Been a while

Busy life detracts from blogging sometimes!

Two nights ago, as I tucked J in bed, we were listening to the crickets chirping through the open window. Or rather, J was listening and I was oblivious to the racket until he said, "Mom? Are crickets nocturnal? Because I don't hear them during the day."

Nocturnal, huh? That's a big word to remember!


I can't believe I'm doing what I'm doing right now! I'm filling out J's wall calendar with the first day of school and days off, etc. from the school calendar. I'm quite nervous about sending him to school. I worry that he'll be bored, get into trouble for goofing off, and about his attitude of superiority that he often wields. I had trouble in school when I could see several ways to interpret instructions, or especially when I'd already learned something at a higher level and didn't understand why a teacher wanted me to do it a certain, preliminary way. I expect the same problems will pop up for J. I think I could give him some pointers, thankfully!

He has already expressed a concern that the books in his classroom will probably be too easy for him. We got him some Level 1 & 2 easy reader books at the library, and he scorned them as too easy. They really are. He decided that when we go back to the library, he'll look for Level 3.

I also worry about social things. I don't know what's "cool" for a kindergarten kid to be into. J still plays Little People with his little brother. On the other hand, he's decided that Thomas the Tank Engine is for babies, although I know many older children still like him. Maybe the real issue here is that I'm going to just have to leave him on his own, to like what he likes and dislike what he doesn't, and possibly get teased for it. Until now, I've tried to expose him only to things that I feel are appropriate, but now, I can't control what he's exposed to for several hours a day. He's just growing up, I guess!