We survived the 1st 2 weeks of school

Ok so we are at the end of the 2nd week of school. We just had back to school night for the 3 younger kids. (Sean's is on Monday) I was able to make it to all teachers, sign up for what i needed to sign up for, and listen to their classroom rules and plans for the year. Also got to read a letter that Jake wrote on the first day of school. It is hard to read all of it, but basically it said that he was afraid to go to school because he thought that he would get sick (or sik as he spelled it) but he did not get sick and he was happy that he did not get sick. He also said that he got to see a lot of old friends and was happy that no one was mad. He ended it with he had a great day. Not sure why he is afraid of being sick but since the last week of school last year he has worried about that and the first day of summer school was the same thing. Thankfully the principal and I were able to talk him done before he thru himself in a full blown panic attack (which is what happened in June).

Besides school soccer season has started and the kids have all had their first games last weekend. I got to watch Jessie play. She had a huge smile on her face most of the time and only stopped once to blow us a kiss and then turned and chased the ball again. funny girl. At one point she was so excited that she had the ball that even though it was kicked out she ran after it and started running it down to the goal happy that no one was chasing her as all the coaches and parents are yelling stop the ball was out. She did eventually stop but she was so focused on doing her job that she did not hear any of us. She will learn. I then had to take her to her dance class so missed Jake's game. but was told that he played hard and had fun. Kaelyn is not doing soccer because it interferes with Gymnastics. And Sean is playing on both the JV and JV ll team for his high school. they did not have any freshman try out for Goalie so the JV goalies are taking turns playing with the JV ll team. I have yet to see a game because they are all at 4 and I can not make it to them at that time. Hoping that I can have Erik go and take pictures to a game next week. And I took a day off in October and will go to one of the games then. It breaks my heart that I can't go watch him play every game. Soccer pictures to come soon. We forgot the camera last weekend so will do it this weekend for Jake and next weekend for Jessie.

The girls and I are off tomorrow for a trip to Great Wolf lodge with the girl scouts.

On a side note I have lost 32 lbs doing weight watchers. It is not as hard as I thought it would be and hope that the next 30 lbs go as easy as the first did.