A 6 month catch up

I was supposed to update everyone post surgery for Addie, however I failed miserably. So, I think it's about time that I get on here and let everyone now what has been happening since March, a mini-6-month update.

Well, firstly, Addie's surgery went well and the scar is slightly smaller then the initial bald spot on the back of her head, we may have to do this again when she is older to reduce the scarring. Aside from life altering surgeries her life has been much the same. Growing, babbling, running amok, and harassing her big sister. She's grown so much it's actually quite amazing, I will be posting pictures of her in the near future on the next blog (as I have no camera access currently).

Paige finished first grade with flying colors and has moved on to second with Mrs. Dowdy. Her first day (which was today) went well and she's very excited about the prize box in Mrs. Dowdy's classroom, she has every intention of collecting as many plus tickets as possible so she can expand her 'Littlest Pet Shop' empire. As for learning, I hope more of that goes on as the year continues.

Aaron and I have both started new jobs since March. He as a Cable installer and I as a bartender. A what? you say. (I know these things) I bartend at the local casino, it's a career endeavor I never thought I would make but it pays the bills and has it's enjoyable moments. Aaron seems to enjoy his cable job, he likes leaving the office and not having his boss go with him, as my father always said.

We had an interesting summer with a lot of ups and downs, mostly ups. The girls and I spent much of our time at the river, bathing in the sun and despite many valiant efforts Paige still refuses to learn to swim. She has decided that her head should never be underwater, Addie on the other hand is a regular water baby. She dove right in, head first a few times.
My children are growing faster then weeds and learning new things everyday, they even teach me a few things occassionally, but don't tell them that they think that I am all knowing.

We recently had a loss in our family, which I think may be the reason that I decided to sit here and get this updated. My older cousin Brent passed on August 21. The loss of him has made me re-analyze so many things that I thought I knew. I have a large family with many cousins but they have each had their signifigance in my life and made their mark and the last week I have found myself racking my brain to remember every good memory I ever made with any of my cousins, Brent especially. He was a good man and my most recent and fondest memory of him was a recent visit at Thanksgiving in which Paige latched on to him and made him play with her over and over and over until I sent her to bed. For hours he continued playing with her, like it never occurred to him that he didn't have to be her private jungle gym. There are very few people that have impressed me with the way they handled my children but Brent did and he will be greatly missed by many.