Riley's First Day of School 2018

Riley's always eager to return to school. I wonder if he'll be as excited/eager once school becomes more work and less play ... I guess we'll see.

Such a cute face.
Only when Riley started Kindergarten did I miss him a lot while he was at school. Obviously, because it was our first year of being away from each other for seven hours. Now however, us being apart for seven hours is no longer hard. Once back home I quickly become distracted with chores and errands.
I obviously do think about bullies and hope that his teacher gives fair treatment to her students and not just dismiss whenever they state their concerns to her. I say a little prayer every morning for Riley's protection, for him to be a good student and to honor God with the choices he makes.

Jacob makes sure he's part of his first day of school. It's a special day and I'm thankful that we're both able to share in this experience with Riley. This will be one of those memories that will stay with him forever.

After dropping him off at school and after Jacob left for work I had the house all to myself once more. For breakfast I treated myself to chick-fil-a. Just the fact that I'm by myself I am able to truly relax and delve into uninterrupted activities.
Also, back then I was reading The Story. I enjoyed it and I do realize it only talks about some books from the Bible and not in complete detail. I guess some people have an issue with that ....  however, The Story was never meant to replace the Bible.

After my breakfast I went back home did some chores then enjoyed a cozy movie (Signs) and blogged. I do like to watch movies.

And my ever loyal companion resumed her position next to me on the couch. Such a sweetheart!

I couldn't wait to hear about how his day went. As soon as I saw him I knew something was wrong because I could see discomfort on his face. The grass at his school is horrible. There's holes all over. I didn't have to ask him what happened, he immediately told me that he sprained his ankle while running on the grass playing tag. The first of many.

Other than that he did have a fun day. He mentioned friends that were in his class and made sure to tell me about the new students.

I had him lean into me as we walked back to the car and as soon as we got home I put an ice pack on his right ankle.

Time has the power to fly fast,

childhood is the best to enjoy while it lasts.