We have been so excited for the first day of school. Zack was starting kindergarten and Ashley was all set with her "cool 2nd grade clothes." Zack was a little nervous, but very excited at the same time. Josh and I were anxious to make sure everything would go smoothly for Zack on his first day so that he would transition fine. Well...
The first sign of trouble: Ashley tells me her alarm clock has been acting funny and sometimes doesn't work. I told her not to worry because I would have mine set as well. Famous last words.
Big day arrives. I roll over in bed, and look at the clock. Immediate crazy panic sets in, it is 7:37!!!!!!! School starts promptly at 8:00. For those that know my panic attacks, I can have the tendency to act like a chicken with its head cut off. So, yes, I jumped out of bed, starting yelling to the kids upstairs they needed to get up. Josh immediately was my calming influence, telling me that was no way to start Zack's first day of school. Of course he was right! So, I ran to get ready while he woke up the kids. After I was quickly ready, I ran upstairs to kids getting dressed, brushing teeth, and Josh making poptarts. We all jumped in the car (luckily lunches and backpacks were ready to go), threw Natalie in her seat with her PJs on, and sped off to school as fast as we could in a 20 mph zone. Josh drove right up to the entrance, and I jumped out with the kiddos to walk Zack to his class. We actually got to school at 8:03. I still have no idea how that happened :)
Looking back now, I can only laugh at what happened. I think maybe, in a small way, it was better for Zack to not dwell on the impending moment of separation and be sad about it. I didn't get to do the big breakfast I had planned, but we did it the next morning. We also got our first day of school pictures after school! We bought Ashley a new alarm clock that evening and I now have my iphone permanently set with 2 alarms to go off every morning. Definitely a day we will NEVER forget.
