my wonderful life: ethan lee: So what is new.....you better sit down!

Alana and Ethan!

So first of all I just wanted to apologize for not blogging in such a long time....get ready to read alot.
So first of all Ethan is be going to see Dr. G at Cook's on the 16th of June to discuss our next step for surgery on his hip. It has gotten worse over the last month. But, it does not slow him down...he still a mover and a very fast one! We are preparing for surgery hopefully in the end of July! He will be in a body cast for 8 weeks...completely yuk! That is all I can say about that!
Secondly, I AM GOING BACK TO TEACHING...and Ethan is coming with ME! After, Ethan's is done with the 8 weeks in the cast we are going to back to my old school that I taught at before I had E...Creme de la Creme in Colleyville. I will teach Pre-K or Kindergarten. I am sooooo excited and so is Ethan. I took him up there and he loved it. So you probably ask why I am going back to work? Well, there is several reasons why...first, Ethan was sooo happy at Kooken and so was I with all his progress but there really wasn't a place for him. When I say that they could have found place for him but, it was not going to be a good fit. Mrs. Mary wanted to keep him PPCD but there was no way he could stay and if he did stay he would have gone to a class that would not help him grow. And he is progressing like a wild flower...that is putting it very mildly. He is like a sponge just soaking everything and anything up. So after long discussions we decided that me going back to work back to Creme would be great! I am excited for myself because I will have the opportunity to be close to Ethan and also regain some independence again. Don't get me wrong I am sooo blessed that I have gotten to stay at home with Ethan for the last 4 1/2 years. But, it is time for Marissa to get back to being Marissa...even for a few hours a day. The perk is Ethan will be at a great school! Also, we will be closer to all of Ethan's therapies everyday. So hopefully if all goes to plan we will be starting school the first week in October. WE are all very excited!
Thirdly, The pictures on this blog are from the 2nd Annual Family Picnic for Mrs. Mary's Class and we had a great time. Mama and Mrs.Carey planned it all. They did a great job. I got to see some old friends....I got to see My Alana...my girlfriend. We are going to see some of her this summer. SOOO excited. I just wanted to tell everyone that WE are sooo blessed that we had a great staff at Kooken Education Center for Ethan. Mrs.Mary, Mrs. Lisa and Ms.Priscila were the best. Also, a big thank you to Mrs. Meyers and Ms. Church. They were Ethan's Pre-K teachers. Mrs.Kim(Speech) she as been with Ethan since he was 2 years old. Mrs.Kellee(PT) and Mrs.JoAnn (OT) were awesome. Not only was Kooken great for Ethan...Kooken was great for me. I was the PTA president for the last year and it was alot of fun. I got to use all my creative ideas and it made me want to help those who needed help. I also made some great friends.
Lastly, the next of couple of months are going to be some tough ones but with the strength and power of GOD...I know we will get past this....and Ethan will continue to be a stronger little boy.