Since coming back from vacation, it seems I have taken the liberty of going off of my diet and going off blogging, 2 things I once enjoyed very much. I was trying to get back on the dieting bandwagon but it seems to be moving too fast and I am hoping that in 2012, at some point I can get back on. Blogging has become a problem because I live a life so boring that I dare not spread the boredom through my blog. However, it is Christmastime now and the girls have changed quite a bit and there are some new things going on now that I probably can't share all of it today! Let's start with Jocelyn's news....
Jocelyn has had her surgery postponed. Woohoo!! The Dr wants to give her body a second chance. After scans in October prove that her bladder is looking better we have decided to give potty training a shot. If we can get her potty trained and her flow is strong and she's emptying completely then she won't have to do surgery...so keep her in your thoughts. This opens up a whole new world for her if this works. She would only have check ups as opposed to monthly tests or procedures. We could stop cathing her every 4 hours then, of course, she could start school in Fall 2012 as a preschooler! I might be able to find a part time job or even go back to school. Either way it goes I would continue to be proud of her and I will still do whatever I can to keep her happy. She has started a dance class and she used to love it but now the past 2 weeks she doesn't want to participate and hopefully it is just a phase...please, I hope it's just a phase!
Lexie is continuing to do well and got straight A's again! So proud of her!! Her friends that she is choosing is giving me great confidence that she is on the right path! She is also in a dance class which she loves and practices for an hour a day. Her dance school Victoria's Dance Stars has taken part in 3 Christmas Parades that she, a first year, usually wouldn't have the joy in joining but because of her hard work, she was moved up to parade team. I have already noticed a difference in how high she can kick and how much better her splits look! Couldn't be prouder!! Lexie has also joined Best Buddies at school. Best Buddies is a Non Profit Organization that helps out in the special needs class at her school! She loves to help out down there and is always telling me great things about the kids! She is really growing up nicely.
Sorry about all the mush about my girls...just having a proud mommy moment.
With Christmas just around the corner, I am starting to get as giddy as a school child and can't wait until 7am on Christmas morning! It helps that I have been able to get out our Christmas cards, which I haven't managed for about 2 years. Christmas was always a happy time at our house. No matter what was going on, or how much money we had, Christmas was always good. We (the Griffiths family) have our annual putting up the tree argument 'Is it straight?' 'Are you gonna help with these bloody lights?' you know, things like this...but Christmas morning was always amazing! I am so happy we get to see the light in the girls eyes as they come down the stairs and see what Santa left for them. The tradition is that Santa ALWAYS brings us our Cadbury Selection Boxes...for all you American folk, this is a box of Cadbury chocolate bars and once we open them the trades begin. Swapping for your favorites is an after unwrapping thing we do every year. Then there is that lull that comes over the room after all the presents are open and the tea/coffee has been drunk and you realize you have to wait a WHOLE year to get this sort of satisfaction again. I love hearing all of the Christmas traditions that everyone has that are just as wonderful and completely different from ours. So to everyone, Merry Christmas and enjoy your family's traditions as much as I do and then the countdown begins again! :)
I have also started a new business venture. I became a My Thirty-One Independent Consultant!! This has brought more income into our home and has helped out tremendously with Christmas shopping!! I started back in September and for just $99 I have made over $750!! Sounds like a good investment to me! I will let you know more about this in another post.
The year is coming to an end and I am leaving 2011 20lbs lighter than when I came in, more income than what I came in with, SO much less debt than what I started with and more happiness than when I came in with. All in all 2011 was a transition year...2012 will be the culmination of all my hard work from this year and I look forward to it!! So to everyone Happy New Year to you!!
