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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011Every year the kids school has a turkey trot on the day before Thanksgiving break. The Girls asked if I could come down but because of Paul’s feast I could only make it to trot with Madeline. She really enjoyed the time and because we made it around 9 times she got to put 9 [...]
Thankful for the last feast
Monday, November 21st, 2011“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” ~ Dr. Seuss Tomorrow is the last feast I will attend at Shadow Rock Preschool. I am feeling a bit sentimental over it. Madeline’s and Annie’s and Kimberly’s feasts were wonderful and I have no doubt this one will be as well. The feast will always [...]
School Photos 2011
Sunday, November 13th, 2011There is something adorably cute about ridiculous school pictures. We all have a couple from our childhood that we look back on and wonder, “wow, really?!?” Now they offer all kinds of photographs and different angles but I just go with the standard photo so that I can get a good gauge of how they [...]
Kick Off the School Year Right
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Each year we have several traditions that start the school year. We read The Kissing Hand and Owl Babies the night beore school starts. We review the order of operations on the white board in the kitchen before bed so we can have a smooth morning. The kids have sweet dreams for a year full [...]
Back to School 2011
Thursday, August 11th, 2011The Girls had fun shopping for their sassy outfits. It is neat to see them beginning to have their own identities through their outfits. Each one looked perfect! Hard to believe we have two 2nd graders and one 1st grader now! The years certainly are flying by.
Swimming Lessons 2011
Saturday, July 16th, 2011Swim lessons are over for the summer. We had our last class on July 14, 2011. It seems weird to be done with swimming so early. This summer is flying by and because of the early start to school this year the summer is almost over. The kids all did really well in their classes. [...]
Mediocrity strikes again
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Last week I was notified that Annie and Kimberly were going to receive the Attitude is Everything award at school. Yes, this would be the second time they were getting it this year. My eyes rolled. UGH! As I have mentioned many times on this blog this award is ridiculous. It rewards children for doing [...]
Standing Tall
Monday, April 25th, 2011When I was a teacher I was always annoyed when the day to turn in projects arrived and 75% of the projects were clearly made by adults. They claimed that the child helped and I am sure they did in a very small capacity. The kids who brought in projects that they made themselves felt [...]
Brought to Tears
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011Madeline’s teacher suggested that she be tested for gifted education. I agreed to it because I didn’t feel like it would be detrimental and I know that they are expect to try to identify kids. I knew she wouldn’t qualify but I knew she was smart enough to be tested. Last night I received her [...]
Joining the Ranks
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011Kimberly was recently tested again for gifted education. You may remember that last year she missed the cutoff narrowly. I am proud to report that this year she was tested again and she is now classified as gifted. The only kink that this places is on the fact that now Annie and Kimberly will have [...]
Poetry Contest Winner
Saturday, March 12th, 2011Kimberly loves to write poetry. During literacy week her school had a poetry contest. Kimberly was the class winner. She received an award on Friday. She wore the award paperclipped to her shirt all day. She was so proud of herself. Way to go Kimmie.
School Pictures
Thursday, October 14th, 2010Each year I order the smallest possible package of school pictures and the class picture. I have the kids wear their first day outfits. They always come out cute. Here are this years pictures.
We’re Adjusting
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Paul and I are adjusting well to our time without the Girls. He is still lost without their constant direction but he is getting along. He likes to swim and hang out with just Mom. He hasn’t really gotten into playing by himself yet, but I know it will come. We have only been on [...]
First Day of School
Monday, August 16th, 2010First Day Sassy Outfits Madeline had her first day in Kindergarten. We celebrated the day with First Day cakes. It was a nice day. The kids all enjoyed their classes, except for the fact that Annie and Kimberly said recess was way to short.
‘Twas the night before school
Sunday, August 15th, 2010Today was the last day of summer for my kids. Tomorrow a new school year begins. Because of this we did some family traditions and started a new one. The kids really took their time in the bath tonight making sure they would be clean enough for school. We reviewed their morning checklist. They laid [...]
Back to School Fever
Thursday, August 12th, 2010The kids are so excited and ready to go back to school. Each has their “sassy” outfit and two new pairs of shoes (one running and one any style). They have played every video game until they are bored with them. The swimming pool is no longer a great source of excitement. And they are [...]
The moment I have dreaded ever since I had twins
Thursday, March 18th, 2010It all started the moment the Kindergarten teacher suggested we have the Girls tested for gifted education. I knew one of them would qualify and one wouldn’t. Because of my background in education it was clear to me that one was gifted and that she would qualify. Since it is good to have them identified, [...]
Mom’s Night Out with Mimi
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Last night I was invited to Mom’s Night Out at the preschool. Madeline was so excited and picked Chick-a-fil for dinner. She wanted fruit, french fries and chicken nuggets. Madeline did an excellent job at introducing her Mom and Grammy. We listened as she sang us two songs. Then we helped her decorate her Valentine [...]
Bingo Night at school
Sunday, February 7th, 2010On Friday night we went to the Elementary schools Bingo night. The kids had such a fun time eating at the school with friends. They were excited to play bingo. They have heard me talk about it plenty and were very interested. As you can see from the picture above Annie and Kimberly were overjoyed! [...]
100th Day
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Today was the 100th day of Kindergarten for Annie and Kimberly. They had to make a shirt with 100 things on it. Kimberly’s shirt had 100 pieces of fabric fused to it. Annie had 50 pieces of fabric and 50 buttons hot glued on. They were excited to celebrate the day at school and had [...]
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