We made it through the first week of Kindergarten. All of us! Here's a little run through of a few of the highlights from this week:
Monday: She tried to talk me into letting her walk to school by herself. Her argument involved something about learning how to find her way home???
She was so sweet when she first got home. She told me how much she liked school and said that Kindergarten was fun. She waited until Daddy got home for supper to tell us both all the details of her day. She wanted to know what we did while she was at school and if Jaden and Luke missed her. She assured them it was okay and she would be home soon. Then, I don't know how things changed but we were sitting in the living room and she told me she wanted a girl. I told her I was sorry but we had two boys and we weren't going to have any more babies. Besides, even if I did have another baby I told her we wouldn't get a guarantee it would be a girl. She kept repeating that she wanted a girl. I just said, "sorry".
Then she told me she was going to drop Lukey and break him so she could get a girl. Guess who won't be left alone around her brothers - especially Luke???
Tuesday: Today she kept asking me why she couldn't go to the Boys and igrls club? (the Boys and Girls club is an after school program.) I think she likes being at school and isn't too upset to be away from me.
Another disturbing incident: I laid down for a little while and sometime while Chris was occupied for a minute she managed to scratch Jaden all down the side of his face. We aren't really sure about why she did this but it looked bad!
Friday: We got the "notebook". This contains all the information we need from the teacher to communicate back and forth- meetings, behavior reports, homework, etc... Anna had excellent behavior all week with a wee bit of trouble today. Guess she's warmed up now. She got a mark for "excessive talking" (hmmm...brings back some memories) and "not keeping her hands to herself". I'm not advocating misbehavior but I'm a little concerned that we may see more because all of the material they will be working on this first nine weeks she has known for a while (the 4 basic shapes, counting to 25, recognizing and writing her name, 11 colors). I'm worried she may be a little bored. We'll just have to see.
Oh, and she learned the "Eagle walk" (I think that's their school mascot and it entails walking in a straight line, lips closed, and hands to yourself) and this "handshake":
Then, you're supposed to say, "Dude You're Awesome!" and give "thumbs up".
This is the nickname Anna came up with for Luke. She worked on it for a long time. She kept calling him "Luke Tilston" for a nickname and couldn't understand why that wasn't a good one. I tried to explain that if someone heard her call him that they would think he was Aunt Kelli and Uncle Mike's baby instead of ours. But, she finally came up with a good one.
Teething...gotta rub those gums on everything he can get in his mouth!
