Sunday, August 26, 2007

Back To Work

I have the great job of being a teacher. I absolutely love my job, however somedays I don't. Tomorrow is going to be a mixture of that. Ever since I was a kid - I LOVED getting back to school supplies - my mom always said I would own a paper store when I got older - instead I am in control of a whole classroom of goodies and tomorrow I get to sort them out. However, it will be a sad day too - Little One will be going back to daycare full-time. She continued to go 2 half days a week this summer, and it was great for her - but going back full time after a fun-filled summer with mommy is going to be hard for both of us. Tonight I cried so hard because I will probably be gone before she wakes up in the morning - and for the most part, I've been the one to get her out of her crib when she woke up in the morning.

I know that I did so much with her this summer, but there are things I never got to - we didn't finger paint or go to the "big wave" beach - we didn't do chalk drawings or visit the aquarium - it seemed that in the beginning of the summer, I had so many plans for us - and we did do a lot - but I feel bad that I missed some things.

So here is a partial list (with pictures) of what we DID do:
1. hung around in our pj's one day (ok, so maybe more than one day)
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2. took swim lessons
3. blew bubbles
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4. blew bubbles in the water
5. walked to the park
6. went to the "fun" park
7. swam in the little kiddie pool
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8. made some bandana clothes :)
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9. ate lots of "bay-gals!" with cream cheese
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10. went canoing for the first time
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11. swam in two lakes
12. swam in an ocean
13. played with playdough
14. learned not to eat crayons and used them in a coloring book
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15. use crayons on the windows :)
16. walked the dog
17. visited Maine
18. attempted to play mini golf
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19. pooped on the potty
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20. read books
21. rocked in rocking chairs
22. napped
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23. went on lots of playdates
24. discovered blueberries
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25. went to the zoo (2 of them!)
26. went to the children's museum (2 of them!)
27. played with cousins
28. ate her first ice cream
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29. learned how to build structures out of blocks
30. baked muffins
31. drank juice
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32. had a picnic on the beach
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33. went down slides
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34. visited the neighbor's dog
35. got a playground in her own back yard
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36. went to different farms
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37. watched the "ooh-dogs" on the computer
38. visited Nah-nah and Pa-pa!
39. visited the library
40. made music with pots and pans

Only 187 work days until next summer! :)
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1 comment:

Carla said...

Wow! You have had a busy summer! That is a great list! GOod luck tomorrow at work. I'll be thinking of you. :(