Grace will start "the real kindergarten", as she calls it, next week. I've been getting a little sad over the end of this season of our lives. Even though I teach preschool twice a week and Grace has gone 3 times a week for a couple years now, we always had Mondays and Fridays free. We could sleep in, stay home, go to the park....whatever! If we want to leave town on Thursday, no big deal. Stay away until Monday, sure! Not anymore. Plus, preschool is a little more laid back then the real kindergarten. If she's tired, keep her home, if we're a little late, no problem. But now our daily lives will change forever. We'll be up earlier every day of the week! That's big for me! She's going to be on a soccer team this fall for the first time too. So we'll have practices and Saturday games. School and HER activities will forever rule our lives from here on out. So I'm mourning the loss of our little baby who would just go where we were going and do what we wanted to do. Plus, it's sad to see her so grown up. That innocence is about to be lost. She'll be changed forever by people and kids that I won't see! At preschool I was there! I knew the kids and the teachers personally. Kindergarten will be so different. It's weird to think about how much she will be away from me. I worry about her being able to open your yogurt cup on her own, knowing how to buy her lunch in the cafeteria, knowing where the bathroom is, being able to tie her shoes, being made fun of by another kid, not knowing the answer to a question, not having a friend to sit by at lunch or play with on the playground. It's hard to give up that control you have over them when they're with you ALL the time.
I do know that she's ready though. She's excited and looking forward to this new adventure. She's eager to learn and I don't think she would let me teach her! I know she's smart and will do her best.
It's still hard to say goodbye to that sweet baby that I didn't think would ever sleep through the night. I interviewed her tonight before she went to bed. I tried to think of anything I wanted to remember about her or things that I wanted to know her opinion on. Here are the answers. I typed her answers word for word.
Grace's favorite things:
Food - quiche
Food - quiche
Color - pink
Place to go - Mimi and Papoo's farm and Grandma and Papaw's house
Person to play with - Mommy (that's not true, she always wants someone to play with)
Dinner - quiche and chicken noodle soup
Lunch - peanut butter and honey sandwich
Drink - apple juice and plain milk (I really know it's hot chocolate, not plain milk)
Toy - Littlest Pet Shop and Lucas (a purple teddy bear)
Thing to do outside - monkey bars and swing
Thing to do in summer - swim
Cartoon - Clifford, Calliou, and Berenstain Bears
Random Questions
How old are you? 5
How old is Mommy? 50
How old is Daddy? 100
How old is Mimi? 50
How old is Papoo? 50
How old is Grandma? 30 hundred
How old is Papaw? 60
Who is the president of the United States? I don't know. Who is it?
How much does a house cost? 50 hundred
What do you think about God? He's wonderful.
What do you think He's doing right now? Praising us.
What do you think heaven is like? The most wonderfullest place I ever saw.
What color is your hair? blondish brownish black
What will you do in kindergarten? If Anna DeFranco is in my class I'll play with her and I'll meet some new friends.
What will you learn? Things I've never discovered.
What will you miss about preschool? my friends and teachers
What do you think Mommy does all day? work and clean up
What do you think Daddy does all day? go to work...works on his computer
Is Mommy a good cook? Yes, the wonderfullest!
What will you be when you grow up? An ice skater and a horse trainer?
Have you ever seen an ice skater? No
Have you ever seen a horse trainer? No
What do you think Lyla will be when she grows up? She wants to be a dog or a dad.
Why do you love going to Mimi and Papoo's farm? They have lots of good things. They have Sophie and we got used to her now.
Why do you love going to Grandma and Papaw's house? They have their big swimming pool.
Tell me something about yourself. I'm excited about kindergarten.....I will always love you and if I ever say I hate you or I don't like you or you're stupid I will still love you.
2 comments:
I can't believe she's going to kindergarden! I still remember so well when you were pregnant with her. Her answers to those questions were hilarious! You'll be so glad you did that. Because we'll blink our eyes one more time and she'll be going to high school...
I hope everything is going well for ya'll!!!!
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