Archive for January 29th, 2009
4 more sleeps…
Well I survived Orientation Day at School – oh and the kids were absolutely cool with it all!! 
Part of me wanted to run from the building screaming “Nooooooooo” – but the other part of me kept my bottom on the seat, with a smile fixed on my face listening to all the wonderful things my child/ren will be doing at school. What almost had me leaving was a comment from the Principal along the lines of “the Teachers/Aides will now be reading stories, playing games, doing puzzles” with your child, and that’s when it really hit that my baby will be at school 3 days a week, having somebody else doing all those special things with her.
However, if I’m really honest (and I seem to be making a habit of this) – I know that if I keep her home with me, the truth of the matter is that I won’t have time to do a lot of those things anyway, because I’ll be trying to work and earn money. I can’t be all things to all people, so for now she’ll be at school and her Teacher/Aides will be doing all those things that I so love to do. Sob! BUT at least I still have her for 2 days, and I know that we’ll do lots of fun stuff together then anyway. I’ll be certain to enjoy it and make the most of it for this year while I have those 2 extra precious days with her.
The kids all LOVE their Teachers, and I do too.
I’ll always be a rebel Homeschooler at heart, but I know we can make a go of this school lark – and everyone will be fine. In fact, I think I’m having the hardest time adjusting to it – and they’re not even there yet!!
F xx
