First Day of School

It's that time again, the happiest day of the year!  The first day of school!!  The excitement causes you to wake up early and you quickly get ready because you don't want to be late, not for the first day!  You rush around making sure everything is packed and ready to go.  Grab the backpacks and lunch boxes and rush out the door absolutely giddy with excitement!  Then you realize that your kids haven't followed you and you have to turn around and practically force them out the door.  After taking the obligatory first day pictures, you happily skip down to the bus stop barely listening to your children grumbling about how they are still tired.  

Mr. R getting on the bus

A happy wave as Mr. R gets on the bus and it's time to skip back home to take Boo to school.  At least she shows a little more of my excitement!  She was very happy to get to see all her old friends again and can't wait to learn how to read.  What a happy day!

Boo ready to start her first day

Don't get me wrong.  I love my kids, but it's always nice to see them go off for the day to further their education and to give me a break.  Dropping Boo off at her preschool, where she'll attend class every day this year, left me with a slightly odd sensation as Hiccup and I got in the van to go home.  Yes, the overwhelming  feeling of relief from having two kids at school everyday was definitely there.  But going from three kids down to one, at least for part of the day, left me feeling slightly lonely too.  The rest of the day I had the feeling like I was forgetting something, like a kid, or two.  I also spent the entire morning stressed out about Mr. R because this is his first year of all day school.  Virginia has it completely messed up with half-day Kindergarten!  Last year was supposed to be my anxiety year.  Instead they just prolong it with 1st grade being the first full-day year.  I was so nervous about lunch time.  I had envisioned lunchroom bullies taking away his lunch or him not knowing where to go or what to do.  P.E. was another nightmare.  Since he still has his casts on I saw children taunting him and him feeling left out on the sidelines.  Hubby tells me I worry too much, but he's not here to help me is he?

Once Boo gets out of school today we'll be immediately rushing across town to pick Mr. R up early from school to get his casts removed.  At least that gives us all something to look forward to.  I can't wait to hear about the kids' first day.  I better get a complete report and not just the standard "Good" answer that I got last year.