School days

Wow ya'll, I'm sorry I have not updated for a while!Miss Lily is doing pretty good in school. We had a couple of little bumps in the road at first. Her school is pretty new, and I guess when they built it they wanted all the new gadgets. Well, when we took her to open house the night before her first day, we noticed that they have automatic toilets in the bathrooms. Well, I knew we were gonna have issues, as Lily is (and always has been) terrified of those potties!!!
Yeah, I picked her up on her first day, and she had a sticker on her shirt, from the school nurse. So I asked her what the sticker was for, and she said the lady gave it to her when she went potty. Well, she didn't say much else, and I figured something must have happened, for her to have went to the nurse. Not an hour after we got home, her teacher calls, and says
"I know you told me she was hesitant about going."
Um, no! I told you she was scarred to death of them!!!
Anyway, she tells me Lily cried and shook, and refused to go into the bathroom, she pretty much held it all day, until rest time, when they were laying on their mats, and Lily was crying, and shaking, and she asked her if she had to pee, and Lily finally said she did "really bad," but still did not want to go into those bathrooms, so her teacher took her to the nurses office, and she finally went in there. So, long story short, we went out on field trips to the mall, and Wal-mart (several times) to "practice" using the potty by herself.
Hopefully she is doing better, I have not heard from her teacher, she told me she would email me if we were still having issues, so I take that as a good sign. The first few times I took her, she cried when I left. The first day I was o.k. but the second day, it just tore my heart right out. And I cried driving away.
But now, she seems to REALLY be liking it, although it is still like trying to pull teeth getting her to tell you what she did in school today!





















They don't give the Kindergartener's much home work (thank goodness) but they do want
us to ready with her every night, which we did anyway, so no big deal! She has brought home
a couple of things that they did in school, and last week she came home with some drawing that some of the kids did. I guess they made it "Lily day" cause the drawings where all of Lily.
They were so cute! Of course my DH comes home and laughs (not in front of Lily) about a couple of them. He said one of them looked like a cross-eyed peanut, and then another looked like a severed head in a box. I'll have to scan them and let you all see. One little girl who is in her class is Asian, and she drew Lily so pretty!
Now for Miss Madilyn! I figured she would have a hard time adjusting to Lily not being there.
Nope, doesn't seem to miss her at all! I think she kindof likes having me and all of the toys to herself. And on one of the first days, Matt asked her before he went to work what she wanted
to watch, and she said, "a movie I want to watch!"
Also, I am so excited!!! We did not lose our nap time like I thought we would! We had to move it to an earlier time, but it works! Of course I have to set an alarm clock to make sure we don't over sleep. But man I was not looking forward to not getting my naps! I know, it sounds funny, a grown up taking naps, but I've been used to it for 5 1/2 years now, so when I don't get one, I'm so beat! Plus I stay up really late at night, and if I didn't take naps, then I would have to go to bed earlier, and therefore I would not have as much time to check up on all "my stuff,"
My bloggy friends, and emails!!!















Well, the other day, I was upstairs checking something on the computer, and Madilyn
comes up there with me, she brings a couple of toys. I'm not really watching what she
is doing for a while, but then I look over and see this:




















Yeah, she must of been bored! She hung this little dolly up by a ribbon on the treadmill. I told her not to touch it, I had to go grab my camera! It was just too funny!
I also have to say, it is REALLY nice not hearing screaming over toys, and fighting since Lily went to school, as much as I hate to say it!!!
We're doing pretty good!!!

For Lily, my BIG little girl!

A TOUCH OF LOVE



You were six months old and full of fun,

with a blink of an eye you were suddenly one.

There were so many things we were going to do,

but I turn my head and then you were two.

At two you were still dependent on me,

but independence took over when you were three.

Your third Birthday, another year I wished to ignore,

but as I lit the candles there weren't three but four.

Four was the year that you really strived,

why, look at you now, you're already five.

Now you're ready for books and rules,

this is the year that you go to school.

That big day came you were anxious to go,

we walked to the bus, going oh so slow.

As the bus drove away and you waved good-bye,

I felt a lump in my throat and a tear stung my eye.

For when the bus brings you home and you jump to the ground,

you'll be wearing your cap and graduation gown.

Time goes by so fast its hard to believe,

why just yesterday you were at home with me.

So I am holding these moments as close as I dare,

In a twinkling, a woman will be standing there.

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Well, as I'm sure you've guessed, Lily started kindergarten today. The days that I could sleep in are over (sigh!) now it's 6:15 a.m. And wow, that is a toughy! We all packed up, headed out, and of course got stuck in school traffic. When we got there Matt stayed in the car with Madilyn, and I walked Lily to her classroom. Nobody was in there yet, so we waited out in the hall. I was told that for the first week I could walk her in, but after that I needed to drop her off around back. The kids all go into the gym, where their teachers are waiting, and then they all walk single file to class. Yeah, sorry, but I'm not just dropping my baby off at the door. Next week (and maybe a little longer) I'm going to walk her into the gym.

They have it really organized, and it really is a nice school, as much as my DH won't admit it. It could be the best private school in the world, and he would still find reasons to complain. But, who can blame him, it's only his little angel we're talking about!

She was doing o.k. but while we waited I think it sunk in that I was really going to be leaving her there, and she started saying, "I'll miss you mommy," and "I love you the bestest", it was hard but I kept my composure. The hardest part came when the teacher and class walked in, and she went in with the other kids. They all sat in the floor by the door, and me and another mom were taking pictures, and when I blew Lily kisses, she returned them, and started tearing up, I had to wave bye and leave. I know she will be o.k. as soon as they start playing, she'll snap out of it. Hopefully anyway!

Madilyn on the other hand wanted to go to HER school too, and she screamed all the way home!

This will be a big adjustment for all of us, but with time, I hope it will become easier to handle.