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Leaving Suzie every morning is absolutely killing me. This morning I dropped her at daycare and she stood in the window, silent and waving, with tears rolling down her cheeks, watching me leave. It's not right to leave her somewhere that makes her so unhappy, especially to go off to a job that is sucking the life out of me. It's not supposed to be like this. :(

Including our summer vacation and her daycare provider's summer vacation, she's really only got a month and a half left of this particular daycare and she's beyond excited to start at the Montessori school in the fall. I know she has a good time at Chris' house--she doesn't want to leave when I show up to take her home in the afternoons, but still, it feels horrible to leave her there; and every morning when she wakes up and asks "do I have to go to Chris' house today?" Often first thing upon opening her eyes, it's just not right.

It was a great weekend. To recap I ended up skipping out on the party but John took Suzie. They raged until 11! omg... Party animals, those two. The aforementioned child hating shrew was indeed in attendance (do you know who I'm referring to, Andrew :) ? ) and was indeed just as cold and horrible as I'd expected. John did his best to keep Suzie in different rooms but still had the feeling that this meanie was in the kitchen hating that she even had to hear Suzie's excited voice. I get that some people aren't into kids--I really do! And I don't begrudge them for it--to each their own and all that, really! But this woman, she seems to really, actively dislike the people, the human beings, that children ARE; regardless of personality or temperment. It's very ugly. Thank goodness I really only see her once a year, if that, at this particular birthday party.

The rest of the weekend was gorgeous! omg, Summer showed up! Yea! We played in the yard, went out to breakfast, took a short hike, watched part of an airshow, ate a ton of strawberries and ice cream...um, I know I'm forgetting something...Whatev, it was a busy, fun-filled weekend that also included a ton of sleep! Awesomeness!