I remember my first day of Kindergarten. I remember my teacher, Mrs. C. I remember playing with my first friend Amy on the playground. We decided to be "best friends" that day. I remember I rode bus number 23. I chose a book bag with a blond cabbage patch kid on it...these are my earliest memories, and now Jack is about to travel that same road!
Monday Jack Riley starts Kindergarten. He has a lime green jungle print book bag, a blue lunch bag, and a blue camo thermos. He has new clothes, new shoes, even new socks...seems he's all ready to go! Thing is, I am not ready for him to go. I can't believe he's no longer a baby, no longer a toddler, not even a preschooler any more...he's offically a big kid now!
He'll be driven by me the first week -- then he'll take the bus. He goes all day. The bus will pick him up at 8:10 am, and drop him off at 3:45 pm. ALL DAY. I know he'll be in good hands -- but it will take a long time for me to get used to the fact that he'll be away so many hours during the day.
I will keep you posted! Wish our big kid good luck for Monday!!
Congrats Jack Riley! You really are a big boy now! Just tell Mommie, she'll get used to you being in school all day, besides, she has your sister to keep her busy ALL DAY!!! Good Luck on your first day of school, big boy!!! I'll be thinking of you, as always
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Off you go big boy! Don't worry, Jack will be ok. And so will youn And you will enjoy a new phase with some more time to yoursef (especially once little sitster goes too).
ReplyDeleteWe pack lots of fresh dried fruit for school (loads of sultanas and dried mangoes) and those little babybell cheeses, you know, the ones with the red wax coating, which i open a bit before popping them in the luch box.
We'll think of you on your big day (school here in Australia starts at the end of January, our summer holiday is also X mas holiday)...