A lot has happened since Halloween 2010. In November, our au pair, Anna went home to Sweden. In years past, we would have introduced our new au pair to family and friends in mid-November, but this past year we made the decision to put the kids in out-of-home day care. The kids started at Kids Count, a private day care service in Prior Lake. They both love it! Sofia recites the days of the week and the months of the year to me on a regular basis and brags that she can count to 100. Ethan is reciting the alphabet and I have heard him count all the way to 15! (It's the little things that make this mom happy :) ) I also believe that being in "school" 5 days a week has made a huge difference in the potty training department -- although we cannot do away with diapers completely, Ethan is pretty close to potty trained. I am so looking forward to that day when I can leave the house without a diaper bag. The idea just sounds so liberating!
Another huge change in the daily grind is that Kevin was promoted and now does most of his work from the home office (i.e. on the main level of our house). This was probably the major reason that we decided on day care instead of an au pair -- it's hard to get any work done when you have two kids constantly knocking on your office door. This has made life a little easier at home -- at least in the sense that when I have an emergency at work or am running behind, I have some back up and don't have to rush out on my job leaving things undone. It also makes juggling Sofia's extra-curricular activities, such as dance and swimming, somewhat easier. *Somewhat easier*
You may remember that I had started training for a 5K in the fall of 2010. Well, I continued to run (as much as Mother Nature would allow) during the winter with my good friend and running partner, Meghann Kruck. It really helps to have that other person to hold you accountable and keep you active! We ran today in our first race of the season, the Get Lucky 7K in Downtown Minneapolis, and we both finished! Go Us! Although I haven't made it completely public knowledge (and it's not yet "facebook official") we have put together a team of 12 runners and plan to participate in the Ragnar Relay: Great River Run in August of this year. This is a nearly 200 mile relay race and should be a lot of fun and extremely exhausting. Wish us luck!
Lastly, although still not "facebook official," I am planning on going back to school in the fall (in a sense). I will be adding about 220 hours to my education at the Healing Oasis Wellness Center and plan to become a Board Certified animal chiropractor. The ultimate goal is to provide chiropractic care to dogs, cats, and horses that would benefit from this means of therapy as adjunct therapy to traditional (Western) veterinary care. I am very excited for this new chapter in my career!
I hope to keep better track of this, but as I already mentioned, I make no promises. So, until next time...
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