Oh Happy Day!

What a difference a week can make! Last week after I posted the death of the green car and the computer, Rob was able to fix the car! It was just a $10 thermostat. I am so proud of him! Then Sunday night, spurred on by Rob's accomplishment I sat down with the system restoration disks and revived the computer! The internet is still out because we need a new network card. We think that the terrible storm from two weeks ago may have zapped us! Our electricity was out for over four hours. ANYWAY I have been told that a network card is easy to replace, so I hope to get around to that this weekend.

This has been a very busy week for us! Kolby started school Wednesday~ and loves it! I had a big PTA blast-off luncheon that my friend Emily and I were in charge of on Monday. We started teaching Wednesday night 3's. Rob had two softball games Tuesday. I had PTA meetings Wednesday and two today. And Rhett-r-roo has a yucky old sinus infection! It has been a week!

Not having internet acess at home has driven me crazy! I feel so out of touch! I'm sure after my long absence noone even reads this sad little blog anymore, but I hope to be back to regular posting soon!

I have to share a Rhett story from today...
I took Rhett to my 9am PTA meeting. I usually try to avoid doing that at all cost, but it couldn't be avaioded. Besides that i knew at least two other 4 year olds would be there. He did fine during the meeting. As I was leaving I stopped in the office to ask our principal a question. I put my bag and Rhett on the bench inside the office, handed him his Leapster, and told him to stay put while I talked to Mrs M. I heard the Leapster music and assumed he was happy. I never left the room where he was and I kept hearing the Leapster sound so even though my back was to him I thought all was well.

About three minutes later i turned around to get my stuff and Rhett was gone. The Leapster was still going but Rhett was no where to be found. At first I did not panic. But after searching all through the office, the adjoining cafeteria, the stage the bathrooms and two halls I was terrified. I ran out to the parking lot to check our car...no Rhett. I started screaming his name. A million thoughts...none good, raced through my mind. A dozen silent paniced prayers raced to heaven As I raced around the school calling Rhett.

I was walking into the office to tell the staff to lock down the school and call the police when across the cafeteria I saw my friend Shae who works at school walking towards me, Rhett in tow. After thanking God and Shae profusely, Shae informed me that she just happened to go to her car to get something and she spotted a short kid in the parking lot. When she got closer she recognized Rhett and of course demanded to know where his mommy was. He said i was in the building. She asked him if he was supposed to be outside and he sorta grinned and said no. So she brought him in to find me. I felt so blessed and happy that he was OK and so angry that he wandered off. AAAGGGHHH!

I don't think I could catch my breath for an hour! Terror! I think I broke all the love and logic rules of parenting after Rhett and I were alone in the car. He now thinks I will call the police to take him to ajil if he wanders off like that again or bad people will take him away from us forever.... It scared him a bit too to see me cry, and that is a good thing.

Who knew parenting would be such an adventure? Thank you God for keeping my little boy from harms way!

Hope you all have a great weekend!