September 7: First Day of School

Yesterday I wrote about preparing my kids for the first day of school. Like it or not, today it arrived. It was a landmark day of sorts in our household as today was my son's first day of Kindergarten! If it's possible, I was both proud and sad at the same time. Seeing him in that classroom, independent and eager to get the experience started warmed my heart, but I'll admit that leaving him there and realizing that, once again, it's just going to be me in the house, and that this is the first day of a routine that will continue for the next 13 years, it made me a little teary eyed. Of course, I told my wife that it was just the classroom being a bit dusty.