First Day of School

After the horror stories I've heard and read about schools not being very cooperative in dealing with diabetes routines and treatments, I was nervous to send Ellee to school last year.  That fear quickly melted away after meeting with the school nurse and other staff.  I can't say enough about how impressed I was with everyone there!  Knowing that Ellee was being taken care off made it easy to prepare for school this year.

What I wasn't prepared for was sending Dani to preschool!  She was ready for it, and she needs it.  She is also an independent girl and it's good for her to get out for a few hours to do things on her own, instead of being a tag along for Ellee's things.  I will admit that it was unusual to just to fill out school papers and medical forms without attachments of additional instructions that is required for T1D! 

But school went great for both girls!  I had to drop Ellee off along with all of her medical supplies.  It was so neat to see all the excitement and energy of all the teachers and students! 

At lunch, I met Grandma & Dani at preschool.  I was sure that it would be a fight to get Dani out of the car, but nope, she grabbed her book bag and was ready to go in!  Everything was fine until we got to the classroom.  I think for the first time in her life she was nervous!  She didn't get clingy and she didn't cry, she just kind of stood there like she didn't know what she was suppose to do.  I took her over to put her supplies in her box, then Mrs. M told her to get a toy and have a seat at one of the tables.  As she looked around for a table toy, Mom and I stepped out. 

In a few hours it was time to get Dani from preschool, then home to wait for Ellee to get off the bus!  Dani was so excited to see me, gave me a big hug then said "Mommy, guess what?!  I behaved!!!"  I asked what they did today and she pulled off her book bag to pull out the picture she drew! Then she told me all about the snack they had! I love the excitement, I just wish I could bottle it so that it lasts throughout the whole year! 

We waited for Ellee to get home, so that we could run up to Lima to pick up her new glasses.  I was disheartened to hear that her right eye was getting weak, but I knew that these new glasses should help her out tremendously.  As Ellee got off the bus, Dani ran out to greet her as if it had been years since they last saw each other!  Nothing will bring a kid down faster from the "first day of school" high than telling them that we are going to go get her new glasses.  I hate when she complains about wearing glasses, but I know that wearing them will only help in the long run.  After they were adjusted to her, I think she realized how much they help her out, even though she won't admit it!