1st week of school

Well, our first week of school has kind of been overshadowed by this:

Happened Thursday when it rained all day, while we were all at work/school. Not even a big storm. And it's the remainder of the same limb that hit the house last year during Katrina. Anyway. It appears to have hit the house, slid off, and is now dangling and halfway resting on our dog runner line. It doesn't look like there is any real damage to the house, but I'm hoping that the adjuster thinks that it looks like there might be some damage. And I'm hoping that the little bit of the limb that is still touching the house will be enough for the insurance people to say they need to pay to have the limb removed before it continues falling and damages the house. I have the tree cutting guy coming this evening to estimate. Stuff like this just stresses me out so bad! I obsess over it until it's fixed! Drives Rusty nuts! But I can't stand something to not be as it should be lol. ARGH. I will think of nothing else til it's fixed.

Anyway.......School started Tuesday and so far so good. Tyler is liking high school and has stated how he is going to try really hard to do well this year because he himself wants to - I hope that lasts. I have committed myself to teaching him responsibility and organization this year because he has zero skills there. Tyler is riding the bus from the high school to my school and gets there just as I am ready to go, so that's working out well. He threw a fit about having to ride the bus. But after the first day he found out it was kinda fun after all and there's some cute girl on the bus too or something. The first day he got off the bus at my school, the whole faculty was outside as he got off the bus and everyone just threw a fit over him. How much he's grown, how they didn't even recognize him, how handsome he is, how charming he is, etc. I beamed with pride of course. I'm sure he did too lol. Tanner is in a class of 29 children and has had a little difficulty adjusting to the new teacher, new room, tons of kids, and new routine. He doesn't do well with change. But he's doing really well with it now. I have had a good week of school myself - now that National Board is over with I'm trying to re-teach myself to enjoy my job again lol.

Tanner is still treating this new stuffed animal like a person. He wanted me to get Papaw to babysit the dog while he was at school. He wanted to take it to SCHOOL for that matter. I finally got him to agree to leave it on the bed watching TV. He got upset when Rusty made him leave it in the car the other day while we went in Walmart. I was starting to worry about him. But the last couple of days he has not been so bad about it.

Other small highlights of the week:
*Called Dad last night to wish him happy 55th.
*Tried to learn a couple of songs to play in the new band thing. Everyone thinks I'm nuts cuz I have to write down everything that I figure out. I think they are nuts cuz they don't.
*Caley's mom let her move back with Ken so we get to have her around all the time - we're so happy! She's in the same school as Tyler and he's loving getting to keep his best buddy nearby.
*Drew finally is back around. Don't know where he was, but he's back in full force - til 11pm the last 2 nights lol. All feels normal now.

NOw, for the coming weekend and week:
Tyler is going to Blake's spend the night birthday party tomorrow night, and Tanner is going to the back to school celebration at church. Tyler is getting baptized Sunday evening. I wonder if it's "uncool" to take pictures at a baptism? It probably is. We're doing a band practice thingy Saturday morning. Then back to work/school for the 2nd week.

Until next week.....