First day jitters

Last year, my daughter started kindergarten and there were more butterflies in my stomach in anticipation of her starting than were in hers, for sure.   I kept thinking of all the times she would start a new day care and how she would be sad for, what seemed to be, days on end.   I wanted to be able to stay there with her after walking her to her new school, repel all the bullies, and make sure that she had only "good" kids to be friends with.   Of course, I let her go and start her own day and begin her school career like she is supposed to, but letting go was pretty tough.   This year; however, there were none of those butterflies in my stomach and the excitement of beginning a new year was overwhelming.   One year older, one more grade to begin, and new teachers and students to meet and become friends with.  

Today was not like it was last year, as I was much more relaxed and the jitters for me were nowhere near what the level was then.   It helped that Olivia was excited to be a first grader and had staked out her place in the library now that, as a first grade student, she would be able to read books in the replica log cabin or art-encovered bathtub.   It was a great morning with many, many more to go until the school year ends and the 2nd grade begins.