Week Two

So, week two isn't going much better than week one of kdg, but I developed a plan Monday night after another morning of Mackenzie clinging to my leg and sobbing. We now get there with only a few minutes to spare. Normally I'm always worried about being late, but in this case I'm going to risk it so that we don't have 10 minutes to stand there and think about being sad. Also, I'm making her stand in line. She doesn't have a choice. I've been standing with her, but she has to stay in line so that when the line moves, she has to also. There were still tears yesterday and today, but it's getting much better. Today we actually got there early in the new van so that we could get a good parking spot, and the kids watched a movie til it was time to go in. It worked out very well! Normally we walk, but we had Cam's school right after. So, maybe a two week transition? The teacher has also helped by having Mackenzie walk kids down to the office if they need to go. She had to go down with a first grader on the day I forgot Teddy and had to drop him off (BAD Mommy for forgetting!!!), so now she knows the way and is 'in charge' of that. That little sense of importance and purpose has made her a little more excited to go to school. Who would have thought that this would be such a big ordeal? It's amazing how much bigger of a sigh the weekends get when your week is so emotionally draining (for her AND me!).