The first week...

The First Day...
    Malcolm's first day of school ever was 10/9. He started in his 3yr old special preschool class. The best news is that he loved it! He didn't like be woken up, but who does, and he didn't want to eat breakfast or have his picture taken. when we took him to the classroom he didn't cry and throw a fit. she was glad to be rid of us. When i picked him up from school, he was crying and didn't want to see me or Inara. He had so much fun!

And week..
   the rest of the week he has been doing great. He's is crying when one of his teachers grabs his little hand and leads him into the school and Inara screams and reaches for her brother, which makes it hard on him and me. He comes home happy and excited to see us! though he has started to get a little cold but still a happy little man.

yesterday he actually ate some of his lunch and his snack!! he hasn't done that all week. he even took a nap, though not on his mat. it was on his teacher's lap.

I am already starting to see a difference in him. he is trying to talk more. and some of the words are starting to come out!! He even, are you sitting down for this, pick up some of his toys before he got out different toys!! well, at least in his room but it's a start!

he has gotten great reviews on his daily notes. he is starting to play with the other children. there are 6 other kids in his class. i cannot express how proud i am of my little man!

Inara is still not used to not having him around to play with. it's kinda funny and sad. we'll play barbies or cars and she'll yank one out of my hand and run, expecting me to chase. I just go hey that was not nice and then grab a different one and continue playing. she sighs, shrugs, and puts it down and goes sits down. she's been pretty bored. so today i took her to the park and to the library (all of out favorite place) she was excited! and swung for about an hour until it started to rain. boy, was my arm tired from pushing! I am work trying to work with her on her letters and words. she's doing pretty good at matching the magnet letter to what i write on the board.

That is all for now. Have a great weekend everyone!!
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Ant Problem?...Use cinnamon

  Whenever it rains, we always get ants, especially in the kitchen. They were coming in through the window.

here are some tricks that i have figured out on how to get rid of ants and keep them away.

- if they are coming in through the window like ours were replace your screen (or tape over the holes, a little ghetto but it works). Ours were coming in through the bottom of the window frame. So i caulked. Lesson learned. Always check, especially in an older home, that your frames are flush with the wall and it not replace, repair, or the cheaper route caulk it. if you do a good job, then your wont even notice.

- if they are coming through the exterior doors, kill them first (duh) and then to keep them away use cinnamon. yep you read that right. ants travel along the scent trail that they leave and when you sprinkle cinnamon they lose their trail and can't stand the smell! I rubbed down my baseboards and my hardwood floors with it then i vacuumed it us. remember it's all about the smell not the actually grains. On a good note, your house smells great! You can use other fragrant spices as well. (clove, garlic, etc but none smells as good as cinnamon)

We are going on 2 days now with no ant problem. Terminix couldn't even get rid of these pesky insects!

I am going to try to post helpful hints that i figure out along the way. if you have any let me know :)

maggie