The First Day

Yep, the FIRST day of kindergarten.

Now that I'm a teacher, I wish more than anything I could remember what my first day of kindergarten was like. I watch my class and try to figure out if I experienced some of the same things my kids have . . . or if I cried when my mom left me.

It's pretty amazing all the firsts a kindergartener goes through . . .

First day of sitting on a carpet with 23 others.

First day of realizing you won't get to speak whenever you please.

First day of standing in a line.

First day of holding a tray full of food, while standing in line, and finding your lunch table.

First day of riding on a school bus . . . and doing it by yourself.


What huge accomplishments. Quite possibly the biggest they've had yet . . .

. . . in fact, there's been so many accomplishments today, this teacher is spending the evening (as they say in the teaching world) "reflecting" . . . with a glass of wine.