Atomictumor

We met October’s fourth grade teacher tonight at the Willow Brook orientation. We met spotz’ first grade teacher this past Tuesday evening. I haven’t met Lug’s teacher at the Oak Ridge Preschool yet, but the Missus has. I think it’s going to be a good year the bunch of us. Things are getting off to a good start. Honestly I find it hard to believe that October is beginning her last year at the Elementary school, but not to worry. We’ll be going to that school for a long time, what with four kids.

I was talking to the Missus the other day about what October reads. I was saying that I don’t see her read very much unless it’s Harry Potter. I was slightly concerned because she read and enjoyed that series so much, but I wasn’t seeing it carry over to other books. I’ve brought home several books for the girl, but she’s the proverbial horse led to water and didn’t really read them. I work in a library where I make many different reading suggestions, so I don’t care if people take or leave my advice. That’s not the point. I just want to see her reading something. The Missus assured me that she reads a great deal at school.

I was prowling through her desk tonight at the orientation when I found a copy of a Laura Ingalls Wilder book she’d checked out from the school library. Turns out the Missus was right and I’ve realized how much October has a life of her own that I don’t know about. Sure I “knew” that before, but seeing is believing and I’m typically a doubting Thomas. Which is really another post for another day.