Paige ingenuity...

I just thought I'd post this in case Paige ends up in a career where we could look back and say "we always knew she would be a ____"--engineer, mathematician, architect, etc--ever since the time she got that car out from behind the TV cabinet.

There was a toy van which had fallen behind the TV cabinet.  In my mind, we needed a long stick, or had to move the heavy unit forward to get it out.  Paige was upstairs playing one day and then came and told me she got the van out from behind the cabinet using merely a piece of ribbon.  Apparently she threw the ribbon out behind the cabinet, and anchored one side by wrapping it around a wire.  Somehow she got the ribbon under the car, and then when she pulled up the other side of the ribbon, the car rolled  out onto the floor.  Smart I tell you!

Other activities...

Other activities for the fall--On Wednesday mornings both girls are starting gymnastics again and Rose will be starting a class with me next Tuesday.  It's "Our Special Time" which I have been to tons with both girls, but now it has been renamed "mix and mingle".  Now that Paige is older and used to the school thing, we really needed to have other things planned.  Last year felt like we had a lot of free time and we had other friends to see.  Now all of her other friends are in school full time. The last thing we wanted to do was be bored.

On Thursday nights we are starting obedience level 2 with Scout.  She's doing great at home, but good to go to the next level.  Speaking of Scout, today she went to daycare...the people who do the training and the boarding also do daycare.  Mike is away all week, so I signed her up to go today to get some exercise and a change of scenery--and to give me a bit of a break.  Without Mike home she can't go for her usual early morning and evening walks. She came home at 4:30 looking tired and a bit dirty--great because i'm sure she rolled around in dirt, played with other dogs, and maybe even went swimming.  Great fun for her.

SK

Today was the first drop-off day of school.  It wasn't a full day, only a morning.  She'll also go on Thursday for a half day, and then Friday is a full day, which begins her regular school schedule which is the same as last year--Tuesday, Thursday, and every other Friday. 

Leaving the house.  Notice the mismatched socks under her sandals. Cute. 

First one in the kindie pen.  At least she was an SK.  She was ok to go in on her own and just wait.  Rose and I waited until she went into the school 15 minutes later.  There were only 6 or so kids in her class for this initial visit.  Two of the girls were her friends from last year.  Out of the 3 kindergarten classes lined up, there were a few criers and 1 runner.  Glad we never had to deal with that.

Funny how different it felt dropping her off at school this year compared to last year.  I felt like a pro!

Dance shoes...

I sewed my first pair of dance shoes.  Not sure if this is one of many, or first and only.  On Saturday Paige starts jazz and ballet.  The classes are back to back and she has 2 sets of shoes, which she will come out to swap in the middle.  This means 2 dances at the year end recital, which hopefully end up on the same night.  I'm looking forward to dance this year, although I'm not sure if she'll be in a room where I can watch.  If not, the plan is to have an hour of reading time.