The Richmond's

Well,I seem to have forgot all about the blog ....we are all alive and well! Never a dull moment around here really! Since the last post in JULY Maddie has started school and is doing GREAT! She is catching on quickly with recognizing letters and sounds they make, writing her name, memorizing her scripture verses, etc. Her behaviors for the most part have improved as well, for the most part we only have to tell her something 3 times rather than 10 before she listens, she takes upsets a little better, meltdowns aren't as frequent or as bad and she is actually able to sit still for the most part in church before the kids get called off to children's church (yay!).

Today when I went to pick up Maddie after school in extended care I found her sitting with a teacher crying. Knowing Maddie's dramatic/sensitive personality and the fact that she had a rough weekend with missing Mommy while I was at work I figured that she was just crying because she was missing me and wanted me to get there sooner than later to pick her up. However, that would be to simple for our little drama mamma. She was crying because she got put in time out for the first time ever in extended care because she KISSED A BOY! Yep, you heard it right, she kissed a boy and he was not amuzed! LOL. The "boy" is Mitchell and he is an older boy, Kindergardener! (haha!) Maddie has been "crushing" on him for quite a while, I saw her interupt his playing time once to give him a hug and tell him goodbye and he had the most annoyed look on his face, but Maddie didnt care, she just knew that she wanted to say goodbye to her "brother" before leaving. I really don't know where her little mind goes, but for some reason she is really hooked on this kid. Of course at the end of her time out she was told that it was ok to be his friend and maybe give him a hug if he wanted one but kissing is out of the question. Apparently she was making a nusance out of herself before that with chasing him around and got spoke to about running. So, of course she was heart broke, she tried to go talk to him before leaving and he wanted nothing to do with her running saying, she tried to kiss me! As we are walking out to the van she starts crying again, this time wanting Daddy and I just simply told her, this is only the beginning my girl, if you are this broke up at 5 I hate to see you at 16! Finally I get her calmed down and she says, tomorrow I have to wear a dress to school so Mitchell will think I am beautiful. OMG!!!! Someone help this child!!! What a mess.

I haven't done much scrapping, lost my touch with it I guess, but I am going to get myself back on track with it soon I hope!

Hope all is well with everyone!
Love ya!