Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl!

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Preschool Graduate

Evie graduated from Preschool on Thursday! I guess this means she is officially a big kid. I know she will miss her friends and teachers, but she is excited about life as a kindergartner! (And she still gets to spend the summer with her favorite teacher, Ms. Karen!)




Singing "Let Them Be Little." Does anyone have a tissue?

Wordless Wednesday - Future Royalty

Front Page and the Magic Number

Well, the whole debate involving Evie's preschool has hit more than just the local airways. It made the FRONT PAGE of the paper this morning. Check it out at www.dispatch.com It is also today's "Hot Issue" poll for the paper's website. Okay, so people are upset, but is this really front page news worthy???

We love you City Kids teachers!!!

In other news, the magic number at our house for the last week is 103. That's right, for the past 7 days, one of the two kids has had a fever that hits that mark or above. And it keeps going back and forth, in 2 day cycles. If William makes it to school tomorrow, it will be the only day for the entire week. Evie fell asleep Wednesday at 11:00am and only roused twice before 7:00 this morning. That's right, nearly 18 hours of sleep. Her poor little body was worn out. Both kids are now on antibiotics though, so hopefully the improvement will be quick and drastic.

Under attack

Hhhmmmm...where do I start. Evie's daycare center is under a public media attack. Why? Because they charged a mother an extra $50 a week to allow her to bring breast milk for her daughter. The daycare argued that there are several reasons for this...including providing a separate refrigerator (labeled as a biohazard) for the milk, and special precautions during heating. I understand both sides to be honest. I think that $50/week is outrageous!! And I understand the breastmilk is the best food for an infant and the childcare situation should support that choice. But I also think a small fee is not out of the question considering the precautions the daycare is willing to take. Could you imagine the backlash if the breastmilk was accidentally fed to the wrong baby??? Everyone makes mistakes.

So now, there is this complete media frenzy surrounding the school. Parents are planning "nurse-ins" and people are seeking a class action law suit against the school. While I understand the importance of the issue, I am torn. I understand why these parents are upset, and in the same situation, I would be too, but Evie is receiving a 1st class education--far better than any other daycare I have ever seen. She LOVES it there, and I love the teaching staff in the 2 rooms she has been in. She is beyond the age of breastfeeding vs. bottle feeding, so the issue doesn't even relate to her. At least it shouldn't. BUT, if there is a massive "nurse-in" at the daycare, it CAN effect her. If you have several women in the school all breastfeeding and complaining about the school, demanding action, it not only disrupts her school day and learning environment, it has the potential to frighten her, and make her anxious and nervous about going to school every morning.

There is certainly a potential for some unpleasant outcomes.

Homework Help

In the sweetest little display ever, William voluntarily starting helping Evie with her homework on Wednesday night (yes, homework...in preschool!). He was explaining to her how to graph information about a set of pictures she had, and then how to interpret the graph. It was so cute! When they came to counting the number of earmuffs in the picture, William said, "Okay, there are 1...2...3. 3 sets of earMUGS." I had to leave the room to giggle out loud.