:: First Day & A New Newsletter! ::
Yesterday was Jordan’s first day of kindergarten! She was raring to go when I got her up - no problem getting her brush her teeth or get dressed! I tried to get her to eat some cereal, but she’s just not used to eating that early. They eat lunch at 10:30, so she was fine.
We walked to school, which I’d already planned to do, but it was a good thing because the traffic was a nightmare! I literally would not have been able to get out of our driveway! We live on the corner at the end of the road the school is on, so you can just imagine the traffic that was backed up in front of our house!
But we got her there, and put her stuff in her cubby. There were a bunch of other kids there already, and they had them sitting on the run watching a Curious George cartoon. Jordan started getting all teary eyed because she knew that it was time for me to leave. She never actually cried, but she was on the verge! I did good - I have her a big hug and kiss, and told her that I would be waiting for her when she got out. She went and sat down with the other kids, but she still had that look!
My MIL and I went to pick her up, and we got there early because we weren’t sure what the traffic was going to be like. It was 100 degrees out, so we opted not to walk - lol! The whole school release was a fiasco based on our observance. They let all the bus riders out at 2:00, and showed them how to find their buses. Then they herded them all back inside to their classrooms because a lot of the kids had left their bookbags in the classroom. Now, why didn’t the teachers just tell them to take all their stuff with them? That would have saved them from having to go back in, and then come back out again! Oh well, I guess there was some method to their madness…
She said she had a good day, but I could tell that she was tired. They got to go out on the playground and play yesterday morning before it got so hot, and they made tags for their bookbags, and colored a Jack Be Nimble coloring book page. All in all, it sounds like she had a great first day! She got a little teary this morning, but not quite as bad as yesterday. My big girl!!
Here are a couple of photos that I took yesterday morning. 
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OK, now on to scrapping stuff! I have decided that I want to try my hand at monthly newsletters, which will probably come out mid-month. I went ahead and put together one for August yesterday. I plan on adding more articles and tutorials for future editions. You may want to pay particular attention to the last page of the newsletter - hint, hint!
HERE is the link to download the newsletter.
Here are the new products for the YDD store this week.
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I also have some items new to the Scrapbookgraphics store!
1Lynn
wrote on 21 August 2007 at 9:23
Jordan looks pretty tired in the middle photo. Glad she enjoyed her first day. The newsletter looks great! Vibrant, colorful and full of inspiration. Great job!
2Lil B
wrote on 21 August 2007 at 9:33
I got teary-eyed just reading about Jordan’s first day of school and my son is 26!!! LOL I guess you just don’t forget some things. (BTW, good for you keeping your composure. I remember how much I wanted to cry that first day!)
Congrats on the newsletter. It was short but I enjoyed the wonderful layouts. Great inspiration there! Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us in the coming months.
Love that Juicy Fruite page kit! Adorable.
3Betsy
wrote on 21 August 2007 at 9:34
Oh, Traci, I well remember the first day of school for my kids. I cried. I’m so glad you took the photos of Jordon. Of course, I knew you would!
Betsy
4xashee
wrote on 21 August 2007 at 9:47
She is ADORABLE!! and Congrats on your newsletter!! Thank you soo much for sharing!!!! Have a WONDERFUL day!
5Carolyn
wrote on 21 August 2007 at 10:52
Great newsletter…love the new products!
Does Jordan go to full-time kindergarten?
6Liz
wrote on 21 August 2007 at 13:49
Your big girl! Jordan looks so cute in that outfit for her first day of school! Sounds like she is having a good time. Thanks for sharing.
Great newsletter!! I’ll look forward to them each month.
7Victoria
wrote on 21 August 2007 at 15:09
So glad to hear that your lovely daughter had a good day at school. May all her days be happy ones! Thanks for the newsletter. Now to go an see what’s in it. I love tuts.
8Krista
wrote on 21 August 2007 at 18:21
Sooo cute! My kindergartener starts tomorrow:-)
9diginan,liz
wrote on 21 August 2007 at 19:33
Traci, your little girl gets prettier with each passing week. Hope she settles in school and enjoys her time there.
10Tina
wrote on 21 August 2007 at 20:15
Great first day story. thanks for the newsletter, can’t wait to unzip and read.
11Dawn Knapp
wrote on 22 August 2007 at 8:31
Hi Tracie. Your daughter is just adorable. I’ve got three more years until my girls start kindergarten. I’m sure I’ll be just a blubbering mess come their first day. Thanks for the newsletter. Those layouts are gorgeous!!
12Brooke - in Oregon
wrote on 22 August 2007 at 8:59
Wow 1st day of Kindergarden is such a big step. My DD was more like Jordan, ok but a bit teary, My son on the other hand just waved bye to me without looking back! lol
Love the shots of her getting ready for her 1st day, she is just a little cutie!
13jenny
wrote on 22 August 2007 at 14:41
Hi
Wow - newsletter is great - thanks
your new stuff is fantastic. Your lil girl is absolutely adorable - she will be breaking lil boy hearts before the week is over.
14Julie K in Taiwan
wrote on 23 August 2007 at 5:12
Is there another way to see your newsletter? 4shared won’t download to Taiwan for now.
Congrats on making it through the first few days of school! She looks so cute checking off her getting ready for school list
15Cindy
wrote on 24 August 2007 at 19:52
Traci, thanks for sharing all this fun back-to-school news with us. My boys start Sept. 6 so we’re still in summer mode. Thanks for the goodies and the newsletter!
16Sharon
wrote on 29 August 2007 at 8:31
Wow - must have been a busy first week - missing your updates and new product announcements (well, and your wonderful freebies too, of course!) Hope everything is OK there!