Back to School

This was the first week back to school for all four of our boys. I need to put some pictures on here so you can see all the boys in their school duds. They had early outs on each day too.

TJ was really nervous about his teacher, but it turns out that she is actually pretty nice. TJ is excited about that.

This is the first year that they all came home saying they made a new friend. We have been here for 3 1/2 years now. I am thankful for how comfortable they finally are.

Alex loves his new teacher. He had her for summer school and she is really nice. He has had a great time so far.

Max had a fabulous week at school. He behaved well and really enjoyed being back with his Para Professional, Mrs. Wisler. We are so thankful that she chose to stay on with Max. She has been a great blessing in our lives. Max's new teacher seems really nice too. Besides being more aggressive after school, Max is doing great. I always know that he will have a longer and harder adjustment period when beginning a new school year than the other boys.

Colin came home to tell us that he had a Awesome time at school. He made a friend and he had a lot of fun. He enjoyed the coloring pages that he was given.

So, even though I am so tired from having to get up early this week, I am thankful that it has gone so well. The only things that I could do without is all the paperwork from school. Almost every day we have something we have to look at, file, fill out and return...love the papers!

We are still trying to get unpacked from our trip. We will hopefully have that done soon. One of my most exciting treasures that I brought home with me from Maine is my box full of cups and saucers from my Grandmother. Until this trip I had forgotten to get them. While we were in Maine I asked where they might be and Juli and I got to go digging. In an older home that can be a little scary with all the cobwebs and stuff. They weren't very hard to find though. They were in a really old trunk that smelled of moth balls...yum. Juli and I carefully unwrapped a bunch of other dusty, smelly items before we found my box. So fun! Memories! I can't wait to unwrap them and place them carefully on a shelf in my bedroom (for now at least until the kids are older). Todd is going to make a nice shelf for me. I also plan to put a couple of knick-knacks (or how ever you spell that silly word!) there that my Mom gave me while we were home.

I feel a little out of sorts since getting home. I'm having a bit of a hard time getting into the swing of things. I feel like I am missing home a lot more this time than in the past....

Plus on Thursday my Mom's mother went into the hospital and was in critical condition for a while. We had just spent time with her while we were in Maine and I just couldn't quite wrap my brain around the situation. Thankfully she is doing better and was moved out of the ICU today and is improving daily. What a blessing. I am so thankful for being able to spend time with her recently.

I started out this blog with a totally different idea in mind for writing but I guess this is what I was supposed to share!

Today I spent about 4 hours doing my budget from the trip. I am so very thrilled to be finished with that! Now I can relax! Well, I better go relax and hold little Lady Bug before it's time for bed.

Sleep well all!