Annnnd SCENE!

Well, the first week is officially complete.

I have to mention, there was some panic last night when Princess P said she didn't want to go to school today.  I informed her it was a little early to be sick of school already, and she was in for a loooong year with that attitude, missy.  Luckily, she clarified her statement with "But I'm not LEARNING anything...this is all stuff we did in kindergarten.  I don't have to spend the next ten years learning the same stuff again, do I?!?"

I advised her to have faith, and reminded her she had one day before a nice weekend, and she decided she could probably make it through.  What a trooper she is.

When I picked her up tonight, she fairly collapsed and said "Man, am I glad the weekend is finally here.  I really need a break from all this..."  Poor thing suffers so.

Of course, it was extra awesome when we realized an hour later that she'd left her glasses on her desk.  After the resulting argument-("How could you be so irresponsible?"  "But I don't really need them!" "Yes, you do, the doctor said!" "But I don't think" etc) I call the school and learn that the custodial staff can let us in to get them.  Princess P said later she was actually glad she left them, since it was neat seeing the school after hours.  That child could find the silver lining of a nuclear cloud, I swear.

We celebrated the end of the first week by picking up some Indian food, and dining al fresco on the back deck, while discussing our days.  It seems there's a new, cute student in her class, so she had much to share. I didn't realize that scrutinizing every thing a male says/does started this early, but apparently....  Speaking of, did you know if he asks to borrow your pencil sharpener, when there's a perfectly good one on the teacher's desk, it must be love?  While I'm baffled at my daughter's boy-crazy nature, at least it gives me some bargaining power.

"You don't want to go to school today?  But whose pencil sharpener will Drew use now? "