Back to School Blues...

Evi had an ice cream social at her new school last night. She met her teacher and got to see some of her new classmates. She even already knows one of her classmates from preschool. She was so nervous, though. I asked her beforehand if she was nervous, and she kept saying no. But then we made several trips to the bathroom both at home and at the school because she thought she was going to throw up. Poor girl. We finally made it out and to her classroom, which she thought was really cool. Lots of dinosaur books. A few minutes after being in the room she said that she felt fine and that she couldn't wait for school to start. It starts Thursday. I think tomorrow will be a very long day for her.

Evi a fost la scoala ei noua aseara sa-o cunoasca pe invatatoarea ei si sa vada clasa ei. Deja o cunoaste pe o colega a ei care a fost in clasa ei de la gradinita. Evi avea emotii inainte sa mergem, si credea ca o sa vomite. Am dus-o de multe ori la baie acasa si la toaleta la scoala din cauza asta. Saraca de ea! Dar in sfarsit am ajuns la clasa ei. I-a placut foarte mult acolo--sunt multe lucruri "misto" in clasa ei....carti cu dinozauri mai ales! Si dupa cateva minute in clasa Evi a inceput sa se simta mai bine. Si a zis ca abia asteapta sa inceapa scoala. Incepe joi. Cred ca o sa aiba o zi foarte lunga de asteptat maine.

Last days of summer--Evi on the trampoline
Ultimile zile verii--Evi pe trambolina

And don't forget Samuel. We're not sure what he'll do once Evi starts school. We think he'll miss his fighting and laughing and playing buddy. Here he is with his trusty tricycle. He carries everything in it--snacks, toy cars, little animals, my cooking utensils, Evi's markers and pencils, books, and even...a guitar! Whoever thought that wouldn't fit?

Nu stim ce o sa faca Samuel cand Evi o sa fie la scoala. Credem ca o sa-i fie dor de partenerul lui la lupta, la ras si la joaca. Urmeaza o poza cu el si cu bicicleta lui. Cara orice in spate--biscuiti, masinute, animalute, lucrurile mele de la bucatarie, cariocile si creioanele lui Evi, carti, si chiar si...o chitara! Cine ar fi crezut ca nu incape?

Speaking of school, I just found out tonight that the teaching assistant from Evi's class last year died this morning. She was diagnosed with cancer during spring break of this year. Evi loved her and had prayed for her every night for several months. I'm trying to figure out how to tell her...

Am aflat in seara asta ca a murit azi asistenta la invatatoare care a fost in clasa la Evi anul trecut. Asistenta a aflat la primavara ca are cancer. Evi a iubit-o si s-a rugat pt. ea in fiecare zi pt. mult timp. Incerc sa ma gandesc cum ar fi cel mai bine s-i spun lui Evi asta...