Fat lip and Crunch!

So - you know how sometimes you have a few days where nothing seems to go right? I have been stuck in that funk for a few days now.

On Sunday night, Madison was sitting on my lap and she kept giving me kisses. She was laughing and having fun with it and got a little bit excited. She slipped and smacked my lip with her head. (Who knew toddler heads were so hard???) She split my lip open - so now I have a fat lip that is so sore! I scared the poor kid half to death because it hurt so bad that I yelped!

Then on Monday I had just gotten off work and was driving to pick up Madison. Traffic in front of me stopped suddenly, so I had to stop too. Unfortunately, the person behind me didn't think she had to stop and she rear-ended me. UGH. Thankfully, there was no damage to the car (Why didn't that happen when the toddler hit my lip!?!?!?!). It was dark out so I asked the girl for her information just in case I found damage in the daylight. She became very angry and said that it was my fault because I stopped suddenly (uh, hello...you have to stop when traffic in front of you stops.) She said that she was not going to give me her name and number because she "barely tapped" me. I told her I would be happy to wait for the police then. She finally gave in and gave me her information. UGH...what a mean snot. She had no reason to be mad at me - I should have been mad at her!

So - here's hoping that Tuesday goes a little better.

Hockey Pucks

A few days ago, Madison's Grandpa gave her a soft MN Wild hockey puck.

She has been carrying it around ever since she got it and kept calling it her "hockey game."

In the car last night, I corrected her. "Madison," I said, "it's a hockey puck."

Her response?

In a sweet little innocent voice, "hockey ph-uck."

That's the last time I'll correct her on that one.

Whew - a six week break

Well - I just submitted my final paper for the third class in my MBA program.

What a relief.

This last class, a marketing class, has been a tough one! The class was not difficult, just a lot of work. Each week required about 3 chapters of reading, 2 discussion posts that cited the text and other sources, at least 4 reponses to the discussion posts of other students, and a 3-5 page paper. This last week had all the same requirements plus a second paper.

It's been a long six weeks.

Provided all goes well with my paper for week 6 and the final paper that I just submitted, I will maintain my 4.0 GPA.

Fingers Crossed.

I'll take a break over the Holidays and then start again in January. My tuition reimbursement program through the Mayo Clinic allows me to take 4 classes per year. So, unless they increase the amount of money for me to go to school (or Capella University decreases tuition!) I will only be taking the four classes in 2008. I guess I am not holding my breath!

I will be in class for 6 weeks and then take a 6 week break all year long.

By the way, I learned way more about the Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner during this class than I ever cared to know.

A Perfect Child

*******Bragging Mom alert*******

Well, our pediatrician confirmed what we already knew. Madison is a perfect child. (Her words, exactly!) Grandma Lee will be proud to know that the pediatrician also confirmed what she has always known, that Madison is "very advanced for her age."

At Madison's two year well child visit, we learned that she is in the 60th percentile for her height and the 40th percentile for weight. She is tall and skinny like I was as a child. according to Dr. Barton, Madison's speech is very advanced - she could understand 100% of Madison's words with a benchmark of 50%. Most children her age should be saying two word phrases where Madison is speaking in four word phrases. She is counting to seven (but always forgets 5!).

For the first time over the weekend, Madison even recognized the value of the number three. The three of us were standing in our bedroom talking and playing. She saw our reflection in my three way mirror and said "three mommies, three daddies, three madisons."

So, I am happy to say that my child is indeed perfect in every way. ;)

I attribute it to good genes.

Evidence of God

Last May, I posted this: http://leefamilymemories.blogspot.com/2007/05/hug-your-kids.html. At that time, I had just learned about a family in California that lost all three of their children in one tragic moment. I was heartbroken and actually felt a deep sadness for this family for weeks after I read about them. I said a lot of prayers for them and even prayed that I would never have to go through anything remotely like it.

Today, I was reading one of my favorite blogs, nitty.gritty http://jodyferlaak.blogspot.com/ and learned that this family is now expecting TRIPLETS! Two girls and one boy, just like their family was before the accident. Read about them at http://www.laderatimes.com/. Now, I realize that this gift will never replace the three children that they lost - but these babies will bring happiness and joy back into the lives of these parents.

It is evidence that God is at work. Evidence that good will always overcome evil. It is evidence that God does have a plan.