Five on Friday

• Veronica rode a horse this week.  It was a pony, maybe, or a miniature horse, but still - she just stood online and then it was her turn and she jumped up and rode that horse!  I was very proud of her, she is getting less and less afraid.  She's not completely over her fear of animals, today she wanted me to carry her to the car because there was a small but loud dog in another CAR, but mostly she is doing okay with it.  It gives me hope that if we get a helper dog for Anthony, she won't be miserable every day of her life.  
• She's going to be four on Tuesday, isn't that crazy?  It is to me.  She is very excited about her birthday, she's telling everyone.  
• We are just having family over on Sunday afternoon to have some cake and celebrate.  I don't want to do a big party until they are five, but it's been hard to stick to, especially since Maria was just five and we just had a big party for her.  Veronica keeps telling me to invite people, just adding to the list, she is crazy.  We'll see, maybe she'll be mad on Sunday but my guess is that she'll just be happy people are here to celebrate her and she won't worry about her school friends who aren't here.  
• She is going to go to preschool three days again next year, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  What will she be like without Maria there?  I can't wait to see.  
• Yesterday she had to come home early from her day of fun with my Mom.  She was burning up and passed out on my chest for an hour.  Today she has kind of a rash on her chest, what is up with that?  She seems fine, she never had symptoms.  Can you get a fever from being tired?  It's weird, right?  
• SIX (!) - except for that yesterday, she's been fine, sweet and cute, as usual.  I'll take them to see the pediatrician here soon for Veronica's four year checkup and Maria's fifth.  I can't believe she's going to be four but it really does feel like she's been here forever.