School Days! School Days!

Where does the time go?  It doesn't seem all that long ago that the little love of my life was small enough to cradle on one arm.  Small enough to lay across my chest where I could listen to the tiny sound of his breathing.  Small enough to gather him to me and whisper 'sweet nothings' in his ear.  Small enough to gently sing a lullaby to soothe him to sleep.  Where does the time go?

Today was Aidan's first day of school!  His mama had to walk him to school and leave him with his teacher.  It is a rite of passage for them both.  All mothers have to do it.  Nana sat this one out!  But only long enough for school to start, then I too arrived at their home and began to walk to the school, and met my broken-hearted daughter on the pathway home.  I know how she felt.  I remember it well.  But I also know it will all be alright.  She has yet to realize that.  A cup of tea and a shoulder to cry on made us both feel better.

Hi Ho, Hi Ho...it`s off to school I go!

It wasn`t long before it was time to pick up the little guy from school.  When mama left him there he wailed and cried out for her.  It was of no consolation that some of the other children cried for their mamas too.

But all was well!  When the bell rang, out ran all the little ones with big smiles on their faces (and relief on the faces of all the anxious parents.)  So, we all survived the day!  And now a whole new adventure begins!  I`m sure there will be lots of tales to tell in the upcoming months.  But for today...a sigh of relief.