What a day, What a day! And it is only noon. I swear it is just like when the boys were in Kindergarten and I sat looking at the clock waiting until pick up time. Except this time it is worse because Daniel has a phone and texting and he I not responding to my checking in. He likely turned off his phone like he was supposed to and now I can’t reach him. I swear I am going to wring his neck at the end of the day. But in all seriousness after putting in a very tough day on Monday and manning up to a load of immunizations many, many restrictions were taken off for Daniel including the much dreaded mask and after a day and a half of discomfort and achiness he was as excited as a little school girl to get to class bright and early. And bright and early it was. He was greeted by Mr. Hay, Upper Division Head and I swear it took everything in him to not run in and hug everyone. As well it took everything in me to not run after him and swat everyone away from him. BUT I resisted and sent my little cub on his way. Thank goodness he didn’t see me linger in the hallway for 15 minutes crying as the whole school assembly started and I heard Mt. Hay welcome back the whole school and Daniel specifically. I heard him make a specific request to make sure to stay away from Daniel if you are not healthy and that you should not be at school at all if you aren’t well and felt that that was my time to go because they were going to watch out for him. I made myself leave and then sat in the car and cried in the parking lot. I know he was surrounded by his friends and happy as a clam (but also surrounded by germs- iy yiy yiy). My phone rang and I stopped crying long enough to answer and it was Amy waiting in the parking lot to make me walk and distract me. Off we went for a long enough walk to talk about the far enough future to stop me from crying and see the possibilities of getting through the morning and out of the parking lot. By the time we finished our walk on the beautiful path I had more fresh air than I have had in a year and the possibility for the day was open to me. I realized it was time to call and remind Daniel to take his pills for the morning and now realized he is actually abiding by school rules and has turned off his pone. I have called his adviser twice to check on him and am trying my hardest to not drive over to the school to check on him. I do not know who it is going to be harder for to get through the day him or me, but I would put money on me. Good thing there is enough laundry and dishes to get me through the day. Funny how that never seems to run out. Just like kindergarten, I can’t wait to hear all about his first day. What is new and what he is excited about for the year. My guess is he will be asleep by the time we hit the front door. My plan is to take him to Dairy Queen for ice cream after pick up. A tradition we have always had and a restriction he has also had for the year so we will see if that works out or if he is so exhausted that we just come home for nap. That is of course after I lecture him about not answering my texts. I bet he was so glad to be away from me all day but the feeling was not mutual and it is only noon. I have no idea what is going to fill my days when he is really out of the woods and I don’t have to worry about him anymore…oh wait , when does that happen.