So one week of school is in the bag.
How much longer do I have to keep doing this???
I never realized how much work it is to get one child to a bus stop by 8:00 am day after day. (And the weather has been SO nice...just wait til that goes away!)
Katie has had GREAT mornings so far. Thanks to her 'list' of things to do in the morning she doesn't put up any struggle in getting ready. It also helps that she is really excited to go to school.
On Monday she came home with someone else's sweater. She had hers too...just had an extra one in the bag as well. They were the exact same sweater - same color, size, brand, etc. so I couldn't blame her for thinking it was hers. That went back on Tuesday...right after I wrote Katie's name in (what I THOUGHT) was her original sweater.
On Tuesday Katie brought home her first library book from the school library. Every time they bring a book back, they get to take a new one home. That's certainly a 'grown-up' feeling for her.
The last couple weeks for so Katie has set up a "store" in her room everyday. She sets up books and toys on her bed, shelves, and floor - then John and I are expected to come in and shop. (Luckily she uses fake money - otherwise it'd be quite the racket she'd have going.) She must have sensed a feeling of boredom coming from John and I because today as she was setting up her store she came and asked me if she could have any "boy" things. Hmmm....I suggested toy trucks or cars, but that wasn't good enough - she wanted 'daddy' things. Finally we decided that ties and baseball hats were 'daddy' things. She took a few from John's closet.
As I went down to shop this afternoon she had a whole section of her closet labeled "BOYS - DAD AND WILL" It was filled with trucks, ties, buses, hats, books, etc. All things boy. Katie explained that this was her attempt to get more customers.
What do they teach in kindergarten nowadays?
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3 comments:
Having a kid in school is almost as much work as being in school.
Just wait for homework. We have started spelling tests this year.
Gina
Wow, does that bring back memories! Sarah always did the same thing -- she would even do Wally's hair and put jewelry on him. We had tea parties too. Her thing was a grocery store and would take things from the pantry. Then moved to restaurants where we had to eat food, that yes, she made :) Seems like a long time ago until you start to think about how fast it really did go by. Enjoy it because as Darius Rucker says it won't be like this for long :(
Denise
I suck at spelling.
Finding time in the day to to homework will certainly be another challenge.
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