Ready, Set, Learn!

We have gotten the list of school supplies and are prepared to bring them on the orientation night. And..let’s not forget about the skechers

All that I heard from Kelsey at the shoe store was how great skechers are. She is an advertisers dream…”Mommy, they will help me jump higher, and run faster, these shoes are GREAT!”

Kylie was also unconvinced of the superiority…
Kesley said: “Kylie you should get some Skechers too, they are the best, don’t you want to run fast like me?”
Kylie: “No, Kelsey. I want the princess light-up shoes.”

So we left with a pair of Skechers and the Princess light-up shoes.

 

Sugar High

My little sweet-pea Kelsey started the school sponsored summer program and is eagerly and excitedly preparing for kindergarten.

She is very excited to go to her “school” everyday and thrilled that kindergarten is starting soon, however everyday she points out as her highlight of the day; the food. She reported back the first day that they served candy in their cereal, she said it was called “Lucky Charms”. The next day I asked her about the cereal and she said that she discovered a new and better cereal with colored cherios and sugar called “Fruit Loops”. And then yesterday she said they had candy for snack time too. She described it as vanilla and chocolate frosting spread on crackers with chocolate chips on top. I have not been surprised with all of these little treats since the trend for school lunches have not been the healthiest and the obesity rate among kids is not the lowest in the United States vs other developed countries. What has surprised me is that my little sweet-toothed child has requested that I start preparing her lunch. She has asked everyday for the past week; could you prepare my lunch today (she has only been in the program for one week and one day). Last night she said, “A salad would be great for lunch tomarrow, could you make me a salad?” Today she said, “I would love some Tomato Basil Soup today for lunch, could you mix some up?”

Perhaps she is making some good food choices based on her healthy diet and upbringing or perhaps she is tired of the crash after the brief sugar high she experiences. In either case I have bought a lunch sack and containers to begin the process of preparing school lunch for her, the beginning of many years I am sure.