First Week of School...or two days.

I have to tell you, I used to watch those moms who cried as they left their kids at preschool for 2 hours & think "why are you crying?!"  I would wonder what the big deal was.  Rachael's first day of preschool was a whirlwind of me pushing her into the classroom & me dashing out to pick up a prescription for Daniel who had just had his ear tubes put in that morning.  I didn't have the time to think about being sad.

The first day of Kindergarten was different.  I felt it in the pit of my stomach as I closed the van door & started the ignition.  As I looked in my rear view mirror, my little girl was not so little anymore.  It seemed that overnight my little preschooler had become so big!  She looked so grown up in her uniform, so pretty. 

As we drove the tears welled up in my eyes & I tried to hide them.  Rachael said "Mommy, why are you sad?  I'm the one going to Kindergarten?!"  And I knew that it was her who was beginning this journey, but this was also one BIG step mommy was taking with her.  I certainly didn't feel prepared, but as I pulled up & let her out, she turned around, gave me a huge smile & said..."I'm ready!"  With that, my little girl walked into Kindergarten all by herself alongside the kids who were holding mommy & daddy's hands.  My girl, was definitely ready.