First day

Today was Susanna's first day at her new school. She woke up bright and early (thanks to the sun shining in the window at an unreasonably early hour) ready to get dressed and go. I had to slow her down a bit... I wanted to make sure she was done with breakfast before donning her new uniform. We all got ready - Susanna looked great in the uniform - so grown up! We set off for school and made it with plenty of time to spare.

Once at school, I was able to walk Susanna through the gates and right to the classroom door (open to the outside). This is an advantage to being in the youngest class - I think we can walk to the door again next year, but after that, I think students are left at the gates. At any rate, it was nice to be able to go that far and see the other students and moms. When the doors opened, the students all ran in (though a few seemed a bit reluctant). Susanna was ready to go. I think I could have even walked her in, but didn't because I knew I'd have trouble dragging Ben back out. She was fine, of course. She found her coat hook, left her various bags, and found the window where the students wave good bye once they are in the classroom.

Ben and I had a long, relaxing day - laundry, walk to town, lunch... it did start to get a bit long after lunch - six hours is a long time for Susanna to be in school!

A little after three, we went back to the classroom door to wait for her. They finally started letting kids out and Susanna looked as happy as she had been when I left her this morning. Ben was quite happy to see her and greeted her with a hug. I didn't get too much information out of Susanna, other than that she'd found some new friends (but couldn't recall any names!) It sounded as if it was just a regular day of school and she just fit right in.

It was a beautiful afternoon, so after Susanna changed out of her uniform and everyone had a snack, we went out to feed our duck friends and take a short walk (no stroller - can't walk too far or Ben won't walk back!)

So, things continue to go well. I do look forward to moving into our new house for good - all this back-and-forth is getting a bit tiring. I'm constantly looking for clothes and food and whatever else to drag from one place to the other - it will be nice when everything is all in the same place. But until then, we will continue to enjoy the wonderful location of our temp house.