Starting school

Well, over the last 4.5 years there have been times when i've wished today would come quicker. Over the last few weeks though I've been wishing it would never come. It seems like hardly any time has gone by since I was cradling a tiny little bundle in my arms, and now I can't help but think that I haven't had him to myself for nearly long enough. I have to admit that the thought of home educating the children has flickered through my mind more than once in the last few weeks. There is a strange panicky feeling as your first child starts school, that you just haven't made the most of your time and that there is so much more you want to do with them. Looks like we'll just have to do it in the school holidays now along with everyone else!

But fast-forward to today and Linus was so excited to be going to school. It's the first morning in a long time where I haven't struggled to get him dressed. There was nothing going to stop that boy getting to his school on time, in uniform. We did, of course, stop for the obligatory first day photo shoot before leaving the house. On getting outside Linus announced that he was so excited he was going to run all the way to school. And he did!

We arrived and he went straight in, we found his peg and he asked the teacher where to put his drink. And then he was off, without a backward glance. When hometime came it ws so lovely, at nursery LInus never used to tell us what he'd been up to, but he came out of school absolutely full of it. He dragged me back into the classroom to meet the stick insects, and then talked non-stop about school all the way home. The only bit he didn't like was when he wanted to sit by himself and someone came and talked to him. They apparently knew his name, but he doesn't want to be friends with them because he doesn't know theirs! So Linus!