First Day of School (Third Grade)

Well it's the first day of school for Madison.  I'm still not exactly sure what happened to the summer, but it's pretty much gone.  We ended it with a bang with some friends over lobster (we are in Maine :)). 

Anyway, its 5 in the morning and I'm already wanting to put the coffee on, but I'd better let Will sleep a little longer.  Unfortunately for him Madison got the I get up at the buttcrack of dawn gene from me.

I heard her get up earlier (really should have thought about having our room near the bathroom when we bought our house), and I know she's up in her room right now with all kinds of the same feelings that I'm having right now.

She's nervous, excited, and anxious, as I am, but both of us for different reasons.  I had a love/hate relationship with school.  I loved it because it provided me an escape from a lot of not so good things going on in my life.  I also loved learning new things and still do.  I could be a professional student if only someone else would pay the bills.  I didn't the people at school.  Everyone seemed to fit into some sort of little group and I never did.  Sure I made good grades, but I was no prodigy.  I had a few friends here and there, but not the way most people look back at school and remember.  I know part of the reason was that I went to so many schools I've lost count. 

So I'm nervous and anxious about school starting today for Madison.  But for me its because I never want her to have any of the feelings that I did for school.  At least none of the bad ones.  It's hard to protect your child from something you have no control over, and that bugs me the most.

Comments

[Linda]

Hello! I found you through WantNot, and was intrigued by the fact that a) you live in Maine, and b) your name is Linda. I laughed when I read the title of your blog...I could have been the very opposite: A Northerner living in the south...or more precisely, a Maine-iac living in the south.

I spent 6 wonderful years in Georgia, and miss it every day (I'm now in Kansas....KANSAS, for pete's sake!)...but you take what the military gives you, and we're a military family.

Anyway, I'm rambling...happy about the Linda and Maine connection, lol!