I can't believe thet ransition was so easy!

It's Tuesday, August 14th...and it's the 7th day of the school year. SEVENTH day!

The Princess has had an easy-as-pie transition from summer to school year. She's loving second grade. She's enjoying her new teacher, (Ms. G) who is also new to the school and new to our city.

What's great is that I'm able to drop her off at 7:30am rather than right at 8am. She doesn't mind waiting around in the school yard anymore. She realizes that with an early drop-off, she has time to sit and chat with her friends. Because when class starts, there's really NO time to chat with every single buddy.

She is also enjoying spending time AFTER school. She's signed up for 2 afterschool "clubs" -- the Arts & Crafts Club (on Monday and Tuesdays) and the Book Club (on Wednesdays and Fridays). She finishes up at 4:15pm each club day, instead of the non-club time of 3pm. This allows HER to spend more time with her buddies and do something fun. AND it allows me to spend more time concentrating on work.

Her school has started a new lunch program too. They've a catering company signed up to serve the kids a HOT lunch every day. Last week they sent home a sheet that had lunches listed for the rest of August. I conferred with the Princess and she selected 2 to 3 hot lunches that she wanted to eat. This allows me to not have to figure out a lunch every morning. AND it's a real hot lunch. Not just sandwiches. They had spaghetti with meatballs yesterday. Today is chicken sandwiches. They're also going to serve quesadillas, burritos, chicken bowls, and loads of good stuff. What's great is that I didn't see a "repeat" lunch the entire 3 weeks they had listed on the sheet. So the kids will be getting variety.

What's been the BEST is that she didn't come home cranky as a bear since school started. When she started both kindergarten and first grade, she came home tired as all heck for at least 2 weeks. It was hard on HER and US! But this year? She's fine as fine can be. I think it's because she was going to the YMCA Day Camp all summer. She was active the entire break, instead of sitting at home being bored. So her body didn't get "lazy". AHA!

So it's been a good start. It's now 3:55pm, so I better head on out and pick up the kidlings. Hope the start to YOUR school year is a good one!