Life Without Cable
Happy Post-Labor Day to everyone! I hope there was much joy and merriment for all. We had a short, but wonderful Labor Day weekend. On our way to Chillicothe, my little brother Dan called to tell us that he got Engaged to Breeann!...very exciting! We also got to watch a very tiny parade in Wheeling, and Stella entered a baby contest. Jules entered last year and won, so we had to give it a go. Stella didn't win, but she did get second, and she really enjoyed getting to chew on her red ribbon. :) This week has been pretty exciting as well. Elijah started preschool! He had his first day on Wednesday, and he met his teacher, Mrs. Manning. It was raining, so he got to wear his raincoat (which he loves), and he got to wear his brand new Speedracer backpack that he picked out himself. I gotta say that it was fairly frightening to just leave him at preschool for three hours. I can't imagine how I would've felt if he was in all-day preschool. I worried about whether he'd listen to his teacher, I worried about him being able to make it to the bathroom on time since it's all the way down the hall, I worried about him being able to make friends because sometimes he's a little too "in your face", I worried about him not being able to count high enough...pretty much I worried about him the whole time he was gone. Then I picked him up from school and his teacher didn't say anything...and I waited a little just to make sure, but the verdict was in...there was nothing worth mentioning. No major catastrophies. Whew. I asked him how his first day at Preschool went and all I could get out of him was that he "played and played" and that he didn't get to turn the spinny thing on the weather thing, so he cried. Did I mention that I missed him. I'm pretty sure Stella missed him too. Stella didn't have anyone (besides me) to play her favorite games of Peekaboo, Put things on My Head, Pretzel Stick Dangle, and Hold onto the Stationary Laundry Basket. So that was our week, oh, and Ben worked A LOT! We miss you, Benjamin!
