Brave little one!

My little guy today went to preschool and it seemed as though all was going well, until it came to the final moment of saying goodbye and then it happened! The panic, the crying & screaming and Mommy (me of course) had to do an about face and say good bye with a lump on her throat, as I watched from a distance the teacher cradling him and consoling him as I normally would. The temptation was there to run in and grab him and tell him it was going to be ok, but I held back!

I had a strange feeling this was going to happen, because his goodbye was very similar yesterday the only thing was that he put on that BRAVE look on his face as I walked out of the room, as if though he was putting up the front just for me. Today he was just not as strong, poor little guy....he really was trying to be a Brave little one for me again.

Hopefully, tomorrow it will be better.

So how did the 1st day of school go?

Azriel was certainly happy and excited as you can see in these pictures! He was getting himself ready this morning as if it was the best thing happening to him. He brushed his teeth, got dressed and put on his shoes like the big boy that he is and was so excited that he didn't even want to eat breakfast. He just wanted to go!

The drive went smooth, (it's only 5 minutes away) but with it being the first day of school it took us about 10 minutes extra to get there, that still not too bad.

Once we pulled into the school parking lot, the question "Mommy, are you staying with me?" uuuuugh! Of course, I had to be honest and tell him that "Mommy was going to leave him so he can play in the playground and would be back later to pick him up". He whined a little, but he jumped off the van when it was time to walk to his classroom. Once in the classroom, I said my goodbyes and THEN......the CLING! "No mommy, don't leave" uuuuugh! His teacher was great, she called him and walked towards him and picked him up and there was peace, I said my goodbyes once again and braced myself as I jolted for the door and was able to leave without any further drama.

Oh but how I wanted to cry after I left him and how I miss him, after a whole summer of having him home with me day in and day out.

Ok! Ok! It's only until 2:30 pm and I will have him back to hold, love, and hug all I want, and then.... I will wish it was 8:30 am again! LOL!!! I love that cutie of mine.

Meet the Teacher Day!!

Today was Meet the Teacher day at the elementary school where my 4yr. old will be attending this school year. I was a bit aprehensive at first, since this will be a whole new experience for my son this year; New School, New Teacher, New friends, etc. etc. However, I felt so much better to see that when I registered him earlier this summer he actually wanted to stay at the school, but as anyone with children in the Autism Spectrum know, things can change in a snap!

I am glad to say that it was a great day! He embraced the whole process of preparing to go to the school and visiting with his new teacher and potential classmates. Once there, he was a bit shy at first but loosened quite quickly when he saw other children show up and that mommy was actually staying today. He talked with his teacher (which is only 21 yrs. old) and his fellow classmates, and played throughout the room as though he had been there before. Even though his teacher is quite young I must say I feel pretty good about how the school year will go. Last year being our first year of Pre-K was not a positive experience at all, but I really felt comfortable on how things went today, her level of preparedness and willingness to answer questions made me and other parents quite happy and comfortable with her. Hopefully, when Monday comes around the transition of dropping him off will be just as smooth as the visit was today! (Wishful thinking! LOL!) I will report to let you all know how that goes.

Junkitz Gals "My CKU Instructors"

Here are the photos of some of the fun we had while in this class with the Junkitz Team! From left to right: Stacey, Janna, ME, and Theresa!




You can see they were goofy, corky and fun and they danced too!! They loved to dance each day in class and got most of us going and participating in the dance!
Of course we were put to work hard it wasn't all fun and games, LOL!! This picture says it all! LOL!!! As I have mentioned before, I LOVED IT and would do it again in a heart beat.

CKU was the Bomb-diggidy!!!

Wow, I can't say enough about this CKU-Albums, it was AWESOME and by my experience it was the best I have been to. It was great having an Album Track and having that focus on that particular project and of course the opportunity of learning from the best of the best in this awesome Industry. I am so glad that I made the decision to go and I thank my dear friend and upline Jan for "teasing me" with the idea of going to CKU during TLC's convention this year. Jan you ROCK!! Thanks! I had the opportunity to meet and take photos with the STARS of the Scrapbooking World! If anyone knows me they know that I love Ali Edwards, I totally find her style so out of my box and she inspires me to think out of it. She is also an awesome spokes person for Autism, since she too shares the experience of having a child in the spectrum. Due to performing in the Dorm Contest we won some prizes and I was able to get her latest book, Ali was kind enough to sign it for me. This was a great and fun experience, and if you Scrapbook I highly recommend you attend a CKU!

Here I am with Becky, Cathy Z., Tim Holtz & Stacey (Junkitz owner & Artist)! These are just some of the Scrapbooking Industry Stars and some very talented and cool people, love 'em all!

I certainly don't want to forget to highlight my AWESOME Album Track teachers the infamous Junkitz Gals "Stacey, Janna & Theresa" I soooooo enjoyed their class, the album was great and these ladies are just so totally off the top COOL & CRAZY!!! They even danced every day in our class and got the students involved to dance with them too! LOL!! It was absolutely a fun class and I even dare to say the BEST Album track there!

I'm having trouble uploading the image of my wonderful CKU instructors, but I will create a new post with their pictures so you can see how much fun they were!