They made it home, safe and sound. As if I had any doubts! :) Grace's day went well and earning her first "bonus buck" was her highlight, I think. "Bonus bucks" are her teacher's positive reinforcement strategy and it is 150% up Grace's alley. She is already toiling with the all important decision of turning the 1st 20 in for a pop or a juice at the classroom store or squirreling them away until she gets 100. She would then be rewarded with lunch out with her teacher to the establishment of her choice with the meal being paid for by her teacher. Of course that would then mean another decision which is definitely not being Grace's forte (like her mama). I am sure many hours will be spent on this very major issue and Grace will come up with just the perfect compromise.
Ella also had a great day and never once indicated that she was not interested in returning today. I truly thought the possibility existed that she would hate it and refuse to ever go back. In fact, the phone rang twice yesterday and I literally ran to it, thinking it was the school asking me to come and pick her up. She made some new friends (although she couldn't remember any of their names), did not love the burger they served her, took a nap "that was only about 3 minutes long" (but long enough for her to actually fall asleep) and began her campaign to be the class clown. When I asked her if she talked to the people she ate lunch with, she told me that she had and had shared with her teacher and one other friend who was eating with her about the time when she was little and pulled her pants down at the Timberlodge. As thrilled as I was that she was conversing with others, I did explain that this maybe wasn't the most appropriate story to start off with. Her response was, "I know, but they laughed." and to Ella, that is of utmost importance.
Lily managed alright without her sisters. As you can see in the picture, she said her "Dear God" at lunch time for her girls to come home and play with her. At nap time, she laid in her crib talking for approximately an hour about Grace and Ella and other friends before finally falling asleep. It is my prediction that she creates an imaginary friend to cope with the void left by her big sisters.
Things were going just splendidly this morning until Ella looked in the mirror and decided that she looked ugly. The waterworks turned on until we located just the right outfit. Crisis averted just in time for us to get a few minutes of relaxing on the front stoop before the car pool arrived and off they went!
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