Mary Kennedy had a GREAT first day at school today! Whew! I figured she would, but going into kindergarten (i.e. actually having *school* instead of playschool) and going into a new school with new rules/uniforms/etc ... I was a little nervous about it. She was all smiles and ready to go back tomorrow! YAY!
I was off today and spent most of it changing sheets, doing laundry, etc ... I did get finished with some things for Charlie's birthday party. That will be my next milestone and I'll have a post *all* about it coming up!
Till then!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
And We're Off ...
I can't believe it! I guess to sound uber-cliche', "Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of our lives!" Mary Kennedy starts kindergarten! It's not a really big deal to her, because she has gone to daycare and/or preschool her entire life, year round, but to me, it's like we are at the top of a really tall roller coaster and tomorrow is when we finally start rolling over the edge and accelerate quickly to the future. Tomorrow, Mary Kennedy and her friends officially become the Class of 2023.
I don't know why, but it just seems like this is *really* when time is going to start flying by, and I know that (as my Daddy would say), it won't be long until we are blogging about high school graduation...at least we still have Charlie in diapers. That certainly helps to ground everything!
Mary Kennedy has her uniform all laid out, we washed, dried and flat ironed her hair, and I have lots of groceries for snack and the lunch box. I tried to get her in the bed early, and although it's earlier than normal, it still wasn't early enough. We have much more strict tardy rules at the new school and about a 10 minute farther drive, so we will have to be diligent about waking up daily and leaving the house by 7:15 AM. This is going to be hard for all of us - we're a bunch of sleepy-heads.
I am so thankful that Mary Kennedy is going to be attending a Christian school and that her education will be based on a system of learning that encourages independent thinking and exploration. I think that she is going to do great!
I can't wait to take pictures in the morning! GO LIONS!!!
I don't know why, but it just seems like this is *really* when time is going to start flying by, and I know that (as my Daddy would say), it won't be long until we are blogging about high school graduation...at least we still have Charlie in diapers. That certainly helps to ground everything!
Mary Kennedy has her uniform all laid out, we washed, dried and flat ironed her hair, and I have lots of groceries for snack and the lunch box. I tried to get her in the bed early, and although it's earlier than normal, it still wasn't early enough. We have much more strict tardy rules at the new school and about a 10 minute farther drive, so we will have to be diligent about waking up daily and leaving the house by 7:15 AM. This is going to be hard for all of us - we're a bunch of sleepy-heads.
I am so thankful that Mary Kennedy is going to be attending a Christian school and that her education will be based on a system of learning that encourages independent thinking and exploration. I think that she is going to do great!
I can't wait to take pictures in the morning! GO LIONS!!!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Goodbye, Grandaddy
We buried my Grandaddy today. I have been so fortunate to have made it into adulthood with all of my grandparents still alive and well. I'm so thankful for that. So many people never even had the opportunity to know their grandparents, let alone grow up near them. I grew up about 2 miles from my Daddy's parents and about 3 miles from my Mom's parents. I saw them all the time. Grandmother was the first grandparent that I lost - she was the one I figured would be the very last to go. Now half of my grandparents are gone and I really feel kind of lost. My world is forever changed.
I look at my children and I think how carefree and happy they are and I remember being that way. I wish I could go back and spend some time as a kid again - back in the time when I was a kid. I wouldn't want to do it all over again and I wouldn't want to give up what I have now, but I wish I could just go back and experience those feelings one more time. I long for the days when things were less complicated and life seemed like one big adventure. It's much more burdensome these days.
I look at my children and I think how carefree and happy they are and I remember being that way. I wish I could go back and spend some time as a kid again - back in the time when I was a kid. I wouldn't want to do it all over again and I wouldn't want to give up what I have now, but I wish I could just go back and experience those feelings one more time. I long for the days when things were less complicated and life seemed like one big adventure. It's much more burdensome these days.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Four Going On Twenty
I'm scared, y'all. This is a very terse recap of several conversations with my four year old daughter today.
This morning she woke us up asking for us to "turn the hospital on". (She loves to watch Discovery Health Channel - I can blame myself for this one.) Kendall tried to show her which buttons to mash on the remote control, but she was whining, "I can't do it, Daddy, and there's cartoons on TV! I want to watch the hospital." Is it weird that my four year old would rather watch (with rapt attention, mind you) surgeries, autopsies and etc... instead of cartoons?
Tonight, we are watching (gasp!) the Discovery Health Channel about gastric bypass surgery. She asked me what they were doing to her stomach - are they making her skinny? Well, the lady died and they showed her being buried and now we have gone through the 20 questions about THAT. She just said, "when I had surgery, did I die?" We still haven't been able to explain the whole death thing although we discuss it almost every day. Mostly we discuss it as it relates to Jesus and going to heaven, but then there's times like tonight ...
I think she's watched these shows too much when she talks about going to see Dr. G. (i.e. when you die, you go see Dr. G.)
She also told me today that she wants her hair to be longer like Bella's. She tells me this almost everyday. Bless her sweet little heart. She's had about four haircuts in her four years - her hair grows so slow and it's curly to boot, so it looks even shorter than it is. She desperately wants locks down to her bum like her best friend Bella. I don't have the heart to tell her that she'll probably be twelve before that happens. We did get out the curling iron to straighten it out a little bit so it looked longer. She also wants brown hair. She is not excited about being the only blondie in the family.
This morning she woke us up asking for us to "turn the hospital on". (She loves to watch Discovery Health Channel - I can blame myself for this one.) Kendall tried to show her which buttons to mash on the remote control, but she was whining, "I can't do it, Daddy, and there's cartoons on TV! I want to watch the hospital." Is it weird that my four year old would rather watch (with rapt attention, mind you) surgeries, autopsies and etc... instead of cartoons?
Tonight, we are watching (gasp!) the Discovery Health Channel about gastric bypass surgery. She asked me what they were doing to her stomach - are they making her skinny? Well, the lady died and they showed her being buried and now we have gone through the 20 questions about THAT. She just said, "when I had surgery, did I die?" We still haven't been able to explain the whole death thing although we discuss it almost every day. Mostly we discuss it as it relates to Jesus and going to heaven, but then there's times like tonight ...
I think she's watched these shows too much when she talks about going to see Dr. G. (i.e. when you die, you go see Dr. G.)
She also told me today that she wants her hair to be longer like Bella's. She tells me this almost everyday. Bless her sweet little heart. She's had about four haircuts in her four years - her hair grows so slow and it's curly to boot, so it looks even shorter than it is. She desperately wants locks down to her bum like her best friend Bella. I don't have the heart to tell her that she'll probably be twelve before that happens. We did get out the curling iron to straighten it out a little bit so it looked longer. She also wants brown hair. She is not excited about being the only blondie in the family.
New Neighbor
We are new to the blogspot neighborhood and I need to figure out how to format these pages so I can have a purdy page. I figured for now, might as well have the blog the same color as our house - you know, when you have a house this color, it's EASY to give people directions!
Many of you have kept up with us over on Meadville Road. That site is in a state of disrepair, much like the *real* Meadville Road, so I think we'll leave that project for another day.
Many of you have kept up with us over on Meadville Road. That site is in a state of disrepair, much like the *real* Meadville Road, so I think we'll leave that project for another day.
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