I got her dressed in her brand new Supergirl Dress, new sparkly black shoes, her superhero shorts (to go under her dress), and he new pink hair bow, and she was beautiful and ready for her first day! I fed her breakfast while her Daddy and her talked about what to expect and then took pictures. She was so anxious and couldn't wait to go out the door. It was really very sweet.
When it was time to go, she was running for the truck. She got in and buckled up before I even had to say anything, which is not something that happens with her...ever.
We had to go the long way, or so I thought, because of road work. The people who are over the building and maintaining of our city streets decided that we needed an EXTRA SMALL roundabout at the entrance to the road that the school is on, instead of just doing the smart thing and putting up a light. Now on one of the busiest roads in all of Henry County, where big rigs, school buses, large trucks and vans travel daily, they have this new obstacle that has caused a backup of traffic at the busiest time of the morning (and afternoons) and the bigger vehicles are having trouble even getting around the roundabout. Idiots. All of the people who are behind this... idiots.
Anyway, we got to her school and she was up and ready before I could get out of my seat. We went inside and found that we were a little bit early so we had to wait in the main hall with the rest of the parents and students waiting to go in. Everyone in that hall was anxious and ready for a new school year. You could feel the enthusiasm in the air...although that could've just been the parents ready for school to start back! Ha! ;)
When the bell rang, Mrs. Anderson let us go through the big double doors and they were off!! I was surprised at just how many parents didn't know or understand how a line works and how to follow suit in a line. They were cutting in front of people, pushing their way through and making it very difficult to get right as they were shoving their way to the left. Kind of disappointing actually, but it did make me understand a little bit better why the majority of kids are not very considerate and why bullying is such a big thing now. Parental Fail.
Anyway, we got to her class and she busted through the open door into her classroom, ready to see her teachers, give them her school supplies and conquer the day! I could almost see the visions she had inside of her little brain of what they day would be like for her. She was just taking it all in and loving every second of being a big girl in a big girl school at a big girl desk. She found her name tag and sat down and immediately started unloading her bookbag. Mrs. Salmon came over with her cubby basket for her to put her things in and although Mrs. Salmon was oblivious to it, I watched as my ADHD, OCD child rearranged everything that Mrs. Salmon put into the basket so that it went in how Kat wanted it and not how Mrs. Salmon was doing it. LOL
I left her in the classroom, sitting at her desk, reading a book. Well, I actually made it to the door and slowly stuck my head out of the room to see if I could get through the hall yet and heard her say ever so lightly, "Mommy?" I turned and saw the unsure look on her face that said, "Will I be ok here when you leave? I'm nervous now." So I went and kissed her forehead and hugged her again and told her she would be ok, that she was going to love school and she was going to have a fun day and she would get to learn lots of cool new stuff. She smiled and I left. It felt like my flip flops were made of stone. Every step I took was heavier than the one before it. I don't even know how I made it back to the front main doors, my head was in such a fog and I was second guessing myself in leaving her there. But I kept hearing a voice (metaphorically people, not schizophrenically) saying, "If you step in now, you will only be hindering her education and social growth." So I kept walking until I reached the truck. I got in and just sat there for a few minutes actually talking myself into leaving the parking lot and not waiting there until she got out. And then I remembered that I had to take the truck home so Johnnie could go to work. :)
I was nervous all summer long about sending Kat to school. I was terrified about the phone calls, the letters home, the conferences, the mean stares I'd get because the teachers just thought I wasn't parenting her or correcting her behavior, etc...It never even occurred to me that I would have a hard time even letting her go! I thought I was ready for her to start school. I really did. And while the break was nice, and it went by fast as I cleaned the house and took care of the other kids, I was ready to go pick her up this afternoon. I was so happy to see her smiling face in that car rider line. And when she got in and sat up like such a big girl who had conquered the day, she buckled up, put her bookbag down in the seat beside her and said to her brother, "Hey, little buddy." because he's a baby and she's not. :)
The drive home was full of chatter and her stories of the day and how much she loved it all, everything, everyone, and especially lunch because she is a big girl and she carried her own tray and the food was "Awesome!" because they fed her chicken nuggets and beans that she didn't really like, but she ate them anyway because they put them on her tray and that's what big girls do. :D :D :D <3 <3 <3
My heart was full. She had a good day.
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Clara started today too. Her day began a bit differently however. She woke up at 9am, to a hot breakfast and she got to take her time waking up. She made me wake her up 3 times, but when she got up, she didn't fight me or get ill with me. She just mopped out to the livingroom, sat down for a minute and then went up to the kitchen table to eat. She didn't argue with Mary, she did ask how Kat's morning had gone and I told her all about it.
She asked when her orientation was supposed to start and I said, "10am, sharp." She ate a little bit of her breakfast (Clara's not a big eater) and then got on her laptop. She signed in to school to give it a once over and then took 30 minutes to play her games before her orientation started.
After orientation, she did her classwork, (or so I thought) and then helped with random chores throughout the day in between Youtube videos and games.
I just found out that she didn't quite finish a few of her assignments, mostly because they asked her to write about herself. And a few quizzes that she thought were meant for the end of the week. LOL Nope, quizzes on the first day. She wasn't happy that I told her at 9pm, that she had to go finish up the work that she missed today, but again, she didn't fuss or fight or argue, she just went to it. I am one proud Mommy right now. :)
Mary doesn't start school until the 8th, so she spent the entire day watching Netflix movies and helping with household chores.
Aiden slept most of the morning, not waking up until 11am, after many, many attempts to get him out of bed, he ate and went straight to playing with his toys and watching "ewwwtube" videos. Now it's bedtime and I can hear him in his room tormenting Marian. LOL
It's been a great day. <3
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