tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post9127248352307913103..comments2023-08-01T05:13:06.314-04:00Comments on Still Life With Yarn: And They're Off!Loren Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960126704097428609noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-4863755994418192282008-09-04T19:58:00.000-04:002008-09-04T19:58:00.000-04:00Sharon,I'm glad to hear things are looking up. Go...Sharon,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear things are looking up. Going to TJ is a huge adjustment, so nerves are natural. Ironically, my guy just started getting a bit nervous tonight. I think we worked through it. <BR/><BR/>The younger ones tend to have less anxiety than the older ones, simply because they've seen the older ones go through it already. In a sense, they've been there and done that. Jr. Jr. had spent so much time at the elementary school in the years before he started there that it was nothing new to him at all. He knew half the staff and he knew where everything was.<BR/><BR/>I hope you get that knitting up on Ravelry soon, so we can see it. It must be nice to have a good friend to knit with!<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/><BR/>LorenLoren Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960126704097428609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-56951705636851931972008-09-04T19:21:00.000-04:002008-09-04T19:21:00.000-04:00Many thanks, Loren, for your encouraging words. B...Many thanks, Loren, for your encouraging words. By the way, the picture of Jr. Jr. is priceless--he is so adorable. Things seem to be "chilling" a bit already. Surprisingly, my middle schooler couldn't be happier. I guess she was more ready than I was!<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping Jacob will pass on indoor track over the winter, but it's too early to tell yet. From what you've said about your older boy, you may be facing this same situation is a few years!<BR/><BR/>I've been knitting and crocheting like crazy, but haven't had a minute to post anything on Ravelry. Our rabbi--my dear friend Lia--and her 3 year old son went to the beach with us last week, where we knitted like women possessed. She is so incredibly talented. Plus we found a new yarn store where we spent way too much money!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-31474204403419416702008-09-04T08:57:00.000-04:002008-09-04T08:57:00.000-04:00Sharon, I feel for you. I am also one of those pa...Sharon, I feel for you. I am also one of those parents who feels great anxiety on her child's behalf. I think sometimes I take things harder than he does. I was a mess for most of that first day of school.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I've heard a lot about anxiety among the kids at TJ. The kids are used to being high achievers, and when they're thrown into a school where all the kids are extreme achievers, some of them can feel overwhelmed. It doesn't help that he's got such a long day, either. One of the reasons that I was happy to send SJ to his local middle school rather than HB was that the HB kids don't get home until 4:30. I wanted him to be able to blow off steam, play sports, hang out with friends, and have time to do his work in a more leisurely way. (Plus, I really like the hour we have alone together in the afternoon. We get a lot of talking done then.)<BR/><BR/>I hope that Jacob gains confidence over the next few days, as he sees that he belongs where he is, and that he can do the work. He'll adjust to the schedule, too. How long is the cross country season? Will he do other sports, or will he just be happy to be home earlier?<BR/><BR/>(I still have those law school dreams. Sometimes they go back to college, and multivariable calculus and differential equations. Ugh.)Loren Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960126704097428609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-29730816394429656482008-09-04T08:06:00.000-04:002008-09-04T08:06:00.000-04:00I'm glad to hear your first day went well. Our we...I'm glad to hear your first day went well. Our week has been a bit more stressful. While Sam seems to have eased right into middle school, Jacob is a ball of anxiety over Math and Spanish at TJ. He is claiming that despite his straight A's and testing so well on the admissions exam, he is in over his head. (He is in Spanish 3, with only two other Freshman who came from spanish immersion elementary/middle schools). Unfortunately, we're so much alike that I too have been an anxious mess for two days now. Add to the fact that he's not getting home until 7:00 p.m. because of cross country practice, and is then wolfing down dinner, and working until 10:00 or 10:30, to get his homework done--well, you get the picture. I was sick with worry all day at work yesterday. Last night was better as we spent a lot of time (when he FINALLY) got home, just talking over his anxieties (me trying to quash mine) and coming up with a game plan (possibly dropping down to Spanish 2; not teaching at the synagogue on Sundays, etc.). Lord, this brings back bad memories of law school and my recurrent anxiety dreams of showing up for an exam, never having attended class or even bought the book for the class. Where IS that valium?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-6634606255194651542008-09-03T11:53:00.000-04:002008-09-03T11:53:00.000-04:00First, Congratulations for surviving the first day...First, Congratulations for surviving the first day of middle school! :-) Don't blink because it will all be over before you know it. <BR/><BR/>It is funny you mentioned a vest because just yesterday I was looking at vest patterns thinking I wanted to knit one! WEIRD. We must be on some sort of cosmic mental conference call. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to troll Ravelry to see what I can find. Although what I'll look for won't have cables. :-)kippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346284045882651761noreply@blogger.com