Porch Time with Josie

By Vickilane

Yesterday when I went up to stay with Meema, I was nervexcited. That means I was nervous and excited. Do you know why?

FIRST GRADE starts Monday. I worry that the kids might be mean--there is one boy who was sometimes mean to me, but he got better. Sometimes we even played together. I worry that it might be too hard, but Meema said I already know lots of stuff even second graders don't know. I hope she's right.

After pancakes, we went out on the porch and blew bubbles. I like when Meema blows them so I can chase them and pop them, but she asked me to blow some so she could take pictures of the bubbles. So, I did for a while.


I watered the porch plants. They get very thirsty. Sometime the basil starts to look droopy, but after a drink of water, it is fine.

Check out the pink crocs! Me and Mama went to the Barbie movie, and I wore them because pink is Barbie's and my favorite color.

Another thing we always do on the porch is brush the dogs. Bailey loves being brushed.

See how shiny her coat is? 

This is on the porch too. It is a place for insects to lay eggs. You can see that some of the holes are sealed shut. That means there are already eggs in there.

While we were looking, a wasp came flying in and went in to check it out. If you stay still, wasps will probably not sting you. This one did not.

PS Guess what! In the afternoon, Mama took me to school for Meet the Teacher time and I met her and she is really nice and I found out that a bunch of my friends are in my class. Also, at recess, all the first grades go out together so I can see my other friends.I'm still a little nervous but not as much.