PRESCHOOL?!?!?!

I got a rude awakening this week when I got the papers for Violatte's preschool and realized that she starts on Monday. I am excited for her, but I am really having a hard time with this.

I always thought I would be soooooo excited when my kids started school, but I am a mess. She will be gone for 3 1/2 hours, four days a week!!! That seems like so much to me. I keep trying to convince myself that she isn't ready for it and that she would probably hate it, but I know that she is so excited to go and that she will love to learn and be more social.

My little girl is just growing up so much and getting so big! I can't believe it!! She was just a baby and now she talks in full sentences and does all sorts of big girl things. She is really independent, too, and has always been, so I didn't think this next step would be such a big problem. Jim and I have a abet about wether or not I am going to cry on the first day. He is sure I will. *sigh* It's so sad to have her take a new step. I think Annee and I are really going to miss her each morning. My one consolation is knowing that she is going to enjoy every minute of it.