{"id":4184,"date":"2003-01-22T13:18:05","date_gmt":"2003-01-22T18:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=4184"},"modified":"2003-01-22T13:18:05","modified_gmt":"2003-01-22T18:18:05","slug":"milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2003\/01\/22\/milestone.html","title":{"rendered":"Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was (drum roll, please!) Katherine’s first day in pre-school!<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

It’s a couple-of-hours, couple-of-days-a-week program through the South Suburban Parks & Rec District.<\/p>\n

Katherine had a blast, by all reports. She loves being around other kids, and seems to have taken to it like a duck to water.<\/p>\n

And, of course, we have the obligatory Pre-Attendance Pictures of the First Day of (Pre-)School (First in a Many Year Series):<\/p>\n

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\nOne of the bennies of the whole thing? The program does not allow pacifiers (and she evidently did just fine without one).<\/p>\n

My little girl is growing up!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today was (drum roll, please!) Katherine’s first day in pre-school! It’s a couple-of-hours, couple-of-days-a-week program through the South Suburban Parks & Rec District. 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