Day 2

Lexi is loving school - today she told me, "each day just keeps getting better and better :) ". Despite a close bus error yesterday (the aid put the kindergartners on the wrong buses - the buses were out of order) - Lexi 'informed' her that they were on the wrong bus :) - lol - As much as a Mommy HATES hearing there was an error and your kiddo was almost victim of riding the wrong route home ... you have to be proud at the same time that she handled it well and was confident and assertive on her own. I also didn't hear about it until tonight at the open house - the social worker whom I've gotten to know quite well - told me when we dropped in to say 'hi'. Whew.

Lexi has 12 kids in her class - so the ratio is good - there is an 'aid' five days a week and also a high school senior who is in a work study program who will be helping half days three days a week. Lexi's preschool had a 3:1 ratio, so she is used to 'attention' - so I'm glad the classroom sizes are small. There are three kindergarten classes - they just hired the third which is a testament to the school - they could have split the third and given each teacher an extra six - it would have still been under 20 - but they went with a third and that makes me extremely happy.

We're still trying to acclimate ourselves to being on a schedule other than our own - and we really have to motor in the morning - her bus comes at 7:05 YIKES! :) and gets home around 2:45. I'm missing her during the day - I miss not dropping in to watch like I did at preschool - although I can - they have an open door policy - I haven't. I'm volunteering in the art room with the art teacher once a week so that will be fun! Lexi is signed up for Daisy's - with the Girl Scouts - that will be interesting. The best part, is seeing people we know - actually know :) - from church at school with their kids - and one of the girls in Lexi's Sunday School class is in her class too - and her dad coaches Lexi's soccer team - so it's beginning to feel a little more 'normal' around here and like we actually have a place in the town and people recognize us for us not 'them' (the new ones - lol)

I'm sure Lexi is looking forward to the weekend as much as we are - holy cow - that's a big adjustment for those little kids! CATE will be pleased to have Lexi home too - she has been missing her - a LOT! Next Wednesday is Cate's big day - HOORAY!!! :) We have soccer Saturday morning and that is IT - we're staying home this weekend - it's been a LONG week - and we're looking forward to next week!!!