I decided it was time for Eden and I to run away. We treated ourselves to a $2 movie: Kit Kittredge. She was bored with it about half way through and then I drug her around to a hundred stores looking for school clothes. We came away with a pair of princess pajamas (um...not school clothes) and one purple shirt. ONE!! 
I just can't bring myself to pay $12.99 for a Hannah Montana shirt. So, I didn't buy anything. Feeling a little discouraged, I received some good advice from Jill. Jill suggested I look online at Children's Place.com and sure enough, I got $3.99 shirts. Yeah! Thanks Jill!
I am embarressed to say that Eden's favorite part of the day was our first stop. I quickly stopped in at a garage sale to fork out 25 cents for a new glasses case and they were giving away free toys to the kids. Eden chose a little dalmation she calls "Eden" (what else). She loved that thing all day, taking it to the movie, making a bed for it in the car's cup holder and smothered it with kisses the minute we returned from shopping trips.
The great thing about parent/dates is that they usually get things they normally wouldn't and Eden's first pick at the Great Harvest Bread Company was a giant cinnamon roll and by golly, she ate the whole thing.
I LOVE seeing my children's personalities away from their siblings. Eden is sweet, extremely smart and willing. I am so proud of her and don't you bother bringing the Kindergarten subject up in conversation with me because I am on the verge of tears constantly. I am not sure how I am going to let her go in 3 more weeks. She is going to have new friends, find rejection and learn hard work. Why didn't anyone ever tell me that being a parent is way harder than sleepless nights, rinsing out vomit covered sheets and labor? Parenting is really that deep down ache for your children when they no longer need you to kiss their boo-boos, that moment when you realize you won't be there when a girl says she doesn't want to play with her on the playground and she collapses in tears. I can't stand it. I don't want her to ever feel alone.
Can I just come and sit in the back of the classroom? I promise I'll be quiet.
Excuse me, I need a tissue.
5 comments:
I think i will join you in the back of the classroom. It is scary to think about school and i still have 5 more years before it happens!!!
Empathies and Sympathies Galore! Try this one on.....your last child starting kindergarten! Forget the back of the classroom scenerio, I will be in the seat next to her!!! Bonus: I am free to volunteer and or stalk her all day!!!! I feel ya sis.
It just gets harder too. Try sitting through your oldest son's wedding and not absolutely wailing! Or sending your little girl off to college. I literally mourned for a whole month! Motherhood is sometimes a cruel joke. You wish for freedom and when you finally get it, it hurts.
I hear ya! Sending Alex off to 1st grade, all day long, is something I'm dreading. Time flies way too fast. My parents always told me that it did, but I didn't believe them. At the time, when I was a kid, it seemed to stand still. Now, it seems my kids are growing at lightspeed. Good luck!
I don't mind them being in school, sometimes I feel like it makes me a better parent because I enjoy my time with them more. But as for Hannah Montanna shirts, they sell them at Wal-Mart. And they are on clearance at our local one right now so maybe thay are for you too!
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