Well, here I am. Yes, it has been almost FOUR MONTHS since my last post! :( Geez! There have been several attempted posts, but none successful. My summer was crazy busy with work! I was sooo glad to see it come to an end. Along with the BRUTAL 100+ degree temps! BUH-bye!!
With the end of the summer came the beginning of my year with a...gulp...3rd grader!! What in the world?! Can I just say that it scares me that my child is now at an age that I have vivid memories from? I mean, I remember 3rd grade like it was yesterday! I could probably tell you most of the people in my 3rd grade class. And I am probably friends with most of those people on facebook! ;) I mean, it's true that I have somewhat of a freakish long-term memory, but I bet that lots of people have memories from 3rd grade! So it just kind of scares me that the things that happen this year could have a lasting impression on Drue. Of course, she could be left with a ton of wonderful memories! But she also might retain the not-so-wonderful ones.
Like, you know HYPOTHETICALLY, of course ;)...
...if she were to not get the multiplication tables absolutely 100% right one week and had to miss out on the ice cream sundae the ones in the class with all correct answers got that week. Which is so crazy bc I was really...uh, I mean SHE is really good at math!
...or if there was this boy that she and her best friend both liked...so of course she HAD to write a pretend note from the boy to the best friend letting her know that he did not like her! I mean, what other options did I...er, SHE have in that situation??
...or if then the best friend figured out the note wasn't real and told everybody in the WHOLE THIRD GRADE! Geez...it was just a little joke. Ahem...
Thank goodness those aren't real situations though! They could be traumatic...
Despite my silly concerns, I'm sure my Drue will do great in 3rd grade! She likes school and loves her new teacher. We have been very blessed with wonderful teachers so far! Anyway, here is my beautiful, 8-year-old 3rd grader....with braces!! This is our first day of school pic...a few weeks late! She really is getting so big!! And so beautiful! I am so proud of this little girl! :)
