M on the first day of 4th Grade. C on the first day of 7th Grade. Both kids had also had the obligatory picture with the "sign" and the backpack photo on the steps. Tradition! .
Yesterday was the first day of school. According to both kids it was fun and boring. Great to see friends, find out who was new in class, meet the new teachers and for C find his way around the 7th grade part of the building.
The boring part was hearing all the rules, filling out the forms and not really doing anything all day. Guess the filling out forms was the mother's boring part along with writing all the checks for PTA/PTO memberships, activity cards, lunch accounts and so on and so forth.
At least today, M said they would have "real school". C just gets to go to his even day schedule of classes and hear the same rules speeches again. I'm anxious to hear about Gym Class and the rules for clothes in 7th grade. I still remember my lovely red polyester outfit from Junior High Gym. Yuck!
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On top of all that they served hot dogs for lunch at the elementary school. M says that ruined the theory that the serve great food the first week to entice you to try the food. She went with her lunch box today! At the junior high, there was the "deli line" and they, for the first time in Monday history, had pepperoni. For the past two years that has been C's complaint at his lunch with the principal. Pepperoni only on Tuesday and Thursday. Yesterday was a "miracle". C of course thinks that maybe his pleas have at last been heard and he will leave his mark on Middle School.
A and I enjoyed the freedom to go to Walmart and enjoy a fresh pretzel and drink without her having to share. It was so fabulous she said. Then Dad called at lunch time and invited us to meet him at the mall and have lunch at her favorite place and cash in that gift card she got for her birthday from us to Build A Bear (BAB).
She was so excited; Lunch at Burger King at the Mall had never been so good! She commented on how great it was that she picked BK as they were located just down the hall from BAB. Who knew?
Her new Scruffy Puppy in a Sleeping Beauty Pink Dress could not be any cuter. The fact that we got to see her face the whole time as she went about picking out just the right animal, outfit and shoes. Precious. 
A with her new "Scruffy Puppy" giving it a bath and outside the store posing with the big Build A Bear and Annabell's Puppy House. A had picked the name herself and then later remembered that it was the same name as her Nana's doll that she still has from childhood!
2 comments:
Ewww - those gym outfits were disgusting. And why did they all seem so small no matter what size they were? Emma gets to bring a t-shirt and shorts for gym. My friend, Tammy, who is a teacher told me once schools serve hot dogs on the first day of school since most kids love them and it helps promote a 'good' first day of school. Emma always had the same reaction as M ad took her lunch as she does not enjoy hot dogs : )Take care!
How sweet!!! Your kiddos are so cute! Hope first day of school was great!!
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