The Adventures of Truman and Fletcher- boy

I laid in the dark, early morning hours this morning knowing that in a few hours my kiddos would walk into school.  Tru, for the first time in six months, Fletcher for the first time.  And there have been so many emotions to fill this day.  In a petulant fashion, I’m mad at the rain for taking away our ability to walk to school together with our friends as we’ve done the past few years.  But that’s ok, traditions can take some tweaking and there will be plenty of beautiful weather walks to school. And an impromptu parking lot meeting worked just fine.  I’m nervous.  This is the first time in SIX months that I will have been away from my children for more than a few hours. And although I know it will be so good for all of us, it still feels unsettling.  Not knowing what they’re doing and how they’re doing ( and knowing I can’t pop down the hallway to find out ) feels odd after all this time.  I’m happy.. because they’re happy.  They picked out...

 ‘Twas the night before school  But not like you think  We’ll be at home in the morning  Signing on with a link  We’ll Zoom with our teachers  As we wave through a screen We’ll fill time with our specials  And lots of P.E.  The longest spring break Also stretched into summer  But not everything has been such a bummer We shared lots of giggles and went on long walks And shared what scared us through thoughtful talks  I hope these days are remembered well  Even if we didn’t focus on words to spell Patience and kindness should be packed for the days ahead  As we remember what others before us have said. “Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before.  You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good.”   - Elizabeth Edwards