School Registration

I had finally gotten all the required information to go and register Logan for JK. So we got dressed and decided to walk to the school (we are about a 2 min walk) and I for some reason decided to do this on probably the coldest day in January!

We got to the school a little frozen, but in one piece and entered the school and into the office we went. I started filling out the paperwork and Logan was sitting there waiting for me. (he never sits still by the way) And I looked over at him one time and through the window in the office you can actually see into one of the kindergarten classes and he was just staring at the kids. He looked back at me and he had a huge smile on his face and you could just see the excitement oozing out of him. I finished up the paperwork and we headed out to leave and he pulls on my hand to go back. He didn't want to go. He wanted to stay. It's amazing how these small kids want nothing more but to soak in all the information we give them. They enter the school eager to learn and excited to be there, but graduate and leave only being too happy to finally leave.

As we started our chilly walk back to the house, my thoughts drift from wondering how he will do with all day everyday kindergarten, to how will I feel the first day dropping him off since he has been around me almost everyday since he was born, to hoping that his kindness and innocence will stay with him. These days kids can be so cruel and I fear for my kids when they enter school. I was a victim of bullying all through school. From being made fun of that I was adopted and that my parents didn't love me and I didn't have real parents, to getting slapped across the head in the middle of class in grade nine. It never really ended for me. My one hope is that my kids will never have to experience anything like that. I want him to know that school is a safe place for him, but I will know that first day after dropping him off that I will not be there to protect him and watch over him. And it's a feeling that will last for everyday he is in school.

I am excited for him to learn new things and to make lots of friends (who wouldn't want a friend where if you drop your ball he is only too happy to help you retrieve it!) but somewhere along the way some kids lose their excitement and turn down the other road and I just hope that he stays on the right path, eager to learn each day.