Ok, can I really do this...

OK, can I really do this? Good question, and I'm not totally convinced, but I am going to try my darnedest! We had our first meeting with our Education Specialist today, Mrs. Marcey. And well, she is my new best friend. I love her. She is totally understanding and completely willing to work around McClain's crazy schedule of doctor appointments, visits and lab days. And She also assured me she would avoid exposing him to any cold, and flu germs that she or her children are sick with. She is even willing to wear a mask around McClain. I know all this sounds over the top at this stage of the game with McClain. But really its just so nice to take this crazy jump into kindergarten with the guidance of someone so nice. And of course, she was totally helpful in giving us a little preview of how things work, and some guidelines of what is expected. And where I thought that we would have to meet every week, we only have to meet every 20 days, which should be a little easier to manage, with these 2 crazy boys of mine. Since they were kinda mad men, show off's when she was here. Ya, McClain had to show Mrs. Marcey all of his art work, tell her all about his dad, and show and tell some of his prize toys, this is all great reassurance that he is becoming a happy little 5 year old, who likes to meet new people. Then by the end of our meeting he was grounding goldfish crackers into my rug (this one did not make me happy, at all!) Ashton was just the sweetest little pea, sitting and watching his movie, snacking on the above mentioned crackers, well for a while at least. Until he noticed that his brother showing off, and also that Mrs. Marcey had a computer out (he loves to hit those keys). And then they decided they both needed to crawl all over me and the couch, while I was trying to learn about putting in attendance. Did I mention Ashton was already covered in marker from his previous art work, which at least stayed on the provided paper. And then of course there was the finally, where they had to break out into a fight over the mini soccer ball. Ashton loves to pick it up and throw it down, over and over again, and well McClain likes to take it away from him and hide it in another room and shut the door. I guess because McClain likes to make his brother cry and me cringe. O-brotherly love. So needless to say by the end of the meeting I was a little embarrassed, and yet feeling like, I think we can do this. I think. To sum it all up, we have a couple of days for the paper work I signed to go through and for the book boxed sets to arrive at the door and or our lesson plans to be posted online. Until then we are to just read, practice our letters, do art and watch educational tv. Sounds easy right, we shall see...