Mixed Nuts: New School

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

New School - take one

Today - we went to Arlington's school for a tour. All new students to the district were invited for a tour to see the school and see their classrooms before school starts. Arlington was so excited to finally see the school.

The tour was great. First - I want to say that her school is completed renovated. They just finished a two year renovation and I think the only thing that is the same is the shell of the school. The school looks amazing.

We were able to meet a few other third graders. One little girl and Arlington really hit it off. She isn't in Arlington's class, but at least Arlington will have a few familiar faces that first day. This little girl also has a little sister who is starting Kindergarten, so a good fit.

Arlington had a chance to see her classroom and spent a lot of time looking around in there. She got to see her locker (yes, they have lockers for 3rd graders!) - it was labeled with her name already. It made her even more excited for the first day.

Tomorrow we meet her teacher and I will take the camera. That way you can see some things in the school. I didn't take it today because we were with all different grade levels and I didn't know what we would be doing. Arlington's school is grades 3-5 and has about 400 students. There are 6, 3rd grade classrooms. All with about 20 students each. So, she will get to meet a ton of kids.

We then went and spent a few hours with my new friend, Maria, and her kids. My kids love her kids and her kids are really sweet. We had a great time and I am lucky to have someone close by that has been a huge help to our family. And she is a plant lover, just like me, so we have a lot to talk about!

This afternoon I did more garden work and moved a ton more plants to new homes. The baby bunnies (as you have seen in the pictures in this post) are big enough to come out of their hidey hole and take care of themselves. This is a blessing and a curse. I am very happy that they survived the hurricane, but now they are munching on my plants. I caught one with a leaf in its mouth when I came around to check on them today. Little stinker. Lucky they are cute.

Arlington tried to give them carrots. It was really cute. They are going to have to move on soon - pretty soon their "home" will become a full on grass area - no more plant protection. I will let them get a little bigger.

Mat has taught Arlington how to play chess and they have been playing daily. Mat says she has gotten the idea and is doing pretty good.

Another full day. Summer is winding down. A week tomorrow, the kids start back to school. We are enjoying our time squeezing in everything we want to do before the summer ends.