Well today was our second day of preschool. Eva is doing better than I expected. She cries (or should I say kicks and screams) for about 3-4 minutes when I leave her and then she is a "little teary but holds it together" the rest of the the morning. After I pick her up she is very proud of school and tells me all about her friends and the morning activities and she talks about going back. I am hoping the longer she goes the easier the morning drop-off will be and that she will be more comfortable while she is there. She has brought home crafts she has made each day and is very proud of her work, showing everybody that comes to our house. The staff at the preschool has been exellent so far. They have really been wanting to make things good for Eva and make her experiences positive.
Preschool is working great for me. I am getting to go to the dam and walk/run by myself and then go home for a shower without an audience. I am getting much needed exercise and getting time alone just to think and be thankful. I think everyone benefits from my me time.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Busy but Thankful
Wow it is hot, hot, hot here. We are breaking records. Our yard needs watering and my flowers look pitiful. I am ready for fall weather. Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love the weather, the fall holidays and the fall foliage is beautiful here where we live in the mountains.
We have a busy weekend planned after a busy week of VBS. Eva enjoyed VBS and wanted to go every night. She was really shy and clingy when we would arrive but by the time we were ready to go she would be having fun. I helped teach her class of 3-5 year olds. One night we had 22 students in our class, which was too many for the size of our classroom and for the age we were working with. It was pretty much chaos. The other nights we had 17-19 students, that was still a big group of preschoolers. VBS is always hard work but rewarding when it is over. We asked the students each night if anyone wanted to say a prayer and I almost cried every night. It was so sweet to hear these small children being thankful for their families. I know some of them were probably just repeating what had already been said but it was still sweet to hear.
One night we traced their hands and wrote "we have helping hands" and then ask each child what they do to help others to write on the paper hands. Eva said, "I help plant the garden," we don't have a garden, "I help daddy on the tractor and trac hoe, " "I help Nana plant strawberries and Memaw make my lunch." It was so cute.
Eva went to lunch with her aunt Stacie today and I went for a pedicure and done a little shopping. It was nice to be alone for a couple of hours. I just shopped for Eva though, found an adorable bathing suit for her on sale and some cute little flip flops. It is so fun to buy for little girls.
I have a great life. I am soo thankful that I can stay home with my daughter everyday, I have a wonderful husband that I love with all my heart, a loving family ( in-laws included) and we are all relatively healthy. I am sooo BLESSED.
We have a busy weekend planned after a busy week of VBS. Eva enjoyed VBS and wanted to go every night. She was really shy and clingy when we would arrive but by the time we were ready to go she would be having fun. I helped teach her class of 3-5 year olds. One night we had 22 students in our class, which was too many for the size of our classroom and for the age we were working with. It was pretty much chaos. The other nights we had 17-19 students, that was still a big group of preschoolers. VBS is always hard work but rewarding when it is over. We asked the students each night if anyone wanted to say a prayer and I almost cried every night. It was so sweet to hear these small children being thankful for their families. I know some of them were probably just repeating what had already been said but it was still sweet to hear.
One night we traced their hands and wrote "we have helping hands" and then ask each child what they do to help others to write on the paper hands. Eva said, "I help plant the garden," we don't have a garden, "I help daddy on the tractor and trac hoe, " "I help Nana plant strawberries and Memaw make my lunch." It was so cute.
Eva went to lunch with her aunt Stacie today and I went for a pedicure and done a little shopping. It was nice to be alone for a couple of hours. I just shopped for Eva though, found an adorable bathing suit for her on sale and some cute little flip flops. It is so fun to buy for little girls.
I have a great life. I am soo thankful that I can stay home with my daughter everyday, I have a wonderful husband that I love with all my heart, a loving family ( in-laws included) and we are all relatively healthy. I am sooo BLESSED.
Friday, August 10, 2007
New to blogging
This is my first post ever to a blog. I am kind of nervous for some reason. I have several blogs that I read regularly and enjoy. I thought I might enjoy having my own blog to share.
I have very little adventure in my life, other than that of raising a precocious three-year-old daughter and taking care of my dear husband.
The thing that is mostly on my mind these days is my daughter starting preschool in a week. It is only a morning program and only three days a week but I am dreading the transition. I know she is sensing my anxiety about it and it is making her more anxious. She has become very clingy the past week or two. We'll see how it goes. She really needs to go to pre-school just to adjust to being away from me a little bit and I feel like she gets bored during the day with me. We go to a playgroup a couple of times a week, church and have lots of friends with children her age but I am always close by and she checks in with me often.
I am probably the one who will have the most difficulty adjusting and not her. ( I hope)
I have very little adventure in my life, other than that of raising a precocious three-year-old daughter and taking care of my dear husband.
The thing that is mostly on my mind these days is my daughter starting preschool in a week. It is only a morning program and only three days a week but I am dreading the transition. I know she is sensing my anxiety about it and it is making her more anxious. She has become very clingy the past week or two. We'll see how it goes. She really needs to go to pre-school just to adjust to being away from me a little bit and I feel like she gets bored during the day with me. We go to a playgroup a couple of times a week, church and have lots of friends with children her age but I am always close by and she checks in with me often.
I am probably the one who will have the most difficulty adjusting and not her. ( I hope)
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