game that they are enjoying too.



granddaddy came and spent the night with us on christmas eve. he lost his father a short time ago and i'm sure it was going to be really hard on him to not have his sidekick this year. he got to see the girls flip out over their bikes (sorry, no picture) and go from thing to thing. it was a heck of a mess.

grandma sent them their baby alive dolls and they have been little mommies ever since christmas! so, they are bike riding, Wii playing, Littlest Pet Shop throwing, mommies who like to play on the computer this week!

did i mention this was pretty nuts?

strep throat

fever since sat...doctor visit, confirmed, strep throat. mixed with sneezing, runny nose and coughing. it's been interesting finding out how jamie and i passed germs around all those years.

if it wasn't enough

my favorite fish died today. the one here in the office that we all have bonded with..."nemo" as the girls called it. well, shit.

heartfelt and unsure

it's been a hard week for me. long nights of no sleep, tossing, turning and realizing the outcome of decisions that had to be made were clearly uncertain. i've had to walk away from two very important loves in my life. work, and dance. the details aren't necessary and it's just not something i can articulate anyway. i am attempting to keep strong and believing that both are things that aren't necessarily over. it's very difficult though. i feel like i have been beaten by a sledge hammer.