Since last September, you started school at Herbert Hoover Elementary and I must say, I am pretty impressed with it so far. Although if we are going to be honest, I didn't like your teacher very much. I DO find something I like in everyone so I DID like the fact that she had a really cute dog. Other than that, she kind of reminded me of the kindergarten teacher from Billy Madison who would sit in a rocking chair and rub glue all over her face with a popsicle stick. Just, really not right. But when you get older you'll see that movie and you'll know what i'm talking about. HOWEVER, this year you hit the jackpot with your teacher and I couldn't be happier. Third grade is a big year and I think she is fantastic and someone you will always remember for years to come.
We did the halloween thing. You and Molly of course argued over who had more candy because..... sisters. The neighbor had a creepy walkthrough with a casket at the end and his son was in it. Sammy cried. It was hilarious. I realized how amazing our neighborhood is and over the past year we have grown so close to a lot of them. I'm thankful for them and their friendship and their children because there's nothing I would rather see from my front porch than all the neighborhood kids swinging on our tire swing and you guys all riding bikes together. Even Molly in her cute little dresses on your scooter. Actually, that is my favorite part. You guys all hauling ass down the street and Molly taking her time and gliding so gracefully down the street like a little ballerina in her dress. It's funny to watch. Then she gets down and dirty in the mud and digs holes. Ha. You guys are the best.
Christmas came and hearts were broken. You learned there was no Santa Claus from an e-bay mistake at your Dad's house. I'll never forget the way you said what you said and the look on your face when you said it. My heart broke with yours that day when you realized that Santa, the Easter Bunny, and all of those other dudes weren't real. BUT...... BUT...... now you are excited about it. You certainly got over it quick when you realized you can just ask your dad and me for whatever you want. I was so proud of you for keeping such a big secret from Molly but all that time Molly was keeping the same secret from you. Sisters. <3
Your Memere and Poppy moved in, in December so we could help figure out what was up with Poppy and what medications were making him act so loopy. Memere was having a hard time doing it by herself so I said I would help and then find them a cute little place. Well, it turns out it wasn't the medication at all. Poppy has stage V parkinson's disease and Lewy Body Dementia. That's why he was falling all the time, hearing voices, and was living in diapers. :( Shortly after they moved here, a day before my birthday, Memere fell down the stairs and broke her knee which required surgery and plates and screws and she was in the hospital for quite a long time before going to rehab for a month. During that time, Poppy kept falling. I was up all hours of the night because Poppy didn't sleep and he needed to be changed around the clock. One night, he fell so bad I had to call 911 and he has been living in a nursing home ever since where he got the diagnosis. He comes home every Sunday for dinner and family time and we go visit him there. Nina, you are so funny when you go visit Poppy. Everyone loves you and Molly there. You always say, "Poppy wanna go for a ride?" and his eyes light up and you go barreling down the hallways as fast as you can with him in his wheelchair. I just finished my third book entitled My Poppy is a Secret Superhero. You basically don't find out that Poppy is in a nursing home until the end. The villains are the nurses who are always trying to feed the residents broccoli. The characters are some of the characters from where Poppy lives and one of them is from the nursing home Nanny was at, Delores. She had very bad alzheimers and carried around a baby doll she named James with her all the time that was dressed in girl clothes. We love Delores. We had to introduce ourselves to her every time we saw her but she sure loved you and Molly. You two bring a light to a very dim world that those people live in. They know they're all just waiting to die and you bring them joy.
We went to DISNEY in January and visited all of our family in FL. That was an amazing and unforgettable experience. All of it was so much fun and definitely needed. I'm so grateful we were all able to experience that together. I can't wait to go again one day. You both got to see Okeechobee, FL and got to meet most of my family down there. It's a shame we live so far away from each other but it's also pretty cool that they live in such cool places, right? We will always have a fun place to visit. <3
Right after Disney we had your party at Sports Zone which was your choice. That place pretty much rules. Almost everyone in your class came and all your friends outside of class too. It was definitely a success.
I'm so proud of you my Nina Bean. You work so hard twice a week training in martial arts that you just received your BLUE BELT. You're almost halfway there to getting your black belt. You've been at this for almost your whole life and training at this place for almost two years. Lord knows you can kick my ass.
I'm going to leave it here for now. I have to head to your school because I am working there this week doing a fundraiser for your friend Amanda's family and guess who gets to sit with you at lunch this whole week? ME. I love you so much my little Pygmy Marmoset. I call you that because you ARE my little monkey and they are just the cutest, tiniest little monkeys on earth.
Love always and aways and always,
Mom
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