So, today we actually began to figure out our morning routine with Kenzie now in school. It was the first day that I drove her to school to drop her off.

Honestly, I was a little nervous about how it would go. Yesterday, Tina was on campus the whole day. Today I just had to let her go...

First thing I realized is that I don’t need to listen to the radio on the way to work anymore. Kenzie will take care of the entertainment in the car for the entire drive. She talked to me about Christmas and Winter and even created a new matching game in her head involving snowflakes and saying “No snow!” when you don’t get a match (kind of like Go Fish).

When we arrived at her school, I walked Kenzie to her classroom. The teacher had not yet opened the room, so we waited outside. Kenzie was anxious for her teacher to open the door. I had the whole scenario worked out in my head: Kenzie might cry a little, I’d give her a hug and tell her that Mommy would be there to pick her up in a few hours, that she should be good and listen to her teacher and try to make some new friends, etc...

That’s not exactly what happened...

When the teacher opened the door, Kenzie ran into the room, put her folder away and completely ignored me. I stood outside the door waiting for her to come and give me a hug. She didn’t... I tried to get her attention to tell her goodbye and let her know that I was leaving, she was not interested. I guess she’s ready and excited for Kindergarten.

Tomorrow, I’m going to have to remind her to give me a hug and a kiss before she goes into her classroom. The hug and kiss will be for my peace of mind, not hers...