Wednesday, August 4, 2010

miley's middle names

i was worried about miley starting kindergarten. not because she isn't capable. "capable" is her middle name. miss miley capable suggie. but her other middle names (unaccommodating/stubborn/fiercely independent) worried me. she plays by her own rules, speaks her mind, yet still manages to steel hearts. our beautiful little dichotomy (tiff's perfect word for miley).

tiff is usually right when it comes to miley, and her response to my kindergarten gitters was no exception- i didn't have anything to worry about. miley's first and subsequent days of kindergarten have gone on without a hitch. we were lucky enough to get the wonderful teacher we requested. mrs. c ran around that first day of school singing, dancing, and carrying on as if there wasn't a room full of adults watching her. it was great. long live the energetic kindergarten teacher.

there was one runner on the first day. a little boy that cried, screamed for his parents, and beat on the windows. my heart broke for him and his poor, poor mom. i don't think i could deal with that. i would home school (exaggerating- i could never home school).

bearing in mind how grateful i was that i had never had to pry myself away from a screaming child, i gave miss independent a tear-filled squeeze good-bye, she looked at me like "why in the world are you still here?"

5 comments:

Tiffanie said...

I love that girl. :)

Amy Jones said...

So glad it's going so well. I'm always so glad my children aren't the ones screaming and wailing...and yet my feelings are slightly hurt that I'm so easily dismissed. Funny.

Karen said...

Happy Kindergarten Miley! I love the picture of her... the lighting is fabulous and she of course is beautiful. I wish our kids knew each other... they would make so much trouble! I mean that in a good way-- if there is such a thing!:)

Anonymous said...

Am always amazed at how articulate, and what a good writer you are. You are able to put us right in the middle of the action with your words. Thank you and Brian for making me the proudest grandma ever with such precocious, georgeous babies. love and miss all of you, mom

Becky Wynder Schank said...

Marisa! I finally found your blog after stalking you through facebook. I have had so much fun going through your blog and seeing how your life has become. I'm sure you think you changed a lot from your 17 year old self (and I'm sure you have), but there's still that same old Marisa in there. I'm so glad to see that you are happy and loving life. You and your family are beautiful. It's fun to hear of your adventures in motherhood. I'm sorry for not staying in touch with you, but I have thought of you a lot over the years. I remember fondly the times we spent together and the fun times we had. I still have a skirt you gave me for my birthday, and everytime I wear it, I think of you. I hope all continues to go well with you. I'm glad you have a wonderful blog, so even if you have no desire to contact me, too bad, I'll still be able to know how you are doing. I love you and have missed you over the years.