SCHOOL DAYS

When I picked Nora up on Wednesday she started to cry. I felt so bad. Ms. Jackie said she had been fine all morning until I got there. She said one little boy had cried all morning non-stop and that could be why Nora had cried. Then on Friday Nora saw me before I got to the door. When I opened the door Nora rushed to me and said "Mama I have a new best friend.". I asked the name of her new best friend and she said something that sounded like Sophie. Ms. Jackie said it's Zoe. Zoe is a cute blond girl that's heavier than Nora. We saw her at the open house last week but she wouldn't look at anyone and had her face hid on her mother's shoulder. Nora introduced me to Zoe and Zoe looked very happy to have a best friend. It still may take Nora a little while to get used to being away from home for four hours without Mom but we'll get there. I think things went very well this week. On Friday I was given the yellow hand Nora made on Monday. It is a keepsake from her first day at school and we will be given things throughout the year so we can look back and see how much Nora has grown and see the improvements she has made. She brings something home everyday she is there but special things will be made every once in a while. The yellow hand with a heart in the palm is on white paper and has a yellow mat around the edges. I should have taken a picture for the blog but I didn't think of it until now.

NORA'S FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL

Nora started preschool yesterday. She had been very excited about going to school but when we got her up she had changed her mind about going to school and decided she wasn't going to go. We had breakfast and talked about what the day would be like and decided that going to school would be the best option for the day. Anyway, we went to KindleLight and Nora was very quiet. Her teacher wasn't there yet and she and the children from her class waited in the neighboring classroom for the first few minutes. While there Nora colored a beautiful green frog. I waited in the hall and watched through a window. Nora continued to look to the window to see if I was still there. When Nora's teacher arrived she took her students to their classroom. While they were changing rooms I told Nora I was going to leave and she said "and you'll be right back". I told her I would be back to take her to lunch and then we would go home. She was O.K. with that.

When I went back to pick her up they were having story time. I waited in the hall and watched. Nora was enjoying the story. They were almost finished when Nora noticed I was at the window. She stood up and started jumping up and down then she would sit back down and just couldn't contain herself and would start jumping again. I think the first day was harder on me than it was on her. She had a great time and wants to go back. She will only go three half days a week. I was so happy that we didn't have any tears. This was Nora's first time away from us except for staying with Aunt Angie. Nora was such a big girl and we are very proud of her.

I almost forgot to mention that Nora was very excited about painting her hand at preschool. She said she painted her hand yellow and put it on a piece of paper. She thought that was great.

FRIENDS

This is Brooklynn, Payton and Nora (back to front). Brooklynn and Payton are first cousins and were in Nora's dance class last year. We are going to a new dance studio this year and Brooklynn and Payton are moving there also. They want to be in Nora's dance class. I never remember to get pictures but this time Nora asked me take pictures of them together. The girls play so well together. They all love playing tea party.

Nora will start preschool in two weeks. We will be going to open house next week. Nora is excited about school. She will be there three half days a week. While she is excited about going to school she is still acting like Nora does when change is coming. She has been acting out for a few days. I know she will love school. When we visited a class there in May she had such a wonderful time. While I was being shown around she never even missed me.