First day of 6th and 4th grade in a brand new school! The boys are attending a traditional school this year, as our usual school plan changed, suddenly. We found out in June that their teacher was unable to teach this year, so we spent the entire summer, it seems, scrambling to get them into somewhere else. But I feel we made a really great choice and where they're going is the best place for them. We feel really good about it and are super excited to see where the school year takes them!
Their first day went well, although one over-confident child got lost, one couldn't get into his locker, and I cried before even leaving the parking lot. This is so vastly different than what they're used to and I've spent many sleepless nights fretting over them. But that's what us moms do, right? We love our kids and want to protect them. It's really tough dancing that line between absentee mother and helicopter mom. You want to let them fly, but you're terrified they're going to fall. But falling is a part of growing and I trust God will take care of them when I can't. They tested out their wings and did just fine. Imagine that.
