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My first day at Kindergarten by: Brayden Bice

Should I put once upon a time? One time, my brother, Beau, threw the ball in the pool so I could go get it. And one time he threw it in the deep end. And I still went down and got it. And I kept doing that.

(Editor's note: I'm losing him here. I think we're going to go the Q&A route. . .)

Q: What did you think when you got up this morning?
A: I don't know.

Q: What were you thinking on the way to school this morning?
A: I DON'T KNOW!!

Q: What was your favorite thing about school today?
A: Going outside and playing. You know those things you hang on? But they are triangles? I tried to go across those.

Q: Did you play with anyone?
A: Yes.

Q: What were their names?
A: Uh, I don't know. I didn't ask them.

Q: Were they bigger than you or smaller than you?
A: About the same size, I guess.

Q: What did you eat for lunch?
A: Chocolate milk, mashed potatoes that smelled like gravy, sausage in a bun with ketchup and, uh, half a banana, and some yellow food, but I didn't eat it.

Q: Who sits at your table?
A: Two girls and one boy sit at my table. I don't know their names.

Q: Tell us about art.
A: I almost made a train. I used a huge rectangle and a little, long rectangle and, uh, uh, uh, 3 circles.

Q: Did something special happen today?
A: I don't know. Oh, ya. I got to be the line leader. I stayed right in front of my teacher. They followed me, and I followed her.

Editor: That's all I could get out of him. Here's Kindergarten from mom's perspective. Beau and I took Brayden to school today for the very first day of Kindergarten. He was such a big kid. He picked out his shirt that you see here. He likes it because it "reminds him of the beach."

We went to Nate's office to see if he was there, but he wasn't. He was, however, in the middle of the entryway, so he got to walk us down to Brayden's class. The big man walked right into his room, put up his bag and sat at his seat. Thursday's orientation was a fantastic idea, Dad.

I leaned down and got a hug and a smile - no kiss for mom today. I can't believe it's started. He's too big for his mama's kisses. Waaaaa!!! He said goodbye, and we were off.

That's our story. Oh, and I got gas in my truck today for the first time since the week we moved here. :-)

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