Inquiring Minds Want to Know

How was Orry's first day of school, you ask?  

I really don't know.  I can, however, fill you in on what I know for sure and what I think I know.

He woke up really early.  So early that he asked me why I was waking him up at night when school was tomorrow.

He got ready in a timely manner and even had some extra time to watch a little bit of TV that he never gets to watch because he's never up that early.  

He got on the wrong bus this morning, but made it to school just fine despite his mother's mistakes.

He didn't wet his pants or get in any fights since I didn't receive a single call from the school.

He came home an hour later than I imagined that he would.  I don't even want to talk about this most hellish hour that I spent waiting for his bus to arrive.  Grrr...

When asked what he did today, he said that he watched three movies.  ???

Other things I gathered from various questions were that he ate a good lunch in the cafeteria, slid down a slide, had so many options for friends that he didn't make any, learned about sitting "criss-cross applesauce", and only had to pee while at school.  

I left an encouraging card in his bag.  (Remember when we made those cards?)  He knew that if he missed me, he could just read the card and know that I was thinking about him.   His reply when asked if he read the card was, "No, because I didn't miss you.".

And maybe you are wondering how I did on this most momentous day. 

I didn't cry a single tear.  I was a little sad, but a little glad as well.  I was so busy with the other three kids that I hardly had time to imagine all the worst case scenarios that might befall my little angel.  

I kept busy by making him some delicious soft pretzels for his after school snack.

I was incredibly excited to see his shining face when he emerged from the bus.  

It was a good day.  And I am exhausted.  We will turn around and do it all over again tomorrow.  

Oh, and before I go.  How was Troy's first day teaching 10th grade Geometry?  Well, I don't know that either.  But from what I could gather, his feet were really tired and he has a class with over 50 students on the roster...  Do tell Troy.  We are dying to know.

Sending Our Love

My resolution this year was to write more handwritten letters.  I always get a giddy feeling when I receive handwritten letters and I wanted to pass that along.  After telling my idea to Troy, we decided to make it a family affair.  Every Sunday would be devoted to drawing pictures and writing letters that we would then send off to our friends and family.

Like many of my resolutions, I started with a bang and as the year has worn on my enthusiasm has fizzled.  But I am determined to keep this resolution alive.  So today I staged an intervention.  A card making intervention.

I gathered the supplies.  Card stock, glue sticks, paper scissors, a ruler, stickers, magazine cut outs, and crayons (to name a few).  And as a family we started creating some one of a kind cards to send out over the next few months.

There is a certain someone's birthday that is happening in a few days.  So for her, I made this one:

"We hope you have a "WHEEL-Y" happy birthday"

We are also expecting a new baby next month:

Annie made this one for you, little baby Boudreaux!

And we know a couple of kids that are having birthdays in October.  So the boys made these:

Two candles for a sweet little girl

And a special dinosaur joke for a handsome little man

Some undetermined, but still very special, person will get this gem:

Thinking of "mew"

Hopefully this activity will reignite that spark that we had only 8 months ago.  Hopefully we can finish mailing all our friends and family in the four short months that are left in this year.  Hopefully I can keep coming up witty phrases...  There are many more birthdays and holidays before the year is up!