Last day of school

We are about to embark on the last day of Logan's first year of school.

Logan's top banana day!

I remember taking him the very first day. Standing there amongst the crowd of parents with their children. I was nervous for him. I wasn't sure exactly how he would do. How he would be being away from me for long periods of time everyday Monday to Friday, because he was never in daycare.

Logan learning patterns

And yet he surprised me.

His first day of school came and went very quickly. I arrived to pick him up that day and he was all smiles. He loved it! He loved it so much that he didn't even want to leave. He cried the whole walk home. I had to keep telling him over and over again that he would go back tomorrow. Eventually the transition became easier and easier.

Now I find myself telling him again and again that tomorrow is his last day of school for two months to get him prepared for the fact that come Monday he won't be going to school.



Learning to spell his name

Logan has made many strides in school this year. Before starting school Logan was very difficult to understand and within a month of being in school his speech had made leaps and bounds! I couldn't really believe it myself. And sometimes he surprises me with some of his comments that he makes. It makes me laugh a lot of the times.

I can't believe how quickly the year has gone by! We have had a few snow days, lots of sick days and many many falls, but we have come out the other side alive.

I really love it when we leave school and all his friends are yelling his name and saying goodbye. He is a very friendly little guy and I think anyone is lucky to have him as a friend. He really cares about others and makes everyone feel included. (Well with the exception of his sister sometimes!)



Logan's first day of school 2014

Logan's first day of school 2014

I know that come September he will love the day that he gets to go back to school and get to see everyone again, but for now we will enjoy the summer together. (And maybe get asked for the first couple of weeks if it's his school day today!)



Rear-ended

I never thought I would see the day that it would actually happen to me.

Getting hit by another car.

Thankfully it wasn't that bad of a hit. My vehicle isn't demolished and we are all in one piece.

I was coming back home from a short outing to the store with my daughter. Who is currently 2 years old. Taking the road that we drive on a daily basis. Nothing out of the ordinary. That is until we got to a main intersection. I was sitting there at the red light when I heard this big crunch. All I thought at first was, "What the heck was that." And then I knew. It wasn't a massive hit, but I was still shook by it. I look back at my daughter to make sure she is ok. I see her safely strapped in her car seat just looking back at me like "Hey mom, what's up?!"

I get out of my vehicle and walk back to take a look. The other driver gets out of his vehicle and the first thing out of my mouth was "You didn't feel like stopping?" It took everything in me not to yell at him. He seemed a little displaced and not sure what was going on. I said to him "You hit me." Nothing, it just didn't seem to register. I was getting frusturated by the minute. So I called up my husband and said to him with tears streaming down my face "I just got hit." He couldn't believe it. He said he was on his way over. In the meantime I decided to call my Mother, I have never been in an accident and didn't really know what I should be doing. I called her up and with tears streaming down my face again the conversation went a little like this:

Me: "Someone just hit me"
Mom: "What? Where are you?"
Me: "I am at Veterans and Essa Road right by the Starbucks."
Mom: "Oh well we are in the Starbucks right now"
Me: Thinking to myself, of course she is in the Starbucks where else would she be!
Mom: "I will be right out"

Thankfully she came to my rescue and got his information and off to the Police station we went. Of course the other driver never did show up, that's ok we got his address and phone number and to my surprise he is with the same insurance company as I am!

Everything got sorted out and we are scheduled in for a repair in the beginning of July, it's only about $550 in damage, but I am very thankful it wasn't worse.

I tell people everyday I put good money into car seats because you can't control other people's driving, but you can control the safety of the children in your car. Thankfully our insurance company is also covering the cost for a new car seat for Brynleigh.

I know that Brynleigh will have no memory of this accident, but I will. The last couple of days for me has revolved around the insurance company and getting things looked at and replacing a car seat. It's surprising how someone else's mistake can take over another person's life and that our actions really do impact others around us.

I am just glad that my Mother's addiction to Starbucks came in handy that day and that she was close by to help me out!