The First Day of School

My little Hannah started Kindergarten today.  I can't believe she is going to be gone all day long everyday. :(  This is hard for me because she and I could hang out and she would go with the flow of whatever we were doing that day.  Jessica on the other hand was so ready for Kindergarten that it was not as hard to let her go.  Hannah had a half day for the first day but starting tomorrow she will go all day.  I asked her what she learned she told me "I don't want to tell you."  Then she finally said that she was going to have homework and frowned  I said "do you want homework"  she said "no."  I was helping her fill out her lunch calender ask her if she wanted to have hot lunch or cold lunch (sack lunch from home).  She said she wanted cold the first day.  I talked her into having hot lunch everyday this month since she really didn't know the difference.  She said to me "what if it's too hot."  She cracks me up.  So all in all her first day was good.


Jessica started 3rd grade today.  I can't believe she is in 3rd grade already either.  Her teacher is new to Resurrection this year.  She is very strict and runs a tight ship.  Which I think Jessica and I are both going to have to get use to.  I get having she needs to have control in the classroom   Mike and I are not real strict on our kids.  I would say we are a happy medium.  We discipline them when they need it but we also let them go crazy fun sometimes too.  They respect and obey others very well. We just don't run our house like Fort Knox.  I had to pick Jessica up for a doctors appointment early today and while we were at the appointment I was asking her how she liked her new teacher and she got this funny look on her face and hesitated and said "she is nice."  I could tell she didn't want to be rude or disrespectful and tell me the truth. I think that is a great that we have taught her to think of others feelings.  Mike and I have taught  our kids respect and also treat them as little humans.  I don't like when kids call me Mrs. Brown because that makes me feel like I am better and above them.  I have had to just go with it though because all the kids at the school are expected to call all the adults by their last name.  I was raised calling my mom and dad's friend by their first name it didn't mean I didn't respect them.   Jessica  told that they lost 5 min of recess their first day of school because some kids where talking.  So this being so strict is either going to take some getting use to or I am going to be one happy mama come May 24th.   I am not at all worried about Jessica's classroom behavior I know we are helping mold her into a thoughtful young lady.

I mentioned that Jessica had a doctors appointment.  I will update you a little on her. This appointment was with her thyroid doctor. She grew and inch and gained a pound in 3 months yay!  He is concerned that she my have something called Turner's syndrome.  I am not sure what that is exactly so I will keep everyone updated on that if she does have it.  I do know it is treated with growth hormone shots.  We will have tested in October.  We had to go up in dose for her thyroid back in May but other then that she is doing great!