Kinder

We have the first day under our belts. It went better than I expected, although there are still a number of things that need to be ironed out (more on that later-too exhausted tonight to go there).

I dreamt of forgetting about my children at random places and leaving Jack in the car overnight. (Issues much?) It was a night of tossing and turning with little sleep for me. Is.aac and I even had a huge fight last night. We were pretty stressed.

It's that feeling of anticipation. I hate it, which is why I try to not think of things until the very last moment. I can't deal with the build-up and get so anxious. Just get the day here and get it over so I can regroup. Sigh.

Anyway, we decided that Is.aac would take the boys into the school. Sh.awn is in a long standing "mommy only" stage, and I thought maybe my presence would make him be more upset than he'd be with his dad. So...as hard as it was, I stood back on the sidelines. Like all the other parents, I stopped at the gate, kissed my boys, and sent them off to school. I smiled and waved to them as they entered. Then I watched Is.aac (the only parent beyond the gates) go in and do the part I wanted to do but knew I shouldn't. It isn't about me; it's about them.

I held up pretty well. Not a single tear even. (Go me!) That was until Is.aac sent me contraband pictures from the inside.

Story time on the rug- Sh.awn in the black shirt with the name tag
on his back. Ja.son in the upper left hand corner in the striped shirt.

My boys at their desk. Do you see his hand raised...
oh I am so proud!

There is still some tweaking to do and some things I am not exactly please with at this point, but it's an okay start. Fingers crossed that as we get into the routine, each day goes better than the last.

They said they had fun. They said they liked their teacher and made friends (no names, however). That's all that matters.

I wrote about the day on the boys' blog if you want to read more and see some more pictures. No pretty first day of school picture. It just didn't happen. :(