All four kids are settled into their new schools. They all ride the bus, so i don't have to drive anyone to school! Yay! Vicki's us comes at 6:05, it is nice and dark out, Jorden's comes at 6:35, still dark, but the sun is starting to make a peek, and Ty and Ryan are the last to leave, there bus comes at 7:20. They get to leave when it is nice and sunny!
Ty and Ryan were able to take the bus begining day one as almost our entire neighborhood is military brats in grade school, so it was easy to find out where the stop was and what time and stuff. I drove and picked up Jorden and Vicki the first couple of days until we knew what buses they rode and what time the pick up was.
First Day of School:
Jorden, how was your day? It was school, Mom....
Vicki, how was your first day of school? Uhg, i'm tired, i have a headache, i had to go to all my classes in one day. I miss Lester, i like DODDS schools better, i want to go back to Okinawa.....
Ty, how was your first day of school? I hated it. I want to go back to Okinawa. The kids are so loud,everyone is yelling, i had to run laps.
Ryan, how was your first day of school? Haaarible, just haaarible! I'm not going back!
It was looking bleak.....i made them the "back to school cookies" that they love and the school year began.....
Jorden still feels the same, school is school, not fun, just get thru it and be done with it. He reluctantly gives his jacket to girls who say they are cold and grumbels about how he froze in his classes again because someone wore his jacket all day. He gets invited to parties and such but has no desire to make new friends and is just whatever. I think this in turn makes him appear mysterious as the girls like him and it is a small town, so wherever we go there are the shy hellos and glances. He doesn't notice or ignores it, i don't know..... but he was nominated as Homecoming King which he found hillarious and hopes he doesn't win.
Vicki loves school. Apparently not many new kids move here from a foreighn country and so she has been quite the novelty. I'm impressed that she hasn't let it go to her head. She already has a ton of friends and has had sleep overs her and over at other friends houses. She has made some fun friends that are really cute girls. She loves going to the football games, yes this middle school has a football team.
Ty is okay with school. I guess he has a rowdy class and the teacher punishes them all for the overall classroom behavior which i don't understand how that is going to work....Ty does not think it is fair because the rowdy kids are the bullies and so they don't care that the rest of the class is being punished and Ty said now he doesn't care if he behaves or not because it won't matter, he will still miss recess and run laps. Our bag of bones is skinny enough, i hate that he is now running extra laps at school, but all in all he is okay with our new place and has made alot of friends and is enjoying life. He does remind me everyday that Okinawa is the best place to live and he hopes we go back someday.
Ryan still comes home and tells me his day was haaarible, but he says it now with a grin. He likes his teacher and his class and is just all around fine with everything but misses Okinawa.
Ed walking Ty and Ryan to the bus stop while i drove Jorden & Vicki to school
The bus bringing the kids home on that first day...
Here comes the neighborhood!
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I was trying to listen to Rich on the phone and read this at the same time! I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I read the part about Jorden being nominated for Homecoming King!! That is a riot! Glad to hear the kids are settling in to their new schools. Okinawa is all they know and these schools (esepcially public schools) are different!
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