Chhhhanges...........

You know when you think you have everything figured out and a great plan in place and then you are thrown a curve ball and everything changes? Yeah, that describes our past couple weeks to a tee.

It is no lie that Ashley had a rough start to her school year at Little People Loving and Learning last fall. She was defiant, would not pay attention, lose focus, struggled a bit socially (getting to close to peers, repeating their names, etc). We worked really hard with her as did her teacher and by the end of the year, she was like a different child. Yes, she still had her moments of defiance and not paying attention. But overall, she has improved dramatically, socially as well. I struggled with the decision to keep her at her current school for another year of preschool or move her to a new school and put her in a pre K program. Ultimately, I decided to keep her at her current school so she would have the same teacher again, the teacher who worked so much with her and really knew how to communicate with her.

Then two weeks ago I received an email she would not be returning to teach at her preschool in the fall. To make a long story short, I contacted the school with the pre K program I had been interested in and they had a spot for Ashley. We went and met the teacher and toured the classroom. I think it will be great for Ashley, it is a smaller class (12 students, one teacher and one assistant) and the majority of the students have summer or fall birthdays, so they are all around Ashley's age. I am nervous that she is going to have issues again (the defiance, not listening, focus) and in the back of my mind I am worried they will kick her out. But I know I am just being silly and they seem really great and will work with her if there are issues. She starts next Wednesday and I am hoping she has a great year and gains all the skills and confidence to have a successful transition to kindergarten next July.

That being said, I had to change schools for Peyton too. I just could not make the drop off and pick up times work with Ashley's new school and my work schedule. It was a very difficult decision for me, but I called the preschool Ashley had attended for the 2s and 3s and the director had a spot for Peyton. I really loved that school, my concern had been class size, but knowing Peyton, he will do great.

I really feel this is where they are supposed to be, everything fell into place perfectly and I feel that is God's hand in all this. It will be a lot on me each day, driving them to two different places and getting myself to work, but I know I can handle it. Ashley starts school next Wednesday, where did the summer go?