Kobi Goes Solo!

It has been 26 years since I said goodbye to our daughter as she boarded the school bus for kindergarten.

It was an all-day kindergarten, so I waited around all day for her to get home to see how she liked it. Her response was, "I went to school to learn. I didn't go to school to play, so if that is what I am going to be doing, I don't want to go back to school."

Well, today Kobi started his first day of summer camp. Or as he calls it, school (The camp is at Franklin Elementary School, so that is why he calls it school).

He was a little apprehensive, but the teacher noticed and quickly took him to the play mat and sat and played with him.

As we walked out of the school, I will admit I had tears in my eyes. He is only 3 and recently potty trained so I kept thinking, "What if he needs me? What if he has to go potty and doesn't tell the teacher?"

It isn't very often that Kobi and I are apart so I had a pretty rough time with it. My husband took great joy in "torturing" me about my anxiety. But don't worry, he will get his one day. :-)

I ran my errands and came home and packed away things in Kobi's room that he is too old for or no longer needs, like his diaper genie.

Finally, 11:15 came and it was time to go get him. I left the house and was eager to see how his day went. So eager that I found myself speeding on Puetz Road without realizing it. I slowed down and was thankful there were no cops around.

I got to the school and got a big smile and a hug from Kobi. I asked him if he liked school and he did. I had to chuckle when he told me that school made him tired because he played so hard.

We walked out of the school hand in hand as I was thinking, "Well, we get to do this all over again tomorrow."

Will I make it this whole month without him for a few days? I sure hope so!