I did my certification video again and I'm so thrilled to have that behind me. My first attempt was lacking in many ways and while it probably would have passed, it was not impressive. But I learned a lot watching it and was glad I got to try again and improve upon my performance. My second attempt was much more confident, well delivered and near perfect in execution. My energy began to lag near the end (I had been up all night with a sick kid) but my boss and friend was behind the camera coaching me on and I think I managed to recover it well.
Then the next class I taught was by far my best class. Full of energy, well timed cues, no mistakes. I'm not sure if it's because I've finally done this material so much or if something about having finished my certification (even without my official scores) gives me an extra confidence. Someone else recognizes me as a professional and I'm happy to take their word for it. Incidentally, that was also the last time I would teach that particular release (or set of material) as we launched new material the new day. That stuff I'm still learning the cues for but I'm more than ready for new stuff. It's full of fun energy, some great songs and an overall awesome release.
I went to parent teacher conference at Butterfly's school. Butterfly was eager to show me some of the projects she has done and her teacher was very complimentary. As always, she reported that our daughter is especially brilliant, learns new concepts easily and eagerly, is very artistic and is very helpful. She asked me what else I want her to be learning and we brainstormed some extra projects and tasks for her--things her classmates probably won't be doing but something that will challenger her since she's always done early. My brilliant little girl is ahead of her class and probably always be. I know that throughout her education I'll need to find extra ways to challenge her in order to help her reach her potential. I actually worry about that, hoping that I can be and do and help in the way that she needs because I know she's brilliant and I can't wait to see what she will accomplish with her intelligence and talents.
Then, since Daddy was out of town, grandma and I arranged some special time with the girls. We met for dinner and then Ladybug got to spend the night at grandma's house while Butterfly and I spent some time together and then we switched the next night. So Butterfly and I planned a special girls night. We put together a tray of snacks and desserts, played princess yahtzee and watched a movie. The next time I got to have a similar evening with Ladybug, with plenty of cuddling and tickling too.
Husband was released from his calling as Young Men's President. We suspected it would happen soon since we are moving somewhere in the near future but it was with sad reluctance. He's really enjoyed working with the young men, and while I didn't love the time away spent in meetings, I like that he was enjoying his calling, getting to participate in activities he probably wouldn't have made time for otherwise and personally, I've really enjoyed getting to know the boys and will miss having them around.
I got to watch both the girls in their ballet classes this week. They are getting ready for their winter performance in two weeks. Ladybug is my wanderer. She paid very little attention to her teacher's cueing, or to her classmate's haphazard dance moves next to her. She mostly just stood there playing with her reflection in the mirror. We shall see what she does onstage but given her young age and her general laid-back approach to life, I suspect it will be more of the same. But Butterfly was graceful and diligent, doing all the sweet little steps and making me melt. She's my eager ballerina, regularly practicing at home and showing me her "bal-la-lay".
The house showed again to an agent who was screening it for an out of state client. So we had a blitz cleaning and the agent gave a favorable report to the client who immediately flew out to see the house. Fingers crossed but we suspect good news is coming.
We made a visit to our pediatrician. Little Ladybug's tummy has been causing growing concern for the past few weeks. Her symptoms have lasted longer than any flu or virus should so we've began suspecting its a reaction to a certain food or perhaps a bacteria. The doc agrees and we are running tests on our poor princess to figure it out. We also wanted to ask about her sleep habits that have steadily declined the past few months. We had her adenoids removed and put ear tubs in due to her restless sleeping, loud snoring and chronic infections last summer. It mostly solved all her problems at the time. But over the last several weeks, she's become as bad as before with restless sleeping (even falling out of bed once or twice a week), snoring like a freight train and showing signs of sleep apnea. So we will be visiting the ENT in a few weeks to investigate. I suspect she needs to have her tonsils removed. The ENT said he would have done that last summer as well but she was too young for such an invasive procedure unless it was really necessary. And then the third issue we addressed was her enlarged lymph nodes. Turns out she has strep throat, even though she hasn't complained about any of the typical symptoms. And a little more investigation revealed that Daddy and I tested positive for it as well.
So our little germ ridden family had to miss Gram's memorial birthday celebration. We were pretty bummed about not being able to go.
And now today, our house is cleaner than it ever has been before. We polished our wood floors, oiled all the wood furniture and got everything sparkling clean for a house showing this morning. And the rest of the time, we've spent lounging around home, resting and recovering so that by tomorrow, we will no longer be contagious and hopefully, we may even have sold the house.
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