Saturday Is A Special Day

I have a dozen little half thoughts and a few complete thoughts whirling around in my head, so I've decided to give them a place to go so they can be free of me. :)

This morning I have pulled Danyo off of our kitchen table no less than 17 times. This last time I said pretty sternly (because I am busy blogging and I don't need the interruption) "Don't get on the table anymore Danyo, I mean it, you are driving me batty!" Almost at the exact same time, Avee said just as sternly, "Don't lell at him mom!" and Bo said, "Uh, Mom, he's only 1."

Hmmm, they sound just like their mother. And in case you are worried that I "lelled" at a 1 year old, Avee considers any kind of reprimand of any degree, a "lell". She's all sensitive and whatnot.

Every time I have pulled Danyo off the table he has bolted for the computer chair. Don't tell me the kid doesn't have my number.

Nextly.

Bo is not a big fan of Kindergarten. He has all-day Kindergarten and it is not sitting well with him. It has been weighing on my mind since he started a week ago yesterday. He had a shortened day, two hours shorter on his first day and the first words out of his mouth were, "That was tooooooooooo long."

On Monday when he went for the normal length of time, the first thing out of his mouth was a matter of fact, "I won't be going to kindergarten tomorrow, that was just too long." It was also the first thing he announced to J when he got home. That he wouldn't be going to school the next day.

My heart ached for him because, it is too long. I never considered that before he started. I really just thought about my freedom with only two kids to tote or tend. Because I am stellar like that.

After bribing him with a pack of pokemon cards, to go on Tuesday (a great tip I received on this here blog!) and making very sure he understood it was just for Tuesday, and that he would not be getting a pack of pokemon cards every school day of his kindergarten career--he went off happily.

And he continues to come home with one report every day. It was too long. I try to get information out of him as subtly as possibly (he's very possessive of his time away from me, basically he believes it is none of my business. Or else he manages to "fohget evwuhthing" about his time away from me, but can remember a memory from when he was 21 months old and couldn't talk. Yeah right.) and while I don't have much luck, I have learned a little. "Touching the wall is a bad habit". I thought that was a gem. I'm actually kind of glad someone else is harping on him besides me, but then again---does he need this kind of edjamuhcating for 6 and a half hours a day? I dunno.

I have a few options I'm considering. Truth be told, I want him with me as much as he wants to be with me. And while I'm not necessarily inclined to indulge in such things, this is Kindergarten we're talking about and I'm not really going to have the luxury of choice I have right now--in the future. Unless I want to superglue him to my apron strings and remove any choice. I'm not sure I'm cut out for real true homeschooling, I do think that takes a special skill which I do not posses. Also called patience and intelligence. I have only a little of both.

And I don't wear aprons.

And superglue scares me.

Avee just got off the phone with her friend Ella. Just before she hung up (all pretend, btw) she said, "Oh yeah, and your mom goes to college. I love you. Bye!"

Tha's mah girl.

Thirdly.

My best good friend Traci at Code Yellow Mom came to visit last weekend. Holy moly, has it really already been a week?! It was totally awesome. I enjoy every second I get to hang out with her and she came childfree; which, even though we aren't childfree, is very rejuvenating. My kids fell completely in love with her. If you are interested in learning more about Traci, you can read this post I wrote a couple of years ago. She's muy awesome. Avee fell in love with her almost immediately which struck me for a couple of reasons. Avee is pretty selective, she's not a "I like everybody" kind of person like me. But she's cute and charming so she can afford to be selective. And Traci is not a "look at me, love me, let me win you over" kind of person. Like I am. :) She's much more calm and mellow and quiet. So, within hours, Avee was all over her and proclaiming that Traci was her "favowite gwownup." I've never heard her say that before. It was pretty cute.

Also, after Bo's second day of school and I was trying to get as much information out of him as subtly as possible and I was entirely unsuccessful, I gave up and went into the kitchen and started dinner.

A few minutes later I heard Traci asking him things about his day. He was answering everything. I think she started off asking him trivia though, and he loves that crap. But up until this day, he was a cool cucumber with her. I was enjoying all of the questions and answers and just happy that someone was getting the information out of him. Even if it wasn't his darling mother.

This went on for about 15 minutes and the Q and A was still going on when I heard Traci kind of laughing and then say, "Hey Nobody, Bo's getting pretty up close and personal here." I went into the living room to find Bo lying on her, completely mauling her, happily answering all her questions.

All this time, I thought I just wasn't asking the right questions. Turns out, I wasn't asking the right WAY.

I love you T, thanks for coming to visit.

I have to go now. I'm getting pictures of the kids taken in 40 minutes. None of us are dressed.

I may or may not have a time management issue.