It has been a fun and eventful week at the Sump house. I have to say I am a bit tired. Ok, well a whole lot tired. At least I think that is what the big bags under my eyes are telling me. We survived a week of Dana being gone, getting back to school, and much structure added back into our routine. We enjoyed a little play time on the weekend and a whole lot of clean up!
Carson loves school. He was so excited the first day. He has always been ready for a new adventure. As is typical on that first day almost every parent (and in some cases both parents) in our district take their child to school. And it seems to me that they all drive separately! The parking lot was packed, however, I was early enough and didn't have to walk blocks like some parents. That was a bit overwhelming for Carson. I am sure that he wasn't expecting there to be that many people. He stayed a bit closer to me but was eager and ready. We walked the route from his coatroom to his classroom twice as we came in a different door than during open house so he was a bit confused but picked it up quickly. I had to find his place at his table for him because he was so busy looking at all the people and what other kids were doing.(....some were crying and clinging...you get the picture!)Once he sat down and started looking at books he was great. He gave me a big hug and kiss and off I went. (with a very large lump in my throat!) I held back the tears as Emma was the next to be dropped off at preschool and I didn't want to make her extra clingy. Carson came home from school starved! (he eats very slow so am sure that he didn't have enough time to finish his lunch!) The first thing he said to me when I picked him up was "Do you know what they got in there? They got a restaurant in there!" After all the talks we had about going to kindergarten....apparently he didn't remember that he would be eating lunch in the lunchroom! I about died. He is doing a really good job about telling me what they do in a day! Seems he is most excited about art, library, music and recess. Oh and, of course, lunch! The other stuff he describes as "doing some work.." when they do things in their classroom. A very successful week for our Carson!
Emma was very excited about preschool this year. She always stays a bit closer to me in new situations but going to preschool is no big deal because we have Gabi! Gabi is Emma's best friend and one of my daycare charges! Gabi is actually more like a sister and a daughter in our house. Emma can do anything when Gabi is with her. They both walked in, hung up their back packs and humored Marti and I a bit while we snapped some pictures! Emma has been confused that she goes three days this year and not two and was very distraught when on the 2nd day she didn't get to bring home her folder to show me her work. The first thing that she shares with me each day is what they ate for snack. (really I do feed my children) I can tell she misses Carson, though, because she is asking me to do more things with her and asks frequently if it is time to go get him.
Abbey started off her week a bit rough! She really felt crappy but was bound and determined that she was not going to miss any school. Especially that first few days. She said that school is great. She started Cross Country practices also. She managed to hold it up through everything each day but came home exhausted and was in bed early each night. Seems she has figured out her schedule fairly quickly and had a little home work a few nights. She hasn't decided yet what her favorite classes are. She said she needs to get to know the teachers better and find out what the class is actually about. Her cross country coach sent me some pictures of her and the group during a practice this week. She is feeling a bit better as the week closed but isn't quite back to herself. There are a lot of viruses going around from talking to others. She used the weekend to catch up on more sleep.
Jordan had a busy week. We are still trying to figure out why he is having chest tightness and breathing issues while running. Why it only happens during XC and at this time each year. He had several visits this week with a sports med Dr and they did an exertional treadmill test for exercise induced asthma. I was unable to go with him for that but Jordan claims that the Doctor said he couldn't diagnose him. I have been unable to talk with the Doctor so I am assuming that maybe the test wasn't definitive enough. They are talking about bringing the equipment out to practice and have him wear it while doing the workouts. They did give him an inhaler to use prior to exercise to see if that changes anything. But we still don't have answers. He did the annual run from Grimes to Dallas Center at 5:00am Saturday morning. 9 miles. He didn't have any problems. He said school is good and didn't seem to have much homework. He is doing it though. Our school has a website that we can check daily for grades and homework. He worked this weekend and spent time with his friends. Already talking about Homecoming which isn't for a whole month yet.
Dana spent the week in Rogers, Arkansas opening a new Kum & Go. Was one of the more trying openings as they didn't have power or water for quite a bit of the week. Was slightly angry with the construction department. Apparently, they are under a timeline and can get a bonus if they meet it so they are telling the marketing guys (Dana and his crews) that they are ready to open prematurely. I guess next weeks store in Springfield, MO is going to be much the same so Dana put the brakes on that one. He is going down on Monday for an overnight to put equipment in the store but will be home on Tuesday and then his partner will go down after Labor Day and actually get the store open. Yeah!! That means he won't be gone all next week too! He got to hear all about the first days of school on the phone. Carson even sang him the Rules of the Classroom song over the phone.
I spent this week being a drill sergeant! Trying to keep everyone on a tight schedule. It went very well. I enjoyed my day off on the first day of school. Had plenty here to do to keep me busy. I didn't make the open house for Jordan on Tuesday night as Abbey was feeling crappy and didn't want to drag the little ones out. I did have to go the the parent/student activity night where we hear about the Good Conduct Policy and the Academic Eligibility Policy. Basically....get good grades and stay out of trouble....or you won't participate in athletics. We also had the Cross Country (XC) meeting and got people signed up for Pre-race meals, Meet snacks and drinks, and working a football game in the concession stand! Next week I attend the After Prom committee meeting. Yikes....Prom! I really am not old enough to have one going to Prom!! :) It was quite an emotional week for me. Dana gone, Carson starting school, and this was the final week for Sayler to be with me for daycare. I have had her since she was 12 weeks old. Her parents have decided to put her in a daycare facility so she can be with kids her age and be in a preschool program there as well. I will miss the whole family dearly. I am lucky that they live in the neighborhood and we often do things together as adults. I am still going to be able to watch her grow. Emma will miss her a lot because Sayler loves to play dress up as much as Emma does. So Monday I begin a new adventure with another family. Brady is two and a very sweet little man! It will be fun to have another boy in the house. We were pretty female dominate. The Nelson's are new to our community and they have two older boys that go to high school. One is in Jordan's grade. I can feel that they will be a great family to work with.
We spent most of the weekend on the boat. The weather was great. Now we are working on getting back on schedule and ready for another week of school. Really looking forward to the long holiday weekend coming up! Will have lots of fun pictures to post. For now, enjoy going back to school!
