All the kids were pretty excited about school this year. I know they really love summer and try to pretend they don’t want school to start, but I could tell in their anxious faces that they were getting excited.
Following tradition we had our annual “Back to School” feast and fashion show. I took care of dinner and dessert and the girls took care of the fashion show by decorating, making a poster with our theme and scripture and by creating ballots to vote. It is funny how a tradition we started years ago has become something we can’t do without!
I saw this theme on another blog and loved it so we adopted it as our own for this year as well:
Monday arrived all too quickly. Everyone was up and ready for school promptly. I don’t think the nerves and excitement let them sleep in too much. Each were wearing the outfit that was given the most votes during the fashion show the night before. It was all smiles around our house. Well, except for me.
By 9 am the house was silent. It was a somber moment for me. All the years of having someone to take care of and then just like that, they were all gone to school. Some find this exciting, but for me, it was a little melancholy. I am grateful to have been able to spend the past 16 years taking care of my little ones. Although it hasn’t always been perfect, I have loved it and learned so much about me and my children through the process. I hesitantly look forward to the future as it now is. I wonder what I will do? How I will fill my time? Will I be needed? All the questions one would ask as they make this transition. I have been told it will be good. I am sure it will. But for now I just need a little time to adjust. 🙂
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