First Day of the New School!

(This is pretty much the best picture I could get. Isabel wanted just "TO GO!" and Lucy wanted to never ever leave the house.)

Well, the time has come for our big switch to our new school. It has been an exciting day for one and an absolute dreaded for the other. Isabel was excited because she was in the same class as our cute little neighbor down the street. Lucy, on the other hand, was absolutely terrified. Gary gave her a father's blessing last night that told her not to think too much about stuff and to not be so stressed out, which I do think helped a lot, but as we started to drive off, Lucy says, "I don't think the blessing is working!"

I took her in to school and tried to get her to sit in the line where her teacher would pick her up...the tears just came gushing. So, I decided to take her to her new classroom myself and as the class came in, the sweet teacher just rushed to her and tried to calm her. Out of the side of her mouth, she said, "just leave fast." Immediately I knew she was right, so I left my poor little girl in this strange place just sobbing and sobbing. Of course, I couldn't get out of that place without a few tears of my own. It is so hard sometimes, you know. Sometimes, the things we know we have to do, we need to do, are so hard. Of course, I second guess myself, "Did I make the right choice?" "Am I ruining my poor kid's life?" "How much is she going to have to pay in therapy because of my decision?"

I got her home and she seemed fine. She told me she almost started to cry one more time because she missed me. We were pretty good to go for tomorrow until I told her I have started a carpool and our friend is taking her tomorrow morning....more tears...luckily she was tired and they didn't last long as she fell right to sleep.

Then there is Isabel, "Uhm, Mom, please don't walk me to my classroom! Mom, no, for real!" Oh boy! How will I ever survive this?