Macie's Program

Today Macie's class had a Thanksgiving lunch and a small program for the kids and their parents. The kids decorated place mats for everyone, and set the tables. The room looked very cute with lots of fall leaves and pumkins.

We had a pot luck "Thanksgiving" meal, that was pretty good. I'm usually a little skidish about eating food from people I don't know, (I know it's weird) but everything was ok. Except to say that for dessert there was a store bought bundt cake. I'm just saying, people had to make mashed potatoes, stuffing and turkey, and this person could not make SOMETHING! It's not like cooking a turkey and making stuffing are super easy tasks. It just always bugs me that someone can't spend 1 hour and MAKE something. (Sorry, a little tangent there.)

After lunch the kids told us what they were thankful for:


Then they sang a turkey song. It had actions, and was darling!

Sadly Todd couldn't make it, but Gabby and I had a great time at Macie's school!

Feeling Guilty in California

Hey, sorry for not posting. Apparently I've left my cord that I use to download my pictures at my mom's house. So I have no new pics yet.

I have been reading some of my friends' blogs regarding their children returning to school. For the most part they are sad, and have even shed tears about this. I understand the tears for the kindergartner. I'm sure I'll be crying over that one too. I'm just wondering about the older children, and why I don't feel that way about my child.

I love and enjoy Macie, but I love that she's back in school. Macie does so much better when school is the major part of her day. She loves her friends, the activities, the LUNCH, and especially the bus!

I don't want her gone for 12 hours or anything, but the 7 hours is nice. I get to get things done, spend some quality time with Gabby, and then focus on her when she gets home.

Reading the other posts has got me wondering though... why am I happy she's in school? Maybe I'm not a good enough mom yet. Does it have anything to do with the fact that I didn't give birth to her? Does it take more time to miss them? What am I doing wrong? I'm not sure, but I definitely feel guilty about it. I know almost everyone who reads this is a mom, so what should I do differently? Any advice?