Happy and Sad
Sep. 5th, 2006 09:19 amSo, here it is ... the first day of school for all my girls. A is off to her 2nd year in high school, 10th grade. I realized when I was out on a date night with her Friday that in a couple of years we'll be thinking about college and that my friends, is sort of startling. T is in 3rd grade this year and ready for new challenges. M starts 1st grade today -- we made pretty good progress on teaching her to read this summer. And then there's S, my baby, just turned 5 at the beginning of August and now off to Kindergarten, full day Kindergarten.
Today the house will be mostly quiet -- no snacks to make, no lunches to fuss over. No one needing a nap in the middle of the afternoon. For the last 8 years or so, I've had one of the last 3 girls with me *every* day for at least part of the day. This is a change for me, I think I'm ready for it .. but sometimes ... well ... sometimes it stops me short.
I'm happy, I am, but I am sad too -- I think I'll miss having a little companion to *help* me with all my stuff sometimes. They really do grow up fast.
Now though, I'm off to Starbucks with another mom from school to ease into this new phase.....
Today the house will be mostly quiet -- no snacks to make, no lunches to fuss over. No one needing a nap in the middle of the afternoon. For the last 8 years or so, I've had one of the last 3 girls with me *every* day for at least part of the day. This is a change for me, I think I'm ready for it .. but sometimes ... well ... sometimes it stops me short.
I'm happy, I am, but I am sad too -- I think I'll miss having a little companion to *help* me with all my stuff sometimes. They really do grow up fast.
Now though, I'm off to Starbucks with another mom from school to ease into this new phase.....