Rites of Passage

Micah's First Day of Kindergarten

For months we have been preparing for this one event - school shopping, hair cuts, reading books like "Miss Bindergarten goes to Kindergarten" and "The Kissing Hand", and even braving the "back to school" aisle at Wal-mart. Richard and I decided we would start the new school routine two weeks out in order to make sure we had it down pat. We would get up at 6am, out the door by 7:30am and to the school by 7:45am....every day we prepared to prepare....every day we failed miserably. I was very nervous that we would not be able to perform when faced with the real thing. But here it was...staring us in the face....

August 3, 2009

Richard entered the room of the sleeping dragon. He pulled the foot out from under the blanket and attempted to cover it with a sock...it recoiled in sleepiness. Richard dared to speak out against the sleeping dragon. "Micah, you need to wake up. Today is the first day of kindergarten." To Richard's surprise, the blanket came flying off and the sleeping dragon popped out of bed. He threw on his clothes and shoes, headed straight for the van, climbed into his seat and put his seatbelt on. To both of our amazement the dragon even turned down breakfast. A morning routine that normally took, near I say an hour, and involved breathing fire, harsh words and looks that could kill - had been reduced to less than five minutes in all. Wow! We should have done this kindergarten thing a long time ago!

Of course, the scrapbooking, nostalgic mother that I am...I had to take pictures. But do you think that child would get out of the car? NOOOOO. He told me I could take a picture of him in his carseat! I was finally able to snap a few once we arrived at the school but was shooed away like the papparazzi! I barely got a hug and a kiss goodbye! I guess I should be glad that my child wasn't the one screaming and wrapped around my upper thigh.

So, we survived the first day of kindergarten. Micah talked more tonight at the dinner table than he has....well, ever! He told us all about Chester the racoon and the book "The Kissing Hand", which is a book we have at home. They toured the school looking for Chester the racoon. When the found him they returned to the classroom for paw shaped cookies with a hershey kiss in the middle. When I asked him what his favorite part of the day was he replied, "EVERYTHING!!!!" I guess that means he wants to go back tomorrow.

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