You only love me for my lunchbox, baby.

Well, my baby is in the 2nd grade, and oddly enough, I am not totally freaking out. I am so proud of her. Words can't begin to describe how proud I am of her. She just turned 8 years old, and has been through alot. But she is still the sweet, caring little person that I know and love. Monday was the first day of school and she told me at breakfast that she was nervous because she was the new kid. I told her that everyone is the new kid on the first day of school, and not to worry. Of course, due to traffic, she was a little late on Monday. When she walked into the room, all eyes were on her, but she did not cry. My brave girl found her desk and sat down quietly, ready to learn. She has made some new friends and is really enjoying 2nd grade, so far. Her teacher, Ms. Stacy, seems really nice. Brickey-McCloud is a HUGE, brand new school. This school has 9 second grade classrooms. That is mind-boggling, and it like that for all of the grades there. I went there in the 5th grade, and I remember the walls had all of these animated characters painted on them. I was worried that when the built the new school that it would lack all of the charm that the old one had. It really doesn't though. Even the size doesn't take away from the charm and the welcoming feeling that you get when you walk through the front doors.
I know that this post has an odd title, and I promise that I am getting around to that. Sarah got a brand new "Littlest Pet Shop" lunchbox from her grandparents and it is super cool!! She is taking her lunch everyday and I came up with a great idea. Everyday I put a knock-knock joke in her lunch box and she loves it. I found a web-site, http://www.knock-knock-joke.com.
It has hundreds of jokes and most of them are kid-friendly. I just put a joke on a pretty note card, and tape it to her sandwich. Not only does this make her smile, but it also gives her something to tell her friends.