Update

Alright.... so the pictures explained a lot of what we've been up to the last month. Owen started school last wednesday. It was a rough start but I have to say that it's gotten MUCH better. Friday was a pretty good day, Monday was a good day, Tuesday was a good day and today was a GREAT day! I went to pick him up and was greeted by his very excited teacher. She and the aide explained to me that Owen got *2* awards today! One was in music class he got an award for doing a great job and participating and such. Woo hoo! The other award is something they do in his class. It's called a "WOW award". It's apparently this really special thing that all the kids want to get but it's not given out often. When a kid gets a wow award they get to put bears in a jar (a class thing- when the jar is filled they get an extra 5 minutes of recess), get a special award thingy and they get to pick a prize out of the "wow bin". The teacher also informs the parent and the parent is encouraged to celebrate at home. So, anyway, they said Owen had a WONDERFUL day and they were all shocked. He did everything he was asked to do, they didn't have to tell him anything more than once. He listened really well and just did a great job. He even sat down and did his work when told to (table work/writing is really hard for him). YAY OWEN!

So I took him to Toys R Us after school. He picked out a new movie (LeapFrog Lets Go To School or something like that) and then decided to go look at trains. Here's the conversation that followed....

O- "Maybe I can get a train..."
Me- "Sure- you can get a train but we'll have to put the movie back"
O- "But mama- I got *2* awards... that means I get *2* treats.... right???"

Well, can't argue with that logic. He got the movie and train ;) Gotta love being out smarted by a 5 year old!

I started school this week too. I'm taking 4 classes- intermediate algebra (refresher course- it doesn't count towards my degree), a computer class, a writing class and human ecology. 3 of them are Tues/Thurs mornings while Owen's at school and the other one is Mon/Wed nights (Jason and/or his parents watch Owen then). I decided to make it easier on everyone and drop my work hours. I had been working 35-40 hours a week but dropped down to 12-18 hours a week. I'll be working Mon/Wed/Fri mornings while Owen's at school (sometimes Mon/Wed, sometimes all 3 days). It's much easier on Owen to be able to go home after school instead of going to daycare until 6pm while I was working.

Jason had originally been told he was going to China this fall. About a month ago they told him that trip will be delayed (to maybe early next year). Today they told him he's being sent to Europe.... in about 2-3 weeks. Nice warning, eh? I don't know all the details yet, he has a meeting tomorrow morning that he'll find out more details at.

Anyway.... I'll try not to abandon my blog again but I can't promise anything. Things will be getting more hectic as Owen and I both get into school so I may not get to updating as often.