{"id":1690,"date":"2011-06-18T11:54:43","date_gmt":"2011-06-18T18:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2011-06-18T11:54:43","modified_gmt":"2011-06-18T18:54:43","slug":"hello-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/?p=1690","title":{"rendered":"Hello Summer!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, we made it. \u00a0It was very close. \u00a0 There was a flurry of last minute activity, running around town, and last night crafting but all projects were finished, all gifts given, and a few tears shed. \u00a0But it was good.<\/p>\n

Kulia rocked Kindergarten. \u00a0I was overjoyed that she was placed in Mrs. Derry’s class. \u00a0Leina had loved it and I knew it would be a good fit for Kulia. \u00a0Boy was I right! \u00a0Kulia looked forward to every single day of school and came home full of happy chatter and proudly displayed worksheets. \u00a0The end of this year was a bit sad. \u00a0I wish I had another McL waiting in the wings. \u00a0I’d love another year of hanging with Jenny. \u00a0She is beyond fabulous.<\/p>\n

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And, of course, no year would be complete without good friends. \u00a0Kulia’s very best friend from preschool was in her class this year and the girls were inseparable. \u00a0Emily finds Kulia\u00a0uproariously hilarious and Kulia adores Emily’s sense of adventure and imagination. \u00a0They are a very, very good match. \u00a0I hope we get lucky and have Em in our class next year too!<\/p>\n

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Kulia also made a lots of new friends. \u00a0On her first day of school, she sat next to a sweet little girl named Payton. \u00a0 That first new friend is so special. \u00a0Payton has an older sister so every day when we went to pick up Leina, Kulia and Payton would run around the front lawn together like the wild kids they are. \u00a0Never once did Kulia bemoan the fact that we had to get Leina. \u00a0She was always excited because she knew Payton would be there. \u00a0Her other good buddy is Julianne. \u00a0They are in a dance class together and have such fun working on all their steps. \u00a0Both girls are sweet, kind, funny and smart. \u00a0Just the type of girls I love to have around! \u00a0Kulia picks very very good friends.<\/p>\n

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Leina’s year was a bit rougher. \u00a0First grade started out hard. \u00a0None of her friends from last year were in her class. \u00a0 Her teacher was 8 months pregnant on the first day of school and they didn’t know who would be subbing during\u00a0maternity\u00a0leave. \u00a0 I was worried. \u00a0But, as it often does, what looks at first like disaster turned out to be better than ever! \u00a0The school managed to find the most fabulous and wonderful substitute teacher! \u00a0Mrs. Taylor was crazy and wild and full of ideas and energy. \u00a0She had big plans and loved a class that was loud and creative. \u00a0The kids adored her. \u00a0She was like something out of a movie. \u00a0While every other class was bent of worksheets in silence, Mrs. Taylor would toss them aside and decide on something totally inventive and fun. \u00a0Awesome. \u00a0Every Friday I helped out in the classroom and every Friday I was blown away by what she could accomplish. \u00a0Even better, after\u00a0maternity\u00a0leave was over, the two job shared so the kids got to keep their beloved sub right through to the end. \u00a0The only sad bit is that next year, Mrs. Taylor won’t be there. \u00a0So our end of the year farewell was a bit hard to swallow.<\/p>\n

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Mrs. Machan was the exact opposite. \u00a0Her classroom was quiet and orderly. \u00a0She had a ton of tricks to settle the kids and taught them countless songs about colors and numbers. \u00a0I didn’t get to know her as well as I would have liked since she was out on leave for more than half of the year. \u00a0I’m secretly hoping Kulia is placed in her class next year so I can get another shot. \u00a0But, when she was there, she really managed to teach those kids a ton and Leina adored her.<\/p>\n

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Friends were hard for Leina this year. \u00a0Many days, she came home in tears with stories of feeling alone. \u00a0She excelled in the classroom but felt lost on the playground. \u00a0She wanted her old friends and seemed lost on how to make new ones. \u00a0And then. \u00a0Somehow. \u00a0It happened. \u00a0About half way through the year, she found her group. \u00a0They were silly, silly girls who all loved Pokemon, drawing, singing songs, and teasing boys. \u00a0Perfect. \u00a0On the last day, Leina broke down crying again but this time it was at the thought of leaving behind these hard won friends. \u00a0I don’t blame her! \u00a0Here are all the girls in her class. \u00a0Sweet and silly!<\/p>\n

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Well, we made it. \u00a0It was very close. \u00a0 There was a flurry of last minute activity, running around town, and last night crafting but all projects were finished, all gifts given, and a few tears shed. \u00a0But it was good. Kulia rocked Kindergarten. \u00a0I was overjoyed that she was placed in Mrs. Derry’s class. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,26,17,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-friends","category-kulia","category-leina"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Kqhb-rg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1690"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1693,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690\/revisions\/1693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrissierocks.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}