This week began Sidney’s second week in Kindergarten. She loves going and has no seperation issues when dad and Sophia watch her get on that bus every morning.
Her first day Dee and I dropped her off and attended a little welcome ceremony with Sidney. The little rat didn’t even so much as look over her shoulder when we told her good bye!!
Tonight was the open house at the school where Sidney will attend kindergarten. We met the principal and received a quick tour of the school.
Sending a child off to school is new for me. It is sure going to be strange not having her here with me during the day. Sophia is going to miss her, too. I’ll bet Sophia is even going to want to get get on that bus with her sister.
Yes, I am going to try and shoot my first bear before we leave California. I had the choice between my 260 Remington and my 338 Lapua. Because of the condors in the area I want to hunt I will be forced to use lead free bullets to comply with Fish and Game regulations. Unfortunately there aren’t many lead free choices for the 260 so I decided onthe 338. It should have plenty of knock down power for a California black bear.
I’ve not been at the reloading bench for quite some time, so it was nice to have a little quiet time. It’s unfortunate I have to drive so far here to go and shoot or I would do a lot more reloading! It will be good to get back to Missouri.
I finally got around to getting my predator hunting forum moved over to a new domain name. It used to be a site dedicated to predator hunting here in California. Considering I am moving soon I thought I’d move the site to a new domain that was a little broader reaching and not really dedicated to just one State. Thus Predator Wild was born! While it is dedicated to predator hunting it also has forums dedicated to equipment, techniques, firearms, reloading and many others. It also offers a Blog for each of the members and a cool photo gallery.
Somehow it doesn’t seem possible, but Sidney starts kindergarten next week! We picked up her school supplies about 2 weeks ago and new shoes and school clothes over the weekend. We’re attending an open house at the school later this week to see the school and meet the teachers. It is going to be strange not having her here with me during the day! Not to mention Sophia is sure going to miss her playmate while Sidney is off at school.
Sidney is very excited about finally getting to go to school. She sees Jasmine head off to school carrying a back pack and has been constantly asking when she gets to go, too. Now she gets her wish! I just wonder how long it is going to take for the first note to arrive saying Sidney likes to talk non-stop!
Yesterday while the girls were playing in the living room one of them stepped behind the box fan and called for her sister to come find her. She quickly noticed how the fan made the sound of her voice change. Soon they were both standing behind the fan and giggling as they spoke into the fan. It was a joy to listen to them giggle about the fun they were having with their make shift toy.
I remember playing with a fan in a similar manner when I was a kid. It makes me wonder how many generations of adventurous children have done the same thing.
Today we began the process of getting Sidney ready to begin Kindergarten. We picked up school supplies and began the medical exam process. She did well with the blood draw, so the worst part is over.
She is very excited to go and talks about it ALL the time. Dee and I both say we will get several notes from the teacher saying she talks non-stop.
