School is boring!

So Evan, how was school today?

It was boring and I don't want to talk about it.

Umm, ok???

So everyday he has told me that school is boring. Really, how can that be? He just started the 1st grade. He's learning new things. It can't be boring. His first day, he came home with a list of 2 weeks worth of spelling words and 3 weks worth of memory verses. He doesn't have spelling words the first week. So we study Day 1, get to where he can say his verse by himself without help. I wanted to work on the spelling words but he wasn't having it and I let it slide since it was for next week. (That was Monday.) I had choir Wed, he and Bryan stayed home. Bryan got the job of bedtime and homework. Here is how homework went.

This is what my husband text me: Evan read the verse once on his own, then repeated it 3 times on his own. Too easy. So I went over his spelling words and he nailed every single one without looking at the paper at all.

Seriously, are you sure you have the right kid? I need to talk to him in the morning. Maybe it was boring?

Evan I need to ask you something. Do you go over your spelling words in class?

No Mom.

Then how did you know how to spell them?

Mom, it was the weirdest thing! I just did. (Bright eyed and a huge grin on his face!)

We'll see how he does on the test next week!

Monkey on a mission

Evan is attached to Monkey. Jen gave it to him with a matching sweater from Children's Place (Mia got the same but the girl version.) He didn't attach to it a first (or I'd have gotten a new one!) He carried Monkey with him everywhere, church, on the way to school, GG's, Auntie's and he slept with it EVERY night.

About a month ago, Monkey disappeared. He was no where to be found. I back tracked all of his steps but found no Monkey. Oh great. Evan was sad. He didn't know where he left him and claimed he hadn't taken him out of GG's house. Well she basically ripped her place apart looking for him. Mia even felt bad for him and went to Build A Bear to make him a new monkey. She even dressed him in Star Wars pj's. It put a smile on Evan's face and he happily slept with his new friend.
Not long ago we had dinner at Bryan's grandma's house and Evan was reminded of his original Monkey. Kay had so graciously made Evan a flag for the tree house and put a picture of Evan and Monkey on it. He brought me the flag saying, "I'm keeping this cuz look mom, MONKEY IS ON IT!" I told him the flag stays but it will always be here and he can look at it whenever he visits.
We go home that night and as I was putting him to bed he tells me, "I really miss my monkey!" Sad face and all! I have to say my heart broke a little (ok, a lot!) When he woke up the next morning he had his new monkey. He proceeds to tell me, "Mom, I like this monkey but it's just not the same!" Again heart breaking.
So what does a mother do? She starts the search! I looked on ebay with no luck. So I go to facebook. I wrote on the wall of Children's Place to see if they could help me out when low and behold a dear friend had the answer to my prayers. She had looked on ebay for me and found "The Monkey." Yes it was $27.00 but priceless in my eyes. I text Bryan and he gives me the green light. Monkey ordered now the wait.
The Monkey arrives and I show it to Evan. "MONKEY!!!!" He immediately grabs him by the tail and throws him in the air (his favorite thing to do). When we get home he asked me, "where was he? Did someone have him? How did he get here?" I responded carefully with,"He came in the mail." Evan's cute little brain responded with, "Maybe he was on a mission trip in Africa?" "Sure!" I said.
Oh goodness, am I lying to my child? Well I'm not telling the truth. He loves that monkey and I love him!


This was the last picture of his monkey. The day before he disappeared. And he had to make sure he was buckled in.