I am so glad Kelly can't read my blog yet. She doesn't know it is here. If she did, this blog would make her unnecessarily nervous. For now, this is my place to vent.

What is eating at me? The start of a new school! Kelly is about to start at a new elementary school in 1st grade. I went to one school (system) from kindergarten through 9th grade, so I remember 'new kids' but was never one until I switched schools in 10th grade. While I know it is not always a bad thing, I am terribly nervous for her, way more than I should be and way more than I was when she started kindergarten.

Part of my nervousness is that she will be the new girl when everyone else went to school together last year. The other is that she is moving from a Montessori program that she thrived in to a traditional school. Okay, I know she will be fine, but it is going to be a big change in expectations, methodology, and more.

Luckily, Little Ms. Independence is not worried at all, except that she knows she will have homework  a new concept for her. We will visit her classroom today and then she starts on Monday. The best news for my nerves is that her new school is literally in the back yard of our soon-to-be office! (More on that in the coming weeks!)

My little girl is heading off to 1st grade! I can hardly believe it! Pictures will follow soon.