2nd Grade & !st Pair of Glasses ~~~

Tomorrow is the BIG day... I think I am more excited.. LOL.. I am really not going to know what to do with my time. The bus picks up kaid right in front of our house at 8:45, and then drops him back off at 4:15pm. REALLY?? uh.... WOW! I mean, snuggle time with karson, elmo and book time with Kar, just so much more bonding time that was a little difficult this summer. I am super glad we have had some fun times this summer, all of which I am Super late on posting... The biggest thing was today.. I drove kaid to pick up his First Pair of Glasses. So this is a MAJOR note to self: When inside picking out the glasses previous, I asked him this, (me) " Honey, pick out any pair you like." I was in an area where the "kids" glasses were. Well, what do you know, kaid walked over to the glasses that reminded him of daddy. (Kaid) "Dad," he was dead set on having a pair just like daddy. UHHH... not that it's bad to match dad, but.. I was hoping for some Cute, Blue, Red... Stylish ones. Well, I am not going to say the ones he picked were not stylish, They Totally FIT kaid to a T. I love them, and Hopefully kaid will love them too. He's only wearing them about 35-40 min, then takes them off, gently places them in his Cool case, and Carry's them about. I will for sure upload pictures tomorrow. I think that I am going to drive behind the bus tomorrow and take pictures when he gets off the bus at school. He Always gets so embarrassed when I take pictures when he gets on the bus, But.. COME on.. I have TO.

Am hoping that I m not the only mom out there that does this.. the whole take Tons of pictures the first day of school.( KRIS you totally do not count.. I know your answer... lol..)

Lastly, I posted this on my Face book today that happened. As kaid and I walked out of the eye glass store, kaid had a MAJOR melted down. I am talking a full on.. episode, laying on the ground, and screaming. If you have been around me, or kaid when he does this, the best thing is just make sure he is safe, and give him time. Of course if he's hurting me or himself it would be different. Kaid just was not ready to leave. Sometimes no matter how many " warnings" advising him of our departure time, or..giving him the

" First this, THEN this". Even after all the techniques, we still have challenges. OK.. so, there was this guy that was outside the building, watching us walk out, First I did not pay 2 cents, but as his eyes were beating down on me with almost a look of disgust, I was SO MAD. Ok, I was having a full on meltdown, kaid is a thick Solid little 7 year old, and Carrying him after my back surgery is just NOT an option, so only thing I could do was walk and then wait.. so on. The man, just could not stop starring at us, even to a point that he full on turned around watching me struggle to get across the street to put kaid in the car. ( there was a HUGE mirrored glass window that I could see, and watch.) Normally i pay ZERO attention to people that are ignorant, this guy totally just hit my hot button. After placing kaid in the car, I noticed that I dropped my jacket, in the middle of the parking lot. THE guy was STILL staring.. First, I thought, is this guy from this Country? OR PLANET? then I thought maybe he might have something mentally wrong, and for that, I would feel terrible for. However, walking up retrieving my jacket I glanced up as He was Still there. He had this look like, " Man lady, You are the worst mom out there." I am SO not kidding. I, LOST it. I asked him " Is there something I can do for you?" His reply, " Nope." Ok, NOPE? what?? That was just what sent me over.. he could have said, " Oh, Sorry.. no.. no.." however his simple reply of NOPE , was just plan RUDE. I totally crossed over the Mom line, of doing the Momma Bear, Defending her CUB Confrontation. I said some things that I did NOT regret, ( OK, maybe one too many swear words.. Yeah, Bad moment... ) But he started to MOck me.. I was really thinking that I was in the Twilight zone, I felt so alone, and Sad that there really had to be this MOMENT in my life, when I let a perfect stranger get to me this bad.

I know we all have moments, this was not a proud one for me, ( temporally FOR sure! ) but tonight, I just can not stop thinking about the things I said.. Hoping that this might " HELP" him or maybe his heart might be softened. I tried to enlighten him on what my life was like, with a child with Down Syndrome,.. Maybe I went off, but I wish more people could stop and walk in others shoes. We are NOT the judges here, I learned a major lesson today as well. I am truly grateful that Kaid was not with me, and not in ear shot of hearing me " talk" with this Completely Ignorant man. Sad thing was, was he was Maybe in his early 40's. Saying, Maybe he has kids of his own.. the things he said back to me lead me to believe he did.. Just want this Day OVER.