Kim's Change

For those of you who often contacted Kim at Fanning Howey Associates, please know that Kim is no longer working for FHAI. While this leaves a little bit of uncertainty for the immediate future, it also means...

• No more driving 120 miles a day!
• No more spending $100+ a week on gas!
• No more taking off work when the boys are sick!
• Time to use the YMCA membership!
• Time to sign the boys up for classes at the YMCA!
• Time to meet other moms in the area!

So... am I, Kim, scared? A little... But in the end I am FAR happier as life stands now!

We will keep you informed as to where the wind blows me.

Jacob's First Day at Kindergarten

Our little (or big, depending on how you want to look at it) boy started Kindergarten this week! I was so worried I would leave the school in tears but Mike and I walked away smiling.

Of course we took pictures of Jacob before he left the house...

And Robert insisted that he was going to Kindergarten as well...

We dropped the boys off at their daycare as normal on Wednesday morning so that Jake could take the bus from the daycare to his school as he will everyday. Unfortunately the bus got to his school before we did so Jacob was already there when we got there.

Jacob was first in the "K" line waiting to be admitted to the building.

Here's Jacob with his friend, Nick, who's entering the First Grade.

And here's Jacob's teacher, Mrs. Beane.

Mrs. Beane let in grades 4, 3, 2, 1 and 5 (yes, in that order) and got ready to take the Kindergarteners in. She called out "Kindergartener's! Are you ready?" Jacob wasn't only the only child to say "yes!", but he ran up to Mrs. Beane and practically ran her over to get inside.

At the Open House the night before, Jacob's only question was "Mrs. Beane? Where do I put my bookbag?" to which she responded that she would tell the students that the next day. Immediately after entering the classroom on the first day, Jacob started yelling across the classroom, "Mrs. Beane! Mrs. Beane! Where do I put my bookbag?"

"On the back of your chair, please." And here he is...

After the Pledge, the children were taken outside to see the playground, while the parents were informed of how the classroom is run. When the students returned, Mrs. Beane asked them to draw a picture of their families and label each person.

After 15 minutes, most children had stick people with big heads and lines sticking out of the circles representing arms and legs. Jacob, however, had a picture of Mike...

Jacob LOVED his first day of Kindergarten and was very upset that he couldn't go again on Wednesday, when the second half of the alphabet went. (Try explaining that to a 5-year-old!) Friday went well as well and he has already told me that he thought a girl in the class was pretty (oh boy).

We will keep you updated with more stories from Jacob's year in Kindergarten!

Robert's Rough Week

As I sit here, the boys are both napping (HALLELUJAH!!!) and Mike and I are watching the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics (FABULOUS, by the way) which we recorded last night and I will be saving for a while to come.

For those of you who who don't know, Robert paid two trips to the E.R. this week, on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Both nights he had fevers of over 106 degrees and we are still waiting to hear from the pediatrician for results of all the tests. At this point he has been given two doses of an antibiotic shot (the first via I.V. in the E.R. on Thursday night) and we are giving him Tylonel or Motrin every 4 hours to fight his ongoing fever.

The poor boy has been waking at least once an hour every night, for water, to go pee, or to have his blanket "itty" adjusted, so our family is laying low this weekend. And yes, I did say to go pee... Robbie is now potty trained, well, as far as #1 is concerned!

Please keep Robert in your thoughts that this infection and fever leave him very soon.

My best,
Kim