Reston Mom: First Day of School

Today was Hope's first day of school - I can't believe it! It is a little strange to think that I have school-aged children. Our CC group meets every Wednesday and with this being the first, we decided to let it kick off our school year. I thought maybe I'd be very nostalgic or have some interesting emotions at the start of school, but I've discovered that one plus of homeschooling is that it's not as emotionally charged (at least for me)...we are very excited and I was not nervous or sad about sending the girls off for the day because there isn't the same separation. However, there is the same amount of responsibility on part of the kids and I'm a little anxious to see how Hope responds to an organized program of learning. We bought her first book bag and lunchbox - of course, she picked out ones that are both covered with large colorful images of Tinkerbell (not my first choice, but oh well, she was so happy that I just had to give in and let her be a kid) and school supplies. All of our curriculum materials have arrived and we are ready to get started. Today went great, I was so proud of both girls! Maddie went to her little 3yr. old class and didn't cry when I left her with new people.