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Hi everyone! I've been quiet again. I've been reading everything

tho. It just seems like I have no time these days.

Allie has changed dramatically since daddy moved out. It amazes me.

The tension is gone and so are most of her outbursts and aggressive

behaviors. She's finally wearing undies, without promting from me, and

making it all day in school by using the potty. Needless to say, I'm

thrilled! Now if she'd just use the potty at home. *lol* She loves

school and her teacher says she's doing great. She's also transitioning

well between our homes. We went to the Baltimore Inner Harbor the other

day and she actually used her words to tell me when she was tired and

needed to go home. It was such a nice change from her breaking down and

crying!

Shelby misses her big sister very much while she's at school. We've

added mommy and me gymnastics to our schedule to get her out and about.

I'm doing fine since Pat left. To lighten my daily load (hahahaha!) I

enrolled in Distance Education through Univ of land Univ College to

pick up an undergraduate certificate in Human Resources Management. I'm

starting with only one course. Everything is done online except exams.

I'm nervous about being back in school again. I already have degrees in

computers and psych, but I don't feel like I can walk back into a real

job and I won't settle for less. Shelby's only 2, so I still have some

time home with her where I won't have to work full time. In the

meantime, I'm earning some extra money doing secret shopper assignments.

I love them because they are flexible in scheduling and they're fun! It

also never hurts to get paid to get your carpet cleaned or to go out to

dinner. =)

Dawn

Allie 4 PDDNOS & Shelby 2 NT