I've decided that blogging is a lot like scrapbooking for me. It's something I want to do, but keep putting off because I feel like I'm so behind. No more though! I declare today the first day of the rest of my blogging efforts :).
I dropped off sweet Mocky an hour ago for his first day of preschool. Chris just called and asked how it went and if I was sad. Heck no! And not for the selfish reasons you're all thinking. Mocky has wanted so badly to go to school and have his "own thing." Dropping the girls off for Kindergarten every day last year (and then again for 1st grade this year) was so sad. 4 out of the 5 days he asked why he couldn't go to kindergarten too. Sometime in the spring of last year, we dropped Grace and Olivia off as usual and I watched in the rear view mirror as Mocks looked longingly at them as they ran off to their classroom. After a moment he said, "Mom, I just really want to go to school too." I felt his sadness and went into the story of when I was little like him I had to watch my 5 brothers and sisters leave me behind and I wanted to go so badly also. He thought about that for less than a second and then said, "well Mom, when I'M a mom, I will let you to Kindergarten before you're 5 years old even if you won't let me."
So, was I sad to see Mocky run into his preschool room today without so much as a backward glance? Nope. He's finally like the big kids and I hope he's having a marvelous time.
1 comment:
I'm so, so happy you blogged! I can't believe your little man is starting preschool...and that your girls are in 1st grade. Time goes SO fast...especially when they start school. I love it when I know my kids are so excited about school because it helps me enjoy having a few minutes to get caught up on my life and know they are happy! Poor Hannah is suffering the "left behind syndrome" this year...it is bad! (2 whole years before kindergarten...torture for her!)
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