"Her writing voice is so animated. Sometimes I have to tell her she's overdoing it. I'm not surprised though because of her voice in real life. She has tons of energy. She mixes in well with a lot of other kids. She does rush a bit." Dalia was tasked with writing to her 4th grade teacher:
Date: may 11 2020
To my future 4th grade teacher,
I am very excited to be in your 4th grade
class. We will be spending the year together so I thought you might want to
know some cool things about me. I was born on April 19th 2011. I was born with
a big birthmark on my leg that has grown
with me my whole life. I was also born with a crooked toe. I had to get surgery
when l was 4 years old to fix it and my mom was scared to give surgery to a
little girl . I still have a crooked toe but it got better when I took the cast
of. I have almost never been shy singing or dancing for an audience and l love
to do art. I make lots of funny faces and l was born in Phoenix. My favorite
book is Smile and I love making my own books. I have older siblings, one sister
and brother which means I am the youngest and I am the youngest. I love going
to school and meeting new people. My talents are singing , tapping , water
skiing , drawing, and I am good at biking fast. If I had the choice to have a
big, big house or have kids I would have kids. If I could have any job I would
be a school teacher or a dance teacher.
I love to be creative and I love to make up dances. I have always dreamed of
being a model too. I love hugs and my parents. I love celebrating birthdays and
organizing. I share a room and love to be outside. I am excited to meet you and
learn about you too.
Jack:
"Conscientious.Good-natured. Likable. Polite. Is on task in a chatty class. Does good work. Volunteers in class. Science is his strength."
Kindin:
"Should take Honors Spanish because she has natural talent. Does need reassurance and seems to question even when she knows answer - so could be more confident." And always, incessant jokes about a laundry list of complaints.
(I forgot to record Kindin's spotlight for entrance into YW 2 years ago, and it seems to fits well here: "Long before Kindin was born, I had a name for her. I kinda made up the name when playing a game with my church friends. Kindin Kay. Kay is her grandma's middle name and because I share my grandma's middle name I love alliteration, I ended up liking it a lot. I made Dave concur before we were married. He said, I want a motorcycle. I said, I want Kindin Kay. In fact, when we were figuring out how to spell this made up name, Dave would use the name with our waitresses and see what they'd write down. Dave almost always won with KindEn but I felt it should be KindIn. When her cousin was born a few months before her, they'd use the family middle name. I wondered if we should call her that or not anymore but her dad was insistent! He loved it and reminded me that I did too. Now, we believe it's perfect. It's fitting that KIND is in her name. She is very sensitive to the feelings of others and she reacts by checking in and then getting to work. She will always reach out and find a way to serve. She often sneaks into my room and tidies up my bathroom or she sneaks upstairs and folds laundry. Always doing so quietly . She really understands the connection between service and discipleship. in other words, Kindin is KIND and all IN.")
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