At first we thought that the class mascot, Mr. Wigglesworth the lizard, was going to come home each weekend with a different student. Alas, a stuffed mascot stands in for Mr. W on these weekend forays, and the real guy hangs out at school all weekend enjoying the peace and quiet. Here’s his little face peeking out early Monday morning. He knows that he is only moments away from having a dozen eager faces peering at him, gauging just how much he’s grown from the day before. E swears he grows daily in front of her eyes.
And here’s a self portrait from her first day – these surround the word of the day which was integrity, and it ends with the sentence “This is who you are even when no one is looking.” I’m digging the words of the day, but I’m really digging that side part with a hint of a cowlick.