Yes!! Today, September, 2, 1999, my little princess Tori started pre-school. *S* She and my soul sister Michelle's youngest boy, Ronnie are at the same bus stop. So, Me and Tori drive over to Michelle's. Me and Michelle get a little picture happy as our babies are leaving us now.
Jesse, Michelle and Ron's oldest boy, is the old pro at the school thing. *S* He is in kindergarden this year. Tori and Ronnie hang on to his every word about the fun he had in pre-school. They nod impressively as he tells them about the toys and field trips he went on.
Michelle and I smile nervously as Jesse gets on the bus, knowing that in a few minutes. The babies will all be gone...taken away...for at least a few hours a day. The pre-school bus pulls up. We anxiously snap our final pictures. Tori and Ronnie wave. I watch Tori get in her seat beside Ronnie on the bus. She is looking at me a bit afraid. I wave and smile reasuringly to her. But my heart begins to pound and a gasp escapes my lips as I see my baby's lower lips begin to tremble. Then Ronnie says something to her...and she looks at him and smiles. She looks out the window at me one last time as the bus pulls away, and gives me a smile too. My heart slows down a bit. I can breath again.
Michelle and I go in the house. A bit of silence as she scans the pictures. Then we look at each other...shaking our heads. Both caught up in the scene that just past. Then we stand up and high five each other and wiggle about happily and say...."SHOPPING TIME! ! !"
