OUR FAMILY 2010

I cant believe how fast this year went. Jesse is still working at Premier in Rexburg and I am still at the Apple Athletic club. Teagen started kindergarten this year and boy did i cry. Teagen and I got out of the car and i took his hand. As I looked into his sweet face I could see a million questions in his eyes. I simply said as i gave him a little push into the building that everything was going to be OK. I'm not sure how I convinced him of that when I myself did not at that point believe it. I Took him to his classroom tear free, hugged him and said I love you see you soon. As the parents were leaving Teagens teacher was handing out letters to all of us. I assumed it was just the class schedule. I walked quickly to my car and tried to avoid everyone because i did not want them to see my tears. I got in my car and pulled away. Surprisingly i was OK. I looked around and saw many moms reading the letter from Mrs. Davenport. All of them crying I wondered what would make them cry from a schedule. I just thought hmmm that's odd. When I got home I pulled out what I thought was the school schedule. I was so proud of myself for holding it together, as i began to read the words on the page I could no longer hold it together. This was not a class schedule at all. The page read THE FIRST DAY

i GAVE YOU A LITTLE WINK AND SMILE
AS YOU ENTERED MY ROOM TODAY.
FOR I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO LEAVE
AND KNOW YOUR CHILDREN MUST STAY.
YOU HAVE BEEN WITH THEM FOR 5 YEARS NOW
AND HAVE BEEN A LOVING GUIDE
BUT NOW ALAS THE TIME HAS COME
TO LEAVE THEM AT MY SIDE
JUST KNOW THAT AS YOU DRIVE AWAY
AND TEARS DOWN YOUR CHECKS MAY FLOW
ILL LOVE THEM AS I WOULD MY OWN
AND HELP THEM LEARN AND GROW
FOR AS A PARENT I TOO KNOW
HOW QUICKLY THE YEARS DO PASS
AND THAT ONE DAY SOON IT WILL BE MY TURN
TO TAKE MY CHILD TO CLASS
SO PLEASE PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE
AND CRY THOSE TEARS NO MORE
FOR I WILL LOVE THEM AND TAKE THEM IN
WHEN YOU LEAVE THEM AT THE DOOR.