to school, school boy!!
and you need to keep going,
and going,
and going for the next 13 years, then 4 years in college plus 2 years maybe 4 additional getting an mba or a masters, maybe two masters degress, or a phd, or even a law degree, or if you want to be a doctor or something fancy like that then even more years.
just keep going gun, and don’t stop.
just keep looking ahead and being happy for what you have an where you are at.
be grateful for the good friends you already have, and for the new ones you will make along the way.
braden and gunnar have been friends since they were born. shannon and i kind of made it that way. 😉 it was a blessing for gunnar to have his buddy in his kindergarden class. i really do feel that made the first day much easier for him. that’s just human nature: we are always more comfortable with a wingman. i wonder what these two will do when they are comfortable with their new teacher and new class…
be grateful for the people you leave at home each day when you go to school, gun. they miss you when you are away.
be grateful and proud of who you are because what you are is good and nice and really, really cool! 😉
i was filled with emotion on the first day of school, like most parents, but was a bit more emotional over gunnar. he’s an anxious kid with some worries, like most, but his are significant. i just wanted him to immediately feel safe in his new place. we got everything he needed, prepped him over and over, visited the school on occasion, and talked and talked about the new adventure called, “real school.” we had done all our homework to prepare his little kindergardener’s mind for what was going to happen. the night before we had everything ready: snack packed, backpack prepped, gift for teacher packaged; we were set.
i tossed and turned all night anticipating the morning; he slept peacefully. thank goodness.
when we got to school he saw some friends from preschool. that was good too. reduced the anxiety another level.
this picture will be priceless someday:
and they talked excitedly about, well, i am not sure, but it was sure exciting.
we waited…
and finally the bell rang, and my heart started to shake. i just didn’t know how the next part was going to play out.
remember how cool it felt to have a “cubby” and to have a desk with your name on it?
gunnar felt cool, really cool. and that was good.
these make me laugh. loudly.
you will not, pick up any girls, son, if you look at them like this. you just won’t. learn that now. they like it when you at least smile at them.
i was close to tears, ok, i hit tears, a couple of times during the morning, but what really started the water works was when we were asked to go home and gun walked over to me and said, “i guess you can go now, mom.”
i think i cried when he said that, not because he wanted me to leave, but because he was ok with me leaving.
i kissed that boy good and hard on his cheek, told him to be a good listener, a good friend, and a good boy. and then i walked away, and started sharing my boy with another lady, who i know will teach him great things, i just know it.
gunnar, be good to your teacher; she works so hard for you!
gunnar, it’s been said that all you really need to know about life you learn in kindergarden. i believe that advice to be true. in that case, you better get to learning.
we love you son, and are so proud of you and everything you are going to learn this year both scholastically and about yourself!! we will always be excited to hear about your day.
love you!!!!
carpe diem, gunnar!
sieze the day!!
make your life extraordinary!
here’s to you, my school boy!! love you, mom