March 1st, my divorce was final. It was a little nerve wrecking not knowing what to expect from a court hearing, appearing before a judge, but it went smoothly and when all was said and done, I was back to "Kathryn Young." I had Keelia in therapy so that she could talk to someone impartial in case she needed to. I loved her therapist and I think it was really good for Keelia. She "graduated" from therapy in March because she was doing so well and had really learned the tools necessary for her to process the changes going on in her life. Lucky, or unlucky, Hadlee is too young to really understand what changes are taking place around her. But we are all doing very well with things and I know it was best for my little family.
On the 17th, Jenny and I went to see the WCR play here in Denver. It brought back the good old rugby glory days and I wanted to get out on the field so bad. But it was good to see the girls play and to see how far they have come since I was on the team.
We celebrated St. Patrick's Day on the 18th with the usual corned beef and cabbage and lots of green foods.
The girls and I went to the park on the 31st and fed the geese. Hadlee loves animals and thinks that all animals pant with their tongues out of their mouths, like dogs. So it was entertaining for her to get to see the animals. Keelia was okay with them until we ran out of bread and she noticed they had us surrounded. She has her mother's love of animals. ;)
In March, we also obtained health insurance for the first time since we left Utah. Don't judge me. So I found the girls a pediatrician and made appointments for April 4th. Both girls did well. While we were there, Hadlee hit the corner of the sink counter and split her head open. The pediatrician glued it back together. Lucky place to have that kind of thing happen, I guess. Keelia was off the charts for weight and 98th percentile for height. And Hadlee was 83rd percentile for height and weight. Hadlee also had to get 3 shots after she cut her head open. Needless to say, she was not happy with her mother after we left the office. And good news, the girls really like their doctors and nurses, which if you know my kids, that's a hard thing to accomplish.
We had a fantastic Easter. Keelia had an Easter program at school. She begged me to make "pink" rice krispy treats because she "loves" them. Well, it was like my second time ever and like most things baking, very stressful for me, and it turns out, she doesn't even like them. Awesome. We dyed eggs the Saturday before Easter. The girls really loved it and Hadlee wanted to just keep redyeing her eggs over and over and over. Yeah, all the brown eggs get credited to Hadlee this year.
The Easter Bunny was too kind this year. The girls were spoiled, like it should be. Hadlee really didn't get the whole "egg hunt" concept and was happy with whatever egg she found. She had no desire to find more. Keelia, however, wanted to find every egg and paid no attention to what it was or if she found something special. At least they balance each other out! And Hadlee had an Easter dress, but due to us being late to church every week and her needing a nap the second we get home, she didn't get a picture. Sorry, Hadlee. Your life up to this point has been poorly documented. But I promise I love you and I will do better.
Here is a random picture of Hadlee in a new outfit she got from her dad's family.
My aunt and uncle came for a long weekend in April. My uncle is such a good sport and he loves grandkids, even when they aren't technically his own. He let Keelia, Mallory, and Marshall do this to his head. Enough said.
Hadlee turned 18 months old in April. Which means one big thing...nursery! She and I had been going for a month or so before she turned 18 months old to try and prepare. Well, I'm still attending with her, if that's any indication of how it's going. Here are some pictures of the girls from before church on Hadlee's first nursery Sunday.
Towards the end of April, I decided to start eating better and exercising again. It has been a long time since I did anything regularly. I started drinking smoothies made of fruits and vegetables, but no, they are not green. And I do not like it. I tolerate it, but I have started to feel "better" and have seen some results. So I guess I will keep on keepin' on.
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