Growing Everyday

Well, I am back from dropping Beka off at kindergarten. I don’t know why I am so nervous about this. Kindergarten here isn’t much different than preschool in Illinois. Maybe because it is at the actual school she will attend for the next 4 years…I don’t know. I am actually handling it much better than Jared. He is not happy at all with Beka being at kindergarten and not him. This is how he looked the whole ride home from dropping her off.

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Here are some pictures of Beka before I took her. Now I just pray she gets home safely on the bus.

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She made it home safe and sound. The bus driver is really nice and makes the kindergarteners sit up front where she can keep an eye on them. I might survive this kindergarten thing afterall

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In the time we have been in Indiana, it has been really hot. Today it is actually a little cooler and as soon as this post is done, we are going outside. But I realize this is still the Midwest and this is August in the Midwest. Anyway, things are coming together. The kids are happy here. Now, that the house is mostly in order, I feel like I can start settling in a little more. I have found Jared a wonderful preschool that he will attend in the afternoons while Beka is at afternoon kindergarten. They are both really excited about going back to school. Beka is especially bored lately. In an effort to keep them entertained, we have made sock puppets and done puppet shows and Beka is making a book out of pictures she is coloring.

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I have a few pictures of the house and surrounding area that I will post here too. The pictures are of the smaller pond/lake, I will try to get some pictures of the bigger one when we get outside.

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