17 August 2010

Empty nest.

Little Miss Muffet started school today.

She is in preschool half a day.
That means I have no kids at home.
No kids.
All five of them at school.
I cried the whole way home after I dropped her off.

Of course she was thrilled to go to school.
She found her friend right away.

See ya later Mom.

I gave her a kiss and left.
That was it.
No tears from her.
Just me.

Didn't even notice me leaving.

2 comments:

Melissa said...

welcome to the club! mine have all been in school for three years now. the first year, i volunteered at the school A LOT. i really needed that year to get used to them all being gone. then i decided that i could either get a pt job, or go to school...so now i am starting my third consecutive year of college. something i never did after hs. i have enjoyed the immense amount of me time i've had...so much so that summers have a huge adjustment period since i'm not used to them all being around all the time. =) this is the time you get in return for never getting any sleep/showers/housework done/etc for all the years when they were babies. =)

Anonymous said...

Emily,
Thank you for sharing this with me. I have a major addiction to blogs. It all started last year when I was out for a month on medical leave. I come home everyday after school and unwind by "bloggin' out" as my boyfriend calls it. ha! Olivia has grown so much since April, she looks like a big girl and lost her baby look....so sweet! I saw Carly in some pictures, she is in my afternoon class. Just so you know...Olivia tells me everyday around 9:45 (seriously!) that she misses you and is ready to go home. Sweet girl, I'm so lucky to have her in my class.
China