Lily got me up at 5:45 A.M. this morning. Which is good, we are on our way to getting up everyday at 6 A.M. for school. Except that, tonight I have to take Mandy to a bookstore for a release party at midnight. That store is 45 minutes from our house. Of course there aren't any bookstores in my little town, drives me crazy.
I hope I can get a nap in. Mandy thinks we should do our back to school shopping this evening when Jeff gets home. Dinner, shopping, maybe a movie, and then the book party. At least I know I can stay up for 36 hours before my brain stops working. Like when we moved here from Japan, missed our connection from Atlanta to Mississippi. We drove through the night because we were scheduled to close on our house in the morning. And we thought this was a good idea because of our pets. We wanted them to be able to run around in the big back yard as soon as possible instead of living in a cage at a hotel. That was a fun day.
I forgot to mention yesterday that I am not the only one having a bit of trouble with school starting. Lily is being clingy. Which is so weird because she has never been a cuddly person. Now she doesn't want me to be in a different room from her and she actually asks to sit on my lap. Usually I have to give her bribes to get hugs. The other day she actually cried when I went out to pick up Mandy from work and left Lily home with her dad. She has never cared before when I have left.
The two of us are putting on a brave face. She tells me everyday, when she looks at the calendar and counts the days until school starts, "I am so excited about school". Me too, we are both so excited about school.
Jeff who tells me that he is not worried at all, he took all of next week off. Tuesday because that is meet the teacher day from 1:30 - 3:30. He wants to meet the teacher too. Wednesday so he can see her get on the bus for the first time and be there when she gets home. Thursday, well why not because he already took off Tuesday and Wednesday - no reason to go to work just for Thursday. Friday regularly scheduled day off. But he swears he is not worried about her starting school. I guess he and I will be having a second honeymoon next week while the girls are in school.
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Such a bittersweet time. And you've got one on either end of the childhood spectrum!
Once the first blush of newness fades and you get used to Lily's school routine, I have a feeling you are going to rediscover life in a whole new way. How exciting!
Don't worry, it's all going to be okay. It may be hard for her (and you) the first week or so. It's good that school is starting on a Wednesday, it eases the kids into a routine the first few days, then they have the weekend to rest before having a full week. It won't take long to get into a routine and you and Lily will both be loving it. It's good that you are letting her ride the bus the first day so she doesn't have a "break down" in the classroom when you leave. Just make sure when you go to meet the teacher day, to show her where she will get off the bus and how to get to her classroom from there, that way it won't be quite so scary for her the first day.
As for you, don't worry about working or going back to school right now - you deserve a break!!! Enjoy a few months (or more) of having time to do what you want to do. If you REALLY want to go back to school to be a teacher, email me at someanonymousgirl@gmail.com and I'll give you the low down on stuff they don't tell you in college.
My little sister was a kindergarten drop-out. I can't remember now why she dropped out after only a few weeks, but she did. She started school the following year instead. It doesn't always go smoothly, but it usually does!!! :)
Hoping the best for you and Lily and proud of your husband.
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