Monday 10 September 2012

Beautiful Boots

So we all survived our first week back to school!   Generally everything went well ~ kids are happy in their new classes and I really enjoyed my first week as a Faculty Advisor at UBC.

Sunday I took Megan to the local shoe store to pick out some  running shoes for gym.   Her  slip-on Sketchers don't cut it for gym class.   When we arrived at the store I noticed that all the children's shoes were buy one, get one half off.   I love to shop and am always a sucker for a deal.  So, I suggested to Megan that she should also get a pair of boots as the colder weather is coming.  Last year she had a practical, but cute pair of boots.   They were silver and lined with fuzzy stuff on the inside.

Walking through the store I found an aisle with many boots to choose from... knock off UGGs, knee-high leather boots, lined gum boots, and many others that I liked.   As I was looking at these, Megan was behind me looking at the opposite aisle when I heard her exclaim "Mommy, look at these, they're PERFECT!"

Taking the boots from her and quickly setting them down (secretly hoping she would forget about them), I nicely tried to encourage Megan to try on one of the pairs that I was looking at.   I held up several pairs and asked "What about these ones?"

Swiftly she pointed to the boots that I was showing her and replied "These are all 'Mommy-like' boots! The black ones and these fuzzy brown ones - they are adult boots and are just like yours.  I am a kid and I like kids stuff.   Mommy, I want kid boots!".   How could I argue with that?  In that moment, she silenced me.

She is just a kid and really you only get to be a kid once ~ so I bought the sparkly, impractical boots  and she looks great in them!



Monday 3 September 2012

First Day of School

Tomorrow M & M will attend their first day of school for the new year!   This will be the first time EVER that I will not be there standing proudly, filled with mixed emotions, holding their hands, happy and sad to let go.  As I began to anticipate this day, I stumbled upon the perfect idea from Pinterest ~ see picture below.

In a half hour we will begin the bath and bedtime routine.   I will read The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn which is charming story about Chester the racoon's first day of school.   Chester is nervous and wonders how he will be able to cope with being at school and missing his mom.   His mother reassures him by placing a kiss in the middle of his hand and slowly wrapping his fingers around the kiss.   She reminds him that kiss will not wash away.   Chester loves his kissing hand, as he realizes that his mother's love would go with him wherever he went.  Even to school.