All of the sudden, Andrew decided he wanted to be the one to feed himself and wouldn't let anyone else do it. So, I gave him his fork and let him dig in. He gets such a thrill and enjoyment of doing this; I just love it! He's doing okay with the messy things, such as applesauce and yogurt, and usually requires a bath after dinner. Mainly due to the food in his hair. He loves to pick up the plate or bowl and put them on his head.
As the weather gets nicer and work winds down our lives are getting busier and busier! I am looking forward to next month when school is out and we are free to go as we please, play as long as we want outside, and really not give a care to the world. Matthew LOVES doing yard work and will try at every opportunity possible to get outside and mow the lawn. Just the other morning he let Norm out and I caught him in the backyard, in his jammies with bare feet, removing our downspouts so I could mow the lawn. Explaining to him that I had to go to work didn't go over too well with him. Luckily for him, his good behavior at Deah's earned him a tractor ride with Donny. That made his day!
In work news, our area millage renewal passed (by over 70%). The day I voted I had told Matthew that I would be voting and then we could go home. He thought I said boating and was pretty persistent that we get the boat in the water. Poor guy was pretty disappointed when he finally realized that voting and boating are two different things. The millage renewal was wonderful news to our district because now we are only about 4 million in the hole instead of the 8 million we would have been if it hadn't passed. There are a lot of changes going on for next year. Luckily I was "safe" from getting one of the courtesy letters, but 265 other employees of the district weren't so lucky. They are looking to outsource all custodians, secretaries, bus drivers, cut music, some art, Reading Recovery, Gifted and Talented programs, reading paprapros and other support staff, librarians, food service, and the list goes on. We will know the finals in June as to who and what will be cut to help balance the budget thanks to our crappy Governor Snyder.
Three more weeks and Ryan will be home for a visit. He was going to make his annual trip up north with his friends, but chose to stay at home for the entire weekend with us. We look forward to spending lots of time with him doing many family things, including celebrating Matthew's 4th birthday! Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we can get the boat out for a day or so. Crazy to think he'll be heading to kindergarten/Young-Fives screening next March. Where did the time go?
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