Beginning of School Boo-Hoos

September 18, 2009 By

by Jennifer Dyer

Well, I survived it again … The first day of school, but it was so hard walking into the quiet house after I got home.

The day before school started I went to rent a movie for my daughter and thought, We can watch it tomorrow during the day. Then it hit me. No, we can't because she'll be in school.Boo-hoo!

That night before the big "first day" of school I burst into tears at bedtime. The next morning I got all teary-eyed when helping my second-grader tie her shoes. She said, "Are the kindergarten moms going to be crying a lot?"

I nodded and tried to hide my own sniffle.

She gave me a suspicious look. "Are you going to be crying?"

I nodded again. "Probably."

"Why?"

The waterworks started, but I managed to choke out, "I'll be so lonely without you."

She held open her arms and wrapped them around my neck. "I'll give you a hug now, but you have to make it last all day, Mommy."

Sniffle!

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About Jennifer

I’m Jennifer Dyer, AKA Jenn, Mom, Ma, Aunt Jenn and Woof (translation: Feed me, human mom!). Although I love to chat with friends, host casual events at my house, read, and write, most of my hours are spent solving carpet crimes, chasing my daughter with autism, cleaning an endlessly messy house, carpooling with my tween daughter, baking desserts, and looking for my keys. Hubby recently had an opportunity to move home to Texas, so we are thrilled to see our niece and nephews on a regular basis. In 2010, God granted me an extension on my life after a bout with cancer and surgery complications, through which I gained a greater appreciation for life, family and people. Motherhood has taught me more than I ever imagined, including unending love, picking my battles, knowing my limits and when to be tough—although I am still learning this—and navigating through a maze of toys and laundry in the dark. Before I wore a motherhood cape, I worked as a speech-language pathologist and traveled with hubby. Although having a special needs child seems to have grounded us from traveling and changed our entire world, we are learning to make adventures out of each moment, laugh whenever possible, and look forward to the greatest destination ever: Heaven, where I will see my Savior and no longer have to scrub carpet.
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