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First Days

My dearest girls,
Here I am at nearly 11:00 am and bored out my mind. Actually my mind is reeling. Full of thoughts of what you are doing, wondering if you miss us, if you are having fun, if your friends are loving you like I imagined they would and of course, if you are loving every minute of this big, exciting day! Today is your first day of kindergarten and Mya's first day at preschool. You both were super excited, having anticipated it for weeks. We toured the schools, met teachers, carefully selected new backpacks, lunch boxes and attended to each detail that would guarantee you a great day! Each of you excitedly, joined the children, greeted the teachers and waved good byes to your Daddy and I. The only tear filled eyes were my own as you turned to wave good bye one last time. Your Daddy said he had to fight back the tears as well. My eyes are filled with tears of nervousness, excitement, and bittersweet sadness as I can't quite wrap my head around how we got here. It seems like just months ago, we were working on teaching you how to talk, walk, get dressed by yourselves, and emphasizing being a big girl. Little did I know we would zoom past everything in between and wind up here. I know you will do great. I know you will love school. I know that you will be eager to share all that you have learned. I know you will be nothing but successful in all that you choose. Although I am sad that you are not here, my heart is happy--happy for you now, happy for the years ahead and happiest that I can be your biggest cheerleader and number 1 fan. I love you girls. I can't wait to see you in a few hours and hear all about your most wonderful first day of school.
I love you.










Momma

Comments

Anonymous said…
It is about time you updated this! The girls looked so cute! I bet they LOVED school! Still waiting for all the info and pics from when you left ND! It has been forever!
Love
Lisa
September 10, 2012 at 1:05 AM
Kara said…
I know. I feel pretty ridiculous driving to "my secret spot" while the kids are in school so I can pawn internet off of someone for free. Soon I will have my own and get back to back--updating?
September 11, 2012 at 5:37 PM
Erin said…
I agree with Lisa - I have been checking in and nothing!!!! I wanted to know how life was. I hope the girls have an amazing school year!
September 12, 2012 at 12:03 AM
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