First Week of Kindergarten Down; 37 to Go
So, we survived the first week of Kindergarten. Woo hoo! Since it was so dramatic last week, I figured I should share how it ended. I went to volunteer for Kindergarten lunch. I figured doing this every other Friday would be a good way for me to meet other parents,...
Sent My Heart on a Bus Today
Today marks Gavin's third day of school. (He started Tuesday, was off Wednesday, and went back yesterday.) I am pretty excited for the weekend - if only to give my stomach a break from being completely nervous. I'm usually pretty laid back, but knowing that Gavin's...
First Day of Kindergarten – He’s Home!
He's home! I got a big smile when he found me in the "sea of anxious parents waiting to find Junior" crowd. As I mentioned before, he's pretty quiet, so I tried to butter him up while I dug for information I wanted to know about his day. I put my journalist hat on,...
First Day of Kindergarten a.k.a. We Survived Drop Off
No tears. I consider that a success. He wanted there to be tears. So did I. So did Kenny. We all wanted to cry, but no one did. Well, everyone wanted to cry except Grace. Before she left this morning, she was jumping up and down with her arms over her head hollering...
The Start of Kindergarten
Gavin starts Kindergarten tomorrow, and I am unsure. (How's he feeling? He doesn't have his own blog, so unfortunately, you only get my perspective on this whole thing. Hahaha. Kidding, kidding. I am honestly not sure how he's feeling. I have been talking to him about...
Beavers? Duckers? Say What Now?
Grace recently asked me this with enough earnest to make you think she's counting the minutes until college football returns: "Mom - are you a Beaver? or a Ducker?" Uhhhhhhhhh... (I stalled while trying to figure out what was happening.) "What?" Grace was losing...