SMILE!

Remember when your parents made you stand in the front yard on that first day of school every year? Maybe with your fingers up showing what grade you were in? You were in your cute new dress or little shorts outfit because it was still so hot and there was still a lot of summer to go. I remember it every year--my own and then my girls' pictures. I even remember what I wore on my first day of kindergarten in 1958. Grandma Spratt made a darling plaid drop waist plaid dress for me (and probably a twin one for my cousin Julie). It was just so exciting. So exciting that I'm going to show you the very picture! Here I am!
Boy am I cute!

So Mark thought I should have my picture taken when I started school this year. I mean it makes sense. I will kindly point out a few differences between 1958 and 2009 however, because it's difficult to notice.

#1-I'm a tad bit older.
#2-I have a book bag and it's really heavy!
#3-It's colder in January than in August.
#4-I can't hold up my fingers to show my grade because I don't have enough fingers.
(And because I have to wear gloves to prevent frostbite.)
#5-My darling outfit is hidden under layers of coats.
#6-The smile is fake.

What can I say......

A picture speaks a thousand words.