1st grade!

First Grade...we're off to a good start. Benjamin's two best friends are not in his class & this was such a disappointment to him. However his classmates are great & he's enjoying school.

Top Five

Top 5 for Benjamin at school is...

1. Eating in the cafeteria
2. Going to Spanish class & learning some new words
3. Meeting some "really nice boys"
4. PE! I played freeze tag
5. Meeting my new teacher


You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives.Clay P. Bedford

Letting Go...

Letting go...
Easier said than done.
He smiled, so I smiled too (but inside it was different).
He was ready, so I prepared myself too.
It was emptier at our house that day, but I cherished the evening together.

Thank you for your calls, emails, & texts...it was just what I needed.

first day of montessori school - august 25

The big day arrived for Benjamin last week - his first full day at the montessori school. Here he is, our happy boy...

Our conversation went like this:
"Mommy, are you going to leave me at the school today?"
[hmm...where is this conversation going?]
"Yes, that's the plan...I'll go home, do my work, take care of Trevin & then come back a little later to pick you up."
"Oh, goodie! I know the teachers will take such good care of me."

So we had absolutely no separation anxiety, no sadness or tears and he loved every minute of his time at school. Yeah!!