OH. Thank God.
She’s in school.
Actually, I kid. We had a great time this summer and it was chock full of adventures like summer camp and slushies and trips to Abuela’s house. But after 5 days of no-activities lined up it’s good to get into some kind of routine for all of us.
She was….apprehensive would be the word. Not scared, not nervous - but a little on edge. She woke a good time and had breakfast and got dressed and we were really, really early for the first day. We were out in the driveway waiting for a good half hour before the bus came. I think the school system did not have a good day regarding logistics on the first day as the bus as 20 minutes late on drop off too.
But, she survived. She came home with an “about me” paper where she had to fill in her name, how many people lived with her, pets…etc. There’s LOTS of new faces and names and routines to remember so it’s hard to onboard to the first grade.
Her friend lives around the corner, and the bus dropped him off first, but before the bus could get around the block to drop off my child, he was in the driveway with me waiting for her to play. He JUST saw her.
She hopped off the bus and they were both gone before I could ask any questions about their day.
When we did, we didn’t get a lot of updates out of her - I think it’s too overwhelming for her so far. She’s usually really good with names and stories so I’m sure that will come later down the road.
The big news so far? The school bus stops on our side of the street.
