3 Kids and a Dog

She cried and clung to me when it was time for her daddy, sister and I to leave. It was a classroom filled with blocks, books, posters and kids. The teacher gave me that look. The look that tells a mom to go ahead and leave her, even if she cries. So I peeled her little arms off my neck and I handed her off and walked away without looking back. I knew she'd be fine. I tried hard to concentrate on what the principal was saying and the all the dates and forms I needed to remember, but my mind kept wandering back to my little girl. Was she doing okay? Was she meeting other kids, coloring and having fun? I knew she was but I still couldn't help but wonder.

Finally, the presentation was over and we hurried back to her classroom. I saw her sitting quietly at the desk coloring a picture. She looked up and saw us and got a huge smile on her face. She patiently walked over to us, making her way through the other kids and parents, to show us the fish that she had colored. The same teacher that sat with her as I left came over, nodded her head and said that she did terrific.

We continued on with our tour. She had her little passport to Kindergarten in her hands and was so excited to get a stamp for each place we visited. She said thank you for all of them.

I can't believe she's heading off to Kindergarten. Class of 2022.