back to school…

Lil'Mister no more

i have a full-fledged 2nd grader!  wowza! time passes by so quickly.  i remember, 3 years ago when i was searching for pre-PRESCHOOL’s for Lil’Mister & how back then I thought my baby was no longer a baby since he would have to go about his day on his own…. without Mommy.  that is now a fleeting memory.  This kid has developed a mind of his own, with strong convictions & a hard-head to match.   some of the conversations we’ve had as of recent are as mundane as…”a bladder is a sac that holds pee”  all the way to, “mommy, does Obama believe in God?”  He has strong opinions about the world backed by his childlike innocence but rationalized with a 7 year old mind going on 40.  i tell ya, sometimes I really have to watch what i say for fear that he use it against me. 

1st day of school

he takes the school bus to school, even though his school is a mere walking distance away.  he qualified this year not because of the distance but because of being in a supposed hazard zone.

waiting for the bus....

be that as it may, driving him to school would take all but 2 minutes, but this new venture of his, marks his newfound independence.  and while mommy would have more peace of mind having driven him to school, she realizes the importance of letting Lil’Mister “spread his wings & fly”… and even in those little instances, a mother needs to…

…let go & let God.

“Create in me a clean heart…“

here comes the bus!!

I think the need to worry about your child on a regular basis is programmed into a mother’s psyche from birth… even before she is a mother.  i’m sure other mother’s out there can attest to the neverending cycle of worry that looms each & every time their children attempt something new or do something different.  i guess that’s a good trait to come 2nd nature in this day & age; but the realization of it all is that I can’t be with him 24-7 & i can’t protect him from every unknown thing at all times.  so my constant prayer is that He helps us as parents to be a good example to Lil’Mister.  I know I’m not perfect.. far from it;  but I pray that the Lord helps me make the right decisions in my own life so that Lil’Mister knows right from wrong thru the work God does thru me.

Psalm 51

so the 1st day of school came  & went without a hitch.  he’s well on his way to making new friends & raising havoc in his own Lil’Mister way… just as he has been known to do.  He loves school & his new teacher.  He completed his 1st week of homework with ease and he is learning his multiplication tables at home (mommy’s assigned “home” work).  i’m a pretty tough mama when it comes to school. i like to challenge him to move beyond his boundaries.  i know he’ll thank me for it in the long run.  hehehe!

eau de Lil' Mister

there have been certain concessions i’ve had to make in acceptance of my new 2nd grader…  SEA SCENTS by Spongebob.  Yes… apparently my son now wears cologne… “just like daddy”.  we went to the outlet mall a few days before school… doing our typical “just browsing” afternoon (that always ends in a trunk load of shopping bags) and he & daddy both get a new bottle of cologne.  i’m not too keen on SEA SCENTS.. it smells a lil musky for a kids cologne…and since, Lil’Mister finds the need to bathe in it (Lordy-lordy!), I thank God yet again for his mercy that presents itself in the form of cologne that fades in an hour.

to all the parents out there,

Have a great school year & God bless!