Very Pleased

So I have spent most of the weekend and the beginning of this week calming down and preparing for today.  I was super nervous about Landon going to another classroom. Along with all the other problems that the school is having (and yes they are problems) I was not happy at all that they had now thrown this at me and my family. I was scared to death that we were going to get a crappy teacher.
I was reading over the paper that they had sent home letting us know that he was going to be moved and the name of his new teacher. I kept looking at the name thinking that it sounded so familiar.  So we all load up and go to school.   We walk into the classroom and sure enough I knew I knew that name! Jennifer Keefer. I have known her for years from Kylie being at the school for the last 5 years and Landon last year. So immediately I feel relief and actually am very pleased.  She doesn't have her credentials yet but this is no problem to me. I actually hope that they don't hire anyone anytime soon.
So all in all everything has worked out so far and I am very happy with his new teacher. Other things are another story but this turned out fine.

Here Comes the New Week

Hopefully this week will be better than last. Last week just sucked!  With everything that already happened, Friday we got a letter from the school saying that Landon will be moved from his current kindergarten class to the new one that is having to be put into place because of over crowding in the classrooms. This happened with Kylie too. Each time they say there is no specific people that they pick but I would like to know how it is done.  I'm wondering if they just always take the last person on the class list. With a name like Warrick we are normally always on the bottom of the list.  Do I need to expect Chase and Allie to be moved too?! 
I looked into private schools for Landon on Friday. I even looked at homeschooling options for him. By Saturday afternoon I had ruled homeschooling out for the simple fact that I think I would strangle the boys if they had to spend all day everyday together.  They fight non-stop!  Now I am looking into Protestant Kindergarten for him. Not really sure if we can afford it but maybe I can find some kind of work to do to pay for it. That would be great. 
We are supossed to go on Tuesday to the new classroom to meet the new temporary teacher until a full time one can be hired.  We will see how things go over the next few weeks.

Policies, Policies, Policies!!!

I have "pet-peves", just like everyone else. One of mine is when someone tells me what I can/can't do with my children. The school has for the last few years had a rule that they will not dismiss any child after a certain time. Normally this time is about 20-30 minutes before school lets out. I see the point in this. It is so parents won't always come in and check out their children simply because they don't want to wait.  I agree with this. However, I also believe in making appointments after the school day has ended. So when a parent needs to take their child to an appointment and the appointment time is close to the end of the school day they need  to get that chid out just a few mintues early. This has happened to us recently for the first time in five years of being with this current school. We just needed to get the kids out a few minutes to make it to a 3:15 appointment. The principal made the mistake of telling Jay that he couldn't get his son at that time. Needless to say, he got him anyways. 
Then today. Out of nowhere they start telling parents that we can no longer walk our children to their classrooms. And again I see the point in this. It builds independence for the children and so on. But again, who are you to tell me that I can't do something with my own child?!!?  This really pisses me off! I would be happy to be able not to have to drag Chase and Allie into the school every morning to walk Landon to his classroom but if he needs me to do that so that he will have a good day then that is my right as a mom!

Fall is Here

I love all the seasons for different reasons. I love the fall b/c of the weather. I love being able to open my doors and windows and let the fresh air blow through the house.
I love all the festivals that happen during the fall.
I love the decorations and the way the trees change colors.  It's so beautiful in the fall.
The fair. Ah the fair. The food and the kid rides and the smell. I love the fair. I'm not a big ride fan. In fact I puke on nearly everything. The ferris wheel makes me so nervous that I wouldn't even think of taking my children on it yet.  If you actually saw how quickly they put those rides together then you would never go on one either. But the kids rides I feel better about letting my children go on. Maybe b/c they are lower to the ground and don't go as fast. The food is what I go for. And the bumper cars and the fun houses. 
I also love back to school time. I love taking the children out to buy school supplies and shopping for new clothes.  I love shopping for anything in fact.
Then there is HALLOWEEN. While I'm not big on being scared and watching scary movies or doing the haunted trails I love taking the kids out trick or treating and figuring out the corn mazes.
FOOTBALL TIME! I love college football. Jay makes fun of me b/c I get so crazy when there is a game on. But I love me some football.  Landon will be playing football this season. It's just flag football, still too young for tackle. I think he will like it.
So needless to say we are super busy during the fall.

The Streaker

We had just brought Allie home from the hospital. We had been home long enough for Jay to go back to work and for me to be home alone with all the children. The boys were outside in the backyard playing with the water sprinkler instead of in the pool that I have spent countless hours and money on this summer alone. I am sitting just inside the door feeding Allie but able to look outside to check on them. I get lost in Allie's sweetness as she is nursing as I always do. When I finally look up to check see what the boys are up too now all I see is Chase. Running through the backyard with nothing on but a pair of water shoes. He is so funny. These are the times when I love being not just a mom but a stay-at-home mom. These are the moments that make it all worth it!