Well, time wins every time

Despite all my hoping that summer would last longer and I could keep Luke with me a little more September 2nd came anyhow.  What a day.  What does a mom do that has taught him everything for 5.5 years and now I am out of a job from 7:30am-3:45pm.  I was so proud as he took this next step today.  I realized all he has become and all he has to learn.  I feel blessed that education is provided and a privilege. 

I started to teach him how to get on and off his backpack, how to get his snack, and how to operate all the clips on his back pack.  I then told him how he could tell me if he wanted more food, less food, different food, or more water while he was at school.  I was then going to go into a list of everything that may make him frustrated and what to do and every question he could ask his teacher and then I realized that he is on his own.  I have to trust what he has learned so far will help him in full day school. 

 Eva was the saddest one today.  She cried for 10 minutes after he left and there was nothing I could do to console her.  She has been asking for him all day.