ok, I'm not crying about the first day of school at all!!!!
The best day of the year has to be the first day of school!!
I love the quiet and calm that comes with being in the house all by myself.
I love the fact that my kids are being challenged by people who have chosen a life of poverty in order to serve and inspire young minds. (I was a teacher for 12 years. I was one of those people.)
I love that my kids now need to go to bed at 8:30 instead of 10pm.
I love that I will have lists of chores for them and homework when they get home afterschool.
But... I have to admit that I enjoyed my kids so much this summer and that I really like who they are becoming.
My son, Arie, used to be the "difficult child" but now he is turning out to be a stellar and brilliant young man.
My daughter, Chana, has talents that I didn't know she possessed and I burst with pride like I had something to do with it... not at all. She wants to be a runway model and cake decorator... well, you can guess that neither is my gift... my Back To School mom guest appearance at the local mall doesn't quite qualify me as a Super Model.
My daughter, Emma, is a perfect student and loves school with all her heart. When we went to the BTS night at her school, her teacher said that other teachers were congratulating her for getting Emma in her class. What a trip... my teachers mourned when they found out I was in their classes... I was very outgoing... ahem... talkative... obnoxious!! Who me?
So, here is to the first day of school and loving and missing my babies... only a little. What great people they turned out to be!
Kari Andersen
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