We had Back to School Night this past week…. I totally remember fitty years ago when my parents went to BTSN for ME when I was little!  So weird for me to be that parent now.  But I don’t feel so old since BTSN, considering that Denton and I were the youngest parents there, and with the most kids.  

Have I mentioned yet how much I LOVE Leo’s teacher and now how much I LOVE Nuckols Farm Elementary?  First, I love Mrs. Miller cuz she lets the kids be creative, she’s been teaching for 23 years but it hasn’t “gotten to her” to be around Kindergartners for that long. She handed us her curriculum outline and explained her teaching methods of allowing the children to find their niche and go at their own pace.  She’s big on NOT having the kids all on the same level – let them progress as they can.  Not only that, but she lays the SMACK DOWN in the right way, but is so kind about it all.  aka – Leo’s been in time-out twice already… Denton and I have both had heart attacks about it and had Leo write an apology note to her teacher.  And the reason being?  Because she loves her friends at school and when she gives them hugs, she picks them up and twirls them around, almost killing both of them. :)  

NFES is run by women – I’m not a Femme-Fanatic, but I think it telling that there are only 2 male members on the whole staff. Maybe I want to be a Vice Principal someday now…  the P and VP drive a Lexus and Mustang with license plate “GIDYUP.”  Heh. (Someday my Jeep Wrangler will have the license plate KIKDWN.)

So while other moms are crying and missing their kids during the day – I’m living it up going to the gym, spending more time with the boys, and thinking about how much fun Leo is having learning and being creative in a great environment.  Cheers.