Rough Morning

After a rough start to our morning following even more of Tyler's temper tantrums, this one about not getting a cinnamon roll (we didn't have any and didn't have time to bake any) and not getting to play Wii, we had a big laugh once we got to school. It was freezing on the walk and Tyler complained about cold hands. It takes a lot of cold for him to complain. Or maybe just a lot of funk. He asked me to go home, find his gloves and bring them to his classroom. I found a lame excuse and then showed him where his jacket pockets were. He got to the blacktop where they line up by classroom. It wasn't until right then that I noticed his pants were on backwards! I considered not telling him, he's been so sensitive lately. But I sucked it up and whispered to him that his pants were on backwards. He thought it was hilarious. That was the biggest smile I've seen on him in a few tough days.

A Funk

It's back to school, so our routine is once again changing which is always hard on Tyler. He's glad to be back to school, back to his friends, back to buying school lunches (mmm mmm bagel dogs). But he is not so glad to be doing homework. It's not the work part of it, it's the creative part he can't stand. Last night's math homework had him drawing 3 cars and then 4 more to add 3+4 and he freaked out over how badly his drawings of cars turned out. Then he had to write in his writing journal and freaked out about how his letters weren't writing the way his hand was making them go (whatever that means) and so the i's were too messy and the y's were too long. Poor child. He's definitely in a funk. Poor mommy. Yes to my own Mom and Dad, I remember all too well throwing tantrums of my own for no reason I could explain other than equally silly things like this. Only I don't think I was in first grade. I really feel for this boy. Puberty is going to be tough for him. Meanwhile, Gavin runs around streaking and yanking on his "wiener" trying to ease the tension and get everyone laughing. I'm scared for puberty for that one.