Adi's Pre-school

Scott flew home on 28th and we went back to California to fly out of 

LAX on the 31th.  As a result Scott got to go to Adi's school to meet 

the teacher without her.  Scott then drove the 2 hours to pick us up 

from the airport.  When we landed there wasn't a terminal 

open for the plane so we got stuck waiting a little over an hour.  

We were hungry, the girls were tired but had not slept so they were 

beyond cranky.  The moodiness left the moment we saw dad 

waiting for us.... and dad of the year showed up with pizza, 

bread bites and a cooler of drinks.  

 Then as if that wasn't enough he had the house decked out with
tea lights, salts by the bath, candles and roses.  What more can a
woman ask for? ;) He went from dad of the year to
whatever is above that and super husband.

 The next morning started early getting Adi ready for her first day of school in Miss Kilpatrick's class.

 As the kids came in they were able to sit at the tables and play 

but as you can see they were to busy looking around.

 We left Adi after about half hour and she was more than happy to stay  

 When we got home Az wanted to play school so we started a couple of art projects.  She wanted so badly to be able to go to school.  She probably asked me about 30 times during the 2 1/2 hours Adi was at school if it was time to pick her up yet.  When I would tell her it wasn't she would reply well it's just that I miss her sooooooooooo much.  What a cutie!  I know I was a little anxious because I kept thinking I was hearing my phone ring.  I normally don't have my phone on me but that day I had it as loud as it would go and on me person at all times.  I would also constantly looking at the clock to make sure I wasn't late to pick her up. Then 30 mins before I was to pick her up I got a phone call from the school saying she was absent....  ABSENT what!!!  I calmly told the lady she was mistaken and that I had dropped her off this morning.  The lady sounded a little concerned which made my anxiety level rise.  Finally I said a little prayer in my heart and calmed down but guess what mom was 10 mins early to pick up her child?
Adi came home complaining about the boys being to loud.  The next day was not as easy to get her to school.  Scott and I knew what kids misbehaved in class, who was crying, and how she cried and covered her ears.  After two days we knew something needed to be done so we decided to try the normal pre-school class and took her out of the special ed class.  We had put her in the special ed knowing we liked there would only be 8 kids in a class and that the germs would be much less than a normal class of up to 22 kids.  She started on a Wednesday and by Friday we had her in Mrs. Sargent's class.  When I met her for the first time she apologized for the confusion on the first day of school.  She said Adi was on her roster and when she got the news Adi was in school she ran around looking for Adilade.  She went to the other pre-k class quickly and didn't find her and then was just feeling sick to her stomach.  Finally she went over to the special ed class and found her there.  She said she felt so relieved when she finally found her. After talking to her for a couple of minutes and asking her some questions I felt peace and knew she would be the best teacher for Adi.
A week later I was asked to come in to meet with the districts IEP/ special needs coordinator, the principal and her teacher.  To make a long story short I was told that because of funding and Pre-k being a lottery program Adi would either have to stay all day in the regular class or have to go back to the special ed class.  I of course voiced my concerns about Adi not liking the special ed class and knew she doesn't have the endurance to stay all day yet.  I left being handed a piece of paper with different daycares in the area she could possible join, the principal said she would talk someone to see if there was any way to get around the full day issue because of her special circumstances and told me to continue bringing Adi until she had a definite answer.  I finally got a call from the principal saying she had to send all of Adi's papers to someone in the school district to get special approval and that it would take about a month to get a definite answer.  I would happily home school my little girl but I knew she needed to learn how to listen to directions from a teacher and needed to gain the social skills that happen in a school setting.  Scott and I decided we would take it one day at a time and that if the answer came back that she could not attend this class we would just take her out and be grateful for the month she did get in a school setting.

So at the end of the month Scott came home to find Adi and Az hiding in their rooms.  They had taken markers and "put on make up."  They were both so proud to show it off once they were caught. ;)