Wow! This has been a big week. Kindergarten just kind of happened. Very fast. I was thinking I had all this time left to do things with Will this summer and the next thing I know I am bawling in the parking lot of Office Max after buying school supplies. I worried about Will adjusting to going to a new school everyday, not knowing anyone, etc... Wasted worry- I should have known Will would be fine. He has always been fine. So easy-going, loves school, loves life in general, basically. What a great way to be, you know? He just kind of skips and sings through life.
We went for Ryan's Snoopy Day today. "Snoopy Day" is what Otter Creek calls their open house. The kids get to meet their teacher, check out their room and just kind of "snoop" around the school. It is lots of fun and just last an hour. While the kids are snooping around, the parents meet for the general info meeting, fill out forms, etc.. Ryan is going to school on Tuesday/Thursday and we had really been talking up school, Snoopy Day, Otter Creek, etc.. Well, he was excited until it was time to go in his room. Then, not so much. He ended up being fine, it just takes Ryan longer to decide he will be fine. He has a very loving teacher who has been teaching the 2 year olds for a very, very long time. Think of Miss Eva as like the godmother of Otter Creek.
I feel so good about this year of school for both boys. We are so blessed that they are both at Otter Creek and they will both be surrounded by great teachers. These women have a
passionate love for children, but above that, they have a passionate love for the Lord.
Ready to go to school this morning
Will at his Snoopy Day
Ryan at his Snoopy Day- thinking about going inside the room
Will walking up the steps to his classroom this morning with Miss Pat
This afternoon, coming down the steps to the car. Every child gets a blue bag with their name monogrammed on the bag- Cute huh!
I recently finished reading Sue Miller's The Senator's Wife. I love Sue Miller. (If you have never read Sue Miller, go to your local library tomorrow and check out anything by her.) In this book she paints a painfully intimate look at two marriages. One of an older couple (the senator and his wife) and the other of a young, newly married couple that moves in next door. She creates an interesting parallel of the two as she follows them through the sometimes complex and intense relationship of husband and wife. Highly recommended.
I know this book has been very meaningful to many people. Let me start out by saying I do not want to offend you if this is the case for you. I am so glad the book spoke to you in a special way. That is what makes a great book. But, I seemed to have missed the "life-changing" aspect of this book. I guess I was turned off in the beginning because I really, really do not like reading books about children being kidnapped or murdered. I will stop reading a book for that very reason. But, I have recently joined a new book club at our church and this was the first book chosen. So, wanting to be part of the group, I stuck with it. Yes, it got better. But, not much. Our book club meets this Monday and I am interested to hear what everyone else thought. I know some of you out there have read it so, come on people, give me your thoughts.
The animal races were a huge hit! They were hysterical. We saw pigs, goats, and ducks race.
