Kassy

Before any more time passes, Kassy deserves her post. It's been over a year. My youngest will be six next month. On her report card, Ms. Adair called Kassy, “Quiet, observant, and capable.” Kassy, you are slow to speak, slow to warm up, but loyal to the core. Once someone wins your trust and affection it would be difficult to lose. You are forgiving, tender, and sweet.

You are slow, leisurely. Even when a situation calls for hurrying, you dawdle. I am quite sure you use  your slowness to gain the upperhand.

You are observant and thoughtful. You ask deep questions about the spiritual world. Today you wanted to know if a demon possessed person was around, who would get the demon out since Jesus is no longer present. (Guess what story the Bible lesson was about this morning?)

Kass, you like to back peddle. You will execute a devious, almost naughty behavior and then when confronted, claim you changed your mind or didn't understand. You never, well almost never, claim to be at fault for anything. People think you are calm and sweet and innocent. They would be shocked to know that you are the loudest of my two children, frequently the one directing the games with Hadley, and generally looking for sneaky ways to get back at Hadley when you don't like how her older sister is acting. You are rarely sorry, just hopeful that you will get away with things. 

You are quiet at school and always do exactly what the teacher asks. Sometimes you take your obedience to ridiculousness. One day you came home and complained that during nap time  a little girl was biting your pants. You didn't raise your hand to tell the teacher because you aren't allowed to talk during rest time! At the beginning of the school year, you would sob if you had to be different (other than the food you eat) or to draw attention to yourself. You would sob if you forgot something like a library book that was due or your homework folder. Asking a question or getting clarification on directions is nearly impossible for you for you. If there are visitors to our house, you will only present your requests by whispering in my ear. You've worked hard to over come some of your shyness and now generally can return greetings and answer questions that unfamiliar adults ask. 

Kassy, you are still a whiner. Not everyday, the frequency has decreased and sometimes you make obvious efforts to squelch your complaints. You are a picky food eater. You worry about what you will eat and only like a few foods: fruits, spinach, grains ( a tough, expensive one since you don't eat gluten), cheese and yogurts (yes you are eating these again), highly processed meats (you hate most meat unless it is breaded, or a concoction meat like salami, sausage or hot dogs). You worry early in the day about what each meal will bring and rejoice if it is too your liking. I wish I knew if this was just your personality or if the food issues have made you this way.

You do worry and  worry and worry. You worry about new things, about not following procedures, about having to ask someone a question. At school, you wouldn't ask kids to play with you on the playground (and later, when you did, you claimed they didn't answer. I suspect you were so quiet and unassertive that they didn't hear you). It took you most the first semester to make friends at school. For a while, your favorite friend was a little girl named Areesha, she is a triplet. For much of Kindergarten you would fret and worry about not having friends and you would cry if you didn't see Hadley often enough or if you didn't pass her in the hallway at the usual time. Finally, you seem to be relaxing a bit. Now, since daddy introduced you to Star Wars, you've been playing all kinds of Star Wars games at school with many different kids(mostly boys). I think you finally feel comfortable at school, though Ms. Adair said you had many friends before but just didn't know it. She says the kids like you and pick you for partnering activities or games. 

 You love soft, comfy clothes like PJs with feet, fleece pants and tops,  fuzzy, soft sweaters. You also like skirts and dresses. You love to play on the computer, watch movies, and to listen to music with your daddy. You are still my little snuggler. You love soccer, gardening and cooking with mom. You take gymnastics, and don't mind it. You can ride a 2-wheeler around a parking lot, but are terrified to do it on the sidewalk. Bugs, especially bees, terrify you. You like sweets, but only in moderation (I think you would almost always prefer cheese). You are generous, always thinking of Hadley or other friends and sharing with them. You aren't particularly impressed by or attached to toys. You do still love your pillowcase. It is torn, down it last threads, but you love and take it anywhere I permit. You smell it. You want to learn to read and can now read simple books like One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish (85% on your own). 

Love you sweet cakes.