10 on Tuesday

1. Went to visit the school this morning for Taryn, went good. Clean, well organized, great teachers, very positive experience. Taryn did ok. She was shy, wanted me to hold her and hid behind me a few times, but she did ask the teacher if she could see the potty. She was thrilled they had no only one, but two! And each came with a step stool, something else she was worried about. She was fine while we were there but got quite upset on the way home saying she didn’t want me to leave her there alone. So hard. We can do this right? I’ll try and focus on getting her a new backpack, a new lunch box and […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-08-19T17:07:01-05:00August 19th, 2008|Uncategorized|

still riding the wave of change

I bought her these yesterday while out shopping with Ty. After seeing her squeal with glee and dance around in them for a good 15 minutes, shakin’ her booty over her new pink chucks, I decided it was the best $15 bucks I’ve ever spent. Tomorrow is a big day, we’re going to go visit a mother’s day out / pre-k program. It’s been a long time coming, we’ve been nervous, apprehensive and anxious about this decision. While you guys get to see the side of Taryn we see at home, there is also a shy and very apprehensive side of her. She hides under the dining room table when the doorbell rings or someone new comes over. When we […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-08-18T16:34:21-05:00August 18th, 2008|Uncategorized|

the most wonderful time of the year

It’s that time of year again…..this is my all time favorite! Ty and I took off for the afternoon to hit the mall and shop for school clothes. We totally took advantage of the tax free weekend and all the back to school sales. I was bound and determined to make it as painless as possible because Ty is in that awkward age where friends and clothes are becoming very important. While we don’t always agree on clothing choices, I was careful to let him choose his clothing (within reason) and purchase things he was comfortable in and he thought were ‘cool’. I even smiled when he chose a hoodie with a skull on it. And anyone who knows me […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-08-18T00:36:36-05:00August 18th, 2008|Uncategorized|