yesterday was princess's first day of preschool this year. she is in the preK class and goes 3 days a week. she loves to go to school and gets so excited about it all!!
we did the great picture pose - only to learn that the camera batteries were dead. so we will try again tomorrow and take a 2nd day picture. oh well....such is life around here.
arriving at the school, cars were parked everywhere! we unloaded and she paraded right to the hallway where we were met with a crowd of parents, grandparents, siblings....it was a zoo!!! we hang our coat up and weave back through. i sign her in and say goodbye! all of 5 minutes!!
what i noticed was all these other moms hugging, crying, taking pictures (which i confess had mine worked i would have done that!) and waiting until the last moment to leave. not me....i'm out of here!
so i head home where i curl up to celebrate my first day alone with the newest karen kingsbury book and read! what a treat!!! spend some time chatting with my mom and then realize it is is 11:12. she needs picked up in 3 minutes. ahh..plenty of time! you see, we have 2 options at school. one is we can go to the door and pick them up or we can wait in a line in our cars and drive through. they bring them out and buckle them in! so knowing that process takes a while i pull in at 20 after. all the while chatting with my dear friend running late like me. we giggle as she pulls in shortly after me to see all those moms waiting at the door in eager anticipation!!! so at 11:35 princess is put in the car with grin from ear to ear, chocolate cupcake remains scattered on her chin, and a handful of cooked spaghetti splattered on her picture of the day!
when i asked how her day was she just smiled and said, "just like before, mom. except this year we dress a frog!" and that was it!! other than, "when is it i get to come back??? and can you be last again - i got to stay the longest!"
last year i was the mom struggling to leave, the mom first in line for pick-up, and the mom a little sad about preschool....ah!! the difference in a year!!
we did the great picture pose - only to learn that the camera batteries were dead. so we will try again tomorrow and take a 2nd day picture. oh well....such is life around here.
arriving at the school, cars were parked everywhere! we unloaded and she paraded right to the hallway where we were met with a crowd of parents, grandparents, siblings....it was a zoo!!! we hang our coat up and weave back through. i sign her in and say goodbye! all of 5 minutes!!
what i noticed was all these other moms hugging, crying, taking pictures (which i confess had mine worked i would have done that!) and waiting until the last moment to leave. not me....i'm out of here!
so i head home where i curl up to celebrate my first day alone with the newest karen kingsbury book and read! what a treat!!! spend some time chatting with my mom and then realize it is is 11:12. she needs picked up in 3 minutes. ahh..plenty of time! you see, we have 2 options at school. one is we can go to the door and pick them up or we can wait in a line in our cars and drive through. they bring them out and buckle them in! so knowing that process takes a while i pull in at 20 after. all the while chatting with my dear friend running late like me. we giggle as she pulls in shortly after me to see all those moms waiting at the door in eager anticipation!!! so at 11:35 princess is put in the car with grin from ear to ear, chocolate cupcake remains scattered on her chin, and a handful of cooked spaghetti splattered on her picture of the day!
when i asked how her day was she just smiled and said, "just like before, mom. except this year we dress a frog!" and that was it!! other than, "when is it i get to come back??? and can you be last again - i got to stay the longest!"
last year i was the mom struggling to leave, the mom first in line for pick-up, and the mom a little sad about preschool....ah!! the difference in a year!!
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