Girls' Weekend

I just got back from visiting my sister in Austin, Tx with my mom. We did a lot of shopping and went to the womens' general broadcast together. It was great fun to see her new apartment and spend time with her and her hubby. What a fun couple! Thanks Katrina and Aaron for your hospitality!

AND thanks to my sweet, loving husband who took off a half day of work to let me get a head start on Friday. I'm glad he did because there was more traffic than I expected, but later I found out UT had a home game. That explains a lot. I know Chris loves spending time with our boys and although it's a lot of work, I am sure glad I got a break! Getting away sure helps me realize how much I love my family!!!

We had a bit of drama on Friday before I left. I got a call from the school counselor as I was leaving the store. She had Colin in her office and he'd been crying for like 20 minutes. It all started when they were in the library doing group work and I guess the other kids wouldn't share info. with him. That is what he told us. He got upset and pretty much lost it. I ran up to the school to see if I could talk to him. He doesn't really know this counselor, so he's not the type to just open up to anyone. I ran into his teacher on the way to the counselors' office and she seemed very concerned. I started getting teary-eyed (this is not normal for me) as we discussed it. When I saw him and the counselor left us alone to talk I just cried with him. I told him that it hurts mommy so bad to see him as sad as he was. Not only had the group not been cooperative, but his teacher had switched desks around and he sits by a girl. YEAH, yuck! This girl likes him and he's ok with that, but he just didn't want to sit by her. A lot had just been on his shoulders and I realized he was not going to make it through the rest of the day. We left school and he seemed much more relaxed, esp. after I took him to hang with dad at his office for an hour before he saw his last patient. Sometimes kids just need a break, I've realized. Seeing my sweet, tender-hearted boy so upset just broke my heart. I'm so grateful his teacher was so concerned, though. She even called my cell later that afternoon to check on him.

He might get angry a lot at Cameron, he might not want to put his dishes away, clean his room, or do his homework at times. He sometimes needs his space and doesn't like to be bothered by mom, dad, brothers, cousins, grandparents...but that is normal for an 8 1/2 yr. old boy. Chris and I have learned when to step back and let him be alone. We can't keep antagonizing him or it will just make things worse. He knows that he needs to respect adults...but I have learned that we too need to respect this little persons' feelings. Oh how I love him!!!