pamelamyers | December 12, 2015
It always amazes me that little girls can be so like adults. When I picked Sam up from school we were talking about her day and who she played with and whatnot and she made a very offhand remark about her friend, Olivia not being friends with Adeline anymore. I told her that they probably had a fight or something and would be friends again soon. I mean, honestly, the odds that by the next day they will even remember their disagreement are slim. Kids are like that. Anyway, Sam told me that Olivia asked her to not be friends with Adeline anymore since she wasn’t friends with her. OMG. I mean, seriously? They are six!! I didn’t think this sort of drama started this early. I know grade school can be tough, but they are in kindergarten. Sam and I had a long talk about how she can, and should, be friends with anyone she wants, that it doesn’t matter if her friends are friends of each other, and that most importantly, her friends do NOT get to decide who she can be friends with. Sam and Adeline are still friends of course, but it really threw me. I had no idea I’d be dealing with these types of emotional and social issues this early. I think I handled it well though and am glad that she told me about it so that we could at least talk about it and I could get a feeling for what she thought. I don’t think that she was all that concerned about it. She mentioned it just like any other thing that happened that day, but I do wonder sometimes how much of what she talks about in an offhand way really gets deeper. She is a pretty sensitive girl. I always have to remember to take these things seriously just in case it’s something she really wants my take on. And I have to hope that she keeps talking to me as she grows up.
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pamelamyers | December 9, 2015
Today was the holiday shop at school. This was totally new to me. This was not something they did in preschool, that’s for sure. It’s funny, Sam has gotten interested in my reading her chapter books, so we started with a Junie B. Jones book that was Christmas themed. (Side note – I am not so sure I like Junie B. Jones. I don’t love all the language the kids use.) At any rate, in this book, the kids were going to their holiday shop so I sort of learned what it was about. I couldn’t be there to help her shop since it was a day I was at work and also a time when I couldn’t slip out for lunch and run to the school, but it was just as well since Sam was excited to buy her gifts all by herself. They sent the kids home with an envelope about a week before where I was supposed to write who she was allowed to shop for (including her, if I wanted to), and how much money she could spend on each person. Then I put the money in the envelope. Parent volunteers helped the kids shop and figure out the money. That is too much pressure! How much she can spend on each person? I know my kid and dividing up the money will not work, I guarantee you. She will find something for one person that is half the money she is allowed to spend and then something else for another person that is twice as much. I wound up writing the names of the people she could shop for with an amount per person, but then writing a note that she is allowed to spend all the money in the envelope (I gave her $20) no matter how it divides out.
Most of the items they were selling ranged from 50 cents to $5.00 with a few items being up to $7.00. Luckily, I was a library volunteer the day before her shopping day and I was able to scope out the tables while I was there. I wanted to get an idea of what she most likely would want to buy before sending her to school with her envelope.
At the end, she would up coming home with about $12.00. She picked really nice things. She had told me that if they had a purse, she was buying it for me. Lo and behold, the kid found me a purse (one of those tiny ones that hold some money, a phone and keys). I think finding it made her day. She bought Mark a flashlight that said, #1 Dad on it, and a few other things. Of course, we had to open our gifts immediately. I knew she’d never wait until Christmas. The look on her face as she waited for us to open the gifts she picked was priceless. She was so proud of her choices. She did a great job, honestly, she made good choices and spent her money wisely. Thanks, Sammy. You love getting presents, but you are also truly a giver.
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pamelamyers | December 8, 2015
Sam and I were in the car and I was singing Christmas carols. I was singing Let It Snow and when I sang, “It doesn’t show signs of stopping, and I’ve brought some corn for popping” I heard Sam in the back seat mutter under her breath, “I’ve brought some corn for Poppy?” She sounded completely dumbfounded. I asked her what she said, because I thought I had misunderstood, and when she repeated it I told her “Popping! Like popcorn! Not Poppy!” she said, “Oooohhh. I was wondering. Why are you bringing corn for Poppy?” Geesh…..
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pamelamyers | December 7, 2015
The other day I was saying to Sam that we really have to find her a babysitter. She asked why, and I said because Mommy and Daddy need time to go places by ourselves and someone has to watch you. She immediately volunteered Grandmom and Poppy and I told her that they can’t watch her all the time. We need a nice lady to come to our house to watch her sometimes. She thought about it for a second and told me, “She needs to know how to make cupcakes!” Okay….Her next requirement is apparently that her babysitter have, in Sam’s words, “a good fashion style.” No need to call any references then. If she can bake and has a good fashion sense, she’s in!
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pamelamyers | December 6, 2015
Sam loves her kitties. It has been so good for our whole family having their little furry feet wandering around. Sam is always talking to them, hugging them, picking them up. And the nice thing is, they don’t seem to mind (at least not much). Penelope’s feet hardly hit the floor, and even Zach, who tolerates being held at best, lets Sam hold him and doesn’t struggle at all. Penelope has been climbing into Sam’s bed while we are reading books at bedtime, which Sam loves, and they both are so playful that Sam is finally getting a taste for what having a fun, crazy kitten is. And best of all, since they have known Sam almost their whole lives, they love her as much as she loves them. Here are some pictures of Sam with the little loves of her life as well as some of their best photos. It certainly will be a fun Christmas this year with these little babies around!
Sam liked making tea parties for Zephyr, so she thought that Zach and Penelope might like one too.
They do!
Legos are quite fascinating, although they try to steal the pieces all the time.
Hugs 🙂
Sam loves sleeping with Penelope. Occasionally, Zach will jump up, but he doesn’t stay. He prefers sleeping under Sam’s bed to on it!
I love this one. It’s like Zach is saying thank you to Zephyr for sharing her people.
The cats took over Sam’s doll camping tent for a while. It got kinda crazy in there!
Sam tucked Penelope in. She looks rather snug.
Sam still sleeps on our floor sometimes in the middle of the night in a sleeping bag. Luckily, there is usually at least one cat to keep her company.
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