Another milestone

March 1, 2008 (77 days ago) at 1:00 am
Posted in Daily Grind, Family, General, Parenthood

Wow, March 1st already? It feels like 2008 is just going by in the blink of an eye. Pretty soon Spring will be here, which I am SO ready for. I’m sick and tired of this shitty cold weather, and it’s time to see some greenery return!

One thing I’m NOT particularly ready for, however, is the fact that school registration is coming up in a couple of weeks. It didn’t dawn on me until earlier this evening just how much time has slipped up on me. My sister-in-law got a flyer in the mail today about pre-school registration coming up on March 28th. MARCH 28TH???!!! That’s no time at all from now! I still thought I had all the time in the world to worry about that, like it was some distant event that we didn’t even have start *thinking* about right now. I’ll admit, I got teary eyed when she showed me the flyer. Something I never thought I would do. I mean yeah, your child’s first day of school is emotional for almost every parent I’ve ever known, but I’m on the verge of crying and he’s not even been registered yet! There must be something wrong with me, I never thought I’d be this torn up over Dylan starting pre-school, of all things. I know pre-school isn’t required, and I could very well hold him off for another year. But, I think it’s very important and vital for him to be around other children his age, and get introduced into a school-like environment before it becomes mandatory.

Still, though, I was amazed at how emotional I got just at the thought of it. Just imagine how I’ll be on registration day. On his first real day of school, even. I’ll be one big pile of emotional, teary-eyed goo - something I NEVER in a million years thought I’d be. I’ll try to stay strong, but I make no guarantees! :P I guess we’ll find out when the day comes, which I need to remember isn’t as far off as I thought.