Before Billy started school, I told him that he was going to have to try really hard to listen.  He has some trouble with this concept.  I even went as far as telling him he may end up in the principal’s office if he doesn’t listen.  The first week of school he was up and ready for school, but lately he says he doesn’t want to go school. First it was because a boy in his class bothers him and apparently smiles at him.  The nerve. Then he said a girl in his class that also rides his bus likes him and he doesn’t like her.  So sad to be liked.  I told him well you have to go to school. He said well I don’t want to go because the lady that takes us to recess makes us sit on a bench for so many minutes.  I asked why and he said because I wasn’t listening.  He went on to say I don’t listen in school or primary.  I just don’t listen.  Finally, the truth comes out.

Billy starts Kindergarten on Monday.  This is a big day.  I have been talking it up so that he will get excited. Some days he is and others not so much.  We don’t live too far from the school and we pass by it on our way to the store.  I always take this opportunity to point out the school and how nice it is, etc…  Billy will be riding the bus to school.  We live just over a mile so they offer bus transportation.  At first, I wasn’t sure about this but I think it will be a good idea for him to ride the bus.  When he went to preschool, I would walk him to his class. It never failed at the beginning of the year, he would hold onto me and not want to to go into the classroom.  Now that he will be riding the bus, he can’t do that.  Well he can, but he won’t have anybody to hold onto.  Today,  I mentioned that he would be riding the bus and showed him the bus stop.  He said, “Mommy, I will ride the bus to school and then when I get there I want you to pick me up.”  I guess he is planning his escape already.

Billy has attended Good Shepherd Education Center for two years.  He had a great experience there.  He made some great friends and learned a lot.  Thursday was the end of the year program.  Billy’s class sang “That’s What God Is All About” and “I’ve Been Going to My Pre-K”.  It was a fun program.   On Friday, GSEC had Fun Day.  They have pony rides, carnival type games and face painting.  This was a lot of fun and Billy had a great time playing with his classmates.  As we were leaving, I said to Billy, “You won’t be going to school here anymore.” I got teary-eyed thinking about it, but Billy just said, “Nope, we are moving to New Mexico and I am going to kindergarten!”

Lately I have been feeling quite a bit of stress.  We are moving so that says it all.  The other day Billy was telling me that he really needs to play XBox.  I told him that he really didn’t, but he kept telling me every five minutes or so.  Finally I said to him I really need to get away.  No daddy, no Billy and no Baden, just mommy.  He looked at me wide-eyed and said but I need a mother.  Well of course I can’t go anywhere now.  Maybe a trip to Target will do me good.  But for now I will hang around after all I am needed and that makes me feel good.

We really haven’t done much, but I feel the need to post.  Billy amuses us every day.  The other day he told me that God would not be happy if you forgot to flush the toilet.  I am not sure about this, but I am sure the person that comes in behind would not be too happy.  It was so random.  Baden, it turns out, loves to dip his food.  It all started when my parents were here and my dad gave him a chip with salsa on it. He loved it.  Now he is all about the sauce.  He will eventually eat the chip or tater tot, but only after he licks the sauce off.  Baden also gets very upset if something is taken away from him.  Yesterday he threw himself face first onto the floor.  He had never done that before and I hope he figured out he shouldn’t do it again.  Noting happened, but he looked kind of surprised at his own reaction.  I did get my Kindle today!  It finally came. I was so excited.  I have been reading most of the afternoon and it’s a perfect day to do it — it’s raining.  I love it.  Jessica texted to tell us that there is a Five Guys (a great burger joint) in Bountiful.  They have the best fries and burgers around.  Now Utah can experience what we have been loving for the last few years.  Again another random tidbit.  Random things for a random post. 

PS: I will post on the Kindle later. My own review coming soon.

Some mornings Billy is ready to go to school and most mornings he wants to stay home.  Today was one of those mornings. He didn’t want to go to school because he didn’t like the kids in his class and he didn’t have fun.  Now I know this is not true. He talks about school and his friends all the time.  He told me I am having a bad day and I just can’t go to school.  I asked him if he was just going to drop out and he said yes. I don’t want to go to school ever again.  At first this comment made me a little sad because I have always loved school and I want Billy to enjoy school, too. Then I thought okay let’s run with this.  I asked Billy how are you going to get a job if you don’t go to school? You can barely write your name and you read a little bit, how are you going to support yourself because if you drop out then you have to get a job.  He looked at me and said I will just live with you. Good thinking.  Then he wanted to give me a hug so I said no, I quit giving and taking hugs. No hugs for me.  He looked at me with shock on his face and said alright I won’t drop out. I will go to school.  Why didn’t I think of this before we were really late for school? All it took was a ban on hugs.