No sweat, No tears

It's that time again.......where FB is loaded with pictures galore of all the kids returning "Back-to-School".  I decided to blog Kennedee's first day of Kindergarten and forward via email to all of you.

She has been going to the YMCA preschool 3 days a week through out the summer, so lucky for us, we are already on a schedule. However we had to move it up by 30 minutes. I don't know if that bothers mom more or Kennedee more. I LOVE sleeping in until 7:30+++.

We did Kindergarten Orientation yesterday. We picked out her clothes, made lunch, prepared snack (because they ask you to bring a labeled snack, too).  She seemed excited this morning. We made it a family affair and we all took her to see her off.

I put her in a lottery to go to one of our city's FUNDAMENTAL school. I chose Vista because it is slightly closer and ranked #1 in our county.  I was surprised when she got in. It was a hard choice to decide if she should go to Vista or our close local elementary. Vista will have a dress code (no shorts is one of them among others) and lots of homework. But I think Kennedee will do well there. But because it is a far drive, Ryan had to agree to take her each morning since it is only 1 exit away from his work. Then mommy will pick up.

The kids are not allowed to bring backpacks, but only tote bags. So she painted this tote bag earlier in the summer.
We were assigned to Mrs. Portesi's class.  Kennedee was really excited to meet her. She had ZERO hesitation and walked right up................

   ....................gave her a big hug and headed right into the classroom without even looking back at us.

I picked her up at 1pm and we got this shot out in front of the school. Yay for Kindergarten!!!!!!

UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken follows the life of Louis Zamperini.  In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails.  As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile.  But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.

Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater.  Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.

  This is an unforgettable story of a man’s journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.

Ryan and I read it together. It absolutely boggles my mind what the human body is capable of enduring. And after 4 years of it, these POW's suffered immensely for years to come with nightmares, hallucinations, and post-tramatic stress disorder.  Luckily for Louis, he was saved by "Christianity" and was able to turn his life around.  

I definitely recommend.