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Nov 12 2008

Potty training update

Category: Kids & Growing Up

The nice thing about participating in the Relay for Life is that the event planners make it a family affair. Volunteers' and cancer survivors' families are invited to participate in early evening family activities like face painting, bouncing around in a jumpy castle, and listening to the rock bands play. After stopping to pick up some dinner, Paul brought the kids over to the track so they could see the mom's club tent and learn what I was doing that night.

Later we ran into one of Lucie's preschool teachers, Mrs. Jansen. She was there to show support for one of our families who had lost their son, Ben, to brain cancer. (I was participating in the Relay in Ben's memory as well.) Mrs. Jansen gave Lucie a big hello and I updated her on how Lucie was doing with potty training.

Today, Mrs. Jansen sent me an email: "It was good to see you and your family at the Relay for Life. I am so proud of Lucie! I knew she could do it! She's growing up!"

I read the email to Lucie, and told her how proud I was of her, too. After all, Lucie was the one who got the potty training book out, looked at the pictures, and just about self-trained herself. I just helped out when needed with the occasional mop up or clothes change.

Honestly, the girl is capable of anything she puts her mind to. I just hope Mrs. Jansen is prepared.