A New Town

We've made the move. Unfortunately, we did it three days before school started which is what I've been saying all summer long that I did not want to do. Irene has made an easy transition into school but Henry is having a difficult time. I'm still not sure what to do about the school situation. Should I ask for a teacher change? Should I pull him out and homeschool? Of course, I can't afford a homeschooling program so that is not really an option. I am not happy that my child, who used to love school, now begs to stay home. That is just not right and I don't know how to fix it.

My sweet Henry turns six this week. We are having his party at Klackles Orchard again. He is looking forward to that. Last week he was playing in a big box in his room when he fell out. He sliced his eyebrow open on the dresser. That is when we discovered that this new town of ours does not have a walk-in med center. We had to drive 25 minutes into Grand Rapids to the children's hospital. The hospital was great but Henry did not want stitches and let's just say that it was a horrible experience that I never want to go through again. It was bad enough that we decided not to repeat it for the stitch removal. I took them out at Grandma Pat's house last night. He was very stressed out about it but it went much better than it would have if we'd gone to a med center. Plus, Grandma promised him a Lego and a slushie.

The pictures above are from the downtown area of our new town. We live two blocks from it. As I sit in my chair I can see the water, I believe that is the Flat River. I can also see the back of the library which is great because every time I want I book it takes me two minutes to walk there. We did have to downsize a lot to move into this new place. However, my mother-in-law did a lot of painting and fixing before we moved in and I've enjoyed hanging my pictures and making this place into our home. The children's room did not get painted nor did their bathroom but that is on the list of things to do. I now have laundry on the first floor which is such a treat! No more scary, spider filled basement to contend with. And we now have a huge back yard and we live on a one-way street so we can even play in the front without worrying about the crazies driving 90 miles an hour past us.

The move was difficult and I'm worried about Henry and school, but I am happy with our new place and trying to get used to the new town. I'm trying to have a more positive attitude about life.