Much Anticipated....

I have written before about my thoughts and anxiety about the first day of school! Each year around this time I think about all those parents that are sending their kids to school for the first time. I saw the school buses around the neighborhood.

Now all of a sudden it is our turn! All summer we have been talking about school. Anna got more excited with each day that passed. Mom on the other hand got more and more anxious. And now that the day is here it is a day of mixed emotions.

It is nearly impossible not to think about the day she was born. She was tiny, innocent, and totally dependent. Sending her to kindergarten seemed like a lifetime away. Images of her at days old flashed through my head as we gave hugs and said goodbye this morning. Maybe it is because she is our only child but I burst into tears. Another milestone has been met with many more to come. More flashes came but this time is was a flash forward to her high school graduation. Would never wish it all away quickly but it feels now like it is right around the corner.


Comfort came though in how ready and excited she was. Much anticipation last night as we bathed, picked out clothes, and packed up the backpack. She could hardly wait to go to bed last night so she could make morning come faster. Chad and I took the morning off of work so we could take our time and get her to Kidstop. I was being poky (ok, maybe it is called procrastination) but she wasn't having it. She was ready and wanted to go to school now.

Took some pics and headed to school. She almost forgot to even give hugs goodbye before she was running away and joining the rest of the kids. Mixed emotions. Happy that she was so excited and ready to go. Sad that she didn't indulge me in my anxiety! Ha!



So now we are just waiting for that bus to bring her home so we can hear ALL about the big first day of school! It is 430 yet?