First Day of School

Today is my son's first day of second grade. The traffic was CRAZY since the elementary school is next to the middle school. We had to park way down the street to avoid the craziness. So we were walking along the sidewalk when suddenly his foot slipped into the gutter. "Hunter you need to watch where you're walking." Then I told him he just took a gutter bath. He laughed and I don't think he felt too upset about it after that. Then we were walking towards the crosswalk and he didn't notice a bump in the sidewalk, he trips and falls. He quickly jumps up and says, "I'm okay keep walking." Of course I want to look at this leg to make sure he isn't bleeding and to rub the pain away. "Mommy, I'm fine keep going." I'm sure he was embarrassed. New school, new people, first impression. So we finally get to the front of the school and I force him to pose for picture with a "2nd Grade" banner I made. Now he is frustrated with me because this embarrasses him. "I hate this stupid banner." "You take too long to take a picture." What a great way to send him off, right? So we finish the mini photo shoot and I walk him into the school, to his classroom. He has a horribly grumpy look on his face and I tell him to walk up to his room. And he does. No hug. No kiss. Not even a wave good-bye. My heart broke. My baby's first day at a new school and no reassurance from mommy that he is going to have an awesome day. I peeked into the classroom, dodging parents in front of me so I could get him in my sight, waiting for him to turn to the door to say goodbye, but instead, he found a hook for his backpack and a seat in the classroom. "I didn't even give him a kiss," I tell my fiance. I walked to my car, sad and lonely. Will he be glad to see me when I pick him up? Will he make friends? Is he going to play alone and sit at a table by himself for lunch? Then my eyes tear up thinking I didn't prep him enough for today and that maybe his day was going to go horribly because he had fallen twice and I didn't give him a hug or a kiss. I can't wait to pick him up and hug him and make sure he had a good day. I might be paranoid and over thinking but I can't help but worry. He is my everything and I feel like I let him down. Worst Mom award goes to me. (He's making a funny face in the last picture because I took his hat off and the sun was in his eyes...)

On a lighter note. Since we moved over an hour away from our old home, I had to quit my job. Since finding a job is the hardest thing, I'm a temporary house wife. Not surprisingly, I LOVE it. I secretly hope I don't find a job soon so I can live the life I've been dreaming about. Cooking, cleaning, baking, crafting, laundry, blogging, this is the life. I thought about baking cupcakes as a surprise for the boys when they get home. I already made a "Welcome Home" banner and taped it up on the wall in front of the door. Tonight is back to school night so the cupcakes might have to wait, my fiance is a teacher at the middle school so I'm not sure if we will have time to have a nice dinner and dessert. Cupcakes can wait. I'll focus on dinner for tonight. On the menu, lettuce wraps with ground turkey! Simple, fast, healthy.

I'm hoping to post some crafting projects tomorrow. I've been working on some jewelry. Stay tuned! Have a great day!