More new things...

I can't believe the weekend came and went but it is official that we have lived in Morton, Illinois 2 years. Mr. Shook had his 2 year CAT anniversary back in August so here we are. I have told many people that I really think it takes just about 2 years to get familiar, have an identity and make friends in a new place. It can be a really hard thing to do. You really have to be able to put yourself out there. I can do it, I just don't want to have to do it too many more times. I am pretty happy here.

With that said, our little 3 year old experiences new things all the time. This week was 2 big ones!

Our first day at preschool...




and our first ballet lesson...




Both went well, at both she was slow to warm up and I have faith that at both it will go better next time. Luckily for Amanda she has a nice big sister who held her hand through most of her ballet class and did it with her. My heart was swelling at the sight.

A conversation...

Today when I picked Cameron up from school his teacher let me know that he was one of several boys who had difficulty with their hands today. Translation = he hit. Another boy hit Cameron and Cameron hit him back. Both boys, and the other's who were hitting all had time outs. The teacher spoke to all of the Mom's about the issues. After picking him up from school I decided to head to the gym. They have a nice child care room and the kids don't mind hanging out while I work out. When we arrived at the gym I realized that one of the boys from Cameron's class was already there. The first thing Josh (named changed to protect the innocent -ha!) said was, "I saw you hit ______ at school today." Cameron just kind of ignored him and I went up to Josh and said, "Mrs. T took care of it at school and spoke to me about it. I'm Cameron's Mom and we'll handle this at home." Josh seemed to accept that as an answer and asked Cameron to play.



Wouldn't that be an ideal solution. If we could all just learn to get along. Well, here's what really happened...

Josh did say to Cameron I saw you hit _______ at school today and Cameron did ignore him. But, I did not tell Josh that Cameron's parents would take care of it. I didn't say anything and for the ENTIRE 40 minutes I was walking I was stewing over it. I was so mad at myself for not saying anything to Josh. I kept thinking that I am 99% sure that Josh had a issue with hands today and how come Cameron didn't bring that up to him back. When I asked Cameron about Josh hitting today he didn't know anything about it. So much for Mr. Observant! I burned off some good calories getting worked up about me not handling the situation. I cut short my walking because I had the fear that Josh was still giving Cameron a hard time about what happened at school. I went back into the child care room and was surprised. There was Josh and Cameron sitting next to each other watching a movie. I don't think this makes them fast friends but at least the issue wasn't being discussed like a world summit like I envisioned. That's the thing about kids - they let things go so much easier than adults. Maybe I did learn something after all. But, I still wish I would have said something to Josh! :)