Much Better...

So Friday afternoon the phone rang, and it was Taylor's teacher letting me know that she would be coming home with yet another conduct slip... but she explained a lot of things to me and I was able to tell her my frustrations, and all in all I feel much better! Thanks for all of your wonderful advice- you guys are the best! Here is Taylor with her new favorite thing- her soccer ball. And the next pic is Cooper in his new big boy bed. At first he was kinda scared of it, but now he loves it! (His room seems so tiny now!!) And he seems so big! I'm not sure how I feel about that...
Well, Ike blew through and it wasn't as bad as some had speculated. But I did get to see something pretty cool- I was sitting in the family room and I saw this HUGE gust of wind just pick up the BBQ and flip it around the backyard!! It was awesome! Our power went out for a "couple or few" hours and that wasn't too much fun. (Think changing diapers with a flashlight...) And the filter in the fish tank (obviously) wasn't working during that time so we had to have a fish funeral when it was all said and done. Poor Cade had to leave right in the middle of it to drive to work- I felt so bad for him! So for those who were so sweet to worry about us, WE ARE ALL GOOD!!

Love Hate

So the first several days of school were pure bliss for Taylor. Now every morning it is like pulling teeth just to get her out of bed!! She used to get in the car after school (with energy and zest that I can only dream of) and tell me all about how "magnificent" her day was- down to what everyone at the lunch table ate that day. Now she gets in the car and I ask her how her wonderful day was, and all she will say is, "I don't know. I forgot." HELP!!!! We have had a few incidents- a certain girl in her class spat on her one day, then the next day bit her, and pretty much every day inbetween calls her names and stuff. Of course I have talked to the teacher about it and she wasn't aware of any problems. So we try to tell Taylor how to deal with deamons (I mean, kids) like that, and we feel better. But then 2 days ago she came home with a "conduct" sheet saying she was playing in the water in the bathroom sink during potty break and she has to miss half of recess. Ok- I can handle that. Then the next day she came home with another conduct sheet saying that she hit a kid in class, and that she didn't sit right in her chair after lunch. She now has to miss all of recess and sit alone at lunch. Of course I don't think hitting is ok, but the other stuff seems like such typical 5 year old behaviors.... I don't know how to deal with this!!! To me, it seems as though the biting, spitting kid should be in trouble! But now I feel as though the teacher is trying to teach ME a lesson that my child isn't a perfect angel, since I took her time to complain about the spiting and biting girl. I KNOW SHE'S NOT!! But for crying out loud she's only 5!! HELP!!!