2011 September | Table for Five

The Heartbreak of a Crying Kindergartner

September 26, 2011 By Elizabeth

Kaitlyn woke up this morning with a whimper. She came out into the living room and curled up on the couch, asking for a blanket and something to drink. I felt her forehead and she was warm, but she also sleeps under a thick comforter and is usually warm when she first wakes up, so I took her temperature. It was normal. She continued to talk to me in a whimpery voice, which at first had me worried that she was getting sick again. She said she was okay to go to school, so I got her dressed and ready, we were standing outside in the driveway waiting for the bus when she suddenly pulled away from me and started heading back to the house. I asked her where she was going and she said "I'm going back inside, I don't want to go to school today." Uh oh. I held out my arms and motioned her back to me, pulled her in for a hug and a kiss, and asked her what was going on. "I had a bad dream", she said. "A bad dream about school?", I asked her, and she said yes. I knelt down so I was … [Read more...]

Friendly Friday 9-23-11

September 23, 2011 By Elizabeth

Welcome to Friendly Friday! Thanks for joining the Friendly Friday celebration hosted by Xenia at Thanks, Mail Carrier, Christi at Frugal Novice and Charla at Healthy Home Blog! We invite you to join us every Friday to make more friends in blogville, get more blog followers and follow other great blogs out there. To join in the Friendly Friday celebration, include your family-friendly link in our list, follow the hostesses in the first 3 spots and then start blog hopping! Visit other blogs on the list and comment to give them some blog love. Then take a minute to follow them through Google Friend Connect - this is a good way to keep up with other blogs, but also lets us show support to each other! NOTE: My Google Friend Connect badge is in the sidebar, and I will follow back! Please DO NOT list your giveaways here, links must be to either your homepage or your Friday posting with your blog title. All others will be deleted. When people comment on your blog and let you know … [Read more...]