Haley on Christmas morning

All alone

All alone
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Haley loves ice skating. Here she is, taking a break.

10 funny things about Hay

After Halloween

1. Haley has lost about 4 teeth in the past few weeks. Her mouth looks like the proverbial picket fence.
2. She has a really math oriented brain. It's kind of cool. The concepts she's learning at school are tricky and she seems to know them quite well.
3. She is stubbornly independent and I am learning how to deal with that.
4. She is a Girl Scout Brownie and loves it. The timing is tough (late on Monday nights) but she looks forward to it every time.
5. As seen in the photo above, Haley's fall/winter style is a long sleeve under a short sleeve with jeans.
6. Haley does not like to let anyone brush her hair but herself. She won't even let me run my fingers through her hair.
7. She is learning to love reading. We've been hitting the public library a lot recently and she just loves it.
8. I think she's part deaf. At night, she'll have a CD on and it's so loud, we can hear it down the hall. But if we turn it down just a little, she complains that she can't hear it.
9. She loves fruit and vegetables. Definitely her mother's daughter.
10. She has very floppy fingers and hands. It's kind of strange.
11. Bonus: she is SUPER TICKLISH. Once she learns how to tickle back, I'm in trouble.
    

The kids

The kids
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Hay and Dad

Haley did great seeing Dad today. In fact, after about 10 minutes of us being there and getting ready to go, she said she didn't want to leave yet. She just liked being there with him and us. It was sweet.

Yay Hay!

It's a Haley update!

Haley's in 2nd grade now and things are moving along nicely. No strike this year, no death in the family, so far so good.

Today we're going to go see Dad for the 1 year anniversary of his death. Haley knows about it but I don't think she knows today is the day. She still has a hard time talking about her grandfather's passing. She won't let us put a picture of him and her in her room because it makes her sad.

I think she's having a good time at school. Her friend Helen is in her class and they are a very good match for each other. It's a lot of fun being here to talk about what she's learned for the day (as opposed to when I'm working and don't see her until dinner time). She still has her moody moments, but we're working with a counselor to try to make our avenues of communication better.

I perused through this blog for a few minutes and realized that I hadn't posted much at all for her, so I hope to be able to remedy that in the future.