Well I can't believe it's time already. I promise it feels like yesterday we were taking a brisk stroll in the early morning hours to put Abigail on the big yellow bus for the first time and now here we are 4 years later putting our baby on the bus....our BABY! I'm ok. I'm ok, that's what I keep telling myself anyway. Seriously though, I'm thrilled for our little one to be catching up. She's wanted for so long to go to school with her sister I'm so excited for her to be off on this new adventure. It helps so much that they are doing it together. I don't know what I'll do if they ever start hating each other. It makes every moment in our life so much sweeter that they adore each other as much as they do. Abigail is so protective of Chloe and Chloe looks up to her big sister always graciously taking her advice. I know. Puberty is coming. Until then we're gonna soak up the sweetness and enjoy it while it lasts!
They sat together right in front where all the "good kids sit" according to Abigail. :) Experience has taught me nothing and I still stood there on the side of the road crying like a fool as they pulled away waving to Brian and me. A precious stranger waiting behind the bus slowed to yell out his car window to me as he passed "it's ok mom, first days are tough! It get's better!". What a sweet random encouragement for me as I laughed and nodded embarrassed at my typical tears. I knew they'd be fine, more then fine, I knew they'd rock the elementary school day together!
I shook off my emotions and walked back inside. Brian and I looked at each other and smiled, another mile stone reached. Here we were alone and their lives are moving on. It's a good thing, always to reach any life milestone, but it did feel weird. We had arranged to continue a tradition with some dear friends who shared our kindergarten woes over breakfast to cheer us all up. We did it after Abigail started school and it worked nicely to help turn a page.
The group grew to 4 families this time and it was a blast to have friends with jobs as weird as ours to be even able to meet for a Monday morning breakfast out! They all looked at us in awe when we walked up with out a single kid in tote. We are the first to venture into the coveted life stage of all kids in school equaling legitimate free adult time. Their faces helped us appreciate, well, it helped me appreciate it was a good place to get to. Brian was all smiles. This struggle is a mom thing. Our buddies carried along their preschoolers and we all overtook my favorite local diner style restaurant. We ate and laughed for long enough to tip the waitress very well before heading out. It was a great finish to a big morning. Now to head home to watch the clock. Bring them back yellow bus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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