KINDERGARTEN ROCKS!!!

Parker's FIRST Birthday and . . . NOW

So it finally arrived . . . the first day of Kindergarten. Parker woke at 7 am and came out of his room fully dresses rubbing his eyes asking "is it time to go yet?" I LOVE him and his Parkerness. Excitement, fear, nerves and pure relief swept our home this morning as Mommy, Daddy, Parker and Cohen took the two block walk to school today. Parker skipped the whole way NO JOKE.

His teachers name? Ms. Brown. We stopped a woman looking official and talking to a group of other mommies at the doors to the school. I plainly asked where Ms. Browns room was when Parker squeezed my hand and said there she is Mommy. His long fingers pointing in the face of a black woman setting to to drop off her Little ones too. "there's Ms. Brown Mom". Feeling a bit embarrassed I kinda giggled and thankfully so did they. "Just cause her skin is brown does not mean her name is Ms. Brown . . . silly" I said shrugging it off and moving along. Still can't even send little Parkey off to school without some comedy. He really shined FIVE this morning.

My heart does not ache in his absence (c'mon Mom's lets get real) but rather in the fear somehow I have sent him off without the proper tools to "make it happen" for himself. Time will tell and I am READY to help him "make it happen" for himself. It's rather strange knowing time is where it is and the time that has past is really in the past. Just yesterday he was starting Kindergarten and he was not ready and we pulled him out never knowing in reality some day he would really have to try again. This time he was up dressed and ready to go before breakfast . . . what a difference a year makes.

So here we are and here we go YIPEEE . . . phew.

Is it three yet and where is my glass is wine?

Love Dana Mommy of a Kindergartener

PS First PTA meeting the 11 th that's a whole other blog.