There hasn't been a whole lot to blog about lately. Life has pretty much fallen into a routine and that's o.k. with me. I like the norm.

This weekend I have my high school reunion, I went to an all girl catholic high school, my graduating class was 42 girls and I had been with the same group of girls for the entire four years. I suppose my dad thought I needed structure of an all girl Catholic high school, maybe he was right. I made a few good friends from high school, girls that I am still friends with today. My very good friend Heide has been in my life since I am 12 years old, we've shared many memories together, some really really good and some not so good. I am god mother to her daughter and really glad that our friendship was able to with stand the early years.

My mom and dad are coming down Saturday night and sleeping over so that they can watch Owen for us while I am at my reunion lunch on Sunday, Bob has a class that he must take in order to maintain his EMT instructor licence. I am very lucky to have such great parents that always make time for us and love to spend time with Owen, not sure what we would do without them.

Speaking of my parents, my dad is in his last full week of radiation treatment. THANK GOD he has made it through this with very little side effects, we've been so lucky. He has the rest of this week and three days next week and that is it. It's been scary to have this to deal with but we made it through as a family and he was never alone. How could he be alone with two daughters, a wife and two grandchildren that think the world parts for him.

Owen continues to be the perfect little boy, we really couldn't have asked for a better child. He obviously doesn't have our DNA, LOL He is such a kind caring boy, he wants everyone to be his friend and thinks the world is one big sunshine, I hope that never changes for him.

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It's been awhile since I've been on here with an updated. I've been more then consumed with facebook.

I have found so many old friends, mostly from high school but a few from grammer school. It has brought back so many great memories. We are having a mini high school reunion in March. I went to an all girl catholic high school, my graduating class was 42 girls and I was with the same class for all four years! So we really got to know eachother. I am looking forward to seeing everyone in person.

As for Owen he is doing great!!! Speech Therapy is going really well and so is Occupational Therpy. He is speaking so much and in full sentences. We have to watch everything we say! The other night watching super bowl I said Arizona sucks right out of his mouth came Mommy Arizona Sucks! I laughed at first but then realized it's not so cute. So we changed suck to stinks and now he walks around saying Arizona stinks! Certainly better.

Sunday was a year that Owen had his cleft palate repair, I can't believe it's a year! He is not the same boy he was then.

Here are a couple of highlights that I want to make sure I don't forget in years to come.....

When he takes a nap at daycare he takes his shoes and socks off and puts the socks on his feet and makes sock puppets, he sleeps with them on his hands and when he wakes up he looks at both hands and says "morning puppets"

He still loves ELMO but Thomas the train is a close second and may even bypass ELMO. He calls him Tommy. I think this is because my brother in laws name is Tommy.

He loves to share and when him and his daddy are eating snacks (donuts, cookies, etc.) he always brings me one and says "here mommy for you"

He now understands, mad, happy and yelling.

We are still working on the potty training, he does it at daycare and at home only if you keep reminding him to go, part of this is because I don't think Bob and I have been really strict about it, we probably should.

His favorite songs right now are wheels on the bus, itsy bitsy spider and twinkle twinkle little star, but when in the car loves to listen to Pink, Beyonce and many others.

He is a momma's boy but loves his daddy, and still very close with his Nana, Papa, RaRa and Matthew

When he goes to sleep at night he says a prayer and extra prayers for all his "peeps"

Everyday he continues to amaze me how one little boy can handle all that comes at him with such enthusism. His Speech Therapist said what makes Owen such a good learner is that he is so eager to learn, he want's to know everything.

I guess that's about it for now, I am sure I am leaving things out but I will update as I remember.

I have to get some new pictures off my camera and up on this site. Just not enough time for everything!