Preschool Drop-Out

It's true. I already have a child who's dropped out of school. So much for my empty nesting! School 4x a week just proved too much for little Darth. I'm actually not surprised-- our morning schedule was CRAZY and while he liked preschool 50% of the time, trying to convince him to stick with it when he has to do school the rest of his life just wasn't worth it! We had to be up by 6:30 a.m., dressed, fed, and rushing out the door by 7:10 a.m. to drop Lucy off at school by 7:30 a.m., and then since Zach's preschool was only a mile up the road from the elementary school, we had to sit in the car and wait for 45 min. before we could drop Zach off at preschool. It was a weird combination of rushing and then waiting, and trying to entertain Zach in the car (just didn't make sense to drive 20 min. back home, then 20 min. back to school) was nearly impossible, and picturing doing THAT morning routine with an infant WAS impossible. Plus I'm saving the $200/month which helps a ton!

He was so tired from waking up early, angry his morning routine no longer involved cartoons, and just wanted to stay with mommy he would cry every time I dropped him off. As Lucy continues to spread her wings and be less and less dependent on me, and although I'm sad for him that he didn't like it, I'm realizing it's not such a bad thing to have your kids want to be with you all the time. Jonathan told him that if he decided to stay home with mommy he had to be the man of the house and let me get my work done. So now we're frequently regaled with reminders that Zach "is the mans of the house." I love my little drop-out!:)

Hero Squad!

A few weeks ago Jonathan had to attend an Air Force Ball on a Saturday night at a local hotel. He had to go stag because a) no ball gown will fit over my belly, and b) we have two children who require my undivided attention at all times. Basically I didn't want to go.:) Poor guy was on his own! Anyway, being bored and alone during cocktail hour, he decided to walk around the lobby before dinner was served, and stumbling out of one of the other banquet rooms was an older lady, turning blue in the face and grabbing around her neck like she was choking and might collapse. Since he was the only one nearby he asked her if she was choking, but since she obviously couldn't respond he had to assume she really was choking! Being the cool cucumber that he is, he quickly jumped behind her and started doing the Heimlich maneuver. He said it took about 3 or 4 solid thrusts before she started coughing and threw up, and by that time there was quite a crowd of shocked Airmen from the ball surrounding them, so he told one of them to call 911. She was still having a hard time catching her breath and gagging, but luckily there was a hospital right across the street so the EMT's arrived quickly and took over. But I think he gets credit for saving her life. I'm proud of him for his quick thinking and acting! Like Zach said, "he's a hero!"