First day of school!
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Comments (1)lilod, Love it!! Would you explain a little more in detail about the packages they are each carrying? Were you able to get these pics out with you when you came to America or got them some other way?...See MoreSadie's first day at school
Comments (9)As one who adopted a large, untrained dog I applaud you for doing the right thing with respect to training. Had we adopted Rex as a puppy we'd have been "in class" too. The window of opportunity with puppies is fleeting and to capitalize on it is wise, indeed! For us, it's been a struggle. A "jumbo" dog with a puppy's need to play is too often mistaken for a rogue, out of control, intact dog. Keep it up! Obedience work is the best way to socialize your dog. (what a face for ice cream!)....See MoreFirst day of school today
Comments (8)As a retired elementary school secretary, I WELL remember the excitement (and work) involved with the first day of school. And every year, the same problem at the end of the day. Kids who had been driven to school that morning for the first day didn't know where to find "their" bus to take home. On the first day, our bus drivers would have a colored construction paper circle in their front window and would give each rider a "ticket" to match to the correct bus. The circle in the window was only used for about a week but helped the new riders a lot. After that, they all knew their bus number and the bus' position in line. We always urged parents to let their kids ride the bus the first day even if they wanted to follow the bus to school and walk their child to their classroom....See MoreDo You Remember Your First Day of School?
Comments (28)I'm not sure it was my first day of school but it was definitely one of the first days of kindergarten. My cousin has just moved to my town and we were fast friends. We ruled the kindergarten classroom because we were the only ones that knew someone. Our mom's had to have the teachers put us in different classrooms after kindergarten because we wouldn't let anyone else play with us and we were very bossy. I'm not sure my mom did the right thing on that one. Both of us were very shy after that and didn't make friends easily until much later in school. My DH remembers his first days vividly. His mom walked him and his twin brother to school and they both followed her back home. They didn't want to stay there. This went on for several days and she'd walk them both back to school only to get home and find them back at home. Finally one day when they showed up yet again at home, she put them outside (it was a cold day) and wouldn't let them back in. They finally got cold and walked to school and stayed the rest of the time. I think that is the funniest thing ever. I can just imagine getting home after taking the little rascals to school only to find that they'd beat her home. Today they'd probably call social services or something....See More- 7 years ago
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