Slacking...

I know... I know... I've been slacking BIG time on updating this blog. It's not for the lack of trying - it's just been insane around here these last few weeks and I've had a hard time finding time to sit at the computer and just type!

RP is doing well, although she has decided that her new bed time is whenever she gets around to falling asleep, and these last several weeks that often means that she isn't falling asleep until around 9-9:30 p.m., even though she is actually going to bed at 7:30 p.m. I do have to say, however, that potty training is going swimmingly and for the most part she is dry 24/7. Once we run out of the current stash of nighttime pull-ups I am done with them, and I can't wait (one less expense... one less mess!). She is back in school full-time two days a week and I am amazed at all the things she is learning! Counting, letters, and basic reading skills are all being tackled at an alarming speed, and her vocabulary is constantly increasing as well. My one concern is that as her vocabulary has increased, she has developed a stammer, which everyone tells me is normal for her age and will go away with time. I hope they're right...

Along with RP's updates, I've been busy as well. September 12 I started my new job, and although it's slow going in terms of actual job training, I have already spent three days in Los Angeles, and am heading to Oklahoma City and Rock Island soon as well. I hate being away from RP, especially since I have been with her pretty much 24/7 for the last eight months, but the company and people are great, and after this whirlwind tour, I won't have to travel again until the beginning of December, and probably only a handful of times next year as well. I love being back in training and am excited to get going and show them what I can do!

The only other update from here is that on Saturday I took RP to her first NASCAR race. She begged and begged and BEGGED to go in July when Papa and I went to the first round of races here, so I actually got her a ticket for the Nationwide race this past Saturday. I expected her to behave and have fun, and I was not let down. She was a trooper doing all the walking to the track and the climbing of the stairs to get to our seats, and she was grinning from ear to ear when the cars came out and started to race. In fact, she was SO excited by the whole process that she fell asleep sitting up next to me, and didn't flutter an eyelash when I laid her down on the bench and covered her up with our sweatshirts. Poor thing passed out around lap 35 and I woke her up with 50 laps to go. She loved the experience and is already asking to go NEXT year, but she has expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that she can't actually be the one racing!!!