And I have mixed emotions about it. Samantha is in full day kindergarten this year and only 3 days in, I miss her so much. But we have needed the break from eachother. We've been battling all summer and I really believe in distance will make the heart grow fonder. It helps that she is loving school and looked at all the kids having meltdowns at drop off the first like they had a third eye. Lexi is her second year of preschool/pre-K and is adjusting to being away from her sister for the first time. Since she only goes 3x a week, she's only had school two days so far....but so far so good.
It's definitely a new dynamic for us and one that is going to take some adjustment. Like I said, for Lexi, it's the first time being away from her sister. She's handling it ok. She was great the first day and fine yesterday (the day she didn't have school). But at about lunch time, she really started missing Sam and spent the next 2.5 hours asking me every 10 minutes if it was time to go get her. The minute we did pick her up Lexi told Sam how much she missed her. So sweet. For Sam, going into all day kindergarten (and 5x a week) has proven to be a long day for her, especially on the heels of our vacation and the drop of naps. The first day she proclaimed I embarrassed her by hugging her at pick up. Yesterday, she came running to me. We'll see what happens today as I pick her up in a little over an hour. The drama doesn't help either. Apparently, D & E (two of her friends from last year) broke up as friends yesterday and Sam doesn't know why but it makes her very sad. Oh those teenage years should be fun. NOT!
And then there is me. The days both girls have school, I drive to and from the school 3 times (thanks goodness they're on the same campus!). I love having the late mornings/early afternoons with Lu while Jack naps and Sam is at school. We haven't had this time ourselves for quite a while and when we did she was too young to really care. Jack and I still have 3 mornings just us, which is nice. Now I just have to figure out a way to fit some one on one time with Sam in. Right now it's been breakfast on the days it's only her going to school, but I feel like it needs to be more. And hopefully I'll find some time for me in there. I'd really like to get back to my scrapbooking. And maybe finish a book. Or catch up the DVRd shows that piled up while we were gone.
Overall it's good for all of us. Samantha is getting that independance she has so craved. The girls have gotten some space from eachother and actually like seeing eachother now. I get some one on one time, although sometimes brief, will all my kids. And I might actually get some me time.
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