Saturday, August 23, 2008

Off to school

Last week marked the beginning of another school year for the Gold Family.
It is a little historic for us, as Bella, our baby, finally gets to go along with her sisters.





So, now I am left filling my days without children in tow.
I think that this Wild Thing will be o.k.


When I started getting a bit sad, I decided I needed to embrace the change.
I gave myself a treat on the first day of my new found freedom.
I went to Panera Bread and got whatever I wanted.

I sat and ate and read my book just to make sure I could still enjoy some quiet.
I sure hope the girls enjoy school as much as I enjoyed my date with myself.
I also hope that they will find and be the kind of friend that is illustrated in the following story by Susie. And, they will always remember that prayers are answered.

Bella can attest to prayers being answered herself. All summer, Bella repeatedly told us she wanted Mrs. Nitz, and we told her that any teacher would be just fine and that she wasn't going to get to choose. It ended up that she had been assigned a teacher other than Mrs. Nitz, the one Sophia had last year. Bella was bummed out during the first week of assessments, but didn't complain. She just kept on saying, "I really really really want Mrs. Nitz." To our pleasant surprise, when Bella reported to her second day of school, Mrs. Nitz was waiting. Bella had been changed to her class. You should have seen that smile of an answered prayer.

WET PANTS

Come with me to a third grade classroom.....
There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives. The boy believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his head down and prays this prayer, 'Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat.'

He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered. As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips in front of the teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy's lap. The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself, 'Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!'

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy.. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out. All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else - Susie.

She tries to help, but they tell her to get out. You've done enough, you klutz!'
Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, 'You did that on purpose, didn't you?' Susie whispers back, 'I wet my pants once too.'

10 comments:

Yvonne said...

The girls look so cute--what a lovely story about Bella.

Do you think they enjoyed their day half as much as you did?

Love the story about the little boy and Susie. I've never heard it. Thanks.

Rita said...

All three girls look so cute -- and I love the pose Bella is giving you in that "wild child" photo! :)

So glad her prayers were answered. I'm sure she'll have a great year. And I hope you get many more dates with yourself to unwind and enjoy some peace and quiet. Maybe sometimes you will go on dates with me and Wendy too! ;)

tiki_lady said...

I love the hello kitty dress! I am glad her prayers were answered for Mrs. N! and I love the story of the boy and gold fish bowl. I need to remember to make these changes of events, like this.

Devri said...

Cut story, and kids look great!!

Lori said...

I love those little stories, about Mrs. Nitz and the goldfish. I also LOVED reading about your date with yourself. Just 5 and a half more years and I can join you.

Marla said...

They are so grown up!

Mia said...

Oh that story made me cry. I am glad that the girls are having a good time at school and thriving. They are beautiful ladies!

The P*dunc's said...

I love Bella's glasses. I have never seen them before. Are they new?

I hope you enjoy all that quiet time!

Anonymous said...

I just have to say. . .I don't comment as much as I should on your blogs because they usually leave me. ..well speechless or typeless I enjoy them all so much. Thank you.

Gina said...

The girls look so cute!

Glad you got a date of peace and quiet! I look forward to a day like that!