THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL PROVED TO BE A MIXED BAG OF EMOTIONS FOR OUR FAMILY. DISBELIEF AND ANTICIPATION FILLED THE HEARTS OF JEFF AND I; THE LITTLE LADY BURSTING WITH ENTHUSIASM AND EXCITEMENT.
I BELIEVE THE LITTLE MAN TOOK IT THE HARDEST AS HE REALIZED THAT SISSY GOING TO SCHOOL MEANT SISSY'S ABSENCE FROM OUR HOME.
"TAKE ME BACK TO THAT CLASSROOM!"
WITHOUT THE LITTLE LADY FILLING OUR MORNING WITH PLAY IDEAS AND CONTINUOUS CHATTER, THE LITTLE MAN AND I WOULD HAVE TO FIND OUR OWN RHYTHM.
IN AN EFFORT TO MEND HIS BROKEN HEART, WE SET OFF FOR THE GROCERY STORE FOR A FEW ESSENTIALS AND A VANILLA GLAZED DONUT, FOLLOWED BY A WALK THROUGH A NATURE PATH I HAVE BEEN EYEING SINCE OUR ARRIVAL IN SHAKER. (I'm hoping to return to the land of physical activity, and hoping the little man will oblige.)
THE LITTLE MAN CLEARLY NOT PAST HIS RESENTMENT OF THE MORNING'S ACTIVITIES.
WITH A WOODED PATH BEFORE US, I EMBRACED THE POSSIBILITY OF NEW ROUTINES, TIME ALONE WITH MY LITTLE MAN, AND THIS NEW SEASON OF LIFE THAT IS UNFOLDING BEFORE ME.
AS I MOVED FORWARD I BECAME CAPTIVATED BY THE BEAUTIFUL AND SPRAWLING LANDSCAPE BEFORE ME, SLOWING OFTEN TO CAPTURE AN IMAGE, A REMINDER THAT CHANGE IS ALL AROUND. AND AS THE SUN BROKE THROUGH THE TREETOPS HIGHLIGHTING BRANCHES, BLADES OF GRASS, AND PETALS HEAVY WITH DEW MY EYES AND HEART OPENED TO RECEIVE ALL THAT IS GOOD. WITH WORDS OF GRATITUDE I SURGED FORWARD (STOPPING ONLY WHEN THE LITTLE MAN'S SQUAWKS BECAME TOO LOUD TO IGNORE.)
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