School Age Kid

Setting: The kitchen

Josh comes in carrying the mail.

Josh: "Alyse, you have some mail!"

Alyse runs in from other room and Josh hands her this post card.

Me: "Oh, I think it is from your teacher!"

Alyse hands the card to me.  "What does it say, Mommy"

Me: "Dear Alyse, I'm so glad you're in my classthisyear(sniff - long pause of trying to stop crying)Ilookforwardtoseeingyouatpreschool(stops to wipe eyes)Love, Miss Nancy"

I look up to see Josh shaking his head at me.

Alyse: "What does it say? Why are you crying, Mommy?"

Then she takes the card and hands it to Josh to read to her as I try to pull myself together.

Yep, I totally broke down.

She starts school on Friday.

We have open house on Wednesday.

I think I am going to be the crazy mommy crying in the corner.

The funny thing is that I have been telling Josh that I can't wait for her to start school.  I think it will be so good for her.  I think it will also be good for me.

But she is my 1st baby.

How is she a "school age kid"?!

Oh my heart.  It's going to be a hard week for me.