First Day Updates

First off, thank you for your kind comments yesterday. It really was emotional and I cried on and off most of the day.

Not to be forgotten, DD had a wonderful first day and is happy with the teacher she has. I knew she would be. I sometimes sub as lunch mother for this teacher and I have always liked her. Yesterday when I took DD to school, I was still red eyed from the crying about DS. One of the snotty moms commented to me that she was very emotional as she couldn't believe her princess was in 5th grade. It took all of my self-control not to smack her. I turned to her calm as could be and said 5th grade is nothing. I was still emotional because my son started his very first day of high school. That shut her up and made her move on. Then I come to find out by looking at the school line that her princess is in my DD's class. This is not one of DD's favorite people and DD has been fortunate the past couple years not to have princess in her class. But I have complete faith that DD will be able to stand up to princess this year.

So anyhoo, DD came home from school all excited about what she is going to learn this year. Last night she sat with me as I filled out forms, covered books and picked hot lunch menu for the month of September. She was very animated and I am happy for her. This morning, I did not even have to wake her up. She came down the steps at 7:30 to see if it was time to get dressed. :) What a girl!!

DS had a wonderful day too. Of course I was on pins and needles to see him yesterday afternoon. He was only late for one class and it was because he decided to drop stuff off in his locker. He told me he is not doing that again. :) We have to run out later for his binders and looseleaf paper. I have everything else.

The real worry was when it was time for him to be home. Yesterday felt like forever waiting for his day to end. He got out of school at 2:00 but the bus did not arrive at school til the normal time of 2:30. The HS did not inform the bus company of the special schedule. Okay no problem. I figured that out on my own and was expecting DS to show up on the corner at 3:10 in the afternoon. At 3:00 I stood out on our front lawn and kept looking at the corner. Sure enough at 3:10 a bus went by and didn't stop. Okay I convinced myself that was not the bus. It is not like I could read the bus number as it zoomed by. 3:15 rolled around and then another minute and then I texted DS. DH just rolled his eyes at me. He was working on the addition at this time. Almost immediately DS texted me back that he was on his way home. Cool, I thought. I saw the wrong bus and figured that since it was the first day that there are kinks to be worked out. Wrongo!!! Another few minutes went by and another bus went by. No DS. Okay where the heck is my kid. I text him again and no answer. I finally call him and he tells me "Don't panic". ACK!!!! What kind of way is that to talk to your mother? Of course I will panic. He informs me that he got on the wrong bus but got on with a girl that lives close to us and is in his class. He forgot the bus number he was supposed to get and figured he would get M's bus since she lives closeby. He got off a block and a half from home and was now walking home. At this point I am relieved but I have ants in my pants and start walking to the corner. Next thing you know, I see him before I even made the corner and we walked home together. Again, he is very animated about HS and is looking forward to the year. He is off today but tomorrow is full schedule with the entire school. Tomorrow should be interesting for him but I am not saying a word. Let him find out on his own.

I am glad for the break today because I know I will be worried tomorrow but all should go well. At least I hope so. With any luck, we will be pros at this by the end of next week.