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Sorry about the lapse again...it seems I am not very good at updating this. So here is what's been going on: Grace was in the musical "Wicked", she auditioned and not only got the part, she stopped the show! She played the baby witch and she was...quite green. She loved learning about all the work and practice that goes into putting on a production like that. She is hooked and she's looking forward to the next audition in July. I thought it would be a cool idea to put Sun-In in Grace's hair to get some natural looking high lights...her hair turned rust colored. We live and learn. Grace graduated from Kindergarten and is looking forward to starting 1st grade in Mason. We toured the school and she is so excited, she may just pop! It's a really nice, new building that makes my 1st grade building look like a slum. She is in summer camp at the same place CC attend preschool so for the first time ever, we have one drop off and pick up location. I can't tell you how nice that is. And the girls are really happy to know that they have a sister in the same building. They pass each other during the day and that seems to be a big high light for them. Jeff won passes to an indoor water park in Cincinnati through some local contest. The prize included 2 nights in the attached hotel. Grace loved the activities and slides and CC was terrified by the noise and all the splashing. There were literally hundreds of children there, all behaving like animals. CC was intimidated and cold so she didn't last long. The girls were looking forward to sleeping in the hotel room so we called it a day, got dinner and went to sleep. CC woke up in the night feeling sick and soon she was getting sick. At about midnight, I got dressed, dressed her and left Jeff and Grace at the hotel. I took her home in the hopes that maybe she would get some rest at our house. In the parking lot on the way to the car, she got sick on my feet (i was wearing flip flops). So when we got to the car, I took my shoes off and drove homeward barefoot (barf-foot). Very close to home she said she needed to use the bathroom and it couldn't wait.  I frantically looked for a place to stop. UDF was open, so we pulled in. But I couldn't put my very dirty flip flops back on. (I am not OK with having puke between my toes.) So I picked her up and carried her in in my bare feet. We went straight to the women's restroom. LOCKED! I had no choice, I went to the men's room. Fortunately, it was unlocked. Unfortunately, I was standing in the men's restroom in UDF in the middle of the night with a sick child in my bare feet. I was not a happy mommy. We made it home. She finally got some rest. She felt better. I got a shower and felt better too. CC is going to be 3 soon. She's so smart and funny and a joy to parent. She can be strong willed and sassy, but I think she comes by it honestly. Jeff ran the marathon. He survived, but he scared the life out of me. Marathons are scary. I'm proud of his dedication and commitment. He got a promotion as well. From what I understand, he gets a lot more responsibility for a little more money. I am no longer seeing outpatient as a result of failed contract negotiations so for now, I am in 4 nursing facilities. It's not bad work. Kind of cushy, really. This blog entry is dedicated to Rick, who, 2 days after having open heart surgery, got on my case for not updating the blog. I love his priorities. Get better, Rick! We all love you.