The Blattners: Back to School

Blake and Paige's first day of school together.
Man, we really need to work on his "picture" smile...
REALLY need to work on it.

It's official. The kids are back in school. 2nd grade and Kindergarten. Unbelievable. It appears that maybe I should go back to school in order to refresh my memory on sentence fragments. It is okay to break grammar rules as long as it is for creative emphasis, right? My biggest crime lately has been my severe abuse of the ellipsis...google it.

Reduced to Tears

Paige on Kindergarten Orientation Day

I cried when Blake started Kindergarten. I was prepared to cry when Paige started Kindergarten. However, I thought it would happen as the bus pulled away or in the middle of the day when I started missing her. Nope. I started tearing up the night before her first day as I was picking out her clothes. I looked up at Paige and her lip started to tremble, "Mom are you crying?". "Yes, I'm crying because I can't believe you are starting Kindergarten tomorrow." Paige seems to contemplate this for a few seconds. Then, with tears welling up in her eyes she says, "Oh Mom, you're sad because you won't have anyone to play with.". Princess sure knows how to make me smile.

First Day

On Paige's first day of school I sent the kids to the bus stop but decided to walk over to give them both one last reminder. Paige needed to remember what grade she was in and her teacher's name. Blake needed to make sure his sister got off the bus with him.

Well, it is almost time for the bus to drop the kids off after school so I head to the front yard to wait. The bus stops, Blake and one of the neighbor kids get off, the bus pulls away. He is excitedly yelling to me from down the street about how his day went. After about the fourth time I yelled "Blake!", he quits talking and looks at me. "WHERE IS YOUR SISTER?" The realization now hits him and he smacks his palm to his forehead. "Ugh, I am such an idiot!" Just then the bus stops, the door opens, and out bounces Paige. "I noticed I missed my house and told the bus driver he needed to stop." Nothing phases that girl.

Back to the Grind

So, school is in full swing now with spelling tests, speak-up, book orders, pre-decodable books, AR tests, school pictures, and all the other good stuff the come with elementary school. Blake and Paige are doing fantastic and are getting used to having a schedule again.