Shifting into Fall: Family fun and milestones!

School started this week for my (I can hardly believe its real) 2nd grader. Boy was she excited to get a jump start on the year. Yes this is the outfit she wore to school. My kid is full of creativity, flair, and a lot of "I don't care (what others think because I feel fabulous)". I love that about her.

 My youngest has sensory processing issues, and changes in schedule are really hard for her. She thrives on predictability. We decided walking sister to school might help her transition. We threw on her (weighted) monkey backpack for good measure.

My heart melts

I have to say I am extremely pleased with her classroom placement this year. I feel like we continue to win the teacher lottery. The combination of her health issues (for which she has a 504), and that crazy absorbent brain (that maxed out on reading tests available to her school the first quarter of last year) can definitely be intimidating, but her teacher seems to take everything joyfully in stride. She has great communication to boot! At any rate, the atmosphere was so friendly that the littlest one decided she should also go to school.

Move over sister!

It was so hard to tear them away from each other, and the littlest fussed and called for her all day.

While balancing the crazy that comes with September, I did manage to be productive. A few Halloween items came to life. I'm especially fond of the Zombies!

Kindred's first custom order was also completed and shipped this week, and a custom slot was officially listed on Etsy.
Finally, my Zibbet shop (which is still under construction) was featured in another handmade blog! Head on over to http://handmadefuzzy.wordpress.com/ to get the down-low on some other awesome artists and their work.