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Today was Grace's first day of Kindergarten.



Today was Noah's first day of not having to fight with his big sister for mommy's attention.


Today was the first day I thought about how different our life is going to be from now on.



I hadn't given myself time to think about it before today and that may have been a mistcek, or possibly divine intervention. I think God wanted my last weekend of summer to be great, and it was. Time with family and friends. Good food and relaxing beach time. Time...time period. I feel as though after this last weekend our time may have started to go in fast forward. There are so many things to do and so many things to think about. Grace has school EVERY day, this hasn't been the case for the last two years. It's a good and bad thingin my eyes. Grace needs activity and although I have tried for the last 5 years to entertain her to the best of my ability, I'm tired and Noah requires even MORE attention than she does, so, I feel as though Kindergarten for Grace will be a good thing. I do worry about her education down the line and hope that she doesn't fall behind because she is young, but for right now, my 4 year old is in Kindergarten and loving it. The time however does not allow our family to do what we have been allowing ourselves to do for the past 5 years. Vacations will no longer start on thursdays and last till tuesday. We can't just pull Grace out of school for a few days to go visit our families anymore. Attendance counts now...yikes


I'm prepared to be a school aged child's mom and I hope that Grace atarts to become interested in things that will last her whole life, soccer, swimming, singing, theater... I want her to find friends that she can be her funny, loving, playful self with.

Grace's teacher asked on her "meet the teacher" day what my wish was for Grace and I got a little choked up when giving my answer.

I want for my children to be who they are in their hearts. I want them to feel loved by their teachers and friends and I never want them to come to me and tell me that they don't "fit in".


I can't wait to find out who my little girl is, what my little girl will be. When will I stop calling her little? I don't think I ever can, no matter how "big" she may be, she'll always be my little girl.






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Heidi said…
A big day! I'm all choked up now, too.
By the way, LOVE her haircut!
September 8, 2010 at 8:57 AM
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