We took G to her new school today, so she could meet her teachers and her classmates and we could meet the staff, and its not all such a sh0ck in 2 weeks. She was shy for about 2 min. The other kids in her class were very friendly and that made her feel better, nice to see kids of all different colors in the class. as soon as she saw the new toys and new playground she was her typical gregarious self. such a wonderful upbeat little girl – she surely doesnt get it from me. She insisited on going back to say goodbye to her new teacher.
We drove around the neighborhood, to the house and back, to see the uphills and the downhills and the intersections. The daycare is 1.2 miles, with 1 big intersection – a vast improvement for our 2-wheeled endeavors vs. now crossing 5 lights and the 202. The McDowell Mountain Ranch park is 1 mile away, is offering Memorial Day-to-Labor Day memberships for $120, and has a good enough gym and pool to at minimum handle our shit through summer. Though the scenery at Mountainside Fitness will surely be much better, i think the pool shall help compensate for that. Too bad the skate park does not allow bikes – i would love to learn how to drop a bowl. The nearest unfenced playground is 1 mile away, uphill, which means rolling home will be much better. The desert area is .5 miles for Kila to be onleash, .3 if i duck behind the school. There is a lot back there, a lot of good walks to be had, probably no super gnar gnar, but i will remedy that with that with a shovel.
Alana and Kila and I rode out to pick up G again, more firestation runzeheunding, more budding bipedalism, but absent any melancholy. Grab it while its good. Look for the next thing that is good. Chooses to be near the next thing that is good. I am fortunate that I have had the opportunity to make choices in my life, I am jaded and resolved to continue to take advantage of opportunities, and I am sensitive to reflecting honestly upon them and their fragility.
G wanted to explore the construction site behind the Church again today. It will only be around for a few more weeks, irregardless of our zip code. She may ultimately be Daddy’s negotiator for AC service at Casa V. I am stoked on many levels.
Great idea to take G to see her new school before she has to start there. Now she will know where she is going before she actually has to walk into the class and will feel more secure about the change. I’m glad it was such a positive experience for her and that she liked it so much.
You might want to give her the opportunity to pick out her room (of course you’ll be steering her to the one you want her to have but she doesn’t know that)in the new house. After she makes her choice, talk to her about what she wants in the room, what color she wants it to be, etc. This will give her something to look forward to and she’ll feel a part of the move.
Love, Mom
she’s pretty upbeat so i think will do fine with new kids. we talked about decorating her room, current favorite is to make it look like a castle. This may challenge my artistic skills but i think we should be able to pull it off with a chalk link and some sponges.