School starts for Annabel on Wednesday!! WOOOO HOOOO! She is so excited to see her friends every day. Yesterday she chatted with her best friend on the phone and they talked about their first day outfits, and who they hope is in their class. All of her new supplies are loaded into her new backpack, and now we just have to survive the next few days of her asking me, “How many more hours until school starts?”
After she got herself dressed, she looked in the mirror and said, “Yeah, I look like a first grader.”
Around The ‘Net
~America Is Ignoring Another Natural Disaster Near the Gulf
~The Little Boy In Aleppo: Can One Photo End A War?
~Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered
~My weekend in a (sort of) cult
~Seattle Schools Brace For A ‘Historic’ Scheduling Change
~Rio 2016: Was Chinese proposal romantic or just a form of male control?
~Parents are paying $1,000 for a boot camp to get their kids ready for kindergarten
~Tracey Africa Norman Is Back As the Face of Clairol
~Inside the heads of people who are always late, as explained by stick figures.
Pre-Schoolin’
James doesn’t start preschool until after Labor Day, but we’re getting him all ready. We’ve been playing at the park near his school to get him acclimated, and this week he and I will make a special trip to pick out a few school things while Annie is in school. He’s going to the same preschool Annabel went to and will have the same teachers, so I’m hoping it will all strike him as vaguely familiar. I’m really excited for him to start branching out on his own! It’s going to be verrry interesting.
Supplying
~I thought Annabel was going to go with an emoji-theme for this school year, but in the end she went with shades of purple and blue for everything. I couldn’t convince her to get a smaller backpack (those are for babies, I was told), so she’s going to be walking to school with this giant thing on her back.
~She also picked out another pair of black boots to wear on the first day of school, just like last year. I didn’t even bother trying to talk her out of it this time!
~Thank goodness James is easy with shoes. He just wanted regular velcro Converse sneakers. It’s also a good thing we got his feet measured because it turns out I’ve been putting him in shoes that were two sizes too small! Mom of the year right here.
Shot@Life update
You guys are still knocking it out of the park! After three weeks, we’re responsible for over 6,400 vaccines on the blog, and over 7,200 on Facebook. Amazing! We still have 10 more days of August!!! Keep it up, rock stars.
Happy Sunday, everyone!
Sue says:
You look like a BEAUTIFUL 1st grader, Annie. I love your outfit! Have a great year!
Andrea says:
Looking forward to hearing about James’ first day and all of his upcoming preschool adventures! Can’t wait to read posts centered around James now that he will be “out in the world” on his own!
~ Ruth says:
I love your Sunday/Monday list of article links. Thanks. (And…more vaccines, more herd immunity for the win!)
Danielle says:
Here in North Carolina we have the later start times for middle and high school. While I agree with need for it with our older students, it is very difficult to wake my 7 year old up at 6am to put him on a bus at 6:45
DefendUSA says:
The leader of our country is ignoring the Gulf Coast, not “America” because I have seen what the people there are doing and several relief agencies as well- helping their citizens…I guess golfing is more important than calling in FEMA or having someone else stand in, hmm?
Wait. What? $25,000 for an “elite” Kindergarten class, and they are spending 1000 for prepping? JHC. This is a disgrace and IMO, a terrible way to expose your kids to the pressures they do not need to feel for the next 12-14 years before college. #UFB.
Heather says:
What makes you think he is ignoring it, especially since the governor of Louisiana has said otherwise?
Toni says:
Exactly, the governor did say otherwise.
TwinMomJulie says:
Love the first day outfit! And I also read that Gypsy/Dee Dee piece….YIKES! That freaked me out but I couldn’t put it down.
Glenda says:
Annie’s outfit = too cute. All grown up ?
Anna says:
A bigger backpack is the way to go! I used to teach first and second grades and you’d be amazed at the amount of stuff they need to bring home sometimes. Folders, taller library books, etc just don’t fit in the smaller packs. Plus if there’s room she can put her lunchbox in there and not have to carry anything.
amourningmom says:
Good luck with back to school! Adorable Annie definitely looks like a professional first grader! ?
Diane B. says:
Tell Annie, that backpack is what my daughter used last year as a super cool 6th grader. She’ll rock it!
Irene says:
More vaccines!!