Wednesday, August 27, 2008

First day of first grade!!!!

Here's the first grader...Do you think he has grown a bit since last year?
(Oscar last year)
Kindergarten was just the beginning. I had no idea that first grade would bring all of the important choices like: Will he eat cold lunch or warm lunch? Will he like warm lunch? Will I let him ride his bike? Will I let him ride his bike by himself with his buddy Austin?

There seems to be a whole different feel to me about first grade. I feel comfortable with Oscar at school all day, and I don't worry about him being a good obedient boy at school. I know that he will absorb a ton of information and that I will have to filter it and pry it out of his little head.

On the other hand I find myself this paranoid mother int he realm of the biking to school world.After practicing over and over again the route, that he should ride ont he sidewalk (not the road) that he needs to watch for cars and PEOPLE (especially other students) it was all thwarted by the fact that it was garbage day and everyone had they stinkin garbage cans on the sidewalk!
We ended up ridign the road and due to the inherited race instincts of my child, he insisted on tring to pass Austin or I if we ever ended up in front of him.
I found myself shouting "move to the side of the road", "Don't pass out into the middle of the road", "OSCAR STOP!!!" Why did you go to cross infont of that car???? I don't care if they are stopped!! They have the right of way!"
Unleashed was this over-protective mommy that couldn't just let the boys ride...
My justification is the fact that it only takes ONE wrong move between you and a car and that is it!!! There is no replay or learning curve!
ahhhhhhh just typing this I feel myself tensing up. I know that if Rick were riding with them he woudl be a bit more laid back. Truly the majority of the time when they were making a riding infraction they were not in any serious danger, but still...before I can let them ride solo I NEED to know that they are going to follow the rules!

On a good note, Oscar came home alive and LOVED his first day. he loves his teacher ( who on more than one occcasion has been described to me as the very best teacher). He is excited to learn and was exstatic taht they got to climb on the climbing wall in P.E. today. He ifnormed me that the younger kids aren't allowed to go to the top until they get bigger...he was a little diapointed but loved it anyway.

Poppy adjusted well to the one on one time, that is after she threw a few tantrums just to make sure she had my undivided attention.
tonight she used her sweety voice and was a nice bird. It will be interesting to see how things unfold.

7 comments:

Nedge said...

My recollection of my first day of first grade...I was wearing a light blue button-up shirt with a pocket on the front.
As mom dropped me off, she stuffed four pieces of brown licorice into that pocket.
I forgot all about it til come recess and I found that licorice! Mmmmmm.... Thanks mom.

Jen said...

i can't believe how much he's grown!! i bet he is loving riding his bike to school- but i hear you on the sidewalk thing. kellen is all about riding in the street b/c that's what mom and dad do.
way to go oscar!!! first grade! :)

Jen said...

i can't believe how much he's grown!! i bet he is loving riding his bike to school- but i hear you on the sidewalk thing. kellen is all about riding in the street b/c that's what mom and dad do.
way to go oscar!!! first grade! :)

Suzie-Q said...

Congrat to both you and Oscar for making it this far. Don't you have to just sit and wonder where all the time went? how id they get this old? and What am I supposed to do with all the extra quietness in the house?
Crazy how time goes by...
Hope it turns out to be a great year!

Old Warrior said...

OK, all you young whipersnappers. Just wait--it will seem like you blink twice and your kids are having kids starting first grade.

Brings back many memories from Madison elementary to Dworshack to Monte Vista....
Isn't life grand? Hope you all are enjoying the heck out it.

mummy said...

You've just started realizing the seemingly endless numbers of things you have to let your kids do by themselves. Ah its so hard to let them go even if its step by step. Guess you just have to pray alot and trust that we have a Heavenly Father that loves our kids even more than we do and will watch after them. Yes, and they will as we do, make many mistakes that we learn from

Nedge said...

can I mention how awesome his sweatshirt is?