School started today!

School started today.
It was a good day after many tears!
I couldn't believe the kids cried.

Punka was nervous, anxious and did not want to go to school. We talked alot about what she was afraid of and how God can take her fears away and turn them into joy and excitement. We prayed alot and this morning she went into class happy to see all of her friends. She has a great teacher at a great school. We are praying that 4th grade is a great year. Here are a few pictures we took yesterday before the halls were filled with students.


















Goldilocks cried for the 3 nights between orientation and school. He found out at orientation that he would not have Mrs. F for school again. It was really sad. He said, "But I love Mrs. F. I don't want to go to Kindergarten." We discussed how each year he gets to have a new teacher so she/he can teach him new things that maybe the other teachers don't know. I told him that God puts different people in our lives to teach us how to be more like Him. He seemed satisfied with that. He obviously didn't let the fact that he had a new teacher bother him. He spoke freely and frequently today resulting in getting moved to yellow on the discipline chart. I think it will be a long year with him. But isn't he cute!

















Hottie had a good first week. He will be studying alot this semester. He told me tonight that he was going to bed early and everyone in his lab today said the same thing. I know he will do well. We just have to hang in there and trust that God knows His plan and will provide for us while His plan is fulfilled.

Gigi can't wait to go to school. She will start at our church preschool in about 2 weeks. It is a great school. Her class will meet 3 days a week for half a day. They play alot, work on letters, colors, shapes and numbers daily along with a new unit study each week. Punka and Goldilocks went to the same preschool and loved it. I know she will too. If we could just get there! And I will probably cry.

Oh, well. Such is life, as my mother says.

I'm signing off. I'm over the edge looking forward to a few free mornings. Night.