Today is Éiden's first day of kindergarten

[janradder]

haddayr and I dropped him off in his classroom. He was a little nervous at first but then warmed up to the tub of blocks at him table and quickly began building a tower like the other kids were doing.

We said goodbye and left, watching him confidently build, and Haddayr started to cry. I didn't, and I thought I was fine. Until I went grocery shopping shortly after and watched all the moms pushing their carts through the aisles with their preschoolers, and I suddenly and fiercely missed my little shopping partner and all our silly jokes as I fully realized that a special part of our lives is over.

Comments

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

First day!! (Wait, why is your school starting so late?) For the Youngest Kid!!

Yay!

and Boo!

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

Believe it or not, it's starting EARLY for Minnesota.

Kids in St. Paul don't start 'till after Labor Day because of the state fair. Not kidding.

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

the FAIR?!?!?

That's some messed up priorities

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

It's about bussing.

The St. Paul bus driver's union refuses to try to pick up kids during the horrible constant traffic jam that is the fair, and I don't blame them.

Towns around the area just sort of follow St. Paul on this, but this year Labor Day was so late that Minneapolis bucked the trend.