My Chipmunks!!!

Me and the kids just came back from watching the new Alvin and the chipmunks movie. It was so good, and the kids enjoyed it also. Although the chipmunks are not real, they reminded me alot of my three little boys. Alvin is the one that is the wild one and is not afraid to do anything; he reminds me of Justin. Even though Justin is only one, he is crazy and into everything already. He is going to be my little daredevil. Simon is the smart and tall chipmunk. He reminds me of my oldest son, Brandon. Brandon has glasses and is tall and slender like Simon. He is also very smart and is always thinking and being creative. He also takes care of his little brothers like Simon does in the movie. Then there is Theodore, the short chipmunk with the big eyes. Ryan, my middle child, would be the one most like him. In the movie Theodore is always eating, and has those big eyes that you can't say "NO" to. Ryan likes to come in my bedroom at night after a scary dream and sleep with me, and it was so cute when Theodore does the same in the movie.

I know they are not chipmunks, but it was fun to joke around with the boys and pretend that they were chipmunks for a while and laugh with each other. I enjoy their individuality, and all the things that make them different from each other. As we were watching the movie and one of the chipmunks would do something characteristic of one of them, they would whisper in my ear, "Mom, that is like something I would do." They are growing and learning about life so fast. I just want them to know that being different is a good thing, and their differences make them unique.

The Safety of my Children!!

I have had my children out of school for two days now because of bomb threats at their school. There were two found last week at the high school, which didn’t affect my children. Now on Monday of this week there was one found in the middle school, which is connected to the elementary school. This last note referenced to the time frame of Thursday at 1:30pm. On Tuesday morning, I was all ready to drive my kids to school when I was told about this threat. I drove to the school finding three police cars placed at various locations outside the middle school. I approached one of the officers and began to ask questions about the safety of our students. He didn’t seem worried and told me that it seemed like a copycat. He also told me that the person writing these notes couldn’t even spell the notes correctly. I think he might have thought that telling me that the person couldn’t spell would make me think that they are also not capable of making a bomb. People that cannot spell are still capable of very bad things. You don’t need to know how to spell to make a bomb. Now it is Wednesday morning, and I again attempted to bring my children to school. I arrived at the school to find the same amount of police cars at the same locations. I was seriously considering letting the kids go to school today. But, as soon as the clock struck 8:00am all of the police cars left, thus leaving me with an uneasy feeling yet again. I am going to pick up any classwork or homework from the teachers so they won’t fall behind in class. I wonder how long it will take or what can be said to make me feel that the school is safe enough for my children to return to school.