Grandpa Kline's Poppycock {Not Your Average Caramel Corn}

Since we mentioned Kindergarten in a post last week, I thought it might be beneficial to tell you a little bit about the Kindergarten days for the Campbell Kids. Mom is a great teacher, and so she decided she could handle Kindergarten. Nothing beyond, but Kindergarten was doable. When Rach and I started K5, she held school in the basement of our home. Our friend, Joshua joined us for class. I do not remember much about those days, except for the time we decided to skip school. The 3 of us escaped the classroom and climbed trees before the school day began. Mom was the best teacher because she just let us climb those trees all day long. I am sure she had us make up those lessons, but it may work to our advantage now if she didn’t. If ever I am having trouble with a task, I can blame it on the missed day of school in Kindergarten.

Next in line was Monroe. Now boys are an anomaly in our family. Poor guy had three sisters at the time, and so when it came time for him to start Kindergarten, Mom felt it best to put him in the class of Mrs. Cassie Bradley. She had fiery red hair and could keep up with the “best of them” boys! She is truly one of the finest Kindergarten teachers, and she knew just how to help Monroe out.

Allison was the lone student in her Kindergarten class. It was all Mom could do to educate her and handle the new baby, Sarah. Ken Hatfield, the Clemson football coach at the time, came by for a meeting with Dad and stopped in for some school too. Allie graduated with honors that year, the top of her class.

By the time Sarah was ready for Kindergarten, Mom had it down. She taught Sarah and two of her friends at the home of our pastor at the time. The youngest always gets it best. They had a special Christmas program and a real graduation ceremony. There was no skipping school at the pastor’s house though!

Our family’s Kindergarten tradition was varied for each of us. One thing is for sure. We learned our letters and our numbers, and for that we are truly grateful!