last night, as paul, michelle and i lay in bed, michelle and i couldn't stop going over how her first day at kindergarten would be. i told her that she'll meet a lot of new kids, make new friends and learn a lot of new and wonderful things. i told her how excited i was to go to school when i was her age and encouraged her to listen attentively to her teacher and follow what she asks the class to do. paul kept telling us to go to sleep and stop talking so we can all get some rest before the big day. =D we dropped her off to kindergarten this morning. it seemed like a momentous event - one that we parents will never forget. many of the kids in her class came from the same preschool so michelle will be seeing a lot of familiar faces. michelle's always been comfortable around people so we know this new environment wouldn't be intimidating for her. she was grinning from ear to ear as she said hello to her teacher and her friends from pre-school. on one of her forms for school, the teacher asked for a few things that michelle finds interesting and i wrote - she likes craft, singing, and dancing...anything music related; she loves to talk so there will be a whole lot of talking and asking questions.
michelle loves to ask questions about anything under the sun. she's not satisfied with simple answers...she wants a full explanation of things that go on around her. one perfect example is from the recent perseids meteor shower. she saw me looking out the window and so she asked, 'mommy what are you looking for?' i said, 'i'm checking if we can see shooting stars.' she then asks, 'what's a shooting star mommy?' 'well, they're not actually stars sweetheart, they're meteors...rocks that fall from the sky,' i replied. she paused for a little bit, as if to analyze my answer. then she asks again, 'but where do meteors come from?' so i had to answer her as best as i can. she keeps quiet only when she's satisfied with the response...as i try to squeeze my brain to get all the astronomy information i have retained out of it, i was also silently hoping that the last bit of information i give her is enough to satisfy her curiousity because my brain could not give anything further on the subject. she stopped asking any more questions and we failed to see any meteors so we turned to youtube so i can show her what they look like. i just got off the phone with her and she excitedly told me about her day. she said she can't wait for me to come home so we can do her homework together. i am thrilled for her as she begins a new chapter in her life. i've always loved school and would like her to enjoy it as much as i did. i am thankful that the Lord provides all that we need so we can send her to a small christian school where we know she will learn not just academics but also guide her throughout her christian life.
Michelle's actual first day
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