This week was Jack's official start to school. After a week of "Why don't I get to go to school today". It was finally his turn. If you asked him, he said that he wasn't nervous or scared to go to kindergarten. But as I dropped him off that first day, I could see the apprehension in his face. I can understand this, I mean this kid loves to learn. He spends hours doing workbooks. He can already read, count to 100, he can add and subtract, he just loves to learn, but at the same time, he is a homebody. He takes after his mom in this aspect. He likes to be home, he likes having all his comforts around him, especially his blue
blankie that he isn't allowed to take to school, but carries it with him wherever he goes if he's at home (we have nicknamed him Linus). So when I saw the apprehension on his face, I knew what he was probably going through. But despite these fears, he loves school. On the way home from school I was asking him about his day, did he meet any new friends, does he remember their names. He said he did make friends but, he didn't remember any of their names. I then asked who he played with at recess. He couldn't remember their names. I then asked who sat by him. At this point I think he was a little frustrated with me and responded "As I told you before, mother, I don't remember any of their names". Apparently parents can be a little exasperating at times.


Nate was gone all this past week. He left Sunday and got back late Friday night. I must say that I do not enjoy it when he is gone. I don't sleep very well. I spent the first 21 years of my life sleeping by myself and now after only 11, I can't sleep unless he's there. On top of that I had really bad allergies. I never had them growing up, and really not very much at all as I've gotten older. The Cottonwoods has always bothered me a little, but that was about it. But the past week has been awful. I don't know what is in the air right now, but my body doesn't like it. Both Cole and
Riian have asked on multiple occasions, why I was crying. I had to explain that my eyes were just watering and I wasn't sad. I did pretty well though. Despite the lack of sleep and not feeling well, I was functioning quite well. And then Nate came home and was home all yesterday and I think my body could finally relax, and I felt exhausted and just achy and sick. I got a good night's rest last night and feel much better except for a nose like a faucet and eyes that are constantly teary. Oh well. Nate enjoyed his conference in Chicago, but was glad to be home. Now he just has to do a presentation on anything he learned while he was there. I would love to tell you what it is he learned, but he talks to me about in computer programmer language, and I haven't mastered that dialect yet.
The other kids are still really excited about school. Cole loves that there are twin girls in his class. He has a crush on them, and if I ask him which one he says "It doesn't matter, I can't tell them apart".
Riian is busy making new friends, in a class where she had none. The other day she got a note from someone in her class. It said "Do you want to be my
BFF". After she read it to me she turned to me and said "That means Best Friends Forever". I told her I may seem old but I do indeed know what a "
BFF" is.
Izzy is trying to busy herself without any of her siblings here. She doesn't understand why they get to go to school every morning and she doesn't. She keeps asking me "Where are my guys?". Her favorite thing is to jump on the tramp with them. At first you had to be very gentle when you bounced with her. But now she can bounce with the best of them.


Look at that height!