Today I drove 5 minutes, got the kids out of the car, got David settled and drove away without him. It was a little strange, but once Lynn and I were in the car, it wasn't quite as hard. Today David started Pre-Kindergarten. There is now a part of his world that I can't watch, or protect him from. He goes and plays and talks to friends and brings homework back with him, and (so far) mentions most of what goes on. But there are now 7 and half hours of each week where I am not an active part of his life. It's a good thing, a growing slowly more independent kind of a thing. But the momma part of my soul misses his incessant chatter on that 5 minute drive back home. And my tiny sweet little Lynn just hates that she can't stay there with him, she is so eager to grow up and leave me already. This mothering business is hard work, and sometimes it's a little hard on the heart. My favorite part of the day, the bright spot that made my heart float lighter than air? When, even after he was settled in and playing with homemade play-dough, I said good-bye and waved to him, he jumped up from his chair and raced over to give me a hug and a kiss good-bye. Ahh... maybe I will survive pre-K after all.
I get a mug shot with David and he signs himself in...
All done with his first home work assignment! We did it together and then built a big train track in the living room during Lynn's nap :) It was nice to just hang out together for a little while :)
