School Days

Well, I survived letting my kids go off to school. The were both talking a mile a minute afterwards, telling us all about it over an Appebee's celebratory meal. Sarah says she was the "goodest" one--she only talked when she raised her hand. I guess she did this 3 times--once to use the restroom, once for a drink, and once because she needed to get the pebbles out of her shoes--I'm guessing these were the only 3 times she opened her mouth this morning! She helped a little girl tie her shoes, and she's already made lots of new friends. She exclaimed, "Kindergarten is AWESOME!" Miss Horan said she was a little shy, but other than that, she was great. Levi loves his new teacher--says he'd give her 10 thumbs up if he had that many thumbs! He's so excited that he gets to sit next to Micah and Isaac, and he thinks this teacher doesn't mind a bit if they talk. He said she even turned off the AC some so that they could hear each other better when they were chatting with each other. I've tried to warn him that the rules might change soon, but he's convinced that this year's going to be a breeze! He looked all over the room, and could find no cards to be turned (this is how some classes handle discipline issues--start out on green, then go to other colors of cards when you get warnings.) I'm afraid he might be in for a rude awakening, but so far, he's feeling lots of freedom! I so love to hear these kids talk about their days...hope they never get too cool for mom and dad!