I'm loving all of the recent activity on this thread from some of our old friends!
(Now, I'll just have to back-track, play catch-up and read how everyone is doing...)
Oh, and I thought I'd post some details about the goings-on in the DISgeeks' household:
(I'm cross-posting from another thread. 'Hope that's okay...)
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'Sorry for the silence. DD just started Kindergarten, so it has been a pretty hectic week in the DISgeeks household! (In fact, I think I may have just set a personal record for the longest time I’ve remained logged off the DISboards!
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Her elementary school hosted an open house Monday, where the kids got to visit their classrooms and meet their teachers, then Tuesday kicked off the first full day of school. (‘Not sure how things work in your area of the country, but – in our county – Kindergarten is a full-day affair.) Needless to say, the whole exercise has been pretty emotionally draining, which I guess should be expected for such a major milestone… The good news: DD hopped off the school bus Tuesday with a huge smile on her face and immediately asked if we could go to the playground with a few of her new found friends!
What a relief!
DD poses for a picture in front of the school bus after her first day of school.
DD learned that one of the neighborhood boys in the photo above shares her same bus stop and Kindergarten class. (And - hey! - any kid who decks out in Disney garb for the first day of school is all right with me!
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Meanwhile, poor Little Man (DD2) was soooo distraught he couldn’t ride the school bus that I promised him a choo-choo train ride at a nearby park. We met a friend of mine and her toddler for an impromptu picnic and train-ride play date, which – quite frankly – was probably the best thing I could do to keep my mind off of DD’s first day of school.
Little Man looks forlorn after Big Sister leaves on the school bus.
A friend and I adapted an idea from the pages of a recent issue of
FamilyFun magazine. We invited a group of neighborhood moms and their kids (mostly Kindergarteners) to a back-to-school breakfast in my friend’s front yard. It was a big success!
The guest list grew to about 40 people, and I believe all of them made it. The moms were able to commiserate, take notes and introduce our children to a few of their new classmates. Sure enough, as we arrived at the school’s open house later that afternoon, we spotted a few [new] familiar faces several paces behind us because of the morning’s festivities! Mission accomplished!
Thank you Disney for such a great idea!
“Rise-and-Shine Breakfast” from FamilyFun article “Get-Ready Gatherings”
Back-to-School Breakfast Spread
'Hope everyone has a Happy Labor Day! I'm thinking that all of those elementary school teachers definitely
earned their three-day weekend!
Thanks for sharing this momentous week with us. Your daughter sure knows how to pick 'em - she went right for the Disney fans!
