Surviving!

Abbi and I fairing well as a single parent family.

This week I took on additional responsibilities at work. The lady in charge of the special needs department has broken her foot and therefore will not be back to work for the rest of the school year. Another teacher and myself were asked to take over her responsibilities. It is a lot of work and there is a lot on our shoulders...considering the qualifications for this job are a master's degree as well as being Catholic, both of which I am not! Anyways, between working at my current schools, I am working at the board office and running meetings by the seat of my pants. The extra money will pay for our Mexico trip so if I can hang in there for the remaining month and a half I will be done and have 2 months to rest.

Mother's Day was very nice. I spent the day with both sides of the family. Abbi and I were very well fed and taken care of. I know Tyler felt awful being away, but it is only one day...I guess he will have to make it up when he is back...haha!

Tyler will be heading home for the long weekend...Abbi, Elmo and I are very excited. We are hoping to get our yard back together. Too much dirt and rain is not good for Elmo...I am sick of wiping paws. After the long weekend, Abbi and I plan to go to Edmonton and stay with Tyler for 4 days. The weekend after we will meet in Calgary and visit Brandon and Chandra. It seems like it has been forever since we have made a trip to Calgary, but since it is only a few hours for Tyler and myself it will be a good meeting spot.

A quick update on Abbi. Abbi is saying quite a few words and is constantly talking! We are teaching her some sign language and she has caught on fast. Her favorite word to sign lately is "more" and it usually means "more food" or "more swing." She is in love with her "babies." She puts them to bed, burbs and feeds them and needs to take them everywhere...it is so cute! Abbi is an outside kid! She bangs on the door to go outside and will try to sneak out when we let Elmo out. On the weekend, we are outside the entire day and it is a struggle to get her to come inside for her nap. Over the last month, Abbi cut 6 teeth for a grand total of 12. We had a few rough nights and a red rash on her face due to the teething. The rash has decided to stay around and I have tried many remedies to get rid of it but they all seem to start to work but then later it tapers off. I guess I may have to take her in to the doctor and see if he has any other ideas.

Anyways enough rambling...here are a few pics from the weekend...enjoy!

Auntie Tannis and Abbi!

Abbi's first Popsicle...she ate it all without any help from Elmo!

Abbi found this hard hat at my parents place and wore it all morning, she even ate her lunch with it on.

Rachelle :)