First day of school...

Well today was Tracen's 1st day of 1st grade. What. A. Day. I've been tormenting myself for letting him go to San Tan Heights Elementary for kindergarten, and sadly, he is still on the waiting list for Benjamin Franklin Charter School. So guess where he started school today? You guessed it, San Tan Heights. It was just as much of a nightmare as I thought it would be. Worse actually. It started off with his backpack being stolen (2nd time at this school) before the school day started. BEFORE THE FIRST DAY STARTED! There goes the new backpack and all those supplies I paid for. The worst part was how sad he was. So sad. I feel partially guilty because I was upset. I should have hidden how upset I was from him. I've gotta constantly remind myself to watch my attitude! It can get real negative, real fast. So I've got a bit of a temper...So sue me. Anyway, when I said goodbye to him and left the room, I peeked back in and he was sitting there with his head on his table. Sad as could be. Heartbreaking. I can't stand people. It makes me appreciate my reclusive lifestyle. I worried about him all day. Worried he would have a bad day because I wasn't smart enough to hide my disappointment which I'm sure he thought was directed at him. A mother's guilt. What can you do? But then I went to pick him up, and brought a banana for him in case he was hungry, and he loves banana's. Holy cow. Trying to pick him up was also a nightmare. It was like angry mobs on both sides of a fence. One side had children wanting to go home, the other had parents trying to pick up their kids. I had Gunner holding one hand, Tielar holding another, and we were seriously in danger of being trampled. So we backed off, and waited for 20 minutes while NO progress was made because the crowds literally couldn't move, they were that packed in on both sides. Finally, some shift happened and all these kids just came spewing out from every direction...I'm thinking: "How are they making sure these kids get to their parents?!" That's when the chaos gets WORSE. All the parents are frantic at this point trying to find their kids. I can't see Tracen ANYWHERE. I'm trying to remain calm and just search with my eyes while keeping my other 2 kids safe from the crowd. After another 10 minutes or so, the crowd dies down, and I can get onto the campus. I find Tracen's teacher, who asks me if Tracen found me or not. (!!!!) So we go looking for him. He was in the gym. He had gone the other way to go look for his backpack. Whew! He was safe.

So we get home, and I ask him how school was. He said it was fine. Then he told me Mr. Greenlaw started a camp fire and they roasted marshmallows. He likes them burnt. What a character. Glad he ended up having a good day. I hope tomorrow is better.