I was never worried about William and Alexander being together in preschool. Or actually, for that matter… Alexander and Benjamin together in preschool. I always just knew they’d be good together — call it a mother’s intuition. And I just knew my Benjamin and Henry would be just as good together, too (OK, I hoped…). Today was bittersweet. Henry’s my [...]

I have said this about a zillion times over the last 24 hours, but… where the heck has the time gone? Really… I’m not kidding. For the life of me, I cannot believe that my oldest guys – William and Alexander are in school. It’s C-R-A-Z-Y to me. Yesterday marked the beginning of 1st grade for William and Kindergarten for [...]

Yeah, yeah, yeah… I did. I thought about what I was wearing. Come on, didn’t you? (Tell me I’m not alone.) Today was a BIG DAY in the McClelland household. William started 1st grade and Alexander started Kindergarten. Unreal. I’ve spent the last few weeks shopping and stocking up on clothes and shoes for the boys. And when I say [...]

Well, I did it. I sent my first born off to school. I didn’t cry the first day, but I did on the second. As I bent down to kiss him good-bye, I started to see his lip begin to quiver and my heart just broke. I asked him if he was OK (trying not to make a big deal [...]

William’s first day of school was today… the BIG Kindergarten!  Drop-off was pretty straight-forward.  William didn’t cry. Shockingly, I didn’t cry either.  It was a big moment for him, but he was ready for it. VERY ready for it… so I think that made it much easier for me.  We took a ba-zillion photos.  I took about 20 minutes worth [...]

Today William starts Kindergarten. Quite honesty, I can’t believe it. My oldest son is starting school. Real. Big. Boy. School. He doesn’t understand the rite of passage at hand today. Right now he’s just running around the house chasing Henry… not a nerve in his body about today. He’s ready for it. He’s been ready all summer. He’s excited and [...]