Ava: “Well, we spent the first hour on procedures. Procedures for recess, procedures for going home, procedures for everything. Then we had recess. Then more on procedures. Then we had lunch. I had a hot dog with ketchup. Then we talked about procedures again, then music class. Then, more procedures. Basically for every time I just said ‘procedures,’ we talked for an hour about procedures. That was the whole day. Procedures.”
Archive for August 15th, 2012
15 Aug
Look out, second grade.
Ava started second grade today. We made a back-to-school breakfast casserole from a recipe Ava clipped from the paper, and she prepared her summer reading report, which included a whopping 144 books. Tears were shed, but only by Olivia (unrelated) and me (related).
I love the shirt she selected, as I think we both are pretty hopeful this year will be smooth sailing. Ava seems very self assured and grown up, and so I believe we stand a pretty good chance of a remarkable year filled with progress and growth. We’re not longer elementary school rookies, at least.
I walked her up the hill to class, baby nestled in a sling and with a cup of coffee in hand. I have to admit, the pace of the morning (which didn’t include me rushing off to my monthly strategic communications cabinet meeting at 9 am) was quite nice. I can’t say I’m ready to permanently trade in my heels for these flip flops (not to mention sparkly purple nail polish and a much more relaxed daily schedule), but I do feel really fortunate to have this time at home.
School ends early today, and I’m looking forward to meeting Ava this afternoon and hearing about her first day.
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