Pea in the Pod

Kate decided to change her name. On the first day of school, she told everyone her name was Kitty. Her teacher even made a name tag for her that said "kitty". Funny enough, I had been calling her kitty for years because of her love of all things feline. Only after her teacher called me and introduced herself as "Kitty's kindergarten teacher" I realized she actually made it stick. And then I learned that Kitty is not an unusual nickname for someone called Katherine. Go figure.

:: Jade @ 2:57 PM

[ Wednesday, September 08, 2010 ]

I was a wreck all day yesterday worrying about Kate. I had to almost physically restrain myself to avoid calling the school, but it paid off when I saw her happy smiling face at the end of the day. She LOVED school (and apparently stopped crying 2 minutes after I left). She chatted non-stop about all the fun she had, her new friends Colette and Ester, and - surprise, surprise - PE class. Kate inherited my laziness and hates exercising so this was great to hear! Unfortunately, all the wonderful fuzzy feelings about school faded this morning at drop-off time. There were some tears and mild clinging, but not nearly as bad as yesterday so perhaps tomorrow will be a dry morning!

:: Jade @ 9:21 AM

[ Tuesday, September 07, 2010 ]

On a scale 1 to 10 - 10 being the most awful drop off possible - I'd say the first day of kindergarten was about a 7. Kate was alternately excited and sad through breakfast, dropping a few tears now and again, but the situation really escalated when we arrived at school. She was sobbing so hard I had to stay there for 45 minutes, but there was nothing I could say or do that would comfort her. Surprisingly she was the only child crying in a room full of kids on "Extended Day". Colette, a cute little girl who will be in Kate's class, tried to strike up a conversation but Kate was only interested in crying. When the staff led the kids away to their classrooms, I said goodbye and caught a last glimpse of Kate still drying her eyes and holding Colette's hand. If tomorrow is this bad, I might jump off a bridge.

:: Jade @ 2:03 PM

[ Sunday, September 05, 2010 ]

My first bento lunch for Kate was a huge hit. Definitely easier than I thought, and she now wants bento every day.

:: Jade @ 1:49 PM


	[ Tuesday, September 14, 2010 ] Kate decided to change her name. On the first day of school, she told everyone her name was Kitty. Her teacher even made a name tag for her that said "kitty". Funny enough, I had been calling her kitty for years because of her love of all things feline. Only after her teacher called me and introduced herself as "Kitty's kindergarten teacher" I realized she actually made it stick. And then I learned that Kitty is not an unusual nickname for someone called Katherine. Go figure. :: Jade @ 2:57 PM [ Wednesday, September 08, 2010 ] I was a wreck all day yesterday worrying about Kate. I had to almost physically restrain myself to avoid calling the school, but it paid off when I saw her happy smiling face at the end of the day. She LOVED school (and apparently stopped crying 2 minutes after I left). She chatted non-stop about all the fun she had, her new friends Colette and Ester, and - surprise, surprise - PE class. Kate inherited my laziness and hates exercising so this was great to hear! Unfortunately, all the wonderful fuzzy feelings about school faded this morning at drop-off time. There were some tears and mild clinging, but not nearly as bad as yesterday so perhaps tomorrow will be a dry morning! :: Jade @ 9:21 AM [ Tuesday, September 07, 2010 ] On a scale 1 to 10 - 10 being the most awful drop off possible - I'd say the first day of kindergarten was about a 7. Kate was alternately excited and sad through breakfast, dropping a few tears now and again, but the situation really escalated when we arrived at school. She was sobbing so hard I had to stay there for 45 minutes, but there was nothing I could say or do that would comfort her. Surprisingly she was the only child crying in a room full of kids on "Extended Day". Colette, a cute little girl who will be in Kate's class, tried to strike up a conversation but Kate was only interested in crying. When the staff led the kids away to their classrooms, I said goodbye and caught a last glimpse of Kate still drying her eyes and holding Colette's hand. If tomorrow is this bad, I might jump off a bridge. :: Jade @ 2:03 PM [ Sunday, September 05, 2010 ] My first bento lunch for Kate was a huge hit. Definitely easier than I thought, and she now wants bento every day. :: Jade @ 1:49 PM		weblog photo gallery list of names events calendar contact us April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 August 2007 September 2007 December 2007 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 July 2008 September 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 January 2011 June 2011