Monday, November 30, 2015

Chase was happy to go back to school after a week off. Nanaw asked Ms. Merz about the children learning the months of the year, and Ms. Merz said they started working on it a couple of weeks ago. Nanaw told her that over the weekend, Chase started reciting the months of the year, and Mama, Daddy and Nanaw were so surprised. When Chase came out of school, he had his head down and moved slowly over to where Nanaw stood -- very different from the usual smile and hug he gives Nanaw. Chase told Nanaw he was sad, and when she asked why, Chase said it was because he wanted to go to the playground with the other boys and girls. (Some of Chase's class stays in pre-school all day, and they go to the playground after regular pre-school is over.) But Chase's mood soon changed to a good one because Nanaw brought him a donut to eat on their way to Chase's adventure for the day: the library on Telegraph Road. Chase played with the Star Wars game and the Connect 4 game and seemed to have a really good time. He also played with the computer. When it was time to go, he wanted a Thomas book so Nanaw found one to check out for him.