Wow! He looks like such a big boy now! I had Eli's
hair cut last weekend and it transforms him every time
(all of twice now LOL)
Good luck on the drive. If you need a break from
anything, let me know. Family things like this can be
very intense, as I'm sure you know. And best of luck
to your dad!
Hugs,
Meg
--- Mary Anne Etheridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi everyone! I was released from prison on Friday,
> so I'm now a free woman! Woo hoo! I learned so
> much over this last year from the inmates. I will
> definitely miss them... and will wonder how they are
> doing. The prognosis is good for some of the ladies
> I worked with, not all, but if I could save just
> one... (like in Silence of the Lambs... LOL).
>
> This fall is going to be really nice for me. I'll
> be writing the last two chapters of my dissertation
> and teaching one psychology class at the local
> college. I'll finally have time to do some projects
> around the house I've been wanting to do, as well as
> just get some ME time. I don't know if I'm
> graduating in December or April yet. It depends on
> several things.
>
> William got his first hair cut yesterday! Boo hoo!
> The pics are in the "what's new" section of our
> family website www.bradley-etheridge.com . I can't
> believe what a big boy he looks like now. I didn't
> just save one curl... I saved them all. This
> morning I've been tying them up with ribbons and
> making little vellum envelopes for them. The
> grandparents are going to think I have lost my mind.
> My baby is growing up. He was so good too... just
> sat there very still and quiet throughout the whole
> thing and was such a good boy. Surprised the heck
> outta me! I took him to a salon on the south side
> of town on purpose, though, because I knew it would
> be full of sweet southern ladies... William responds
> well to a sweet southern accent. Now I just have to
> work on weaning. Argh.
>
> His vocabulary is exploding. He will at least
> attempt to say anything, and can now point to all
> sorts of objects and name them. His manners are
> still sharp too. He can follow directions such as
> "Go get me a diaper" and "put this in the garbage"
> and "give this to daddy". He can also do wooden
> puzzles. I need to get him some more. So far he
> only has the ones with the pictures behind the
> pieces, but one of the puzzles has color pieces and
> only black and white pictures behind them and he can
> still match them up right away. We have not bought
> him a potty yet, but he's becoming more aware of his
> pottying. If his diaper is off, he'll purposefully
> tinkle on the floor (or in the bath or wherever he
> is) so that he can amuse himself by watching it come
> out. It just cracks him up to no end.
>
> Tomorrow I am driving to North Georgia with William.
> It turns out my father will be having surgery on
> Tuesday. He's got a pretty scary aneurysm. He's
> never had surgery, never stayed overnight in a
> hospital. Amazing for an old alcoholic with heart
> problems! All kidding aside, it will be a scary
> surgery because his heart is so weak already. But
> he'll be in good hands and I'm glad I'm going to be
> there for it. I'm also glad I'll be able to help
> Mom to and from the hospital to see him and help her
> get settled into their new house. They're moved in
> but nothing is organized or put away yet. Roy can't
> come with me because he has a seminar all week in
> Orlando. I bought some new toys for the ride up
> there to hand him one at a time when he gets bored.
> I plan to play his favorite CD's and sing along...
> and will likely stop several times. It's a six hour
> drive, all by myself... wish me luck!
>
> Anyway, that's our update. I can't tell you how
> relieved I am that this internship is over. It is
> really a major accomplishment for me.
>
> -M
>
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