Our new friend Summer

Summer replaces our old friend skoolyear.. who while she was nice, our friendship is on hold for a few months to make sure Summer feels included too...

Skoolyeer was a high maintenance friend with:

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  phonograms, learning new ones each week.. with a total of 71 learned this year ( a.. a... ah.. ph.. like phoenix...)


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  making sure the backpack was packed.. even picky about the snack ( rude huh?)


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  she was picky about the laundry and had to make sure there was a uniform clean and not too wrinkly.. although the wearer didnt mind.


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  she woke up early.. and we had to make sure her alarm clock was set nightly.


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  homework.. needs no more explaining.. just glad we are on hold for now...


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  carpool was fun with 3 other riders.. all being girls.. the conversations were priceless.


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  progress reports..


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  green/yellow cards.. for behavior reasons.. our recent graduate recieved his share of yellow's but i am proud to say he never got a red.. which involves the principal...


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  she liked to memorize these poems once a quarter or every six weeks.. although it was fun watching him recite the poem, practicing every night was .. um... no words..


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  skoolyear did teach Camden to read :).... I would say that was my favorite part about her.. What a good friend to teach him. I even cried when he read his first book.. green eggs and ham alone..


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  reading is fun, but making a mobile for a bookreport was not so much.. also due every 6 weeks.


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  skoolyear helped Camden learn to be a better friend, be a little more patient, and enjoy skoolyear.

Summer arrived today for the first time at our place. Since we are new to this school thing... summer has a new meaning to us...we are glad to welcome her

no alarm clocks to set.. no set bedtime ( atleast for tonight).. lots of friends to make plans with. swimming all hours of the day...

we celebrated with McDonalds... having a few friends over to swim.. many more of those parties to come... which had to involve a snack.. I had chocolate in the fridge.. warmed it up in the microwave.. brought out pretzels and giant marshmellows.. talk about a MESS.. a big one.. but only once do you have a last day of Kindergarten.. we celebrated alright!!.....

Summer hopes to take us to Wyoming.. atleast the kids and I sometime in July...