I have never missed anyone as much as I have missed Aunty B, Adam and Kate's teacher. I nearly fell down on my knees and hugged her around her waist this morning. If the other moms weren't looking, I might even have sobbed with relief a little.
It has been F I V E weeks since they were at school. FIVE WEEKS. Four of which they were sick.
Rose asked me this morning "why are you in such a hurry this morning?" I said "because I want to get these children out of this house ASAP!!"
I love my children dearly, but FIVE WEEKS? That is a very, very long time.
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This is why us with older children had to smile when we read about the anxiety you felt when you had to send them to school!!!
Posted by: mijk | 28 July 2008 at 10:13 AM
Mijk - WaHaHaHa.
Tertia - I thought you were going to say Marko. Shame man - you could have at least added him in there at the end. ;-)
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Posted by: Bianca W | 28 July 2008 at 10:18 AM
LOL! We have **9** weeks here (5 still to go!), but at least we have good weather in the northern hemisphere, and during winter there's good ol' Pere Noel (Father X) to liven things up a touch. Always felt sorry for my cousins in Australia for the same reason.
Posted by: Kate | 28 July 2008 at 02:29 PM
i second that! today is the first week of our 6 1/2 weeks off between camp and the start of school and i don't know how i'll make it - even tho i'm home only 2 days a week and work the rest.... its just stretching out before us... i've been making playdates like crazy.
Posted by: Rachel | 28 July 2008 at 03:05 PM
My kids have 10 weeks in the summer....and I send them to daycamp to avoid having them turn into wolves and attack each other.
4 weeks only seems like a dream...I have often wanted to hug my kids teachers as well.
Posted by: Aurelia | 28 July 2008 at 03:21 PM
My son is on holiday from preschool for 8 weeks. EIGHT. WEEKS. I feel your pain.... ;)
Posted by: Jen | 28 July 2008 at 03:45 PM
Oh man, I get it! My Little Man has been on summer break for about the same amount of time, and it feels like FOR E VER!!! Who invented summer break, anyway??
Posted by: Kia | 28 July 2008 at 04:14 PM
oh man! I so do get that. Mine are older but the sentiment is exactly the same. By the last week I thought if I heard a monotonous voice complaining about being bored one more time, I just did not know what I would do.
Posted by: Darkchocolate | 28 July 2008 at 05:10 PM
Amen Sista!
Posted by: Wobs | 28 July 2008 at 05:41 PM
My kids have been out of school since 5/23/08 and all I can say is THANK GOD school starts in August 11th! I am feeling your pain!!!
Posted by: Laura From GA | 28 July 2008 at 07:46 PM
ahem! Rewind back about 7 months??? Are you not the same crazy psycho woman who was having panic attacks about sending the kids to school at all??? No?? Oh sorry - must have stopped by the wrong blog then...xx
Posted by: kirstyphysio | 28 July 2008 at 08:18 PM
Only 2 weeks until my little one starts...I can hardly wait!
Posted by: Mommy Cracked | 29 July 2008 at 06:43 AM
That's quite a switch from when they first went to school and you didn't want to leave them. :) School is a wonderful thing, isn't it?
Posted by: AmyM | 29 July 2008 at 04:32 PM