Second day at school.....

and we already have the letter coming from the teacher about behaviors.

So, because I don't feel good and I am sick and losing my voice, I am going to just put it all here and you guys can read it. Ms. Thing (aka our daughter) has decided that she does not want to do what her teacher wants her to do. She has been telling her teacher "no" and will not keep her hands to herself.

Yes, I know that these are bad behaviors. No, I don't know what to do about them. We did something pretty radical today and that was D and I took her books out of her room. That is going to be hard for her and she cried and cried about that. She loves to read (and so do I) but taking things away that she doesn't care about doesnt' bother her.

We have two rules to follow tomorrow:
1. always obey your teacher
2. pratice nice things with your body (ie no hitting, yelling, etc...)

Hopefully this will work. Now, I am off to compose the first "I am sorry for her behaviors" letter.

First day of school

WOW! The first day of

school is officially here! Aimee did so well when we dropped her off. She was a little nervous when she first woke up but once she got to school, she saw a friend from preschool across the hall and perked up. Her teacher promised me that she would take good care of her so that made me feel better.

I have a lot of sad feelings about her starting school. She is offically a big girl and that is hard for my momma heart. It's bittersweet to see this little baby who was so helpless the first time I held her, take her backpack and walk into the hall of school.

Something every parents does.....

I had to do something that every parent has to do when their child is around 5 or 6 years old. We had to take Aimee to meet her Kindergarten teacher last night. It was so hard for momma. Aimee's teacher has been teaching for 24 years and is a well seasoned teacher. I guess that is going to be a good thing.

We bought a shirt and I joined the PTA! Definately a K thing because I am not sure how involved PTA is but I will be involved.

I am so nervous....Aimee appears to be fine about this but I am not sure I am ready to let my baby go. I have to drop her off and leave her all day. That is scary to me. I do it now but we are the ones that is able to control what daycare she attends and if in the past, it was not a good fit, we could look for another one. Now, we can't do that.

I know it's not a big deal for a child to start school but for me, as Aimee's mom, it IS a big deal. What if she gets scared or can't open her milk? What if she doesn't make any friends? What about all those unknowns? This is one of those times where it is hard to trust God. I am going to trust in Him though because I know Heloves this little girl even more that I possibly can (although that's hard to grasp because I love that baby like none other). I am just going to rest in Him and constantly remind myself that he will take care of her.

I know though that I am going to be crying all day on Monday. I actually told them I would be in later because I want some time to grieve for my baby when I have to drop her off. I will pick her up later on that day as a big girl.

Our fun weekend...

I haven't updated because we don't have a laptop at home anymore. Darrell was paying a bill a week or so ago and the "h" key fell off. We had to ship the thing off for repair and it won't be back until Wednesday.

I was out of town on Wednesday - Friday for a conference in Hot Springs. Boy, was it HOT! (Pun intended). The conference was good on Wednesday but I had a migrane from getting car sick. My friend from work, DeAnna drove and she took good care of me. We went to Outback with her family and a coworker that night and then the mall. It's so nice to go to a mall and shop. I hit Bath and Body Works and got some stuff for the house and a tote bag. It's so nice and PINK!!!!

Thursday was a LONG day at the conference but then DeAnna and I hit Magic Springs and that was a blast. It was not crowded at all and we did the water slides and lazy river before hitting the amusement park. I actually rode the rum runner which is basically the pirate ship. It made me sick when I rode it about 8 years ago and since my carsickness has gotten worse as I age, I haven't been on it since. We did it though and it was ok, I didn't get sick. We also rode some scary rollercoaster that I can't believe I actually got on. Have I ever said how scared rollercoaster's make me? I still get on them though.

Darrell and Aimee picked me up on Friday and we ate lunch with DeAnna and Lexi (her daughter). Aimee and Lexi had fun at the aquarium and walking in the old restored bath house and then we hit the Traveler's game in Little Rock. Can I say that this was the WORSE idea ever???? It was about 104 degrees with NO breeze! We didnt' last that long.

Saturday, my goal was to stay at home all day and I made it! I didn't get out of the house other than to go to the church and get the hamburger meat to cook for the lunch on Sunday. Techinally I live on church property so I never left my house and it was GREAT! Goal Accomplished!!!!

Have a good one and I will post pictures when I get my computer back!!!

What a weekend....

Darrell's parents came up this weekend to watch Aimee for us when we went to Magic Springs with our youth group. His parents are so good to us! Thanks Mom and Dad!

We got to Magic Springs and we waited FOREVER in lines. 2 hours JUST to get into the parking lot, 1 hour to get tickets, 2 hours for food and this girl tried to fight me for a table, 1.5 hours to get food for another student, and so on and on....it was CRAZY.

We did get to hang out a long time with our students though. This is the best group of students that we have ever worked with. They are just so much fun and desire our friendship and that means a lot to us. They ROCK!

Sunday was this last Super Summer of Fellowship which is where we get together for church and eat. We also invited the Fire Dept and Sherriff's dept and gave them an offering that they can use for bullet proof vests or whatever they desire. Then it was the last softball game of the season, adults verses youth. Our youth showed INCREDIABLE integrity. When it was the last hit of the game and they were down by two, they still allowed one of the students who is not a good player to bat even though they knew it would cost them the game. Can I say how great these students are????

Then Aimee and I came home. My cell phone was on top of some papers that got wet when her waterbottle turned over. Now I am going to have to replace my cell. I hate having to spend that money on a phone. UGH.

It's been a L-O-N-G weekend!

My sweet sister....

Here is a picture of my sister and my niece or nephew. I am so excited for them. I love you Carol! She is 17 weeks pregnant in this picture.

I caved....

and bought a cute pink binder from Wal-Mart. Do you know how hard it was to make a decision???? I had about 3 to pick from but at almost $4 a binder, I really only could justify purchasing 1 for my social work exam prep. Speaking of that, I paid $175 today to take an exam to complete my licenseure as a Arkansas Social Worker. I am going to have to continue to study for this thing because I can only take it one time for that price. If I fail, I have to pay another $175 so I just can't afford to fail.

Kudos to my wonderful husband who brought me a Cherry Vanilla Diet DP today from Sonic. I love Diet DP and it brightened my day. I am so thankful for a husband like Darrell who spoils me because he loves me. He's my everything!

Now....I just need to find some more things to go into binders. I shall keep working on it!