Shoes

-Parker said, "There is one thing I really don't like about kindergarten." I don't know what I was expecting to hear, but it wasn't this........"We have to keep our shoes on all day." Well, that makes sense. Never in his life has he had to keep shoes on all day. And, he has been wearing crocs all summer so tennis shoes probably feel pretty cumbersome. I asked him if his shoes hurt his feet and he said no.
-We almost missed the bus yesterday.
- Jack did not have a great day at preschool orientation yesterday. Very clingy. Great. Here we go again. I envy parents whose children are eager and excited about school.
- Kindergarten is hard on this mom. Just missing my baby.
- I'm sad that summer is almost over but longing for some cooler weather.
- My roots are about 2 inches long--maybe longer. Getting that taken care of tomorrow.
- My cousin Kyra requested this recipe:

Caramel Pecan Cheesecake
2 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
20 caramels
2 tbsp. milk
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 graham cracker crust
Mix: eggs, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer until well blended. Melt caramels with milk on low heat, stirring frequently until smooth. Stir in pecans.
Pour caramel mixture into crust. Let cool for a few minutes. Top with cream cheese batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
Hint: It is better if you let it warm up a bit before serving because the cold caramel is hard to cut through right out of the refrigerator.