This is a post I have looked forward to writing for a while. Laura,
too, was looking forward to school, mentioning it to nearly everyone she
met this summer. I figured she might lose her enthusiasm when the day
actually arrived. Instead, while I was trying to take her picture on the
porch, she kept saying to me, "I'm ready to
go!"
And she really was. Like her big sister before her (and
unlike her big brother
before her), she walked right into the classroom and never looked back.
Being the now-wiser mother of three, I bolted immediately. After all,
once drop-off happens, that clock starts moving so much more quickly
than on regular days.
Several people have asked me what
I will do with this free time. I have already scheduled doctor
appointments, will need to attend meetings at school, and will hope to
catch up with friends for uninterrupted conversations. But first and
foremost I will head here:
I was sort of dreading what the trail would be like on an August morning at 9 a.m., but I was blessed with an unseasonably cool, cloudy morning and it was glorious! I even have our windows open at home now!
Laura seemed just as happy when I picked her up today, a trend which will hopefully continue. Also hoped-for is
a blemish-free record on the slugging front. So far, so good!
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