Right now … as we speak … her little self is headed off to kindergarten on a big yellow bus.
Where did the time go? Wasn’t it just yesterday she was attached to my hip? I carried her everywhere … mostly on my left hip. And today she used her own two feet to climb up the steps on the big yellow bus. She used her own head to pick a good seat — a window seat so she could wave to me. She waved and the big yellow bus drove up the big hill taking my baby off to school.
Yesterday was her first day. Today it hit me. She’s in school now. Where did the time go?
We had a great week last week getting everyone ready for school. Fun projects. Trips to the park. So much to post about. So much to share.
But for now … I just need to go figure out where the time went …
I was just thinking that…time slips aways sooo fast…yesterday was my sons High school orientation…High School…I can remember their first day of kindergarten like it was yesterday..but it wasn’t…the awesome part about their orientation was… I ran into a parent and her daughter…and the mother and I was remembering the kids first day in kindergarten and now we’re doing the same thing..but it’s High School.
Hey! I was thinking of you and left you a message yesterday . . . what a week for you — I know you are proud of your big girl as you wonder where the time goes!
Grandma is blogging and I was so excited to hear that your/our little girl did so well the first day of school. Could be because her parents have made her so well adjusted in this big world she lives in. Tell her we send our love and good luck. Her big brother has been a great example to her also.
Good luck – my son gets on the bus on Sept. 5th for kindergarten – I have NO IDEA where the time goes. . .
Hillary
Hang in there, Mom. Take some time for you to reflect – write some things down and just reflect. When she gets home there will be SO much to talk about…
Jen
You know since McKenzie started Kindergarten in July, I know exactly what you’re thinking and exactly what you’re going through. Reading your post made me cry, and it made me think back to a few weeks ago when she had her first day…I cried then too.
Time does go by too fast. I wish I had written down more things about our everyday life, I wish I had spent more time with her, I wish I had made more of an effort to concentrate on our time together instead of worrying about the little things that in the big scheme of things don’t really matter…like a clean house, clean laundry, stupid TV shows…I could go on and on. I just have to concentrate now on doing everything we can together. Thanks to you, I’m finding much more time to do just that. Thank you for getting me to this place I have wanted to be for so long.
I actually got back from a business trip early today, picked her up from Kindergarten and took her to the pool while the baby was still at daycare. We swam and went down the big slide a gazillion times. It felt like being a kid again, and it felt great to have a little extra time just to spend with her. And I had that extra time because I wasn’t concentrating on all the things that weren’t done around the house. You’ve helped me so much, and I can’t believe how it’s changing my life. I actually have time to do the things I want to do. Who in the world would have thought that getting organized would result in me having more time to do the things I love? I guess you knew it all along, huh? Thanks for helping me figure it out too.
Hugs for your sad day,
Lisa
I’m so right there as well. My baby will start on September 5th. I’m so excited for her, yet sad for me! And I am SO NOT ready for her to ride the bus! Fortunately big brother will be there to guide her . . that’ll make me feel better.
I enjoy reading your blog Aby, thank you for your ideas and thoughts!