Before.  First Day of Kindergarden.

After. Last Day of Kindergarden.

And just like that, it happens.  We have a rising first grader.

What did she learn?

If you a hold a snail in your hand and then put it down, you will have slime in your hand.

What did she love about her teacher?

She would help you if you, like, couldn’t figure something out and got really upset and still couldn’t figure out how to do it.  She told you to ask two friends first, but if you still couldn’t figure it out, then she helped.  And?  She’s very nice!

Favorite Class?

[incredulous stare] Dance.  Mama, you knew that!

Four lost teeth, many newly forged friendships, a few nightmares, several lessons learned, and a mile of drawings later, she has made it through her Kindergarden year.

A few days before school ended, one of her girl friends ran up to us on the playground, where we had gone after school.  She presented Mira with an envelope, drawn all over, with a Dum Dum pop  and an orange Starburst precariously taped on as well as, of all things, a dollar bill.  Inside, there was a hand drawn birthday invitation.  The date of the party?  September 19th, 2011 at 7 pm.

The little girl turned to me and said joyfully, “My mom, my dad, and my sister, they all told me not to put that dollar bill on there, but I didn’t listen.  I love Mira, and I want her to get a lollipop and a dollar bill and a Starburst!”

What a sweet year.  And, there is so much to look forward to.

Befores and Afters are so fun… check these from the other Corner Viewers:

jane – ian – joyce – francesca – kasia –isabelle – janis – kari – jgy – lise – cate –otli – dorte – ali – sunnymama – daan –ibb – kelleyn – ninja – theresa – cherry b – cole – lucylaine – skywriting – anna– rosamaría – tikjewit – juniper –valerie – mlle paradis – wander chow –don – flowtops – susanna – tania –kristin