Kindergarten DAY 2

Tuesday August 24th 2010

My alarm goes off and I go to wake up Aidan. I tell him get up it's time for school. He wakes up very sad and tells me he doesn't want to go back to school, he doesn't like it, or the bus. I'm trying very hard not to just let him stay home today. Daddy had to go back to work today with our only car so there is no "taking him to school", he has to ride the bus. I promise him video games & movies and whatever he wants, just to get him up and on the bus. He reluctantly listens and it's almost time for the bus. We walk to his bus stop and I tell my neighbor all about what happened yesterday. Her daughter is in 2nd grade and she has agreed to help Aidan. She is going to walk him to where they meet their teachers in the morning and to help him find the right bus in the afternoon, I feel alot better. Aidan is now wearing a name tag with his name, my phone number, his teacher AND his school bus animal. Apparently someone came up with the idea to name the buses with pictures animals, instead of colors. Children that are between 4-7 would remember a color with the matching color wrist band alot better then an animal.

Yesterday Aidan WAS paired up with a boy to get on the bus but Aidan's bus is "Eagle" and the little boy's bus was "Butterfly". Why would you pair up a child with someone that doesn't even ride the same bus? That one will go unanswered I'm sure. I ask Aidan again, what bus do you ride? he says butterfly. I say, no, butterfly is bad, we don't like butterfly, we like eagle. (I Google a picture of several eagles last night so he can see what the picture on the side of his bus should look like)

The bus arrives and the bus driver pulls Aidan aside and says this is Aidan? I said yes, green shirt, bald head, he better be on your bus today because I will be here waiting! I don't care if you personally have to put him on your bus, I am trusting no one. In fact I have more faith in my neighbors 2nd grader then ANYONE at Aidan's school. He leaves, I wave, I walk home and check my phone for the loudest ringer available and I anxiously wait until 3:37

Me & Skylar (my sister has arrived again also) walk down to his bus stop and wait. We see this large flat front bus pull up and I wait....and wait....and I see the blond neighbor's child Rachel get off the bus and right behind her is Aidan!! I could have cried, I think I did, I was so happy!! Aidan now has 3 different labels, tags, & necklaces stapled to him from his teacher to make sure he got on the right bus. I knew they would not be making that mistake with me twice. We walk home and Aidan tells me about his day. I ask if he played outside, If he ate all of his lunch I packed him, He tells me he's hungry for hot dogs and Doritos. No problem! Whatever my baby wants today, I call daddy to let him know he made it home ok. Aidan is happy, he says he likes school and can't wait for tomorrow. I thank Rachel so much for helping Aidan, & we walk home. Skylar is so happy to have her big brother home again to play with.