Anna has been looking forward to starting Kindergarten probably since she turned 5 (seven months ago) and Jakob has been looking forward to going back to school ever since he turned 10 (two weeks ago) and today was the big day at last!
After getting ready, we surprised Anna with her very own Schultüte, just like Jakob received five years ago on his first day of school. You can learn more about this German Tradition here and here.
Now what remains to be seen is how Emma and I adjust to these new arrangements! We went to meet the teacher last night and Anna wanted to hold Emma's hand the whole way, while Emma explained to us she was "going to school with Anna". So then this morning as Anna was getting ready, Emma said "But you went to school already!"... I'm sure it won't take long to figure out our new schedule.
And finally, I have loved this song for more than 25 years and today is the day when it seems most appropriate to be humming it, in a reflective kind of way.
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile...
...I'm glad whenever I can share her laughterWaving goodbye with an absent-minded smile...
That funny little girl.
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers...
2 comments:
The shultute (sp?)- what a fun tradition! I wish I were German too. :) JK. Gotta love that ABBA video from '81, such a funny year. I've never heard that song before, thanks for sharing. But yeah, totally true for this day for you. Hope Emma gets used to being without her Anna. And hope the kids have a good first day!
So cool! I am glad they had fun! I wnat a shultute? (I copied Mistie's spelling so don't blame me!)
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