I just got a phone call from the pre-school/play centre to say they have a space available for D to start next month. Fantastic news! This play centre is affiliated with G's school but it's in a different location. They do play school for 18 month olds-3 year olds, until a kid is ready to begin K1. He's going to go 3 days a week. The lady asked if I wanted him in 3 days a week or 5. Do you know how badly I wanted to say 5?!?! But he's not ready. I hope he's ready for 3 days a week!

Now, if I hear back from the dance school today to tell me I there's a spot for Gwen in a ballet class, our little lives will be back on track. G did ask today when she'd start swim lessons. Ummmmm in the fall, honey. In the mean time we can just go swimming at the pool which I know is what she means anyway.

I am so used to emailing people as my main form of communication and being able to accomplish most everything online. It's not like that around here. You actually call people. Like on the phone. I hate the phone. But I am learning I need to get over it if I want to get anything accomplished around here. Long gone are the days when I "accidentally" leave my phone out in the car or in the bottom of my bag all day and miss a few texts or a call. Around here people ring you when they want you and they expect an answer. And all the calls end with "bye bye" in a high pitched kind of fake tone. But that's what you do. So whether on the phone or face to face you hear "bye bye" or "by bye for now" or "bye bye see you soon" or to my kids people say "bye bye baby bye bye". I have adopted the see you soon bit as my catch phrase. I like that one.

It's cold and windy here today. Too cold to go outside and play so we've been hanging out inside and I have been trying to get this house more organized. And I even wore a coat to walk Gwen to school. She's all signed up to begin riding the bus next week and she's excited about it.

B is back from his ride. He sustained a just few minor (normal) injuries. I think we need to buy some stock in Neosporin.