"It's Just Life"

 
 
 
Dan had the kids today while I was at the hospital for Sam's surgery & he actually took some pictures!! There may be hope for him after all! Thanks to Nanna & Big Daddy for the back to school surprises! Daniel & Laura Ann were so excited to get them in the mail!
 
It has kind of become a tradition at our house to read The Kissing Hand on the night before school starts. It was fun sharing with Daniel tonight that the first time I ever heard that book was from his principal at Paine Primary, Mrs. Schmitt. She read it to the faculty at our meeting the day before school started one year when I was teaching.

Well, he is set & ready to go, kissing hand and all. He is soooo excited & full of questions about his day tomorrow. He told me while I was bathing him that he is "a little scared". He then asked if he was going to get to ride the bus & when I told him "yes", his fears completely dissolved. Apparently riding the school bus is about the coolest thing E.V.E.R!

Daniel heard me back in the summer talking about having a 'cry' party with my friends when school starts & he asked why I would be crying. I explained that it is not because he is going to school, but because going to school means he is growing up so very fast. We joke a lot about ways to stop him from growing. Since then, he has been teasing me about my 'cry party' & thinks it is very funny. Tonight, he put his hand on my shoulder & said "Mom, I know you love me & you are sad & Gran was sad when you went to school too (she has told him this), but it's just life." Wow Daniel, thanks for the profound advice! Ha! So, through my tears in the morning, I will be remembering that this is just life!!!!