Katie's First Day of Preschool

Katie has been dying to start preschool for the last year and we finally did it last week.

I was so proud of her! No tears and no clinging. She was a little shy when she first arrived which I was a little surprised with. (For those of you who know Katie--this is not typical.) She stood on the side of the room for a minute with her cute little head tilted in shy mode as she contemplated how this whole preschool thing should work. A couple minutes later she was stringing beads and waving goodbye. After a kiss, I was out the door.

I felt instant freedom as walked out the door despite the infant attached to my hip. I wondered if I would have one of those "I can't believe my baby is in preschool sobbing moments," but no, I was great. I think it is because I've had a whole year to gear up for this. She was ready and I was ready. Last year, I am quite certain, there would have been tears from both parties.

So, Joey and I were off to the grocery store. I couldn't believe how quick I was able to gather the things from my list. Instead of and hour trip it was a half hour. Whooooo~! I think it also had to do with the fact that I was not driving one of those crazy SUV shopping carts with the little bus on the front. You know, the one that arrives a whole isle before you and you're constantly apologizing for running into Granny Mae every minute.

And, then I cleaned my whole house and did laundry while Joey napped. This preschool thing is a dream. Don't get me wrong, I adore my child, but it is really hard to get things DONE when she is here and wanting to help! Hooray for Preschool!