It’s back to school time!
Fourth and first grade for us. I
STILL cannot get used to writing anything except “K” on forms that ask “Grade.” I remember when I was in fourth grade, I
remember feeling pretty cool and mature.
Big stuff happened, like standing next to a boy during recess, not
because we were playing a game, but because we “liked” each other. In fourth grade boys and girls “went”
together. For like two days. And I think that basically meant you stood by
each other during recess. I am not ready
for my babies to do things like that! I
am not ready for Elise to be conscious of her coolness and maturity. I need her to get seriously obsessed with an
activity or sport or something, so that she has no interest in anything else
(like boys or worrying about how she looks).
I’d take just about anything:
tennis, soccer, music, horses, snake chasing, tree climbing.
Seriously, though, both girls are thrilled with the teachers
they got this year, and were over the moon when we went to open house the week
before school started and they BOTH found out that their best friend from class
last year is in their class this year.
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?? Is the school conspiring to make my children
happy? That just doesn’t seem
right. Actually it does, we are so happy
with the school and how kind they’ve been to Elise and Anja.
