of the first day of school. Where did the time go? Why did it go so fast? I want my kids back! These thoughts all ran through my head as we began the back to school walk to school parade. The morning went well. The kids were up and excited to get going. Taylor let me do her hair. She looked beautiful (see picture). Look at those eyes. She spent the morning primping and looking at herself in the mirror. What has happened to my Taylor? She is all grown up. It is her last year in elementary school. She is probably going to come home with a boyfriend or something, and then I will cry.
Aah, Torey. She is a fourth grader. She will stay in elementary for a few more years like a good little girl. She also looked beautiful for her first day. She wore her backpack all morning, chomping at the bit to get going so she could see all of her friends. School is purely a social event for her. When, in my deepest depression about the kids going back to school, I thought about home schooling, she was the reason I decided it was foolishness. There are not enough kids in our house to make it social enough for her. I think it was for the best that I decided on public education, but it still hurts just the same.
Here is one excited boy. He will be enjoying first grade this year, or as Taylor put it, "Five and a half hours without Momma." She is such a butt to rub it in like that. Jake was thrilled to get ready for school, though we did have some trauma about itchy tags. Thank goodness we got that all worked out. He tried to get in some last minute reading before school, just so he was ready. I tried to get in some last minute instruction about holding the lunch tray with both hands, and not tipping it, and maintaing the precarious balance of the milk/food ratio before the stress of the situation almost made me crack. Then I just had to bite my lip and move on.
This is probably one of the saddest things I have ever seen. What am I supposed to do now?
8 comments:
I know, let's go to lunch!!! Drown your sorrows in food. Always works for me.
I love how the kids put their backpacks on and wait endlessly. Hope the day goes well for you though... no kids at home. The weekend will be here before we know it!
Oh the joy of not having kids at home. Enjoy yourself because the day will go by to fast.
Nat - embrace it.. this is the day you've been waiting for the past 11 years!! 5 hours of YOU time!
I had a hard time this year, too, with Tanner starting full time. Might not be so bad if I was home alone to actually ENJOY the silence and alone time! Get enough
for both of us.
OK this is my first post ever. Your kids were sooo cute. I do not know how you post pictures so quickly. I need you to teach a class on successful blogging. That will take up all your time and more. What a great mom you are!
What cute kids. Even I can remember summers dragging on and wanting to get back to school. Now the summer months go by way too fast. Oh, on the boy friend issue, do what I used to do threaten to kill them on the door step. It didn't work but it sure was fun.
you always have clever pictures of your kids...their shoes, them walking to school.. very cute good job!
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