I finally was able to move out of my parents' house last month. It was a struggle the last month I was there; I just had to keep reminding myself that I wouldn't have to endure their crap for much longer. Somehow I made it through.
My kids and I moved back to Buffalo and got a new place with my husband. I love the house and our quiet street. It's a huge change from our apartment on a busy main street. It is a lot more work though! I lost five pounds just from being so busy working around the house. The first few weeks were great- I was on such a high, but that has worn off some and I still have to get up the nerve to get a job here.
I am pretty happy with my son's new school- his classroom is double the size of his old one with fewer kids in his class. His reading, writing and speech have all improved in such a short time. It kind of makes me wonder about his old school... before I left I also found out that his teacher aide (I graduated with her) had been gossiping about me and my son a lot with people, I guess some people never change. It just made me so grateful that I was getting away from there.
Christmas and New Years were both a lot of fun. I still haven't found places for all of the new toys though, and my mother has not mailed all of her Christmas presents to the kids yet!
We had family and friends over to our house for a big Christmas dinner. They love the new house and I received lots of compliments, especially on the turkey- probably one of the best I have cooked before. It was so succulent and juicy that they were surprised it was not deep fried. My brother in law, his girlfriend and her son came over on New Year's Eve and we played board games and the kids had a blast throwing my homemade construction paper confetti :p
It's a snowy day here today, so I am going to take my daughter outside to play for a bit now... hope to catch up more with old friends here soon.
