Monday Meltdown

I'm baaaack.  I have been reading other's blogs and enjoying and want to have some of my stories written down.  Instead of playing catch up, I am going to start fresh with an event from today. 

First of all, blogger has really changed the way I create a post.  I might have to do some exploring with that.  And of course need to update the main page with more current pictures of our group.

This morning Parker had a doctor's appointment at 9 am in State College.  When I pick the boys up from school for appointments I usually allow an hour .  I have to park the car, walk into the office, wait for them to be called out of class, sign them out, walk back to the car, drive through Tyrone  to get to the Interstate.  This usually allows us to about 10 minutes early for our appointment. I decided against sending Parker on the bus. The school day would not have even started when I needed to pick him up.

The plan was to allow Parker to sleep a little longer and send Preston to school as normal. 

Preston is normally very excited to go to school and gets up rather easily.  This morning he kept fake snoring saying he was sleepy.  I couldn't even get him to eat his breakfast.  As we went to walk out the door, he kept repeating how he didn't want to go to school. 

Once we got to the bus stop, he started walking back to the house.  Jim was just getting ready to leave and saw the trouble I was having.  He walked down and held Preston.  We tried to tell him that needed to go to school.  When we asked what was wrong (he didn't have the long list of ailments that his brother has for getting out of things) he simply replied he didn't want to go to school.

When the bus finally came, he was in tears holding onto his dad for dear life.  I looked at the bus driver and said, "He's having a rough morning, he's not going." 

I couldn't put my son in tears on the bus.  Jim asked what I would tell the school.  I told him I am the master of school notes.

Last week when Parker had several things wrong, because he had punishment from the previous day's activities and was going to miss recess this is what his note read.

Dear Mrs Hasson,

Please excuse Parker from school this morning.  He had a bad cough, was tired and had belly ache.  He has now appeared to be recovered.

Emily Rayburn

Preston's note read 

Dear Mrs. Ingle,

Please excuse Preston from school this morning.  He was very upset that his brother was not riding the bus due to an appointment.  Parker had a doctor's appointment.

Emily Rayburn

I really don't think it was much of a problem.

Sorry no pictures of Preston crying.

This also reminded me of my own child hood.  I often went out the bus in tears and physically ill, not wanting to go to school.  I had trouble feeling like I fit in and missed my mother terribly.  I don't remember all of that, but my mom does.  She did put me on the bus.  And now as a parent, I realize how hard that had to be for her. 

I am not mad at my mother, she had to do that.  I had chronic problems and if I would have stayed home every time I did not feel well  I might still be in elementary school.  I learned to cope with my issues, ....I think.