First Day Back.

 We had a very long school break for most of December. We enjoyed our time off, but getting back into our groove made the morning so much easier. The kids did much better than I expected. Leading up to our break we were focusing on science and history, but today we did all subjects. There were very few complaints.

Thank God this child isn't in school, he'd never sit still. This is how he learns.

Handwriting

Homemade Lunchables.

Just for utter cuteness. Box o' Fun.

My blog is going to divorce me.

I keep neglecting my blog and yet here it waits patiently for my return. Busy stuff. My baby is sick. He's the weird sick, where he's acting perfectly fine except for a cough. He has to have breathing treatments every 4 hours and be watched closely. It's hard to think he's sick when he laughs every time you look at him. I'm praying he'll be fine.

We were at my parents house this weekend. I love my parents, but I really don't like going home anymore. The town is so different. I feel like they've developed it for development sake. There's still nothing to do and no decent shopping. There's no trees, just lots of buildings and bill boards now. Lots of banks. A Walmart, which funny enough is one of the better looking places they've put up. At least they left the trees behind it. I don't know. I guess you can't go home. Good thing I believe home is the people you love and not a place. That must come from being a Navy brat and moving so much. There was no "childhood" home. It's fine by me. And I seem to get really bad allergies whenever I do go visit.

We started school yesterday. First day of Kindergarten for Sam. It was anti-climatic. No sad goodbye. No back to school shopping. No big talks to prepare. He stayed in his jammies, did his work, left and watched his movie. On our "first" day of school, I'm always so grateful that I get to keep my kids home. Sure it's hard and there are days when I would pay for a few hours of quiet and I look longingly at the school bus. Most days, I wouldn't have it any other way. I love being the one to teach them and being there for the "ah-ha" moments!

Our first day went pretty well. Jackson gave me grief about writing his spelling words, that child hates to write. We worked it out and moved on. He asked to do his reading in bed. So into the bed we went, cuddled up and read. I loved that part.

Shane did really well. It's so nice now that his basics are out of the way. He's learning lots and finally reading at level. It took him awhile, but he's there now and doing beautifully!!

So there you are. A quick update on us. All is well. Dear Blog, please stick around awhile longer. I promise to pay more attention to you!