Nearly ten months ago, Jamie stepped onto a school bus for the first time. She was four years old and excited for new adventures. I remember that morning vividly. Ashley was just two months old and Brian was days away from turning two. Needless to say, my hands were full. I was more relieved than sad about letting Jamie go that morning because I needed a little break at that point. Papa helped Jamie on the bus that rainy first day and I waved happily to my little girl. I didn't shed one tear. Brian had a meltdown. Where was his big sister going? And without him? Later I prayed over my scrambled eggs and got a little choked up when I asked God to keep my Jamie safe. But I recovered. (FYI: When I registered Jamie for Kindergarten before I was 100% sure about homeschooling, I bawled for ten minutes in the car after handing in the forms and was handed a generic kindergarten brochure I had seen at all the area libraries before...)
And today is the final day of Pre-K. I will put my daughter on the big yellow school bus one last time. She will wave wildly and give me the "I love you" sign until the bus drives out of sight. One last time I will pray that my little girl makes it safely to and from school. One last time I will have from 8:45 to 12:15 with just Brian and Ashley for stroller walks around the neighborhood, trips to the library and quiet activities together. One last time I will start watching for the bus fifteen minutes before I know it could possibly arrive to bring Jamie home. One last time will I feel like SOMETHING (or someone) IS MISSING.
Today is a wonderful day. I have no regrets about putting Jamie into the pre-K program. She made great friends and as a result I made friends as well. She learned a lot. I learned a lot. We grew so much over the last ten months. And now, it's on to the next adventure: homeschooling kindergarten.
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Hey so I totally blog stalked you..hope you don't mind:) So you are homeschooling your kids? I really want to do that with Deagan when he gets to that age. I hope it goes well!
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed Kaitlyn, I can't imagine taking on home-schooling with two other kids at home! I hope it goes well, she'll be so much better off. My mom home-schooled my brother and I for two years of middle school and it changed my life! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI have noticed recently that people's responses to our decision to homeschool have been more and more positive. A few weeks ago News Channel 9 did a segment on homeschooling. They reported that there has been an increase in the number of families choosing to homeschool. I thought that was wonderful. Hopefully the more accepting people are the more support there will be from the communities, friends and family members. We appreciate the good luck wishes and certainly Lemonade Stand will be a place you'll find updates on our homeschooling adventures. Thanks for reading!
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