Rachel's first day ended just about as well as it started: with me a worried mess inside. I had worked from home and around 3:00 it dawned on me: I have NO idea what time her bus picks her up at the Goddard School and when she arrives back again. Around 3:30 I heard buses in the neighborhood and just wanting to make sure my child arrived back home safe and sound after being with "strangers" all day (Because I don't know these people yet!!) I hopped in the car and drove to Goddard. And she wasn't there. And I felt ridiculous. So I asked and was told the buses usually come around 4:10. I was more than 30 minutes early. I live 2 minutes away, so I went home and tried to find something to distract myself (online shopping). At 4 I arrive back at the school on pins and needles. The "bus lady" (is what I call her in my head.....I've seen her before taking attendance of the kids the get off the buses each day) is waiting in the foyer of the Goddard School. They tell me I'm early so I decide to wait.
4:15 rolls around.....no buses. For them, it's just another normal day at work. The buses are running late, which is to be expected. I mean, first day and getting kids used to where they're supposed to go. One can only assume they'd be late.
4:25 rolls around. No buses.
4:30 - BUSES!!!!!! Up pulls bus #3 and guess who got off first?!
She sees me and runs into my waiting arms where I hold her tightly for just a little longer than usual. She had a big smile on her face. As if the day were exciting the whole time. I was so proud of her. Not so much myself.....I mean....I almost kept from panicking....but not quite.
Before we leave to get in the car she dives into a story that was about lunch time. Of course. The first memory of her first day of Kindergarten is going to be lunch. With big eyes and lots of excitement she tells me that she got a tray, with noodles on it and there was bread on top of that and berries and CHOCOLATE MILK! (noodles = spaghetti in our house for some reason). And she carried it ALL BY HERSELF and didn't drop it!!
She then told me she got to play outside with Bentley, who is apparently a little boy in her classroom and they had a good time.
Later she told her lunch story to my parents as we had dinner at their house and instead of the word tray she kept saying she ate on a "board". Later that evening at home we talked with Aunt Gail and she used the word "Board" again. Props for vocabulary, but to anyone else it sounds like we're neanderthals and don't have plates.,
Her second day was less exciting than the first, and her favorite part of the day was recess where she again played with Bentley. She also said she saw the "girl with the pony tail" (I think she meant my friend's daughter Lizzy, whom we met at the Ice Cream Social.)
On the morning of her second day she begged to take her lunch box with her that Aunt Gail got her. It's a My Little Pony Lunch Box and I would be excited too if I were her! But the teacher had asked that we allow the kids to eat school lunch so they can get used to the process. Starting next week I'll probably pack a lunch for a day or two so she can use her new lunch box and Minions thermos.
I wanted to document a non school story here. Last night after her second day she was in the tub and began singing a song, which isn't unusual. She sings a lot. If you've not seen the movie "Home" with Jim Parsons and Rhianna I recommend it. It's adorable. In it there are these little aliens called "Boov" that take over Earth. Rachel begins singing "Boov has got it oooooooooooooh. oooooooooh. Boov has got it oooooooooh. ooooooooooh." I realize she's actually singing an Adele song (Rumor has it). I laughed heartily about that one.
Today we've finished up day 3, thereby ending our first week of school. Monday things should feel somewhat normal and less awkward. This morning Rachel was acting a little off.....she wasn't hungry for breakfast so I packed it to take with us to the Goddard School. I also had put her to bed kind of early last night and after several protests I noticed she was sound asleep fairly quickly. So something told me she was off, but I moved on with our day. When she got off the school bus this afternoon (because I was early again) I hugged her and she was way too warm. I know buses may not have air conditioning, but egad. She felt like she'd been in a sauna. As soon as we got home she put on pajamas then headed to the couch where she curled up and promptly fell asleep. Sure enough: 101.9° temperature. She slept for about an hour and I've just given her some Tylenol. I'm not sure if it's all the excitement of everything changing or if she's picked up new kids germs. Either way....I'm glad we made it through her first week. I would have no clue how to call the school and let them know she wasn't coming in due to being sick.
I have so many new rules to learn. And for a 36 year old with a Kindergartner, I shouldn't feel this old. For example: I have been advised to get a twitter account to keep up with school announcements. Are. You. Kidding. Me? I don't tweet. I have Facebook against my will as it's the only way to keep in contact with some friends and families. BOO. And tonight as I tried to look up school lunch ideas....because I haven't ever had to pack a school lunch for my child.....I realized there's this whole new lingo out there I'm not up on. Let me school you with what I found out.
OAMC - Once A Month Cooking
......The heck?! There are people out there that cook once a month? I......I can't.
DD, DS, DH
Dear Daughter
Dear Son
Dear Husband
I cannot believe these are abbreviations. I cannot believe this is lingo. People talk like this. What is happening to our world? I know I've stopped reading the news and really stay away from a lot of the mainstream stuff. But this is what I'm being brought back to? Let me use one in an example. I found a recipe for peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches (YES. Someone wrote out how to make a PB&J) but the point was to talk about freezing them ahead of time....for their OAMC.....and their DH loves them and takes them to work! I've honestly never thought about freezing the sandwiches, so I appreciate this person actually writing out the instructions on the best way to do this. And I'm glad that DD loves them in her lunch box.
