Looking Back

It's almost the end of school and wow, has time flown by. I remember the first days and the crying, hanging on to me, me thinking, how horrible I was to "make" her go to school and cry. The frustration Olivia had with how long school was and it would never end. Now I have this excellent reader, more patient person, whose is very proud of herself. There is nothing more pleasing than driving down the road and your 6yr. old says, "We are going east" and asking the obvious,"How do you know", "I read the sign"..........nothing will put a smile on your face more than that. So kindergarten will be over and there are no more "she's still a baby" school. These shirts really made me think how much she is growing and you can't stop it. Their program was very nice and you could see how much the kids had grown since their Christmas program. They had a slide show and it made you cry from the beginning to end. Oh, First Grade here she comes, ready and willing, but I don't know if mama is ready for that already. Seems like yesterday we headed off to Preschool and I was so worried those 2hrs. a day.

I have been making my own baby food and can't almost believe how simple it is to make and how wonderful it is not to have to buy all that at the store all the time. I"m actually having fun with it. I have also been making fruit roll ups. Unbelievable how easy that is too. Puree your fruit and spread it very thin on a greased cooking sheet, put in oven at 175 degrees and leave door cracked open. You will be able to tell when it's done. Better dryer than not, it will keep longer. Olivia loves it and can't believe mom can make Fruit Roll ups!!!