This was the way we practiced things Chantel needed to know, just before she got into the car on Monday, Sept. 8th, 2008. She was very excited. She still loves school so much. (She didn't even want to stay home when she wasn't feeling well yesterday. She was afraid she would miss something!)
The first day of school was an unusual combination of events. Mommy and Daddy adjusting to life at home without Chantel around each day, Taking Ralph's Mom to pay for flowers for the funeral, Lunch (taking Ralph out for an early b-day lunch!) and coffee out together (Ralph and I), Picking Chantel up with Grammy at the bus stop and going to DQ to enjoy ice cream, only to Run to the funeral home for a final viewing of Pop Pop (Ralph and his mom), then Chantel and I went back to DQ so she could climb on the equipment. It was a day of mixed emotions!
This weekend we are planning on putting flowers on Pop Pop's (Chantel's step-grandfather)- the only one she knows and Ralph's dad's grave (Ralph R. Schultz), who Chantel and I never met, which also has his sister Jeanette's grave, (Chantel's Aunt, she won't meet until Heaven.), Ralph's older sister, he never met. The flowers are Chantel's idea. She wouldn't put them on the grave at the funeral due to too many people watching her. She even shook hands with people that day; I think she understood how much they truly cared for her!
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Glad everything is going so well for Chantel at school! :) In our district you only get to have full-day kindergarten if you are "struggling" in some way, so I'm guessing we'll only have half-day... but I'm okay with that!
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