It’s been hectic around the Russell compound for the past few days, what with long weekends and nagging coughs. Add visits by grandparents and half-brothers and all kinds of craziness, and I find that I’m just a bit behind here, but this will be corrected immediately!

I have Three days worth to catch you up on.  I promise I’ll get the routine back on track now that we’re done with short weeks for a while!

So, Friday’s Report from School:

Great Day. Very polite. Saying “Thank you” and “You’re welcome”.

Yep, that’s my boy.  He’s using his manners, even if he has a difficult time forming a sentence sometimes.  It makes me smile.

And Monday:

Good day.  does the hand motions to the songs and sings them.  Imitates very well.

I would be thrilled with this if they’d send me a list of the songs they sing in class.  have to remind myself to send a note tomorrow.  While he is singing songs and doing pretty well, I don’t recognize them, so I can’t sing with him!

And lastly we get caught up with today:

Starting to use his classmates names when he talks to them.  He has come such a long way in the short time he’s been here. He is a pleasure to have in class.

Now that’s a great way to end a post, donchathink!

I have a lot more tomorrow.

Peace. I’m out.

It’s finally that day.  The biggest day in my son’s life.  He’s off to school.  His life as a little person has begun and just like the rest of us, he now has duties and responsibilities outside the home.  I’m thrilled for him, but a little unsure as to how I feel myself…

The house is so empty!

Lil' B on his very first day at school. (That's him in the back, checking out the room. His teacher is in the foreground and his big brother E' is asking her questions about the school day... Best big bro Ever!)

Today I sit, for the first time in forever, in an empty house. I can do anything I want to do.

But I don’t want to do anything.  I’m lonely.  Proud that he’s in school, happy that all of my kids are old enough to have lives of their own, but lonely.

I think I need to get out of here for a while.