It finally came... The day my little girl went to Kindergarten. She started school last week. She has already grown up in my eyes so much in just one week. She gets on the bus at 7:50 and I don't see her again until 4:00! What happened to the good old days when Kindergarten was half day and they had nap time, play time, show and tell, and birthday parties for everyone's birthday. Those are things of the past; Kindergarten is now serious business. Luckily, Amilya doesn't know any different, and she is enjoying it. Thank goodness, because she has many years of school to come. I never thought of school as a home away from home until her teacher used that phrase in a newsletter, but that is exactly what school is! They better treat her good, and take care of my baby. The only things that have upset me so far is that they give the kids like 15 minutes or less to eat all their food and clear out of the lunch room for the next group to eat lunch! How dare they rush my little girl eating her lunch! The other thing that upsets me is how competitive school has become. Milly complained her 2nd day of school, "I'm not going to make it to the Silver!" (whatever that is?) "Lanie made it to the silver and got a piece of candy, and I'm never going to make it!" This is definitely a new chapter in our lives and I am sure we are in for many years of learning experiences, like how to eat your lunch fast and how to live in a world of competition and still feel good about yourself when you don't measure up! LOL So, now Amilya spends her days at her "home away from home" and I spend my days with the little cowboy!