And this is what I've learned just this evening with about 15 minutes of lunch idea search time. Most of the ideas are absolutely ludicrous. I wouldn't even eat them. Why would my picky 5 year old? So sandwiches/fruit/veggies she shall have. And if that's not good enough? SCHOOL LUNCH.
I am going to learn a lot on this journey. Possibly more than my elementary aged child.
4:15 rolls around.....no buses. For them, it's just another normal day at work. The buses are running late, which is to be expected. I mean, first day and getting kids used to where they're supposed to go. One can only assume they'd be late.
4:25 rolls around. No buses.
4:30 - BUSES!!!!!! Up pulls bus #3 and guess who got off first?!
Before we leave to get in the car she dives into a story that was about lunch time. Of course. The first memory of her first day of Kindergarten is going to be lunch. With big eyes and lots of excitement she tells me that she got a tray, with noodles on it and there was bread on top of that and berries and CHOCOLATE MILK! (noodles = spaghetti in our house for some reason). And she carried it ALL BY HERSELF and didn't drop it!!
She then told me she got to play outside with Bentley, who is apparently a little boy in her classroom and they had a good time.
Later she told her lunch story to my parents as we had dinner at their house and instead of the word tray she kept saying she ate on a "board". Later that evening at home we talked with Aunt Gail and she used the word "Board" again. Props for vocabulary, but to anyone else it sounds like we're neanderthals and don't have plates.,
Her second day was less exciting than the first, and her favorite part of the day was recess where she again played with Bentley. She also said she saw the "girl with the pony tail" (I think she meant my friend's daughter Lizzy, whom we met at the Ice Cream Social.)
On the morning of her second day she begged to take her lunch box with her that Aunt Gail got her. It's a My Little Pony Lunch Box and I would be excited too if I were her! But the teacher had asked that we allow the kids to eat school lunch so they can get used to the process. Starting next week I'll probably pack a lunch for a day or two so she can use her new lunch box and Minions thermos.
I wanted to document a non school story here. Last night after her second day she was in the tub and began singing a song, which isn't unusual. She sings a lot. If you've not seen the movie "Home" with Jim Parsons and Rhianna I recommend it. It's adorable. In it there are these little aliens called "Boov" that take over Earth. Rachel begins singing "Boov has got it oooooooooooooh. oooooooooh. Boov has got it oooooooooh. ooooooooooh." I realize she's actually singing an Adele song (Rumor has it). I laughed heartily about that one.
Today we've finished up day 3, thereby ending our first week of school. Monday things should feel somewhat normal and less awkward. This morning Rachel was acting a little off.....she wasn't hungry for breakfast so I packed it to take with us to the Goddard School. I also had put her to bed kind of early last night and after several protests I noticed she was sound asleep fairly quickly. So something told me she was off, but I moved on with our day. When she got off the school bus this afternoon (because I was early again) I hugged her and she was way too warm. I know buses may not have air conditioning, but egad. She felt like she'd been in a sauna. As soon as we got home she put on pajamas then headed to the couch where she curled up and promptly fell asleep. Sure enough: 101.9° temperature. She slept for about an hour and I've just given her some Tylenol. I'm not sure if it's all the excitement of everything changing or if she's picked up new kids germs. Either way....I'm glad we made it through her first week. I would have no clue how to call the school and let them know she wasn't coming in due to being sick.
I have so many new rules to learn. And for a 36 year old with a Kindergartner, I shouldn't feel this old. For example: I have been advised to get a twitter account to keep up with school announcements. Are. You. Kidding. Me? I don't tweet. I have Facebook against my will as it's the only way to keep in contact with some friends and families. BOO. And tonight as I tried to look up school lunch ideas....because I haven't ever had to pack a school lunch for my child.....I realized there's this whole new lingo out there I'm not up on. Let me school you with what I found out.
OAMC - Once A Month Cooking
......The heck?! There are people out there that cook once a month? I......I can't.
DD, DS, DH
Dear Daughter
Dear Son
Dear Husband
I cannot believe these are abbreviations. I cannot believe this is lingo. People talk like this. What is happening to our world? I know I've stopped reading the news and really stay away from a lot of the mainstream stuff. But this is what I'm being brought back to? Let me use one in an example. I found a recipe for peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches (YES. Someone wrote out how to make a PB&J) but the point was to talk about freezing them ahead of time....for their OAMC.....and their DH loves them and takes them to work! I've honestly never thought about freezing the sandwiches, so I appreciate this person actually writing out the instructions on the best way to do this. And I'm glad that DD loves them in her lunch box.
And this is what I've learned just this evening with about 15 minutes of lunch idea search time. Most of the ideas are absolutely ludicrous. I wouldn't even eat them. Why would my picky 5 year old? So sandwiches/fruit/veggies she shall have. And if that's not good enough? SCHOOL LUNCH.
I am going to learn a lot on this journey. Possibly more than my elementary aged child.
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