Emily loved her first day of first grade! My mom made her dress. Isn't it adorable? She got on the bus at the babysitter's house with Daddy, Grandma, Papa, and Hinty there to cheer her on. I had to be at school :-( but I did talk to her for a few minutes before the bus picked her up (see the pic of her on the phone). Emily's bus is #155. When the bus pulled up, she saw the number on the bus was #105 and insisted it was not her bus because it was the wrong number. It took just a little convincing and checking of her bus tag by the driver then she was on her way. (Our sitter, Debby, told me it is not unusual for that to happen). When I picked her up and asked her how her first day of first grade was, she said, "It was fun, Mommy!" A little boy that Debby watches is in her class as is our neighbor down the street so that has been nice for her with starting at a new school.It has been an adjustment for me, not having Emily at my school. It makes sense to have her in our local district but I miss her...especially when so many people have been asking me how she's doing and telling me how much THEY are going to miss her. But, I am so pleased she is settling into her new school. And, she loves going to Debby's before and after school everyday. Another thing that has been a change for me is not seeing my parents everyday. Em got on and off the bus there so I had the chance to see them a lot (and pick up my morning java). I enjoyed that. Erin still goes to their house on Thursdays but it's strange not to go there each day. I have rejoined our 3rd floor coffee club at school. Can't live without that morning jolt of caffeine!
I am settling in to the school routine once again (hence, the delay in getting the first day pics posted). I have a sweet class. Lots of push-in and pull-out this year so scheduling has been a new challenge for me. Fortunately, I teach with lots of fantastic people who have been very helpful and accommodating.
I posted a couple pics of Erin on Emily's first day. Dave said she seemed to be trying to figure out what was going on. She has done well with the new routine. She actually has a first of her own coming up this week. Erin will be receiving early intervention speech services twice a week at Debby's house. She is difficult to understand and has a fairly limited vocabulary so her therapist will be working on articulation and increasing her word bank. We can't wait until we can better understand her. And, we know she can't wait either...she can get very frustrated when we can't figure out what she's trying to tell us.
Well, it's a school night (and I have to watch Entourage before heading off to dreamland).
