First Grade

Tomorrow it is official, I have a First Grader! Although if you ask her she will tell you she has been a first grade student since her last day of Kindergarten and if you need some additional proof she will tell you she's 6. Yep, she has all the answers:)

So a first grader. It's exciting and scary. It's surreal and yet realistic. I'm thankful that I know Kaylee's teacher. In fact she and I served Jury Duty together a couple years ago. She had just finished her first year teaching at Towanda. She is super nice and I know she will be a great teacher.

We are lucky to go to a great school. There is one teacher per grade and although we have a small school we are part of a big district and therefore reap the benefits. It's the best of both worlds. I look forward to what the new school year will bring. Back to the PTO meetings, school functions and room parties. I volunteered to chair the Deck the Halls this year so I'm already freaking about that, which doesn't take place until December. Back to homework and school letters, birthday parties and play dates and all the fun thing the school year brings. Even the unfun things the hurt feelings, catching of some of the attitude of the older kids, and of course all the unknowns.

Kaylee is her anxious self. When I asked her if she was excited for school she said "I don't know I'm not really used to the routine anymore." Translation: I'm nervous because I don't know how it's going to go and what I'm supposed to do. How am I so versed in this language? Because she is just like me. Since we are two peas in the pod we will both rise above our anxiety's and head to school with a smile on our faces tomorrow. I may shed a few tears after she's walked through those doors and I head back to the van, but at the end of the day we'll feel it's a success and be ready for the next.

Yep, it's time for first grade.