GARRETT'S BIG WEEK

WHAT A WEEK WE HAVE HAD! ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, THE BOYS AND I LOADED UP FOR GARRETT'S "BIG ENOUGH" BREAKFAST AT CHURCH! IT WAS AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS FIRST SUNDAY IN UPSTREET AND GETTING TO OFFICIALLY SIT IN "BIG CHURCH"! SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, GARRETT GOT TO GO TO UPSTREET SUNDAY SCHOOL. HE WAS SOOOOOO EXCITED TO FINALLY BE IN THE BIG KID SECTION AND GET TO GO DOWN THE AWESOME INDOOR SLIDE! WOOHOO! ;)




MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009 -- FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN AND A CHANGE IN OUR SCHEDULE FOREVER! IT WAS A VERY BITTERSWEET DAY FOR ALL OF US! GARRETT WAS EXCITED AND NERVOUS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK HIM INTO HIS CLASSROOM, PUT AWAY HIS SUPPLIES, AND HELPED HIM FIND A SEAT. I HUGGED HIM GOODBYE AND WITH GLASSY EYES, HE SMILED HIS "TOUGH GUY" SMILE AND I TURNED AND LEFT. OUCH! MY HEART WAS BROKEN, BUT I WAS NOT TURNING AROUND FOR FEAR HE WAS REALLY CRYING! THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO JUST ALL GO HOME AND SAY TO HECK WITH SCHOOL! HAHA! FOR ME, THE WEEPINESS SET IN AT THE END OF THE HALL, WHEN THE PRINCIPAL AND GOOD FRIEND ASKED IF I WAS OK! HAHA..... NO!! IT WAS MOST BIZARRE NOT HAVING HIM AT LUNCH WITH ME... MOM AND I WERE NOT IMPRESSED TO HAVE TO EAT WITHOUT HIM! WHEN I PICKED HIM UP AT 3:15, HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD A GREAT DAY AND WAS SO GLAD HE DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY THAT LONG TOMORROW! (OOPS.... ALL DAY, EVERYDAY IS GOING TO BE HARD TO SWALLOW!) WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT WAS HOW LONG SCHOOL LASTED NOW, HE REPLIED, "WELL, I DONT KNOW WHO SIGNED ME UP TO STAY ALL DAY, BUT IT IS WAAAAAAAAY TOO LONG!" POOR KID! ONCE PAST THE INITIAL SHOCK OF HAVING TO BE AT SCHOOL FOR 7 HOURS, HE HAD A PRETTY GREAT WEEK! HIS TEACHER IS PRECIOUS AND I AM GRATEFUL HE HAS HER... TURNS OUT, SHE LIVES AT THE END OF OUR CULDESAC! HANDY!




WELL, HERE'S TO ANOTHER GREAT WEEK BECAUSE GARRETT COLLIN TURNS 6 ON TUESDAY! WE WILL BE GEARING UP FOR THE BIG STAR WARS BLOWOUT ON SATURDAY, SO STAY TUNED FOR PICTURES OF THE CHAOS! HAHA!