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Sunday, September 07, 2008

First Week of School is Behind Us

Mikey and I both survived the first week of school!  Mikey actually did more than survive... he thrived.  He had probably the best week of school of his life.  He just seems to be coming in to his own these last few weeks and its so exciting to watch.  I'm going to just bask in it and cherish every moment as with his personality, I'm sure it won't be long before his world is thrown off again as he tries to conquer his next hurdle. 

My week was crazy to say the least but I'm happy to be back and to see all of my students again.  I'm excited at what this  year will bring.  I'm also working very hard to get everything that we are doing in writing so that things run more smoothly on every level.  I put in place a new staffing system and it seems to be working great.  Time will tell how it goes as I begin to introduce all aspects of our program.

Other than that, we are just plugging along.  I'm sure the month of September will just fly by as we settle in to the new year.  Its hard to believe that in a week we have been in this house for two years.  Time has just flown by.  I can say with every confidence that this was a great move for both of us. 

I don't have a lot of time tonight but wanted to post a qiuck update.  Will try to be more deligent about posting as I have some thoughts that I would like to get on paper soon.

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  • So many times in this journey of life, I have been frustrated as the light has turned red and I've been forced to stop and wait. As time has gone on, I've come to realize that it is the time spent waiting at these lights that makes up the very essence of what life is supposed to be about!

    Mikey had just had his first birthday and we were on our way to Kindermusik class in the car. It had been a busy day with me at work and him at his dayhome all day. We had shared a quick supper and then gotten in the car to drive to his class. When we hit a red light, I turned to check that he was doing okay in his car seat and his face instantly lit up and his little fingers came together to make the motion used when the spider climbs up the spout in the "Itsy-Bitsy Spider". I took his cue and began singing and acting out the song with him and was all too soon interupted by the driver behind me honking his horn to get me to respond to the light that had turned green. As I began pulling forward I had a flashback to a time before Mikey when a red light would have frustrated me simply because of the "wasted time" that took place while trying to get somewhere. The moment and thoughts became frozen in my heart and soul and mind as I knew there was a lesson much larger in it all then just what was on the surface. And so it began...

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