Let's just pretend 2013 starts right...... now!

Hello all!  I feel like it has been ages since I opened my laptop, much less blogged about anything.  The year has been off to a rough start.  Although, we have had many great memories already, such as some friends and family boarding our party train

 

 to celebrate W's 24 months and counting much of 2013 has been trying to come to grips with my Grandma's failing health.  She has been in the hospital twice already and it just does not seem like that should be physically possible.  We are all hoping that if she is released tomorrow it can be the end of hospitals for a while.  

Although it has not all been bad, it has all been hectic.  W's birthday party came the day after my return to school for the semester and while I do like my professor, 6 hours of lecture is a lot of material.  As long as I can stay awake long enough after W goes to bed to open my lab book I should be fine.  I will keep my eye on the prize and hopefully in 3 years or so I will have a degree.  Unfortunately I do not need a degree for my dream job... being home with Little Man! 

W has also returned to his parent and tot class.  I was unable to find one for L and W to go to together, but I am hoping to find a class for them later in the spring.  W is pretty jazzed about returning to class.  Last week when his class got cancelled he not only told me it was a "bummer," but managed to remind me numerous times a day that his class was cancelled because Miss J could not make it.  I only hope this enthusiasm for education continues all throughout the next 20 years of his life. 

Despite the fact that it feels like we have been on the go every day since Tyler went back to work, we have found time to spend a few minutes relaxing in bed and enjoying, as much as possible, the few inches of snow.

Our super bowl Sunday was not filled with snacks or even TV viewing.  In the morning W helped his Papa shovel some snow and Papa helped W throw his first snowball.  In the afternoon we took the sled out and ran a few laps in the back yard.  We could see the grass through the snow by the end and I now know what it feels like to have icicles in my lungs but W thought "sledding" was pretty top notch.

I am hoping to catch up on my laundry and homework and regain a little normalcy in our lives over the next few days, but if that fails, I know I will enjoy all of the clever new things coming out of Little Man's mouth.  I am going to make an effort to blog more regularly for those who are looking for an insight as to what we do all day, but who knows maybe monthly snap shots can be just as exciting.  Stay tuned for pictures from our upcoming Valentine's Day Party.  Happy February everyone!