Back to School

I am running a gamut of emotions today. I took Aidan to the bus stop early this morning at 6:30 so he would know where it is and up until this point have been excited to have him start middle school in the 7th grade. That is until I said, "Bye, have fun" and watched him walk away from the car with and unsure look on his face, which then started to make me feel unsure. He is my first born. I want him to stop growing up. If I could only turn back time to before Kindergarten to have him cuddle with me and rub my elbows.
I went back home feeling uneasy with an empty pit in my stomach but I knew I had 3 more kids to get up soon and get ready for their first day back to school. I took a shower and got myself ready which helped me feel better. It was a relatively easy going morning. Lunches were made, backpacks were ready and the kids got up when I asked them to since they actually went to sleep EARLY last night.
Ty was home and when it was time to go to school to find new classes and meet new teachers he came with us. Connor's teacher is a friend of mine and I like her very much (he also had her in 2nd grade). He is looking forward to seeing which of his friends are in his class. Finn and Brogan will not be in the same class this year. Brogan is liking that, but Finn is not. Though they have different teachers they are actually in the same classroom that has been split with a divider. Finn was so excited to see her friends this morning and is ready to learn. Brogan had been excited to start a new school year but when it was time to leave them, he had the same look as Aidan had this morning. Unsure. This started to make me feel bad again but tried to convince him he would have fun and he already knew some of the kids in his class.
Ty and I said goodbye and walked away from the school hand in hand feeling sad and hoping for more children to go through this with again someday.

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Twilight

Okay, so my friend Missy told me about these books from Stephanie Meyer (an LDS author) about a month ago and asked me if I would be interested in having a girls night out the night of the 4th book's release (which was tonight). I told her I would like to go even if I haven't read the books, just to get a girl's night out. She is gonna let me borrow her books, but in the meantime, the neighbor girl has the first book called Twilight and I am borrowing it from her. I am in the 7th chapter. In case you haven't heard of this series like I hadn't, it is about a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire. I had no idea that there was such a following to this series of books until tonight. This is just one of many websites about it - http://www.twilightmoms.com/ . About 18 or so girls from our ward got together at Macaroni Grill for dessert, then walked over to Barnes & Noble so that those that reserved a copy could buy it at midnight. It was crazy in there! I have never been to a bookstore when a new book is being released. Young girls to grandmas were there to buy the new book. And when it turned midnight, there was screaming like you wouldn't believe! So if you need a good book to read, this one is recommended. Even I'm hooked and I never thought I would be into a story about vampires.