Yesterday was the first day of school. I got a day planner because a friend of mine (who also homeschools) recommended it. Thank goodness for it! Yesterday was kind of haphazard because I hadn't gotten up early like I'd planned, so I wasn't as with it as I wanted to be, but it would have been worse if I hadn't had my planner. There were a few times that Jill or Beth just sat there, waiting for me as I worked with another child. Kate did well, but of course she was done the soonest. Thankfully, Ginny didn't mind when she went upstairs with her.

Beth loved her first day of kindergarten, and just as I thought, learning all the letter sounds will be great for her. There are still many sounds that she can't make or that she makes wrong, and as we go through every sound, I'll be able to see how she makes it wrong and help her fix it, or find a way to help her.

Jill hadn't been looking forward to school, but I think she really enjoyed it. Of course it was the first day, so everything was pretty easy, but I didn't even have her do everything she was supposed to do since much of it was review. But her cursive yesterday was beautiful. Toward the end of last year, she was really tired of school, so she was lazy and tired. But I'm determined that she'll have pretty writing this year, and I think if I continue to praise her good work, she'll be more motivated to write nicely.

Oh, and I took measurements of my girls yesterday: Jill weighs 59 lbs and is 48 1/2" tall, Beth weighs 40 lbs and is 43" tall, and Kate weighs 31 lbs and is 38 1/2" tall (she's my monster child ;)).