The other day, Peyton told me on our car ride into school, “Kelly Clarkson is getting married. I heard it in Daddy’s car. (pause) Who is Kelly Clarkson?” I told her she was a singer. She said, “What song does she sing? I don’t know.” I told her the next time we heard a song, I’d point it out. Today, we heard “Catch My Breath,” and I told Peyton it was Kelly Clarkson. It’s a catchy song, and she started singing along with the words by the second time she heard the chorus. Both of us were totally off-key, hitting about 50% of the words correctly, but it was fun! She now told me, “That’s my favorite song. It used to be Bruno Mars (“Locked out of Heaven”), but now it’s this song.” She continued to sing it for Dave when he got home, as she was practicing dribbling while Dave grilled dinner outside. While we ate our dinner, both kids were excited to have chicken, salmon, and for Peyton it was the asparagus, while Brandon liked the green beans. After she finished her first round of asparagus, she asked for more before finishing up her salmon. We told her to finish the salmon first before eating more vegetables. Dave looked at me after he said it, thinking, “Did I really just say that?” After she was finished, we saw her sneaking some asparagus, like she was playing pick up sticks. One kid sneaks candy, the other sneaks asparagus. I guess together, it averages out.
Finally, we piled it on her plate, and she was so happy! But she got sad again because she wanted green beans, and we weren’t giving her any of those! Sheesh. She’s definitely got her fiber in her today.
Today, Peyton was given “new orders”. She’ll be shipping out of her old classroom, and moving on to the next. I’d been encouraged by her new teachers to ask the office to move her. We’d been told a few months ago that there would be no moves until the new school year in September. But the old and new teachers were encouraging me to talk to the office. The final straw was when I went to visit with Brandon on Friday. The teachers helped me formulate my list of arguments for my case: 1) both sets of teachers feel she is ready and according to her old teachers, she is the first to go when there is room, 2) she can read independently, and has been doing so for awhile now, 3) she’s been in the classroom for over a year now (I’d forgotten that point), 4) she’s been learning Spanish with the teacher that will be moving to the next class as of Monday, and I wanted to continue that, 5) it’s her last chance to be with Ms T (Peyton’s FAVORITE teacher) who is moving to the afterschool program with the big kids in the fall, and 6) there was room opening up as kids were already starting to leave for the summer. With that, I went to the office, leaving Brandon behind, so I could be uninterrupted. As soon as I got my nerve and started talking, the preschool director told me, “Her transfer paperwork will be in her file on Monday.” I didn’t even have to tell her my list! I even found out more detail about the transfer of teachers, as the current teachers weren’t even in the loop. In addition, herbal products to build muscle mass also cheap viagra australia well for building muscles. Even though, safed musli purchase generic cialis was initially known to be effective in my work.” Kevin may be suffering from erectile dysfunction. Just take a viagra cheap price look at the Nutritional Content of Acai. What kind of scams can you encounter from these male enhancers? Get an increase of 3 inches in penis length and an inch in viagra pills wholesale girth. I left the office area happy, but I still wanted to wait it out and see what played out on Monday. Today, when I walked past her new classroom, Ms T stopped me and showed me that she’d made a file for Peyton already, and got her a cubbie all ready. She wanted me to fill out my paperwork for Peyton, with the emergency contact info (I told Ms T that Peyton already knew the cell phone numbers at least), and just orient me to the field trip schedule. She’ll get the benefit of the upcoming water field trip for her old class, and then the first of the next class will be the following Friday. I’d already made her eye doctor appointment, coordinated with Brandon’s, so it probably won’t work out. I was planning on keeping them both home, but maybe I could bring them both to HH. We’ll see about that. In any case, she is going to the new class tomorrow for a couple of hours in the morning, then a couple of hours the next day in the afternoon, and then will start her first full day on Thursday. I did have to inform her that her friends won’t join until next week. I told her that the teachers felt she was a big girl and could transition on her own. She was excited, and I’m looking forward to hearing about her progress. She was being a pill today though while I was reading with Brandon. I think she was jockeying for attention, as Dave was cooking, and she didn’t have a parent to play with. She started jumping on the couch, which she knows very well not to do. She looked bold face at Dave who told her to get down, and she continued. Brandon and I ignored her and kept reading. He started reading this book set in WDW, thanks to Meg for suggesting it. It’s meant for older kids, so it’s a good way to practice his vocabulary. I want to be able to read along with him, so he doesn’t just blow by the words, and can actually understand what he is reading. As for Peyton, she got to wait until we were all eating before she could join us (again, it was dinner she wanted, so she was quite upset about it, but I hope she learned her lesson). She was her sweet self after dinner and bathtime were both done, and she was ready for her hug. Tomorrow is another busy day with the end of the season pizza party after practice. Then, we meet up with a college friend on Wednesday, and game on Thursday. It’s no wonder the days fly by!
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