The truth is, I suffer from separation anxiety, not in a medication sort of way, but in a I REALLY miss you sort of way. The start of Kindergarten was a much dreaded event for me. Coming home to no kids might sound like heaven to you, but it was something I was not ready for. Of course this is not the master plan, as we are headed to international adoption. I did start a very part-time job teaching music at a preschool a couple days a week to curb my anxiety and earn some money for the adoption. Here are some things I have learned from Addie's first week of school.
1. Home-schooling is a beautiful option. (I now understand why people do it! Getting up early every day to fight through traffic, only to LEAVE my favorite little person there is not FUN!)
2. Addie is more ready for Kindergarten than I am.
3. The grocery is not as fun without my little friend, but it is much faster.
4. Maybe I only stayed up late because I could get up late! I am finding myself asleep before 11:00 pm at night!!! This has not happened to me since MIDDLE SCHOOL!
5. I have authority issues! I do not like to follow someone else's schedule.
6. Addie is the slowest breakfast eater.
7. Addie is not a morning person, and that is very hard since I am not either.
8. It's weird to see Wes King and Steven Curtis Chapman when dropping your child off at school. I grew up singing their songs, and I even wrote SCC fan mail in high school. Weird.
9. I think the tough thing about beginning Kindergarten is the BIG picture. This is the end of Addie being at home more than she's at school. Ugh, there's that home-school thought again. . .
10. Summer is the most wonderful time of the year.
To conclude, this week was only half days! Let's see how it goes for full days. . .
3 comments:
What a sweet picture! What is the name of her school? International adoption! Have y'all chosen a country?
We are headed to Bulgaria! We will be adopting between a 2-3 year old child and we did not specify gender. Addie goes to Christ Pres. Academy and LOVES it. The school is great, known for its education as well as their emphasis on Christ.
You must not have a much longer wait for your little girl! Very exciting!!!
I totally posted something really long and inspiring here the other day but I had to register for your blog after I had already typed my message and it deleted my post! I was so upset and there was no way that I could reproduce my comments again! I was so upset!! BUT, just because you have this blog now doesn't mean you have to stop posting funny things that Addie does and says on Facebook!!! It's gonna be a big job tif!!! I love ya mama!
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