They (I) survived

The kiddos had their first day at daycare on Friday. It was so hard to have to wake them up at 7 since all three of us are used to waking up on our own internal alarms (who LIKES waking up sleeping children anyway?!?!). After some initial mis-communication about the time the center opens (their paperwork said 7, but they'd told me 7:30), Jim and I dropped the kids off. Finn was concerned about two things before we got there: 1. where he was going to nap 2. what his teacher's name was! We figured both of those things out and he was good to go. I swear, he is so adaptable.

We drop both kids off in the same room and then as more teachers arrive, they separate the older kids into their age-specific rooms. I really like this because that means Finn and Korri can play together for about an hour every morning (or at least BE together). I know it seems like a small thing, but it does bother me that they don't get to see much of each other during the day (I mean, they are used to spending 24/7 together!).

After filling out some paperwork and figuring out where their cubbies were and whatnot, we were ready to go. Well, it was time to leave, I don't know about being "ready." I didn't leave until 7:45 and was supposed to be at work by 8...and I made it to my desk by 8:08. Not too bad. I'm thinking future drop offs will be quicker and smoother. Korri started crying when I said goodbye, but she usual does, so I tried not to let it bother me.

To be honest, I thought about the kiddos all day. The teachers' said I could call any time to check on them or they would call me if I wanted them to...but I declined, as I know myself well enough to know it would just make me cry. I'd rather operate on the basis that no news is good news! Korri's take-home note said, "Korri had a great day. She had fun with musical instruments. We painted today and she may have some left over paint on her arm!" Sounds like a pretty good day to me. Oh, and both kids didn't poop at daycare, which they normally do before late afternoon. I guess they just wanted to save it for me ;)

Oh, while grandma was here, we found the Spock hat from Finn's first Halloween costume (yes, that was two and a half years ago) and it finally fit! So Jim tried to get him to do the "live long and prosper" salutation while wearing the hat. So funny!

On a work note, I actually started "doing" some things on Friday, so I feel like I actually contributed. I also remember how nice it is to get personal things organized and done as well (on lunch break, of course!). I'm so much more organized as a working mom than I was as a stay-at-home mom! Now I just need an elf to vacuum and do the dishes every night. Hmmm...