I've got no pictures to post but they wouldn't be any good anyway. We began our first week of me being at work and Bella starting Preschool full time. As expected the first day was very difficult dropping her off. She was very excited to go and when we got there she even marched right in there and even went right into the potty. I guess I waited too long because when I went to leave she went a little cuckoo and was clinging and pulling my hair to hold on to me. It was absolutely heartbreaking. Of course I cried like a baby and not just a tear or two either.

Day 2: She held my hand at drop off and asked me"Mommy can you not go to work today?" I said "No I gotta go to work so I can buy you toys" Who's betting that will come back to bite me in the butt? The kids were outside so at this point she just walked away from me. OK, better.

Day 3: She threw herself all over the floor all morning saying she didn't want to go. When we finally go there she sat down and looked at me like why are you still here. GREAT!

Wednesday night she woke up coughing and had a fever.

Day 4: Mike stays home from work with her. That night 102 degree fever.

Day 5: Mike takes her to work with him to talk to a few coworkers about what he's missed. Then he takes her to the doctor. She is diagnosed with a double ear infection apparently due to her not blowing her nose (use your imagination here) As a note she is 3 1/2 and this is her first ear infection. How? I have no idea, apparently I had a ton when I was a kid and subsequently had to have tubes put in.

Anyway my week was incredibly boring with a few highlights here and there but I have never been good in the classroom as I have an undiagnosed case of A.D.D. so it was difficult to concentrate and the training was an hour drive away so I had to get up super early. Blah blah blah.

This week I got to be in the store and so far that is proving much more exciting. Bella's first day back was very traumatic again pulling hair and all and all morning she wailed "I wanna go to Daddy's work!!!" AH well that's what's up!

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4 of the July and fruit pizza

I got this amazing recipe at My litter of six and it was sooo yummy! Pretty too!
We had a few random fireworks going off aside from our own
Straight out of the bath in her nightgown. I swear if it is not a dress of some sort she WILL NOT wear it! Not that I am arguing that as they are very easy but she has so many other clothes that are just sitting there. It also makes playtime not so easy. But I digress...
Some of our pitiful fireworks, Mike made them into the shape of a "C" AWWWW

While he's lighting ours she is looking at bigger ones in the sky
Her nightgown was bunched up in her panties

The next day in her ballerina leotard (thanks Farrah!)
I have yet to figure out why we didn't do anything this 4th of July. I guess maybe we just didn't feel like it but anyway we had a great home cooked dinner and dessert ans some quiet family time. Ah well its off to work I go, wish me much success PLEASE!!

Georgia on my mind

We took an impromptu trip to Savannah before I went back to work and Mike wanted to get away for a bit. This is on the way home but Bella just loved those wax lips!
Our room with a view


My loves
Checking out the view
The bridge from our room

Bay street

This was the longest boat I have ever seen and this was only half of it
There were lots of steep stairways in Savannah and this was not one of them. Mike walked down a much steeper one with Bella on his shoulders because she had a boo boo on her toe. My heart stopped until we got all the way down!
Pretty trees





God I love her!




This is the Pirate's House where we ate dinner. It was supposed to be haunted and I was really hoping to see a ghost but no dice. Cool atmosphere though and The Herb House inside there is the oldest building in Georgia and it was creepy but the food was tasty and it was authentic fare!
















And the hallway leading to where?????



Other than that we checked out the city and ate at One Eyed Lizzy's for lunch the next day and was great food, fast, and cheap too! We were going to go into the hotel's indoor pool but I packed Bella's bathing suit while she was at school and she had a major meltdown when we went to put it on because she said it itched her. It is the cutest thing I've ever seen but now she refuses to wear it. Oh well.

xoxo,

Bella's first day of "preschool"

Oh my sassafrass! I took her in for a pre first day so she could get a feel for it before I go back to work on Monday. I was so worried about it but of course it was in vain. She was so excited to go and walked right in like she owned the place. She even went potty right away! While the director was just getting us acquainted it seems we stayed too long and she got upset that I was leaving but I didn't want to just skip out on her without her knowing. I called to check on her in a couple hours and they said she was doing great and she did not want to be touched! When I went to pick her up a little boy named Carter (apparently the welcoming committee) asked me if she had an Emma. I said "no her neighbor friend has a little sister named Emma" He tells me "No she said her mommy has a baby sister in her tummy named Emma" I said well Bella you know that I don't and she said "yes you do mommy!" Glad they let me know.
The director said she will be leading everyone before long and that she was very mature :) I hope the next week goes as well and guess what? I didn't cry! We will see if it is the same on Monday. Speaking of Monday I am excited but still sad. I know this will cut my Bella time down to practically nothing and I am not sure how I will deal with that. Time will tell...

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