Rough Morning

It's no secret I was not ready for school to start back up this morning. But I was not prepared for the drama of the morning. When school ended last spring, Alexis was to the point of tears. She was going to miss her friends and her teachers and being at school everyday learning and playing. Well, we had an especially fun summer filled with playing with neighborhood friends and visiting with family.

Last night was an open house at Sycamore where Alexis got to see her classroom, meet her new teacher and find out which friends were going to be in her class. Luckily her best friend Nic is in her class again this year along with her best friend from first grade. Her teacher was VERY nice and very welcoming. One question she asked each of the kids as she met them was, "On a scale of 1 to 10, how excited are you about coming back to school?" Alexis's answer was 20!!

Well, this morning finally came and Alexis was in tears most of the morning. It was so bad that her eyes were all red an puffy by the time we had to go to the bus stop. After saying that she was so excited to start school again, I was surprised by her mood this morning. It definitely did not make things easier for a mommy who was not ready to send her girl back to school. But I held it together...got her on the bus (she was still pretty teary)...and made it home before I actually cried.

I know that she probably was better once she started talking to friends on the bus...and she was probably fully recovered as soon as she got to talk to Nic. As for me....I'll probably be better once fall break rolls around...or maybe not until winter break....or spring break. But truthfully, probably not until summer break.