CrossRoads Farm

First Day of School

29 August, 2005 - 3:52 pm

Today is the first day of school for the chickies. I was surprised at how quickly we fell back into the morning routine. The girls were ready early. Os much so that we watched the news for a bit and talked about hurricanes before I took them out to the mailbox to be picked up by the bus.

I’m not sure my girls could be more different. K was nervous. She looked wonderful in her new dress, with the matching shoes in the height of fashion. Despite the drizzle falling this morning K opted for a dark pink cardigan with a dark pink fake fur collar. She looked so grown up that D teased her a bit about starting at the high school rather than fourth grade. That’s when the tears started. She was nervous and didn’t know why. We reassured her and D headed out for work. About 15 minutes later it was time to go outside.

Out at the mailbox the tears started again. H and I tried to reassure her. H? Well, Little Girl is so excited to start first grade she could hardly contain herself. But her people skills are such that I could see that she was trying to keep her excitement under control because K was upset. “Don’t worry K, you have Mr. F, and he’s so funny!!” She giggled behind her hand.

K was trying to be brave and not break down completely. And I hung out by the mailbox chatting with the girls while we waited for the bus. We talked about all the friends she would see at school and how much fun the first day would be.Then the bus came down the hill. K threw her arms around me. I hugged her back and told her to have a good day. Then I tried to hug H but she was concentrating on the bus. Judging by the sympathetic, and somewhat startled, look on the bus driver’s face – K had given into the tears by the time she reached the top of the bus stairs. H got a great big smile from the driver though. I heard the driver say, “Just fine, how are you??”

H’s people skills again.

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