And She's Off!

So many changes, so many decisions, so many things that did not work out the way that I thought/wanted/hoped...Anyway, all those things lead up to us having to decide whether or not to put Adilyn in school or not. Our house is still on the market, so I thought we might keep her home until we sold it. Unfortunately, with the way that everything has been going, the house may not sell for another 6 months! I was going to just homeschool her until we moved, but then I really felt like that was not the right decision. So, a week before school started, we decided to enroll her in the school in our neighborhood. I think it was the best decision, and I am glad that she got to start school on time!

We all piled in the stroller and headed up to the school. I was not planning on walking her all the way to her classroom because I thought that might be hard to leave, but it ended up that I had to. We got into the class, and I immediately sensed her anxiety. There was one kid screaming and crying, a couple others crying, and a bunch of parents in there. It was absolute chaos! I tried to just put her in her seat and leave, but she got right up and hugged my leg. Yikes! I had to think quick because it was about to get ugly! Each student had a piece of paper in their spot that they were sitting in. I decided to draw a couple pictures for her to color in. I drew a heart, an octagon, and a flower. The kids at her table were so amazed by my drawing skills. :) Oh yeah, I impress 5 year olds! Anyway, that was enough to distract her, and I kissed her on the head and left. Of course, I had to turn around as I walked out the door, and the sweet girl had tears in her eyes.

I worried about her all day because I was nervous that she would be nervous all day! Kacy kept asking where she was, and she kept singing songs about missing Addy. I think one went, "Oh Addy, I miss you so much. I love you sooooo much. You are my favorite sister. I miss you and I will see you later, maybe next week." 

The day went by pretty quickly, and before we knew it, it was time to walk up to get her. When we got there, the teacher asked what grade the student was in that we were there to pick up. I told her kindergarten, and she replied, "Oh, they were already released!" I started to get a little nervous, but then they said that there are "back door walkers" and "front door walkers", so she was probably at the other side. I still felt a little nervous for her, but then there she was, walking down the little sidewalk, fanning herself looking like she didn't have a care in the world!
She said that she had a good day, but that it was kind of boring because all they did was they did was talk about rules.
A couple other notable events or comments on the day:
*Two girls in my class had earrings, real hoop earrings like adults wear!
*Kacy could go to school with me because there are kids her size there. (I think she was talking about pre-k.)
*It was freezing in my room. Freezing like an iceberg!
*My music teacher's name was Ms. Silver, and she was old, but she was wearing a skirt. I didn't know old ladies wore skirts like that!
*I made three friends, but we didn't really play with each other. We just played BY each other. (When I asked her their names, she had no idea!)
*My favorite part of the day was recess.
*We took a little rest on the table when we were all tired. (What?!?)
*The boy that sits next to me had a really cool mohawk!
*I think I saw Christopher from my old school. He looked like him, and he acted like him. So, I guess it might be him!

Overall, I think she had a good day. I am so glad that she didn't come home crying, or say that she hated it! We will see how the rest of the week goes :)