Long week

Well, it has been a very long week! School started so I have been getting up at 6 am or so. It is amazing how much one extra hour of sleep is so different! The day goes by so slow now that we are up super early and Hannah is gone. And Brad being gone only makes it all worse! Ryan had no trouble getting into the new schedule. He was up at 6 this morning too! The only day I can really sleep in and he still gets up like we are going to school! But I guess such is life. I hope that Hannah being gone a lot will make them get along better while they are together! One thing I do remember loving about school is how smooth the grocery shopping trips go without Hannah!! Ryan was a total angel the other day. I let him walk around and he didn't bother anything, he wasn't running around like a crazy kid, not screaming at Hannah. Just very peaceful! That is the only plus I have found so far.

On another note, Brad will be home in a couple hours. I'll probably sleep like a log tonight! I am dreading when he starts a job in Lewisburg and is gone Mon-Thur every week until they get the job done! That starts in Oct. But he will be getting paid prevailing wages (the big bucks) so I hope it takes more than one week! =) Who can blame me?!

Today was a big day in the Palmer house!

My precious daughter started kindergarten today. There is no turning back now! Life is going to be different from here on out! Yes, she was in preschool at the same elementary school she is in now but this is different! She was nervous last night when we went to the open house to meet her teacher and see her room. This morning she was ready to go! It is a lot easier on the mother when the child is ready and willing to go! She is going to have so much fun! Everyone is asking me how I am doing. I am fine this year. Last year was difficult for me and that prepared me for the real thing! Ryan was slightly lost without her today. You could tell he just didn't really know what to do! Poor guy, lost his playmate for the next 9 months! When I went to pick her up from school, the parents who are picking up have to wait outside the door and the kids are not released until the teacher knows the parent is there. Well, all these kids were coming out, going to their parents.....kids from Hannah's class were coming out....finally, I was one of two parents left waiting.....no Hannah and no the other girl, who happened to be in Hannah's class too!! One of the teachers releasing kids went to look for them. Turns out they were together ON THE BUS to go home!!! Both the girls wanted to ride the bus and were disappointed when they had to get off! I had so many questions to ask her and she had a lot to tell! So I'll share what I can remember with you all! The cafeteria is very loud and she likes peace and quiet, some things are "silly and goofy" like going to the gym and walking on the blue lines and not doing anything else, it is not as fun as last year, she likes her teacher, she made one new friend but can't remember his name, she saw Jacob (her favorite boy from church) but he ignored her amd she has to start bringing a pair of tennis shoes so she can put them on when they do certain things. She is really excited to go back tomorrow.

All alone this week

Well, Brad left awhile ago to go work out of town this week. =( He and Chris, a guy he works with and also went to high school with, had to leave this evening because they had to be at one of the other offices, in KY, at 7am tomorrow to pick up parts and then drive somewhere in Indiana, up by the great lakes to actually work. Apparently it is going to be a long week for him. He is under pressure to fix this elevator in a week. And it is normally a 4-6 week job.......I am kinda glad he isn't going to be coming home every night because I imagine he is going to be stressed out! I am upset that he is oging to miss Hannah's first day of school. But I guess you gotta do what you gotta do, right?! I would never be able to handle him being in the services and being gone for months or years at a time. I know several people with spouces in the services and I gotta say, THANK YOU!! I would loose my mind for sure.