First Day of School

I love the first day of school. I think it is one of the absolute best days of the entire year. It is MY day. After I send these two off to catch their buses ...

and walk these guys to school ...

I dance a little jig, play the "Hallelujah Chorus" on the stereo nice and loud and then the day is all mine. It is the one day during the entire year that the "to do" list is set aside. I take a nap if I want to ... I take a bubble bath if I want to ... I do both if I want to. For me, the first day of school is an escape from everything for 6 1/2 hours!!

Please don't misunderstand - I love my kids. I enjoy playing games with them, spending time with them, just hanging out and talking to them. I worry about them when they are away from home - especially about what they might be learning in the big bad world. However, I am also so excited for all that awaits them - the opportunities they have to learn things, to accomplish goals and to try new activities that they didn't know they could do. I can't provide all of these opportunities for them, but people who have been trained to teach children can.

School as been in session here for a week and a half now. I'm back to my regular daily routine with our school routine piled on top. As nice as it is each day to send the kids off to school, I look forward to their return, to hear about each of their days, to help them with homework, to hear about their worries and concerns and to just be with them. They are great kids and I'm glad I am their mom.