I did NOT coach Adam to put his arm around his sister. He just did it automatically because he is a sweet boy through and through and truly loves and wants to protect his sister.
I snapped a shot of the bus approaching as I knew the rest of the shots would be looking at the back of their heads.
I asked them to wave as they were getting on the bus. Adam waved so quickly that I completely missed the shot. But I got Dova waving.
Did you miss that? Here's a close-up of her wave:
Can you say, "See you later, Mom, I don't have time to wave and look at you!" I can't complain though. I'm happy that she is secure and doesn't have any separation anxiety about going to school. She's come a long way from the tearful break-your-heart 20 minute goodbyes for daycare.
When I got home, Doug went out for an errand, and I was suddenly in my house by myself for the first time in ages. The last time I can remember was when I was eight months pregnant with Dova and I sent Adam to preschool on the day I worked from home. Prior to that, he was always home with me on my telecommute day, always making a ruckus as I tried to work. On this Tuesday, my house was extremely peaceful without the kids, but so quiet it was spooky. I ended up making calls for kirtsy (stay tuned, to be announced soon), which quickly dispelled my peace.
Doug and I had a lunch date at our favorite Japanese restaurant and we had a wonderful day together. We had to rush back to catch the kids coming off the bus. I didn't even have time to get my camera, so I shot this video from my phone:
Dova had fallen asleep on the bus. When she is woken from a nap, watch out! We call her "grump munchkin", direct offspring of the "grump monster" (that would not be me). Adam wanted to hold her hand, but she wanted nothing to do with it. Ah well, so ends another UPDO.
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