We are a couple of weeks into the school year, and dare I say that we are finding our groove.
Charlie is now a full time student. In our school board, junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten are full day, every other day programs. Going every day without a break in between has been an adjustment for The Little Man and his class mates. Seriously? You've got to be kidding me? And, Again? Were some of the responses that the moms and I heard as we would wake our kids up in the morning. I'm pretty sure that Charlie has accepted this as his new normal. His only hope now, is for a snow day. Yes, one and a half weeks into school and he is praying for snow.
I fully expected a phone call from the high school on the first day about Josh. Instead, it was Kenzie texting me from the office. Apparently, she had chosen the wrong business course and had to make adjustments to her timetable. Kenzie is not the kind of kid who likes being in the office for any reason even if it's only a timetable change. Things worked out and she enrolled into another business course. It's a much better fit - the course content focuses on how business works. Speaking of The Kid and the business world, she is beginning to look for a part time job. Another milestone - time keeps marching on, nothing stays the same.
As for Josh, karma couldn't have been kinder to him on the first day. True, he left the house alone. But somewhere in between our house and the school, a few girls (the pretty, popular girls) called out to him and they all walked together. SCORE one for the little guy.
Josh's favorite subject is drama. In drama, his words and actions are scripted for him. For a guy who gets tounge tied, and can't find the right words or actions in everyday life, drama is a safe place to be. His first journal entry for drama made tears come to my eyes;
"Today is a beginning. I'm trying to have fun and I think I will achieve it. Drama is one of the apples of learning but this one is golden. I went with drama because I hope to learn something, to face my fears and to make my start wonderful. I would definitely go in tenth grade drama - honest truth."
I'm certain that there will be lots of bumps along the way to next June. But we've begun. And the start is always the hardest part.
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