I am happy to report that Kindergarten is going quite lovely for Miss J. I really didn't expect it to go any other way since she has been in complete love with learning ever since her little hands started grasping at the world. She has never wanted to miss a day of adventure and she takes every opportunity to share her newly acquired knowledge with me. She even likes to test me, giving me pop trivial on our walks home or while watching one of her favorite shows. I laugh each time she is lost in an episode of Nickelodeon's Guts, oblivious to the fact that these are the same episodes that I watched as a child.

What I find most amusing about the whole Kindergarten experience though, is the teachers. Miss J. has two wonderfully experienced teachers who take pride in helping children reach their milestones. They are extremely patient and sensitive to each child's needs. They know just the right things to say, in those infamous Kindergarten teacher voices, to dry up tears and solve disputes. They use those voices on parents. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you someday will if you have little ones running around. This voice doesn't solely belong to Kindergarten teachers, but I think it definitely originates in those who start out teaching the littlest populations. I first met this voice in my own elementary days. Its very breathy, makes sure to pronounce every syllable, contains a gasp in each sentence and is delivered by a woman who is all smiles and wide eyes.

I honor all teachers because at the end of the day, whether we find them to be good or bad, they are putting in under paid hours, within sometimes highly stressful circumstances, all because at some point in their lives they made the decision to lend themselves to a community who needed them. Miss J.'s teachers followed through on that decision and they deliver something very special. To be a part of this environment is truly a blessing.