Today is the day before Skyler goes to full day, five day a week kindergarten. I am very emotional about him going to school tomorrow, and lots of people laugh at me because of it, but that is who I am. Yesterday, I asked Skyler what he wanted to do on his very last day before school starts. I was expecting that he would want me to take him some where. I was wrong. This is exactly what he said, " I want to drink and eat and watch movies all day long. I want to have a pajama day." I was very shocked. Since we never do anything like that, I thought, what the heck! It truly is his last day of freedom. Tomorrow will be the first day of school for the next 12 + years, a little movie watching on the day before this starts isn't going to hurt anything! I asked him what he wanted to drink;
root beer, milk and water. He wanted doughnuts to eat, he got doughnuts. We watched The Fantastic 4 and
Holidaze. 2 movies and it made it his day.
My good friend brought us each a little kindergarten present today. It made our day. Skyler got
Spiderman and Batman stuff and a cowboy picture frame. Lily got stickers and a cowgirl picture frame and Hello Kitty stuff. Chuck got RED BULL, popcorn, and chips, and I got coffee, KLEENEX, stickers and a mouse pad, a note pad, and bubble bath! We also went out to lunch today, which was good. I kept thinking about the open house at school today and what it was going to be like and if I was going to cry. Well, we went and I did. Tomorrow is another day and I already have plans to go work out immediately after I follow Skyler's bus to school and walk him to his classroom. I am such a sad, sad mother! Really, this is ridiculous!
And, on top of all of this, my digital camera is dead-DEAD-! So, I am going to buy a new one tomorrow! That should put a smile on my face, we'll see!
Well, I survived the day!!!! Skyler, who never wakes up early on his own, and who is very difficult to wake up, woke up 15 minutes before he needed to this morning. I thought Chuck woke him up and when I thanked Chuck, he told me that Skyler did it all on his own. He said he was just so excited to go to school that he couldn't sleep anymore and he also said he was a little scared that I would not get him up in time and he would miss the bus! I had an old fashioned film camera this morning and took his annual first day of school picture and pictures of him getting on the bus at our house, off the bus at school and walking into his classroom. I am glad no one was taking pictures of me, since I was crying, but I wasn't completely ridiculous! Skyler did keep looking at me like I 
was acting weird though. I bought my new digital camera while he was at school and was able to take a picture of this bus coming home and him getting off the bus. He said he had a great day, and asked if tomorrow I could just stay home and let him walk home, since it is only 3 houses away. I said yes, that I only did it today because it was his first day. Man! He doesn't appreciate me! He had a great day and just loved school! I am so glad, and that is what I was praying for! So, all in all, we both survived. He, of course is better off than me!
