Today, my baby starts first grade. Yup - Ms. Princess is a FIRST GRADER! And Dude - he’s going into the 4th grade. 20 minutes until we leave for the bus. The kids? They are SOOOOO excited - and that makes me way happy.
Princess asked if she could get a new outfit for the first day [...]
Posts under ‘growing up’
First Day
Goodbyes Are Tough
6 years ago, Dude started preschool at Hope Montessori. It was a tough day to not have him going to his regular daycare at Ms. Kathie’s house anymore - he’d been at her house since he was 10 weeks old! It was also tough because Princess was still going to Ms. Kathie’s, and having them [...]
Godmothers
There are two main types of Godmothers . . . Fairy Godmothers and Regular Godmothers. I’d like to take a moment to compare the two.
Fairy Godmothers turn pumpkins into coaches that take you to the ball
Regular Godmothers turn pumpkins into Jack-O-Lanterns that roll down the steps like a ball
Fairy Godmothers turn rags into beautiful ball gowns
Regular [...]
No More Aminals
Ho Hum . . . my Princess is growing up. Darn thing decided to learn how to READ well. She brought a book out to read to me yesterday - it was something about “Blah blah blah the Animals” - very exciting book. There were some big words in there that she did great at [...]
I Hate It When They Get Smart
You know what I mean.
You used to be able to talk about anything and everything in front of your kids, simply by spelling the words because, ah HA! They couldn’t spell yet!
You used to be able to write notes to each other about anything and everything right in front of your kids because, ah HA! [...]
He’s Not Shy - Most of The Time
When I was growing up, I was shy. It’s kind of weird, because I’ve always been independent and willing to try new stuff and all that jazz, but I was shy. Shy to ask an adult for something. Shy to be singled out (I still hate being the center of attention!). Shy to try out [...]
It’s Difficult Letting Go
Ya ya ya - Dude is only 8, so we didn’t actually let him “go” anywhere . . . except up the chairlift with his 7 year old friend.
If you’re a parent of a kid who likes snow sports, you know how tough it is to let them go alone on that lift. Especially when [...]
He Needed His Puppy
Dude has been talking all big about how we never let him stay home alone for any amount of time yada yada yada . . . especially to Grandma. Well, yesterday morning he had his chance. Hubby was gone flying, and I had a 7:30 a.m. meeting I couldn’t get out of. Typically, I would [...]
Back Pretties
Princess: Hey Mom. I can do my very own back pretty!
Me: What? I never got around to helping you learn how to do that.
Princess: I figured it out from watching you do yours. Wanna see?
Me: Sure. (Thinking there is no way she’ll do it.)
Princess walks into the bedroom, throws her hair back, and wraps it [...]
Across the Aisle
We went to Target to get some clothes for Princess, and we had to go “across the aisle.” Yup, she finally grew out of the toddler section, and I’m really bummed about it. A 5 year old should still get to choose little girly stuff, like jumper dresses with cute striped shirts and matching tights, [...]