Back to School Pool Party

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Anna Jane hosted her first Back to School Pool Party. She asked all of her guests to bring a donation of school supplies to be donated to her school. The kids had a great time and we collected a BOX FULL of stuff!

It was so hot--do note how the frosting melted and dripped. None of the kids seemed to care. Goodies were gobbled up! We grilled hot dogs and had all the fixin's!

Hope we can make this a yearly tradition. Anna Jane really understood that some kids just don't get all of the supplies that they need for school without help.

Our favorite lifeguards!

Brownie Cake

Note to self: cream cheese frosting does not hold up to August heat!

Anna Jane presenting the donations to her teacher to be used for her school

First Day of Kindergarten

So excited! "Hello, Kitty!" is ready to go!

Anna Jane picked out an apple dress and accessories for her first day!

Anna Jane started kindergarten on Augut 6, 2010. Her new school is on an "enhanced calendar". She will go to school for 9 weeks and then have either 2 or 3 weeks off. There is sometimes an optional intercession for one of the weeks during the break. This intercession may be used for remediation or enhancement. During intercession, all of the teachers (including art, music, PE, computer, etc.) work together to make fun, interesting, relevant interdisciplinary units. The daily schedule is pretty good. Morning check-in is from 8:30am to 8:50am and afternoon pick-up starts at 3:45pm.

Her teacher is a sweet, young thing named Brittany Bennett. She's from Kinston and just about as country as collards...but in a monagram and pearls kind of way! When I say "country"--please don't ever take that as an insult from me. To me, "country" means that you know the value of canning your own tomatoes, knowing that Mama's way is the right way and that ladies don't eat or drink while walking down the sidewalk in town! and for the record, Mrs. Bennett DID have okra and tomatoes for lunch that first day! I know, because it made such an impression on Anna Jane! Can't get more country than that without eating some secondary part of a pig.

But enough about the details...shall we discuss how much I cried that day???? shall we discuss the bottle of wine that was gone by noon???? and that I had a wallow-in-the-growing-up-of-our-girls friend who hung out with me on the back porch that day???and that I'm so thankful to have her as a friend???shall we mention the fact that I was 30 minutes early for pick-up because I couldn't stand it????
I miss her...my buddy, my shadow, my twin...I find myself passing by her room and going in to straighten up and then for some reason, smelling her pillow...I long for PJ Thursdays...and ChicFilA playdates on rainy days (that place is the best due to the soundproof glass that separates the eating area from the playland!!)...I keep waiting for someone to call out my name... 
I wish I could have her with me all day...but that would be unnatural. I need to let her blossom. I need to let her grow up. I need to let go a little.

My life has changed---again.
And that girl is to blame---again.

Can you see my weepy eyes???

so sweet! See the "Mom" picture?

Well...do you care???

I was just wondering if anyone cares about this blog. I'm thinking about starting it back up, but --well--I guess I should do it for myselft--but I do care if anyone reads it and will commet. I guess I just need affirmation...motivation??? interaction? validation?

I know, I'm needy...

What's your vote??

Nancy

Sweet

Forgive all of the extraneous objects in the pictures, the important thing to consider is that our little lamb has finally adopted a "lovey". She hasn't been interested in toys--until her Uncle Tommy and Aunt Nancie hit a homerun with this fuzzy pig! The texture of the stuffed animal is exactly the texture of Carly's fur. Sometimes it's hard to tell where she ends and the piggie begins (aside from the perfect pink color of the piggie!) Thank you, Uncle Tommy and Aunt Nancie!

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Buddies

Otis has finally found his kayak/canoeing buddy!

On October 4, the two loves of my life set off for a great adventure. They paddled (OK, Otis paddled while Anna Jane sat back like a princess) up and down Middle Creek. The creek runs through the park and nature trail in our neighborhood.

You would have thought that they were going to be gone for days judging by the amount of snack food that they took on their voyage! They paddled around, took the boat out, wandered in the woods a little and then came home.

What was I doing while the adventurers were adventuring??? Taking a bubble bath!!