Preschool

I have been thinking a lot lately about putting Parker in preschool and couldn't quite decide what to do. He won't be starting kindergarten until he is almost 6 so we still have 2 full years before that happens. I have heard a lot about pre schools in this area and also the cost of them. That was one thing that really held me back. We can't quite afford something very expensive, but I also felt like I couldn't afford not to put him in to some sort of class. I think he needs the socialization with other kids and a steady routine. He needs something more stimulating and challenging than I feel I can give him at home everyday, especially with another kid around. So I kind of put it on the back burner and didn't really think about it for a while. Well I was talking to my mom the other day and she mentioned that one of our friends really good friends was starting a preschool and she thought Parker might like it. I had seen a few posters for this preschool and had heard of the ladies doing it, but I don't know them personally. So my mom being the great mom that she is called and got all the information for us and even paid for the start up fee and first months class. So Parker is officially signed up for Preschool. When I asked him if he wanted to start going to school he said, "Ya, today?" No not today, and I think he will be asking me everyday until he starts going on Tuesday. We went to the teacher's home, where the preschool will be, last night and she showed Parker all the different things she has and some of the activities she has planned and he said, "I love it" so I think that was a good sign. She is a super nice lady and I know she has great morals and standards. I know that she will do a great job and I trust her with my child. I hope that he plays well with others and does a little maturing. That would be wonderful. I am excited for the 2 hours a day twice a week without him. Isn't that being an awful mom?? I think it would be wonderful if I could go to the store with one less kid, I might be able to get a lot more done, and he will be doing something besides watching cartoons and bugging me. I am sure I will have many updates on his progress and of course pictures from his first day of "School", sniff, sniff. Why do I get emotional about that. I want him to go, but I can't believe my baby is growing up. I am in big trouble when he starts kindergarten I can already tell!

Parker and scissors, not good!

So while I was getting dinner ready on Sunday, Parker came across some scissors that are "his" and decided to take it upon himself to give Paige a little haircut. While doing so he clipped her ear and she began screaming. I didn't see all this happen I just heard her start screaming and saw him with the scissors. Matt immediately put him in time out for 10 minutes and tried to talk to him to see what he had done. Paige continued to scream and made her way over to me and that is when I noticed big drops of blood on my shirt and on her shirt coming from her ear. If anyone has ever cut their ear, you know that they bleed for a long time. Well I ran and got a towel and tried to put some pressure on it to get it to stop bleeding. She didn't like that and kept pulling away, I finally got it under control and her to stop crying and she was fine, like nothing had happened. And as most little kids do she had already forgiven her brother and went to find him. She sat down right next to him in timeout as if to say, "It's okay, I still love you" it was so sweet. I wish I could be more like her and forgive that quickly. Parker sat in his time out and then we had the conversation that no one but mommy cuts hair and daddy can help too, but not kids and definitely not him. He now has no scissor privileges and still remembers what he did. Mostly the part about cutting her ear, I don't think he meant to do that and truly felt bad about making his little sister bleed. Her haircut on the other hand wasn't too bad. At least he didn't cut one of her pony tails off!! There is a short spot right in front of her ear and then a few pieces in the back on top of her head. So she will be just fine and it isn't too noticeable. Luckily her hair is still relatively thin so it blends in well. Every kids seems to do this at one point in their life. I hope Parker got it out of his system and will not try it again!! Oh the drama!!

Sickly, you may not want to read this

Something is in the air around our house and we have all been not feeling very good. It started on Monday night when Paige threw up in the middle of the night. Gross!! I thought maybe she had eaten too much junk, or something that upset her stomach and didn't really think much about it after that. She only threw up the one time and seemed fin the next day. Well Parker spent the majority of Thursday night/Friday morning throwing up...all over my carpets!! I was not happy about that. I tried to tell him the next time you feel like you need to go, run to the bathroom. Well not even 5 minutes later he runs into my room first and starts gagging, then Matt grabbed him and ran him to the bathroom. WHY!!! Why can't he just go in there first and then come in and tell us he doesn't feel good. I don't get it. Well we finally got smart and just put him in bed with us with a bucket right beside the bed with a towel over the sheets so that Matt could help him immediately. What a long night, Matt called into work and got the day off (sick day...might as well use them) and was home Friday to help out with the clean up of sheets, towels, and floors! Well good thing he was home because I caught the bug and wasn't feeling well the entire day. After having my face in the porcelain thrown a few too many times Matt called in another day. (he is so great about helping out). I still felt yucky in the evening, I don't get sick that often, but when I do it is awful. I felt so horrible and I knew that I had to get feeling better for the sake of my family and all the things I needed to accomplish this weekend. So I asked Matt to give me a blessing. Matt and my dad were able to give me a blessing. I felt so much better, just peace of mind knowing that the Lord would bless me through my faith. I was able to get some sleep and woke up this morning feeling so much better. Still not 100% but quite a bit better. We were able to get the house clean and work on a few projects. It felt good to have clean house after the whole week we had. Fresh smelling sheets and clean floors sure are nice. I decided that I really like having Matt home on Saturdays, too bad that won't hardly happen. I am hoping that I am back to normal tomorrow for church because I have sharing time. I am also hoping Matt escaped the bug and won't be sick in the morning because there is nothing worse than a sick man!!!!