Our First Week

Well, we made it through the first week. Mason's first week of Kindergarten, my first week of Nursing School, and Mike and Sam's first week of adjusting to all the new stuff!
Nursing School sacrifices hit home the very first day. I was due at orientation in Vernon, so Mike got to take Mason for his first day of school. I was very dissapointed I didn't get to make the first day. Mike called me after he dropped him off and said he did great. He said several kids were crying and Mason kept looking around at them with a confused look. The second day, Mason got to ride the bus to school for the first time. He was more excited about that than anything. When the bus got here, he didn't look back, tell me bye, or anything. Just took off running. I stood in the driveway and cried while the bus left. :(
That afternoon, Mike was home with Sam when the bus came back by...without Mason. For about 15 minutes, no one knew where my child was! Very scary! Finally we found out he had been put on the wrong bus, but was making his way home. I don't think he even realized what had happened.
This week for me was a complete 360 in my routine. I was in Vernon at school for 2 1/2 days and the rest of the week working until after 5 to get caught up. By Friday, I was feeling the pressure and very overwhelmed. It seemed like the whole week at school they were just trying to scare the heck out of us. But Molly finally made me smile, she told me to hang in there, I was going to be a NURSE! lol
Today has been a great Saturday at home with my boys. I've been doing laundry, cleaning, organizing my books, computer, and other things. I feel the need to be organized!!
Mason almost made me cry earlier. He had been in the playroom playing with his huge elmo. He had it hooked up to all kinds toys. He finally told me elmo was sick and he was taking care of him. I helped him make elmo a "bed" so he'd be more comfortable. A little later he came and told me he'd decided to take elmo's kidney out. I just stopped in my tracks. "Why would you do that" I asked? He told me elmo wanted his kidney out so he could eat salty stuff. I felt awful. I explained to him that HIS kidney was fine and no one was taking it out. And that he couldn't eat salty stuff because we were trying to take good care of that kidney since it was the only one he has.
I always wonder what's going on in that little head. You just never know if they understand what's going on or not.
Tomorrow is Molly's baby shower. I'm excited for her, ready to see all the cute little girly stuff she will get. I noticed she posted a "belly" pic on her blog. I've got a REAL belly pic. One that shows her actual belly! But, I promised her I wouldn't put it on Facebook or my blog. She's such a spoilsport sometimes! :)